Best Middle Schools in North Carolina

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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
601	Northeast Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	5960 Brickstone Dr	Mint Hill	28227	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6920	594	33	17.8	99.5%	63 (10.6%)	209 (35.2%)	272 (45.8%)	28 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	$11,166			$1,453			$9,713	23.5	19.6	660	59		370297001249
602	E B Aycock Middle	Public	6-8	1325 Red Banks Road	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-4181	617	48	12.8	99.5%	96 (15.6%)	417 (67.6%)	56 (9.1%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.5%)	$9,120			$1,465			$7,655	23.4	31.7	553	49		370001202139
603	Terrell Lane Middle	Public	6-8	101 Terrell Lane	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-1855	403	23	17.3	99.3%	123 (30.5%)	150 (37.2%)	100 (24.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)	$10,048			$1,080			$8,968	23.3	25.5	612	9		370153000575
604	Selma Middle School	Public	6-8	1533 Hwy 301 N	Selma	27576	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 965-2555	339	34	9.9	99.1%	26 (7.7%)	74 (21.8%)	217 (64.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	$10,296			$1,265			$9,031	23.2	25	620	16		370237000811
605	Holbrook Middle	Public	6-8	418 S Church Street	Lowell	28098	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9607	712	53	13.5	97.8%	242 (34.0%)	217 (30.5%)	197 (27.7%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.5%)	$7,945			$752			$7,193	23.2	26.6	597	8		370162000690
606	West Craven Middle	Public	6-8	515 NW Craven Mid School Road	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6488	614	35	17.3	97.6%	257 (41.9%)	190 (30.9%)	110 (17.9%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.3%)	$8,848			$1,103			$7,746	23.2	30.2	564	42		370331000392
607	Tabor City School	Public	PK, KG-8	203 Stake Road	Tabor City	28463	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 653-3618	598	37	16.3	99.5%	274 (45.8%)	264 (44.1%)	41 (6.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.3%)								23			(n/a)		370096003644
608	Cordova Middle	Public	6-8	194 Church St	Cordova	28330	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9839	233	16	14.3	98.7%	85 (36.5%)	74 (31.8%)	48 (20.6%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (6.0%)	$11,060			$1,914			$9,147	22.9	24.6	622	14		370387001559
609	Quality Education Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5012-D Lansing Drive	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Quality Education Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 744-7138	776	35	22	99.0%	1 (0.1%)	670 (86.3%)	76 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.7%)								22.8	44.8	440	169		370002502096
610	West Hoke Middle	Public	6-8	200 Nc 211 W	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-3411	656	37	17.9	99.5%	90 (13.7%)	240 (36.6%)	165 (25.2%)	2 (0.3%)	81 (12.3%)	2 (0.3%)	76 (11.6%)	$10,848			$1,941			$8,907	22.8	37.8	508	102		370225000970
611	Valor Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	355 Poplar Crossing Dr NW	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Valor Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 789-2500	608	26	23	77.3%	105 (17.3%)	321 (52.8%)	93 (15.3%)	16 (2.6%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.9%)								22.8	30.1	565	46		370034703281
612	B F Grady Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2627 N Nc 11 & 903	Albertson	28508	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 568-3487	865	54	16	99.7%	184 (21.3%)	56 (6.5%)	600 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.8%)	$10,266			$1,280			$8,986	22.7	23.6	630	18		370120000492
613	Corriher Lipe Middle	Public	6-8	214 West Rice St	Landis	28088	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 857-7946	457	26	17.9	99.3%	246 (53.8%)	50 (10.9%)	119 (26.0%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.9%)	$9,905			$690			$9,216	22.6	19.8	658	45		370405001615
614	Craven Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	3600 Trent Rd	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	Yes	No	(252) 514-6353	117			50.4%	70 (59.8%)	22 (18.8%)	15 (12.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.7%)								22.5	55.1	333	281		370331003588
615	Sandy Grove Middle	Public	6-8	300 Chason Road	Lumber Bridge	28357	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-3559	604	33	18.5	99.5%	144 (23.8%)	182 (30.1%)	141 (23.3%)	4 (0.7%)	66 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	64 (10.6%)	$7,541			$1,124			$6,417	22.3	44.2	448	167		370225003249
