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
421	Caldwell Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	332 Greenhaven Dr NW	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(828) 726-3855	138	2	73.7	52.9%	109 (79.0%)	1 (0.7%)	20 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)								46.7			(n/a)		370058003643
422	Clarkton School of Discovery	Public	5-8	10000 North College Street	Clarkton	28433	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 647-6531	147	12	12.2	98.0%	46 (31.3%)	73 (49.7%)	14 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.5%)	$10,569			$1,659			$8,910	46.6	41.8	469	47		370039000113
423	Dillard Drive Middle	Public	6-8	5200 Dillard Drive	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 233-4228	977	66	14.7	50.5%	381 (39.0%)	241 (24.7%)	278 (28.5%)	45 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.2%)	$8,594			$467			$8,126	46.6	46.6	425	2		370472002488
424	East Yancey Middle	Public	6-8	285 Georges Fork Road	Burnsville	28714	Yancey County	Yancey County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 682-2281	259	20	13	98.8%	209 (80.7%)	2 (0.8%)	46 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$10,320			$1,091			$9,229	46.2	64.4	256	168		370507002028
425	Kennedy Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4000 Gallant Ln	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5540	990	55	18.1	99.7%	68 (6.9%)	388 (39.2%)	410 (41.4%)	78 (7.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.3%)	$8,305			$735			$7,571	46.1	37.8	507	82		370297001232
426	West Wilkes Middle School	Public	6-8	1677 North NC Hwy 16	Wilkesboro	28697	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 651-4381	450	29	15.5	99.3%	345 (76.7%)	1 (0.2%)	78 (17.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	$8,888			$856			$8,032	46	52.2	372	54		370495002658
427	John Chavis Middle School	Public	6-8	103 South Chavis Drive	Cherryville	28021	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9606	412	27	14.9	99.3%	296 (71.8%)	38 (9.2%)	56 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	$9,634			$956			$8,678	45.9	52.5	366	61		370162002113
428	Meadowview Magnet Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1282 McKinney Road	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 789-0276	318	24	13	99.1%	197 (61.9%)	11 (3.5%)	85 (26.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.5%)	$10,579			$1,000			$9,579	45.6	64.5	255	173		370441002549
429	Southern Nash Middle	Public	6-8	5301 South NC Highway 581	Spring Hope	27882	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 937-9020	795	40	20.1	98.2%	280 (35.2%)	166 (20.9%)	308 (38.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.5%)	$7,877			$815			$7,062	45.4	40.4	481	52		370327001353
430	Emereau: Bladen	Public, Charter	K-8	995 Airport Rd	Elizabethtown	28337	Bladen County	Emereau: Bladen	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 247-6595	629	49	12.9		382 (60.7%)	107 (17.0%)	71 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.2%)								45.1	40.7	479	49		370041303430

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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.