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Best Public Schools in Micro, NC

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At a glance

Schools

1,002

Students

Top rankedNorth Johnston Middle318^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools

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Summary:

The city of Micro, North Carolina is home to two schools: North Johnston Middle School and Micro Elementary School. Both schools have consistently strong academic performance, with North Johnston Middle ranking in the top half of North Carolina middle schools and Micro Elementary ranking in the top 16% of the state's elementary schools.

North Johnston Middle School outperforms the district and state averages in mathematics and reading proficiency across grades 6-8, and is particularly strong in 8th grade science. Micro Elementary School excels in 5th grade mathematics and science, significantly outperforming the district and state averages in these subject areas.

While both schools have a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high concentration of economically disadvantaged students, Micro Elementary School spends significantly more per student and has a lower student-teacher ratio than North Johnston Middle School. This suggests that Micro Elementary may have access to more resources and smaller class sizes, which could contribute to its strong academic performance in specific subject areas.

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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 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Johnston Middle	Public	6-8	435 Oil Company Road	Micro	27555	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 284-3374	598	41	14.5	97.2%	268 (44.8%)	52 (8.7%)	240 (40.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.2%)	55.9	318^th of 773 public middle schools	58.9%		62.5	272^nd of 793 public middle schools	65.7%	46				60.4	56.1	48.7				56.6	55.1	49.2		61.5	$8,490	$818	$7,672
Micro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 E Main St	Micro	27555	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 588-4300	404	29	13.8	99.3%	177 (43.8%)	39 (9.7%)	160 (39.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (6.2%)	54.6	658^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.8%		57.2	630^th of 1505 public elementary schools	58.1%	28	55.6	50.7	75.0				49.2	47.9	55.9				74.6		$11,862	$1,093	$10,769

Cities Near Micro

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kenly	1.3 mi	2	297^th
Selma	4.01 mi	3	321^st
Pine Level	4.23 mi	1	40^th
Smithfield	6.86 mi	11	294^th
Princeton	6.96 mi	2	161^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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