616	Wellcome Middle	Public	6-8	3101 N Memorial Drive	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-5938	391	27	14.2	99.2%	30 (7.7%)	170 (43.5%)	178 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$11,038			$1,557			$9,481	22.3	20.5	652	36		370001201507
617	Southern Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	5747 Drake Rd	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 674-4266	620	36	17	99.5%	89 (14.4%)	230 (37.1%)	210 (33.9%)	57 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.2%)	$9,441			$1,343			$8,098	22.2	16.1	698	81		370192000816
618	Riverside Middle	Public	6-8	2920 US Hwy 17	Williamston	27892	Martin County	Martin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 792-1111	335	25	13.6	99.1%	87 (26.0%)	191 (57.0%)	38 (11.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	$10,429			$1,259			$9,170	22.2	27.7	586	32		370288001170
619	Union Middle	Public	6-8	455 River Road	Clinton	28328	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 592-4547	374	21	18.1	99.2%	67 (17.9%)	67 (17.9%)	228 (61.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	$9,309			$1,820			$7,489	21.9	30.2	563	56		370414000790
620	Bethel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	152 E. Washington Street	Bethel	27812	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 825-3801	232	20	11.6	98.7%	61 (26.3%)	115 (49.6%)	41 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	$11,317			$1,617			$9,701	21.9	28.1	581	39		370001201493
621	Wiley Magnet Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1400 Northwest Boulevard	Winston Salem	27104	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 727-2378	754	48	15.6	99.6%	174 (23.1%)	289 (38.3%)	222 (29.4%)	22 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (5.8%)	$9,915			$1,494			$8,420	21.8	19.4	663	42		370150000649
622	American Renaissance School	Public, Charter	K-8	132 East Broad Street	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	American Renaissance School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 924-8870	823	60	13.7	51.3%	426 (51.8%)	167 (20.3%)	158 (19.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.0%)								21.5	38.7	499	123		370008602465
623	Spring Lake Middle	Public	6-8	612 Spring Avenue	Spring Lake	28390	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 497-1175	500	36	13.9	98.8%	45 (9.0%)	314 (62.8%)	85 (17.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (9.8%)	$9,881			$1,613			$8,268	21.5	24.2	625	2		370001100437
624	Steele Creek Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2200 Shopton Road	Charlotte	28217	Mecklenburg County	Steele Creek Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 243-5580	335	8	41.8	89.9%	6 (1.8%)	220 (65.7%)	82 (24.5%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)								21.4	27.5	590	34		370045403501
625	Erwin Middle	Public	6-8	170 St Luke's Church Rd	Salisbury	28146	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 279-7265	763	45	17	98.4%	517 (67.8%)	104 (13.6%)	93 (12.2%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.4%)	$8,912			$644			$8,268	21.1	18.6	672	47		370405001611
626	Conway Middle	Public	4-8	400 East Main Street	Conway	27820	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 585-0312	259	19	13.6	98.8%	17 (6.6%)	197 (76.1%)	27 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.6%)	$13,857			$1,798			$12,059	21.1	26.9	595	31		370342001407
627	Southeastern Stokes Middle School	Public	6-8	1044 N Main Street	Walnut Cove	27052	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 591-4371	413	28	14.8	98.3%	330 (79.9%)	31 (7.5%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.5%)	$10,154			$904			$9,250	21	25.7	607	20		370438001742
628	Alamance Virtual School	Public, Virtual	6-12	609 Ray Street	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 570-6134	203	18	11.3	62.1%	89 (43.8%)	60 (29.6%)	28 (13.8%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.3%)								20.9	42.4	465	163		370003003574
629	Johnson Street Global Studies	Public, Magnet	K-8	1601 Johnson Street	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2900	389	33	11.9	97.9%	30 (7.7%)	182 (46.8%)	127 (32.6%)	37 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	$13,870			$2,178			$11,692	20.9	18	676	47		370192000957
630	Southeastern Randolph Middle School	Public	6-8	5302 Foushee Rd	Ramseur	27316	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 824-6700	463	26	17.7	99.1%	220 (47.5%)	33 (7.1%)	169 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.4%)	$9,220			$1,000			$8,221	20.9	18.5	674	44		370378000905
