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Cramerton Middle

Public Grades 6-8

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 92% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Cramerton Middle is a public middle school in Cramerton, North Carolina, serving 919 students in grades 6-8. The school consistently outperforms the Gaston County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in academic proficiency, ranking among the top middle schools in the state.

Cramerton Middle's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 77.9% of 6th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 51.1% for Gaston County Schools and 57.2% for North Carolina. The school has been ranked 61st out of over 700 middle schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Cramerton Middle also excels in supporting the academic achievement of diverse student subgroups, ranking in the top 50 in the state for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby middle schools in the Gaston County Schools district, Cramerton Middle significantly outperforms its peers in academic proficiency and statewide rankings. For example, W.C. Friday Middle School and Southwest Middle School have much lower proficiency rates and statewide rankings compared to Cramerton Middle, despite the school having a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, a common indicator of socioeconomic status.

959

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,892

Per pupil spending ?

43.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Cramer Mountain Road
Cramerton, NC 28032

(704) 836-9603

District: Gaston County Schools

Students who attend Cramerton Middle usually attend:

High:

Forestview High

Feeder schools for Cramerton Middle:

Elementary:	New Hope Elementary
	W A Bess Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.2%

African American:

16.1%

Hispanic:

12.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (76% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of North Carolina middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg48%

North Carolina avg54%

61^st of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11Middle Schools in the Gaston County Schools

149^th of 242Gaston County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	61 of 773	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	54 of 793	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	46 of 784	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	56 of 786	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	43 of 741	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	55 of 737	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	49 of 691	92.9%	★★★★★
2017	84.7	75 of 694	89.2%	★★★★☆
2016	72.3	166 of 692	76.0%	★★★★☆
2015	75.6	150 of 705	78.7%	★★★★☆
2014	76.3	137 of 627	78.1%	★★★★☆
2013	84.0	85 of 673	87.4%	★★★★☆
2012	78.5	104 of 662	84.3%	★★★★☆
2011	79.3	96 of 648	85.2%	★★★★☆
2010	77.5	117 of 640	81.7%	★★★★☆
2009	77.5	117 of 630	81.4%	★★★★☆
2008	73.4	146 of 620	76.5%	★★★★☆
2007	71.5	153 of 606	74.8%	★★★★☆
2006	75.8	106 of 598	82.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	36 of 546	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	35 of 560	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	25 of 559	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	24 of 550	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	20 of 533	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	39 of 519	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	38 of 494	92.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	41 of 111	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.2	40 of 110	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.9	33 of 110	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	35 of 109	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.8	45 of 99	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	48 of 102	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.6	33 of 95	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	67.8	67 of 449	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	108 of 478	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	14 of 504	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	17 of 475	96.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	28 of 371	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	75.5	35 of 356	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	14 of 318	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	29.8	244 of 312	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	52 of 733	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	47 of 738	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	48 of 731	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	56 of 733	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	41 of 706	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	46 of 684	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	53 of 656	91.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	106 of 458	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	2 of 461	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	77.9	8 of 452	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	76.6	24 of 450	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	74.9	54 of 448	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	60 of 416	85.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	34 of 562	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	43 of 564	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	25 of 553	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	82.2	50 of 541	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	19 of 522	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	31 of 493	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	18 of 472	96.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	32 of 729	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	31 of 743	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	16 of 735	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	26 of 689	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.6	9 of 633	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	28 of 639	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	33 of 604	94.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	80 of 733	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	61 of 751	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	38 of 747	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	46 of 748	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.8	44 of 711	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	57 of 697	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	50 of 665	92.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	49 of 328	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.6	22 of 306	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	16 of 302	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	10 of 283	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	8 of 248	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	11 of 221	95.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	105 of 478	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	85 of 473	82.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	108 of 649	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	92 of 652	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	81 of 656	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	80 of 658	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	87.1	71 of 632	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	84 of 624	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	91 of 596	84.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile~ school

African American (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)85th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)77th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)63rd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science83%+23 vs state

