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
521	Farmville Middle	Public	6-8	3914 Grimmersburg Street	Farmville	27828	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 753-2116	552	39	14.2	99.5%	133 (24.1%)	299 (54.2%)	86 (15.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.1%)	$9,090			$1,247			$7,844	33	34.9	532	11		370001201498
522	Lexington Middle School	Public	6-8	100 West Hemstead Street	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Lexington City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-1567	595	40	15	99.5%	80 (13.4%)	180 (30.3%)	258 (43.4%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	66 (11.1%)	$9,220			$1,254			$7,966	32.7	34.3	539	17		370264001101
523	Stokes	Public	PK, KG-8	2683 NC 903 North	Stokes	27884	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-6907	218	17	13	98.6%	125 (57.3%)	36 (16.5%)	43 (19.7%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	$13,051			$2,212			$10,840	32.7	45.8	430	93		370001201505
524	Overhills Middle	Public	6-8	2711 Ray Road	Spring Lake	28390	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 436-0009	758	48	15.7	63.1%	210 (27.7%)	287 (37.9%)	163 (21.5%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	79 (10.4%)	$7,678			$612			$7,065	32.6	31.5	554	30		370201002525
525	Butner-Stem Middle	Public	6-8	501 East D St	Butner	27509	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 575-9429	391	23	17	99.2%	114 (29.2%)	83 (21.2%)	168 (43.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	$9,853			$996			$8,857	32.5	30.6	560	35		370180002385
526	Berryhill School	Public	PK, KG-8	10501 Windy Grove Rd	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6100	423	31	13.5	99.3%	29 (6.9%)	45 (10.6%)	331 (78.3%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$12,434			$1,032			$11,401	32.1	14	714	188		370297001195
527	Sampson Middle	Public	6-8	1201 W Elizabeth St	Clinton	28328	Sampson County	Clinton City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 592-3327	703	43	16.4	99.6%	122 (17.4%)	231 (32.9%)	299 (42.5%)	5 (0.7%)	20 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	$8,860			$1,272			$7,588	31.9	36.8	518	9		370093000356
528	East Union Middle	Public	6-8	6010 W Marshville Blvd	Marshville	28103	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1540	683	40	17.1	99.6%	181 (26.5%)	176 (25.8%)	293 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.5%)	$11,471			$1,160			$10,311	31.9	37.2	516	12		370462001790
529	East McDowell Middle School	Public	6-8	676 State Street	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 652-7711	392	35	11.2	99.2%	273 (69.6%)	16 (4.1%)	77 (19.6%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$9,697			$1,539			$8,158	31.6	43.5	455	74		370294001175
530	Chowan Middle	Public	6-8	2845 Virginia Road	Tyner	27980	Chowan County	Edenton-Chowan Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 221-4131	357	28	12.5	99.2%	135 (37.8%)	154 (43.1%)	50 (14.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	$11,067			$622			$10,445	31.6	41.1	475	55		370084000327

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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.