631	Northern Middle	Public	6-8	1935 Carver Dr	Roxboro	27574	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 599-6344	454	28	16.2	99.3%	170 (37.4%)	172 (37.9%)	63 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.6%)	$8,611			$930			$7,681	20.5	28.2	578	53		370363001482
632	Smokey Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	884 US Hwy 441N	Whittier	28789	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 497-5535	340	22	15.7	96.2%	125 (36.8%)	3 (0.9%)	53 (15.6%)	5 (1.5%)	111 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.6%)	$11,755			$1,735			$10,021	20.4	22.8	635	3		370234002067
633	Burgaw Middle	Public	6-8	500 South Wright Street	Burgaw	28425	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 259-0149	236	23	10.2	97.9%	99 (41.9%)	76 (32.2%)	50 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$12,822			$1,614			$11,208	20.4	16	699	66		370357001463
634	Marie G Davis School	Public, Magnet	K-8	3351 Griffith St	Charlotte	28203	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-0006	328	25	13.2	98.8%	7 (2.1%)	194 (59.1%)	118 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$11,834			$1,218			$10,616	20.2	13.9	715	81		370297003420
635	Eastern Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	435 Peeden Drive	Gibsonville	27249	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 449-4255	901	57	15.7	99.7%	148 (16.4%)	432 (47.9%)	191 (21.2%)	59 (6.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.5%)	$8,157			$966			$7,191	20.2	20	656	21		370192000832
636	Oak Hill Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4603 Oak Hill School Rd.	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Oak Hill Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 759-1383	253	17	15.3		213 (84.2%)	6 (2.4%)	13 (5.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)								20.1	36	523	113		370048303628
637	Guilford eLearning University Prep	Public, Virtual	K-8	1900 Martin Luther King Drive	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 522-6330	284	32	8.9	64.8%	65 (22.9%)	152 (53.5%)	27 (9.5%)	6 (2.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.9%)								20	33.5	545	92		370192003541
638	East Hoke Middle	Public	6-8	4702 Fayetteville Rd	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-5048	771	47	16.3	99.6%	141 (18.3%)	300 (38.9%)	228 (29.6%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.6%)	4 (0.5%)	74 (9.6%)	$8,498			$1,310			$7,187	20	27.6	587	51		370225000974
639	Erwin Middle	Public	7-8	20 Erwin Middle School Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 232-4264	545	40	13.7	99.4%	277 (50.8%)	40 (7.3%)	194 (35.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	23 (4.2%)	$9,336			$764			$8,571	19.8	25.7	606	33		370045000144
640	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	1107 Holloway Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 973-0285	380	26	14.9	99.2%	9 (2.4%)	180 (47.4%)	183 (48.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)								19.7	2.6	778	138		370038503372
641	Bessemer City Middle	Public	6-8	525 Ed Wilson Road	Bessemer City	28016	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9602	497	29	17.1	99.4%	205 (41.2%)	136 (27.4%)	118 (23.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	$9,249			$1,434			$7,815	19.6	28.2	579	62		370162000694
642	Ridge Road Middle	Public	6-8	7260 Highland Creek Pkwy	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 344-3410	840	49	17.1	99.6%	53 (6.3%)	560 (66.7%)	154 (18.3%)	33 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.5%)	$8,052			$671			$7,381	19.6	21.2	648	6		370297003121
643	Avery Middle	Public	6-8	102 Old Montezuma Road	Newland	28657	Avery County	Avery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 733-0145	181	19	9.3	98.3%	138 (76.2%)	1 (0.6%)	41 (22.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,188			$1,295			$10,894	19.4	32.6	550	93		370030000085
644	KIPP Charlotte	Public, Charter	K-8	931 Wilann Dr	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	KIPP: Charlotte	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 537-2044	813	50	16.3	98.9%	5 (0.6%)	661 (81.3%)	103 (12.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.0%)								19.4	24.4	624	20		370014202922
645	East Lee Middle	Public	6-8	1337 Broadway Rd	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 776-8441	526	34	15.4	97.5%	148 (28.1%)	111 (21.1%)	233 (44.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.1%)	$8,028			$700			$7,329	19.1	28.2	577	68		370256001076