Mathematics77%+24 vs state

Reading72%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Cramerton Middle	Public	6-8	601 Cramer Mountain Road	Cramerton	28032	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9603	959	51	18.8	43.2%	587 (61.2%)	154 (16.1%)	117 (12.2%)	44 (4.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.5%)	88.9	61^st of 773 public middle schools	92.1%		91.4	54^th of 793 public middle schools	93.2%	7	77.9	76.4	76.8	67.6	69.8	77.5	82.9	$7,892	$734	$7,158
Belmont Middle	Public	6-8	1020 South Point Road	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9611	770	42	18.1	42.2%	504 (65.5%)	84 (10.9%)	122 (15.8%)	18 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.3%)	74.5	167^th of 773 public middle schools	78.4%		70.4	208^th of 793 public middle schools	73.8%	41	76.3	69.7	57.1	63.9	63.0	60.2	67.0	$7,551	$657	$6,894
Holbrook Middle	Public	6-8	418 S Church Street	Lowell	28098	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9607	712	53	13.5	97.8%	242 (34.0%)	217 (30.5%)	197 (27.7%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.5%)	23.2	605^th of 773 public middle schools	21.7%		26.6	597^th of 793 public middle schools	24.7%	8	37.3	36.6	27.1	41.0	38.1	45.6	45.6	$7,945	$752	$7,193
W P Grier Middle School	Public	6-8	1622 E Garrison Boulevard	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9604	659	42	15.7	99.5%	63 (9.6%)	348 (52.8%)	192 (29.1%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (6.8%)	10.3	717^th of 773 public middle schools	7.2%		12.4	720^th of 793 public middle schools	9.2%	3	25.1	23.7	30.0	25.1	30.7	29.8	36.9	$8,330	$1,260	$7,071
Mount Holly Middle	Public	6-8	124 S Hawthorne Street	Mount Holly	28120	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9610	570	37	15.2	99.5%	281 (49.3%)	115 (20.2%)	106 (18.6%)	19 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (8.2%)	53.5	350^th of 773 public middle schools	54.7%		55.8	325^th of 793 public middle schools	59.0%	25	60.2	53.4	54.1	51.3	51.9	51.9	57.8	$8,065	$884	$7,181
York Chester Middle	Public	6-8	601 S Clay Street	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9609	398	25	15.9	99.2%	72 (18.1%)	188 (47.2%)	121 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	25.9	582^nd of 773 public middle schools	24.7%		25.2	617^th of 793 public middle schools	22.2%	35	37.3	40.7	49.0	29.9	31.9	44.2	45.2	$12,146	$3,225	$8,921
Whitewater Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	10201 Running Rapids Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 344-3400	731	48	15.2	99.6%	20 (2.7%)	372 (50.9%)	263 (36.0%)	45 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.2%)	37.3	491^st of 773 public middle schools	36.5%		26.1	602^nd of 793 public middle schools	24.1%	111	53.7	48.0	65.5	41.1	34.1	40.1	46.3	$10,408	$1,245	$9,164
Southwest Middle	Public	6-8	1 Roadrunner Drive	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6290	832	54	15.3	99.6%	187 (22.5%)	280 (33.7%)	302 (36.3%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.9%)	13.6	696^th of 773 public middle schools	10.0%		17.3	685^th of 793 public middle schools	13.6%	11	31.3	30.4	32.4	25.9	27.3	38.8	34.8	$8,802	$1,244	$7,559
Wilson STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	7020 Tuckaseegee Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6070	456	23	19.4	99.3%	16 (3.5%)	272 (59.6%)	135 (29.6%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)	18.3	653^rd of 773 public middle schools	15.5%		12.4	719^th of 793 public middle schools	9.3%	66	40.1	33.1	32.1	33.5	36.4	38.0	37.6	$10,408	$1,128	$9,279
Kennedy Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4000 Gallant Ln	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5540	990	55	18.1	99.7%	68 (6.9%)	388 (39.2%)	410 (41.4%)	78 (7.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.3%)	46.1	425^th of 773 public middle schools	45.0%		37.8	507^th of 793 public middle schools	36.1%	82	54.5	52.2	36.2	47.7	48.4	50.3	65.4	$8,305	$735	$7,571

Frequently Asked Questions about Cramerton Middle

What high school do graduates of Cramerton Middle attend?

Students who attend Cramerton Middle usually go on to attend Forestview High

How many students attend Cramerton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 959 students attended Cramerton Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Cramerton Middle?

Students at Cramerton Middle are 61% White, 16% African American, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is Cramerton Middle in?

Gaston County Schools

Is Cramerton Middle a good school?

Yes. Cramerton Middle ranks in the top 7.9% of North Carolina middle schools.

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