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McDougle Middle

Q: Is McDougle Middle a good school?

McDougle Middle ranks 98 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

98^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 87% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

McDougle Middle is a public middle school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 705 students. The school is part of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district, which is ranked 30th out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

McDougle Middle consistently performs above the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 76.7% of 6th graders, 65.4% of 7th graders, and 69.4% of 8th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 57.2%, 53.5%, and 48.7%, respectively. The school has maintained a strong statewide ranking, consistently placing in the top 20% of middle schools in North Carolina over the past decade and receiving a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the years.

While McDougle Middle excels in many areas, the performance of African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students suggests that the school could benefit from targeted interventions and support to ensure equitable outcomes for all students. When compared to nearby schools like Smith Middle and Lakewood Montessori Middle, which also demonstrate strong academic performance, McDougle Middle generally outperforms them in academic achievement, with higher test scores and rankings.

659

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,223

Per pupil spending ?

27.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 Old Fayetteville Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

(919) 933-1556

District: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Students who attend McDougle Middle usually attend:

High:

Chapel Hill High

Feeder schools for McDougle Middle:

Elementary:	Carrboro Elementary
	McDougle Elementary
	Morris Grove Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.5%

Hispanic:

25.3%

African American:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (72% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of North Carolina middle schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg54%

98^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

30^th of 242Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	98 of 773	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	110 of 793	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	128 of 784	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	126 of 786	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	74 of 741	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	83.6	92 of 737	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	94 of 691	86.4%	★★★★☆
2017	85.5	67 of 694	90.3%	★★★★★
2016	88.0	55 of 692	92.1%	★★★★★
2015	89.2	54 of 705	92.3%	★★★★★
2014	91.4	42 of 627	93.3%	★★★★★
2013	90.5	51 of 673	92.4%	★★★★★
2012	78.3	106 of 662	84.0%	★★★★☆
2011	81.6	72 of 648	88.9%	★★★★☆
2010	78.5	105 of 640	83.6%	★★★★☆
2009	80.5	94 of 630	85.1%	★★★★☆
2008	86.3	44 of 620	92.9%	★★★★★
2007	82.8	48 of 606	92.1%	★★★★★
2006	85.7	39 of 598	93.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	239 of 546	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	331 of 560	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	344 of 559	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	320 of 550	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	243 of 533	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	249 of 519	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	284 of 494	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	56.7	58 of 110	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.5	61 of 109	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	66 of 99	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.9	33 of 102	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	38 of 95	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	75.6	45 of 449	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	50.0	181 of 478	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	146 of 504	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	45.0	224 of 475	52.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	342 of 371	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	289 of 356	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	229 of 318	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	176 of 312	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.0	53 of 236	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.9	71 of 211	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.7	106 of 151	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	112 of 733	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	106 of 738	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	116 of 731	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	98 of 733	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	87.1	63 of 706	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	80.5	112 of 684	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	104 of 656	84.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	209 of 458	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	150 of 461	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	149 of 452	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	172 of 450	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.5	121 of 448	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	48 of 416	88.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	338 of 562	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	333 of 564	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	357 of 553	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	334 of 541	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	323 of 522	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	207 of 493	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	202 of 472	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	426 of 729	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	547 of 743	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	632 of 735	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	492 of 689	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.6	372 of 633	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	456 of 639	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	396 of 604	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	82 of 733	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	108 of 751	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	139 of 747	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	139 of 748	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	99 of 711	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	80 of 697	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	78 of 665	88.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	27 of 328	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	10 of 306	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.1	33 of 302	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	33 of 283	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	81.1	33 of 248	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	35 of 237	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	89.8	8 of 221	96.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	53 of 478	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	47 of 473	90.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	21 of 649	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	26 of 652	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	40 of 656	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	32 of 658	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	25 of 632	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	15 of 624	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	16 of 596	97.3%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)97th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)90th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)56th percentile-31 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)54th percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2023)47th percentile-36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-46 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile-47 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile-80 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science76%+16 vs state

