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
531	Havelock Middle	Public	6-8	102 Middle School Lane	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 444-5125	313	25	12.7	96.2%	125 (39.9%)	97 (31.0%)	42 (13.4%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.1%)	$9,661			$1,260			$8,400	31.6	27.9	585	54		370331000386
532	Western Alamance Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Eldon Drive	Elon	27244	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 538-6010	837	47	17.8	55.0%	400 (47.8%)	166 (19.8%)	193 (23.1%)	11 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	59 (7.0%)	$8,194			$561			$7,633	31.5	48.6	410	122		370003000020
533	Bunn Middle	Public	6-8	4742 NC 39 Hwy S	Bunn	27508	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-7700	618	34	18.1	99.4%	234 (37.9%)	123 (19.9%)	225 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	$8,683			$797			$7,886	31.4	29.5	566	33		370153002382
534	Southwest Middle	Public	6-8	3000 Furia Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 455-1105	510	34	15	62.0%	273 (53.5%)	75 (14.7%)	106 (20.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (9.2%)	$9,298			$1,210			$8,088	31.2	26.7	596	62		370345002273
535	Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1360 Martin L King Jr Dr	Elizabethtown	28337	Bladen County	Paul R Brown Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 862-2965	199	13	15.2	98.5%	25 (12.6%)	86 (43.2%)	32 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (22.6%)								31.2	21.2	647	112		370035103285
536	Zebulon Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1000 Shepard School Rd	Zebulon	27597	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 404-3630	772	50	15.5	99.6%	109 (14.1%)	378 (49.0%)	227 (29.4%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.7%)	$10,412			$366			$10,046	31.2	39	495	41		370472001913
537	NC Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4220 NC Highway 55	Durham	27713	Durham County	NC Virtual Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(919) 346-0121	3,482	186	18.7		1,480 (42.5%)	1,021 (29.3%)	497 (14.3%)	59 (1.7%)	45 (1.3%)	5 (0.1%)	375 (10.8%)								31	34.3	538	1		370039803362
538	Western Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	401 College Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5833	731	49	14.8	99.6%	81 (11.1%)	412 (56.4%)	173 (23.7%)	18 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.9%)	$9,488			$1,255			$8,234	30.9	30.9	558	20		370192000824
539	E B Frink Middle	Public	6-8	102 N Martin Luther King Jr Dr	La Grange	28551	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 566-3326	488	32	15	99.4%	160 (32.8%)	204 (41.8%)	96 (19.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	$8,445			$1,333			$7,111	30.9	44	450	89		370261001088
540	Bertie Middle	Public	6-8	652 US Hwy 13 North	Windsor	27983	Bertie County	Bertie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 794-2143	354	29	12.2	99.2%	28 (7.9%)	295 (83.3%)	13 (3.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$10,552			$1,490			$9,062	30.9	21.6	642	102		370036002818

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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.