646	Northeast Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	6720 McLeansville Road	Mc Leansville	27301	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2525	675	45	15	99.6%	93 (13.8%)	403 (59.7%)	130 (19.3%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.2%)	$9,065			$1,562			$7,503	19	17	689	43		370192000835
647	Blue Ridge Early College	Public	7-12	95 Bobcat Dr	Cashiers	28717	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 743-2646	127	8	16.3	97.6%	59 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (51.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$11,670			$875			$10,794	18.8	23.9	626	21		370234003104
648	Gamewell Middle	Public	6-8	3210 Gamewell School Road	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-6204	457	30	15.3	98.5%	282 (61.7%)	47 (10.3%)	89 (19.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)	$8,743			$1,279			$7,464	18.6	25.6	610	38		370058000227
649	Allen Middle	Public	6-8	1108 Glendale Drive	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7325	617	43	14.2	99.5%	15 (2.4%)	302 (48.9%)	209 (33.9%)	66 (10.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.2%)	$9,180			$1,258			$7,922	18.6	29	569	80		370192000757
650	Spring Hill Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	22801 Airbase Road	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 369-0590	593	42	14.1	99.5%	118 (19.9%)	293 (49.4%)	31 (5.2%)	8 (1.3%)	90 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.9%)	$10,508			$1,255			$9,253	18.6	27	593	57		370420002546
651	East Millbrook Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3801 Spring Forest Rd	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 850-8755	731	58	12.5	99.6%	87 (11.9%)	319 (43.6%)	271 (37.1%)	18 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	31 (4.2%)	$11,135			$1,361			$9,773	18.3	16.9	690	39		370472001854
652	Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	3-8	601 N Cherry St. Suite 250	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 703-4296	177	24	7.3	77.4%	45 (25.4%)	70 (39.5%)	34 (19.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (14.7%)	$205,940			$65,524			$140,417	18.3	20.8	650	2		370150002518
653	Wilson STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	7020 Tuckaseegee Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6070	456	23	19.4	99.3%	16 (3.5%)	272 (59.6%)	135 (29.6%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)	$10,408			$1,128			$9,279	18.3	12.4	719	66		370297003468
654	Roseboro-Salemburg Middle	Public	6-8	305 West Pleasant Street	Roseboro	28382	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 525-4764	394	18	21.8	99.2%	128 (32.5%)	107 (27.2%)	133 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	$9,500			$1,365			$8,135	18.3	20.8	649	5		370414001679
655	Ashley Park PreK-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2401 Belfast Dr	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6018	338	32	10.5	99.1%	13 (3.8%)	195 (57.7%)	111 (32.8%)	11 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$12,028			$1,804			$10,224	18.2	9.6	737	82		370297001192
656	West Rowan Middle	Public	6-8	5925 Statesville Blvd	Salisbury	28147	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 633-4775	707	39	18.2	98.9%	335 (47.4%)	157 (22.2%)	144 (20.4%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.8%)	$9,051			$678			$8,373	18.2	17.5	683	27		370405001631
657	Bladenboro Middle	Public	5-8	910 South Main Street	Bladenboro	28320	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 863-3232	254	14	18.6	98.8%	121 (47.6%)	56 (22.0%)	43 (16.9%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.0%)	$9,981			$1,030			$8,951	18.1	26.2	601	56		370039002617
658	Gaston STEM Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	400 Broughton Street	Gaston	27832	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 537-2520	284	24	11.8	98.9%	15 (5.3%)	247 (87.0%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	$18,837			$3,552			$15,285	18.1	23.4	631	27		370342001410
659	Smithfield Middle	Public	6-8	1455 Buffalo Rd	Smithfield	27577	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 934-4696	573	44	13.1	98.8%	52 (9.1%)	176 (30.7%)	316 (55.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	$10,489			$1,415			$9,074	18	23.1	632	27		370237001027
660	Charles H Darden Middle	Public	6-8	1665 Lipscomb Road	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 206-4973	378	28	13.6	99.2%	10 (2.6%)	242 (64.0%)	116 (30.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$12,284			$3,499			$8,785	18	10.7	730	70		370502002061