Reading72%+19 vs state

Mathematics70%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McDougle Middle	Public	6-8	900 Old Fayetteville Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 933-1556	659	57	11.6	27.6%	359 (54.5%)	69 (10.5%)	167 (25.3%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.1%)	84.8	98^th of 773 public middle schools	87.3%		83	110^th of 793 public middle schools	86.1%	12	76.7	65.4	69.4	72.1	67.7	75.1	75.6	$13,223	$311	$12,913
Smith Middle	Public	6-8	9201 Seawell School Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-2145	763	56	13.6	22.4%	322 (42.2%)	104 (13.6%)	98 (12.8%)	170 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.0%)	88.3	67^th of 773 public middle schools	91.3%		89.4	68^th of 793 public middle schools	91.4%	1	73.4	71.7	75.0	75.5	73.5	75.3	78.6	$11,562	$338	$11,224
Phillips Middle	Public	6-8	606 N Estes Dr	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 929-2188	600	52	11.4	27.0%	272 (45.3%)	86 (14.3%)	59 (9.8%)	131 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.5%)	85	93^rd of 773 public middle schools	88.0%		83.3	107^th of 793 public middle schools	86.5%	14	77.7	70.4	67.9	72.1	64.6	71.3	78.1	$12,655	$480	$12,175
Culbreth Middle	Public	6-8	225 Culbreth Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 929-7161	632	52	12.0	33.9%	287 (45.4%)	69 (10.9%)	190 (30.1%)	29 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.7%)	70.3	198^th of 773 public middle schools	74.4%		69.8	210^th of 793 public middle schools	73.5%	12	67.7	57.0	63.8	60.0	54.1	63.8	71.5	$12,195	$336	$11,860
Sherwood Githens Middle	Public	6-8	4800 Chapel Hill Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3966	878	51	17.1	99.7%	235 (26.8%)	238 (27.1%)	305 (34.7%)	37 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.1%)	42.4	456^th of 773 public middle schools	41.0%		42.8	463^rd of 793 public middle schools	41.6%	7	50.7	52.1	43.3	49.5	49.0	49.4	48.5	$10,235	$1,013	$9,222
A L Stanback Middle	Public	6-8	3700 NC 86 South	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 644-3200	648	45	14.4	57.7%	238 (36.7%)	69 (10.6%)	284 (43.8%)	12 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.5%)	51.9	371^st of 773 public middle schools	52.0%		49	405^th of 793 public middle schools	48.9%	34	49.5	50.3	55.9	42.9	52.3	54.5	69.2	$11,425	$789	$10,636
Margaret B. Pollard Middle	Public	6-8	185 Granite Mill Blvd.	Chapel Hill	27516	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 969-0070	736	44	16.6	20.8%	479 (65.1%)	47 (6.4%)	133 (18.1%)	22 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	49 (6.7%)	84.9	94^th of 773 public middle schools	87.8%		85.2	97^th of 793 public middle schools	87.8%	3	78.5	79.1	60.3	75.8	75.7	71.5	68.5	$8,507	$455	$8,052
Rogers-Herr Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	911 Cornwallis Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3970	660	40	16.6	99.5%	195 (29.5%)	250 (37.9%)	155 (23.5%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.2%)	83.8	104^th of 773 public middle schools	86.5%		79.7	134^th of 793 public middle schools	83.1%	30	68.6	77.7	63.9	70.5	71.0	73.4	72.4	$11,594	$781	$10,812
Lakewood Montessori Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2119 Chapel Hill Rd	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-2894	309	20	15.2	99.0%	179 (57.9%)	51 (16.5%)	59 (19.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.5%)	95.7	31^st of 773 public middle schools	96.0%		93.4	42^nd of 793 public middle schools	94.7%	11	83.0	88.2	84.7	80.2	83.3	83.7	88.8	$14,182	$1,909	$12,273
Orange Middle	Public	6-8	308 Orange High Rd	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 732-6121	514	38	13.4	43.4%	300 (58.4%)	69 (13.4%)	104 (20.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)	68.2	219^th of 773 public middle schools	71.7%		65	249^th of 793 public middle schools	68.6%	30	60.8	75.6	49.4	62.9	62.8	57.1	64.1	$10,665	$408	$10,256

Frequently Asked Questions about McDougle Middle

Is McDougle Middle a good school?

McDougle Middle ranks 98^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend McDougle Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 659 students attended McDougle Middle.

What is the racial makeup of McDougle Middle?

Students at McDougle Middle are 54% White, 25% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of McDougle Middle attend?

Students who attend McDougle Middle usually go on to attend Chapel Hill High

What district is McDougle Middle in?

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

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