Best Middle Schools in North Carolina

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
ID	Rank (of 755)	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 (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
370009902496	1	Quest Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	10908 Strickland Road	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Quest Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 841-0441	143	10	14.3		111 (77.6%)	5 (3.5%)	9 (6.3%)	5 (3.5%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.7%)								99.2	99.6	2	1	R5
370462002904	2	Marvin Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	2831 Crane Road	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1510	1,397	64	21.6	1.8%	911 (65.2%)	61 (4.4%)	70 (5.0%)	291 (20.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (4.2%)	$7,118			$318			$6,800	99.1	98.2	12	10	R5
370192002732	3	Brown Summit Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4720 NC Highway 150 East	Browns Summit	27214	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 656-0432	241	13	18.3	10.4%	132 (54.8%)	54 (22.4%)	15 (6.2%)	28 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	$9,102			$528			$8,574	99	99.5	3		R5
370010702530	4	Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5225 Seventy-seven Center Dr	Charlotte	28217	Mecklenburg County	Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 503-1112	394	24	16.2		81 (20.6%)	17 (4.3%)	10 (2.5%)	270 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)								99			(n/a)	R5
370472003205	5	Mills Park Middle	Public	6-8	441 Mills Park Drive	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 466-1500	1,619	91	17.7	4.6%	552 (34.1%)	110 (6.8%)	110 (6.8%)	779 (48.1%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (3.6%)	$7,648			$376			$7,272	98.8	99.2	6	1	R5
370034603302	6	Southeastern Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	12251 NC HWY 41 North	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Southeastern Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(910) 738-7828	218	17	12.9		144 (66.1%)	14 (6.4%)	3 (1.4%)	4 (1.8%)	47 (21.6%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)								98.6	98.7	9	3	R5
370231000989	7	The Brawley School	Public	6-8	132 Swift Arrow Drive	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 892-4711	591	33	17.7	4.4%	455 (77.0%)	13 (2.2%)	36 (6.1%)	55 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	$7,657			$294			$7,363	98.5	99.5	4	3	R5
370231002299	8	Oakwood School IB School	Public	6-8	321 Clegg Street	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 873-7354	449	30	15.2	24.1%	287 (63.9%)	51 (11.4%)	79 (17.6%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.9%)	$7,885			$316			$7,568	98.2	98.7	8		R5
370040203386	9	Peak Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1601 Orchard Villas Ave	Apex	27502	Wake County	Peak Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 377-1552	765	33	23.1	10.7%	318 (41.6%)	62 (8.1%)	75 (9.8%)	273 (35.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.3%)								98.2	96.1	22	13	R5
370035403319	10	The Expedition School	Public, Charter	K-8	437 Dimmocks Mill Rd Ste 33	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	The Expedition School	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 245-8432	358	31	11.6		269 (75.1%)	7 (2.0%)	34 (9.5%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (9.2%)								97.9	99.1	7	3	R5

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