661	Luther Nick Jeralds Middle	Public	6-8	2517 Ramsey Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 822-2570	605	33	18.6	96.5%	50 (8.3%)	414 (68.4%)	91 (15.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	40 (6.6%)	$10,234			$1,335			$8,900	17.9	25.6	608	53		370001102123
662	Tar Heel School	Public	PK, KG-8	14888 Hwy 87 West	Tar Heel	28392	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 862-2475	449	26	17.4	95.5%	115 (25.6%)	133 (29.6%)	165 (36.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.6%)	$9,148			$1,514			$7,634	17.7	21.6	643	19		370039002619
663	Neuse River Middle	Public	6-8	2700 Old Milburnie Rd	Raleigh	27604	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 266-8500	877	64	13.8	99.7%	107 (12.2%)	286 (32.6%)	416 (47.4%)	29 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.1%)	$10,715			$1,359			$9,355	17.6	25.3	614	49		370472002255
664	Robbinsville Middle	Public	6-8	301B Sweetwater Road	Robbinsville	28771	Graham County	Graham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 479-9840	243	19	12.7	98.8%	179 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	2 (0.8%)	30 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.5%)	$11,497			$719			$10,778	17.6	15.8	701	37		370177000576
665	Neal Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	201 Baptist Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3955	706	48	14.7	99.6%	22 (3.1%)	281 (39.8%)	363 (51.4%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.2%)	$12,097			$2,570			$9,527	17.5	18	677	12		370126000544
666	West Columbus School	Public	PK, KG-8	7685 Andrew Jackson Hwy SW	Cerro Gordo	28430	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 654-4250	814	49	16.5	99.6%	417 (51.2%)	250 (30.7%)	72 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (8.2%)								17.5	15	709	43		370096003621
667	Centennial Campus Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1900 Main Campus Drive	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 233-4217	477	37	12.9	99.4%	69 (14.5%)	231 (48.4%)	150 (31.4%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$11,386			$725			$10,660	17.5	21.5	644	23		370472002555
668	United Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	1406 Suther Road	Charlotte	28213	Mecklenburg County	United Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 819-0555	250	19	13		16 (6.4%)	135 (54.0%)	69 (27.6%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.4%)								17.5	31.4	555	113		370036703327
669	West Pender Middle	Public	6-8	10750 NC Hwy 53 West	Burgaw	28425	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 283-5626	209	17	12.2	97.6%	72 (34.4%)	67 (32.1%)	62 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	$11,639			$998			$10,642	17.4	15.5	704	35		370357001471
670	J E Holmes Middle	Public	6-8	211 N Pierce St	Eden	27288	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 623-9791	612	37	16.5	99.5%	299 (48.9%)	152 (24.8%)	104 (17.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.7%)	$8,956			$1,143			$7,813	17.2	34.5	536	134		370399001069
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
681	Rochelle Middle	Public	6-8	301 N Rochelle Blvd	Kinston	28501	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-4290	517	26	20	96.9%	9 (1.7%)	448 (86.7%)	29 (5.6%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.3%)	$11,035			$1,690			$9,345	15.5	15.2	706	25		370261000589
682	Welborn Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1710 McGuinn Drive	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2880	376	30	12.6	99.2%	45 (12.0%)	207 (55.1%)	75 (19.9%)	32 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$11,773			$2,324			$9,449	15.4	16.6	694	12		370192000961
683	N L Dillard Middle	Public	6-8	255 Hatchett Road	Yanceyville	27379	Caswell County	Caswell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 694-4941	432	26	16.6	99.3%	193 (44.7%)	162 (37.5%)	50 (11.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	$10,442			$978			$9,464	15.1	12.3	721	38		370066000268
684	East Columbus Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	32 Gator Lane	Lake Waccamaw	28450	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 646-4094	576	34	17	99.5%	152 (26.4%)	184 (31.9%)	106 (18.4%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.8%)	$10,383			$1,233			$9,149	15	22.7	636	48		370096000145
685	Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	130 Haliwa-Saponi Trail	Hollister	27844	Warren County	Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 257-5853	140	10	14.4	97.9%	3 (2.1%)	23 (16.4%)	10 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (15.0%)								15	27.9	582	103		370011502562
