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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Murphy Middle	0.0mi	Public	6-8	65 Middle School Drive	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 837-0160	353	23	15.4	99.2%	299 (84.7%)	7 (2.0%)	19 (5.4%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	51.7	381^st of 778 public middle schools	51.0%		55.4	322^nd of 773 public middle schools	58.3%	59	56.8	48.7	28.6	51.4	65.0	60.0	81.7	$10,209	$1,096	$9,114
Hiwassee Dam Middle	11.8mi	Public	6-8	337 Blue Eagle Circle	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 644-5115	122	9	13.5	96.7%	107 (87.7%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	65.6	242^nd of 778 public middle schools	68.9%		67.9	222^nd of 773 public middle schools	71.3%	20	75.0	68.4	51.3	75.0	57.9	48.7	76.9	$13,929	$1,973	$11,956
Hayesville Middle	11.9mi	Public	6-8	135 School Drive	Hayesville	28904	Clay County	Clay County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 389-9924	301	20	15.4	99.0%	244 (81.1%)	2 (0.7%)	37 (12.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	57.2	330^th of 778 public middle schools	57.6%		68.4	217^th of 773 public middle schools	71.9%	113	51.2	78.4	50.0	54.8	69.6	54.0	61.0	$9,537	$427	$9,111
Andrews Middle	13.9mi	Public	6-8	2750 Business Hwy 19	Andrews	28901	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 321-5762	167	13	13.1	97.6%	131 (78.4%)	3 (1.8%)	21 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)	26	599^th of 778 public middle schools	23.0%		43.8	442^nd of 773 public middle schools	42.8%	157	46.4	33.3	26.5	37.5	45.8	49.0	65.3	$9,750	$1,000	$8,751

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