Best Middle Schools in North Carolina

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the EOG test scores by the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 773)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
671	Brogden Middle	Public	6-8	1001 Leon Street	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3906	753	45	16.8	99.5%	94 (12.5%)	253 (33.6%)	344 (45.7%)	21 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.4%)	$12,887			$1,406			$11,481	17.1	17.2	686	15		370126000245
672	Phillips Middle	Public	6-8	4371 Battleboro-Leggett Road	Battleboro	27809	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 446-2031	118	10	12.4	97.5%	6 (5.1%)	87 (73.7%)	20 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	$13,631			$2,688			$10,943	17.1	20	655	17		370132000556
673	Ferndale Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	701 Ferndale Boulevard	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2855	486	32	15.2	99.4%	34 (7.0%)	222 (45.7%)	150 (30.9%)	55 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	$9,974			$1,173			$8,801	17	17.3	684	11		370192000955
674	Dillard Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	504 West Elm Street	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Dillard Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 581-0128	261	13	19.8	95.4%	1 (0.4%)	235 (90.0%)	20 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)								16.9	19.5	662	12		370007402420
675	W A Pattillo Middle	Public	6-8	501 East Ave	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 823-3812	289	20	14.3	99.0%	28 (9.7%)	218 (75.4%)	32 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	$11,830			$1,874			$9,956	16.5	7.2	755	80		370132003349
676	Turrentine Middle	Public	6-8	1710 Edgewood Avenue	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6150	739	41	18.2	99.6%	157 (21.2%)	251 (34.0%)	250 (33.8%)	27 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	48 (6.5%)	$8,378			$1,130			$7,248	15.9	21.6	641	35		370003000206
677	Southeast Middle	Public	6-8	1200 Old Salem Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4219	733	46	15.9	99.6%	211 (28.8%)	223 (30.4%)	237 (32.3%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.7%)	$7,738			$734			$7,004	15.9	15.8	702	25		370150002380
678	Contentnea-Savannah School	Public	PK, KG-8	3400 Ferrell Road	Kinston	28501	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-8591	789	55	14.2	99.6%	249 (31.6%)	362 (45.9%)	144 (18.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.5%)	$9,328			$1,658			$7,670	15.7	27.6	588	90		370261001087
679	Monroe Middle	Public	6-8	601 E Sunset Drive	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3120	802	46	17.6	99.6%	38 (4.7%)	209 (26.1%)	524 (65.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.1%)	$11,427			$1,174			$10,252	15.7	14.3	713	34		370462001302
680	Broadview Middle	Public	6-8	2229 Broadview Drive	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6195	512	28	17.9	99.4%	24 (4.7%)	140 (27.3%)	321 (62.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.7%)	$9,956			$2,056			$7,899	15.6	15.7	703	23		370003000196

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on EOG Mathematics, EOG Reading, EOG Science test scores released by the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on September 3, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.