686	Otis L Hairston Senior Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3911 Naco Rd	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 378-8280	658	39	16.7	99.5%	14 (2.1%)	456 (69.3%)	145 (22.0%)	18 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)	$11,158			$1,766			$9,392	14.9	16.8	693	7		370192002586
687	Albemarle Road Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6900 Democracy Drive	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6420	945	52	18.2	99.7%	26 (2.8%)	258 (27.3%)	556 (58.8%)	86 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.9%)	$9,035			$942			$8,093	14.9	15	708	21		370297001187
688	Carver Middle	Public	6-8	18601 Fieldcrest Road	Laurel Hill	28351	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 462-4669	563	41	13.7	99.5%	129 (22.9%)	257 (45.6%)	45 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (9.8%)	$10,562			$1,372			$9,189	14.9	11.7	723	35		370420001684
689	West Edgecombe Middle	Public	6-8	6301 Nobles Mill Pond Road	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 446-2030	249	16	15.4	96.8%	61 (24.5%)	153 (61.4%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.2%)	$10,069			$1,755			$8,314	14.8	22.1	638	51		370132000560
690	J. M. Alexander Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	12010 Hambright Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-3830	799	43	18.6	99.6%	39 (4.9%)	466 (58.3%)	246 (30.8%)	20 (2.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.0%)	$8,261			$602			$7,659	14.5	17.1	687	3		370297001189
691	Douglas Byrd Middle	Public	6-8	1616 Ireland Drive	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-3101	855	63	13.5	98.2%	119 (13.9%)	447 (52.3%)	165 (19.3%)	5 (0.6%)	13 (1.5%)	6 (0.7%)	100 (11.7%)	$10,730			$1,972			$8,757	14.4	19	668	23		370001100399
692	James Martin Middle	Public	6-8	6301 University Pointe Blvd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5382	659	39	17.1	99.5%	18 (2.7%)	348 (52.8%)	251 (38.1%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.2%)	$9,806			$1,067			$8,739	14.1	9.9	733	41		370297002325
693	Anson Middle	Public	7-8	832 US Hwy 52 N	Wadesboro	28170	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 694-3945	414	28	14.9	99.3%	103 (24.9%)	236 (57.0%)	43 (10.4%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	$9,167			$956			$8,210	13.8	9.5	738	45		370018002056
694	Kannapolis Middle School 7/8	Public	7-8	1000 Virginia Dare Street	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 932-4102	782	47	16.5	99.6%	211 (27.0%)	189 (24.2%)	322 (41.2%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.4%)	$9,092			$930			$8,162	13.8	15.9	700	6		370243002161
695	South Creek Middle	Public	6-8	21077 NC Hwy 903	Robersonville	27871	Martin County	Martin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 795-4081	146	12	12.1	96.6%	19 (13.0%)	90 (61.6%)	30 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)								13.7	19.9	657	38		370288003576
696	Southwest Middle	Public	6-8	1 Roadrunner Drive	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6290	832	54	15.3	99.6%	187 (22.5%)	280 (33.7%)	302 (36.3%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.9%)	$8,802			$1,244			$7,559	13.6	17.3	685	11		370162000712
697	Rose Hill-Magnolia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1329 Brooks Quinn Road	Rose Hill	28458	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 289-3667	1,118	63	17.7	99.7%	99 (8.9%)	225 (20.1%)	765 (68.4%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.2%)	$8,559			$1,446			$7,114	13.6	7.6	751	54		370120000503
698	River Bend Middle	Public	6-8	5601 Wallace Martin Way	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-8690	995	62	16	99.7%	76 (7.6%)	440 (44.2%)	392 (39.4%)	48 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	35 (3.5%)	$8,782			$962			$7,820	13.5	19.5	661	37		370472003412
699	Warsaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	158 Lanefield Road	Warsaw	28398	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 293-3121	808	58	14	99.6%	51 (6.3%)	361 (44.7%)	352 (43.6%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.6%)	$10,886			$1,586			$9,300	13.4	7.1	756	57		370120000506
700	Troutman Middle	Public	6-8	305 Rumple St	Troutman	28166	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 528-5137	470	24	20	99.4%	252 (53.6%)	92 (19.6%)	82 (17.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.9%)	$10,019			$865			$9,154	13.2	23.1	633	67		370231000996

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