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Brown Summit Middle

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

4^th

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of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 99% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Brown Summit Middle is a small public middle school in Browns Summit, North Carolina, serving 242 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of Guilford County Schools. Despite being in a district that ranks in the 39th percentile statewide, Brown Summit is an academic powerhouse — ranked 4th of 778 North Carolina middle schools (99th percentile) for 2025–2026, with top-five placements nearly every year for over a decade. Nearby schools simply don't come close: Northern Guilford Middle ranks 80th, Kernodle Middle 185th, and Lincoln Academy 193rd, while other local schools like Northeast Guilford Middle and Eastern Guilford Middle rank in the bottom 15% statewide.

Brown Summit's End-of-Grade (EOG) scores are striking — 100% proficiency across every subject and grade level reported in recent years, including 7th grade Math and Reading, 8th grade Math and Science, and more. The strongest nearby comparison, Northern Guilford Middle, posts proficiency rates in the 70–85% range on its best tests. Attendance is just as impressive: chronic absenteeism at Brown Summit is just 5.7%, roughly one-fifth the Guilford County rate of 29.2% and well below the state average of 24.2%. Compare that with Kiser Middle at 32.4% or Mendenhall Middle at 42.2% — Brown Summit's attendance advantage is extraordinary.

The school's success isn't limited to one group of students. For three consecutive years Brown Summit has ranked #1 in North Carolina for its African American students, and its low-income students have also held the #1 statewide spot for two straight years. Male, female, white, and Asian students have all ranked in the top five in recent years. About 14.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — far less than nearby schools like Lincoln Academy at 99.6% or Kernodle Middle at 98.2% — yet Brown Summit's low-income students outperform their peers across the state. With perfect test scores, remarkably low absenteeism, and sustained top-tier rankings going back to 2011, Brown Summit Middle stands in a class of its own.

242

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

14.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4720 NC Highway 150 East
Browns Summit, NC 27214

(336) 656-0432

District: Guilford County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.0%

Asian:

22.3%

African American:

16.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2012 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (100% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of North Carolina middle schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school100%

District avg51%

North Carolina avg58%

4^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

150^th of 246Guilford 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
2026	98.6	4 of 778	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	99.2	2 of 773	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	5 of 793	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	3 of 786	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	99.5	3 of 741	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	3 of 737	99.6%	★★★★★
2016	97.9	1 of 692	99.9%	★★★★★
2015	97.9	1 of 705	99.9%	★★★★★
2013	99.5	1 of 673	99.9%	★★★★★
2012	88.9	1 of 662	99.8%	★★★★★
2011	89.1	2 of 648	99.7%	★★★★★
2010	89.4	2 of 640	99.7%	★★★★★
2009	91.4	2 of 630	99.7%	★★★★★
2008	93.6	12 of 620	98.1%	★★★★★
2007	87.2	25 of 606	95.9%	★★★★★
2006	87.1	27 of 598	95.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	99.8	1 of 553	99.8%	★★★★★
2025	99.9	1 of 546	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	1 of 560	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	1 of 559	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	1 of 550	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	100.0	1 of 533	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	1 of 519	99.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	89.4	1 of 121	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	88.3	3 of 111	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	1 of 110	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	1 of 110	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	1 of 109	99.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	98.9	2 of 731	99.7%	★★★★★
2025	99.2	1 of 733	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	2 of 738	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	2 of 731	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	1 of 733	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.3	3 of 706	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	1 of 684	99.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	48 of 465	89.7%	★★★★☆
2025	75.8	44 of 458	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	70.7	75 of 461	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	14 of 450	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	80.6	12 of 448	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	71.9	49 of 416	88.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	99.8	1 of 725	99.9%	★★★★★
2025	100.0	1 of 729	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	2 of 743	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	1 of 735	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	100.0	1 of 633	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	2 of 639	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	99.1	2 of 736	99.7%	★★★★★
2025	99.2	1 of 733	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	1 of 751	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	1 of 748	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.3	6 of 711	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	4 of 697	99.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	96.9	1 of 644	99.8%	★★★★★
2025	98.1	1 of 649	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	5 of 652	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	4 of 656	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	3 of 658	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.8	2 of 632	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	1 of 624	99.8%	★★★★★

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 (2026)100th percentile~ school

White (2026)100th percentile~ school

African American (2026)100th percentile~ school

Male (2026)100th percentile~ school

Female (2026)100th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)99th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)90th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics100%+44 vs state

Reading100%+44 vs state

Science100%+31 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, October 18, 2018

BSMC is a school for advanced academics. Students have the benefit of great teachers who stay, can fulfill high school math 1 & 2 and 1 language credit by 8th grade graduation. Students can participate in middle school athletics at their assigned middle school. It is a parent involved, high learning school. Many go onto early colleges. Close Quote

