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
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

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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.

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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.