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Middle Schools in Orange County Schools

At a glance

DistrictOrange County Schools87^th of 242 North Carolina districtsFull district overview →

Schools

1,577

Students

Top rankedOrange Middle219^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools

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Biggest riser

Gravelly Hill Middle up 62 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Orange County Schools district in North Carolina is home to three middle schools: A.L. Stanback Middle, Orange Middle, and Gravelly Hill Middle. These schools serve students in grades 6-8 and provide a range of educational opportunities within the district.

Among the three middle schools, Orange Middle stands out as the top performer. It earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranked 219th out of 773 North Carolina middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year. Orange Middle consistently outperformed the other two schools and the district/state averages in math and reading proficiency across all grade levels. Additionally, its 8th grade science proficiency rate of 64.1% in 2024-2025 was the highest among the three schools.

While A.L. Stanback Middle had the highest per-student spending and the lowest student-teacher ratio, it lagged behind the other two schools in academic performance. Gravelly Hill Middle, on the other hand, performed better than A.L. Stanback in some areas but still trailed the other two schools and the district/state averages in many key metrics, earning a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

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Ranking:

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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
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
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
Gravelly Hill Middle	Public	6-8	4801 West Ten Road	Efland	27243	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 245-4050	415	31	13.4	56.4%	187 (45.1%)	86 (20.7%)	99 (23.9%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	48.3	399^th of 773 public middle schools	48.4%		42.9	461^st of 793 public middle schools	41.9%	62	55.6	38.5	52.6	45.1	47.5	60.9	61.7	$11,455	$480	$10,975

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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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