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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	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 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	242	14	17.2	14.9%	121 (50.0%)	39 (16.1%)	12 (5.0%)	54 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	98.6	4^th of 778 public middle schools	99.5%		99.2	2^nd of 773 public middle schools	99.7%	2			562.8	100.0	≥ 95%			567.2	100.0	574.1		100.0	$9,102	$528	$8,574
Northeast Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	6720 McLeansville Road	Mc Leansville	27301	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2525	675	45	15.0	99.6%	93 (13.8%)	403 (59.7%)	130 (19.3%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.2%)	17.6	668^th of 778 public middle schools	14.1%		19	646^th of 773 public middle schools	16.4%	22			39.5	38.3	32.9			35.8	36.9	40.2		50.4	$9,065	$1,562	$7,503
Northern Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	616 Simpson-Calhoun Road	Greensboro	27455	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 605-3342	780	45	17.2	33.8%	438 (56.2%)	190 (24.4%)	88 (11.3%)	22 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.4%)	86.3	80^th of 778 public middle schools	89.7%		81.5	122^nd of 773 public middle schools	84.2%	42			83.3	78.3	66.5			74.1	72.3	79.2		81.8	$8,488	$495	$7,994
Reidsville Middle	Public	6-8	1903 S Park Dr	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 342-4726	543	35	15.7	99.4%	123 (22.7%)	223 (41.1%)	131 (24.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (11.2%)	14	691^st of 778 public middle schools	11.2%		12.2	705^th of 773 public middle schools	8.8%	14			37.8	26.0	33.9			31.6	35.1	40.6		45.9	$8,942	$1,430	$7,511
Mendenhall Middle	Public	6-8	205 Willoughby Boulevard	Greensboro	27408	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 545-2000	905	56	16.0	99.7%	162 (17.9%)	450 (49.7%)	160 (17.7%)	63 (7.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (7.3%)	26.6	596^th of 778 public middle schools	23.4%		26.5	577^th of 773 public middle schools	25.4%	19			37.7	39.9	43.3			39.7	47.6	42.0		61.2	$8,857	$852	$8,004
Otis L Hairston Senior Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3911 Naco Rd	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 378-8280	658	39	16.7	99.5%	14 (2.1%)	456 (69.3%)	145 (22.0%)	18 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)	13.5	694^th of 778 public middle schools	10.8%		14.9	686^th of 773 public middle schools	11.3%	8			26.6	32.2	34.7			21.9	37.7	38.7		51.6	$11,158	$1,766	$9,392
Eastern Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	435 Peeden Drive	Gibsonville	27249	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 449-4255	901	57	15.7	99.7%	148 (16.4%)	432 (47.9%)	191 (21.2%)	59 (6.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.5%)	14.9	685^th of 778 public middle schools	12.0%		20.2	635^th of 773 public middle schools	17.9%	50			34.5	39.4	32.6			31.6	37.9	33.4		49.7	$8,157	$966	$7,191
Kiser Middle	Public	6-8	407 Campus Drive	Greensboro	27408	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 370-8240	1,074	62	17.2	99.7%	407 (37.9%)	451 (42.0%)	137 (12.8%)	24 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.0%)	50.7	391^st of 778 public middle schools	49.7%		56.1	314^th of 773 public middle schools	59.4%	77			55.7	54.9	45.9			56.3	59.1	54.5		66.3	$9,801	$930	$8,871
Lincoln Academy	Public, Magnet	4-8	1016 Lincoln Street	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-3471	696	40	17.4	99.6%	125 (18.0%)	341 (49.0%)	54 (7.8%)	121 (17.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.8%)	73.3	193^rd of 778 public middle schools	75.2%		70.2	201^st of 773 public middle schools	74.0%	8	562.8	100.0	73.0	71.0	54.5	557.8	563.7	69.8	69.7	65.1	367.6	70.3	$8,890	$583	$8,307
Kernodle Middle	Public	6-8	3600 Drawbridge Parkway	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 545-3717	707	42	16.9	98.2%	316 (44.7%)	180 (25.5%)	83 (11.7%)	92 (13.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.0%)	73.8	185^th of 778 public middle schools	76.2%		73.3	180^th of 773 public middle schools	76.7%	5			73.6	59.6	66.8			68.2	58.2	67.9		84.1	$9,002	$474	$8,529

Frequently Asked Questions about Brown Summit Middle

What is the racial makeup of Brown Summit Middle?

Students at Brown Summit Middle are 50% White, 22% Asian, 16% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What district is Brown Summit Middle in?

Guilford County Schools

How many students attend Brown Summit Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 242 students attended Brown Summit Middle.

Is Brown Summit Middle a good school?

Yes! Brown Summit Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 4^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools.

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