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McGee's Crossroads Middle

Q: Is McGee's Crossroads Middle a good school?

McGee's Crossroads Middle ranks 205 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

205^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 74% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

McGee's Crossroads Middle in Benson, NC is a traditional public school serving 757 students in grades 6–8 and is part of Johnston County Public Schools. Despite serving a student body with very high economic need, the school has posted a remarkable turnaround. After ranking in the 39th percentile statewide in 2020-21, it has climbed steadily to a 4-star rating and a 205th-place ranking out of 778 North Carolina middle schools, placing it in the top quarter of the state. This makes it one of the strongest traditional neighborhood middle schools in the area, outperforming nearby schools like Benson Middle and Clayton Middle by a wide margin.

The school's recent test scores are well above district and state averages in every subject. For example, 8th-grade science proficiency sits at 78.4%, nearly 10 points above the statewide average, and 8th-grade math saw a dramatic one-year jump from roughly 45% proficiency to 62.6%. Another major differentiator is attendance: only 16.6% of students were chronically absent in 2024-25, far lower than the district rate of 21.8% and rates of over 30% at nearby Swift Creek Middle and Clayton Middle. This strong attendance and academic performance is a testament to the school's supportive environment, especially given that many comparable high-poverty schools struggle with much higher absenteeism.

McGee's Crossroads achieves this success while serving all major student subgroups well, with every reported group ranking above the state median in school effectiveness—including students in special education and English Language Learners. The school posts higher student-teacher ratios (18.0) than many neighbors, yet consistently delivers stronger academic results, signaling both efficiency and effectiveness. While The Innovation Academy at South Campus remains the highest-ranked school in the area, it is a smaller, specialized choice program; McGee's Crossroads is the clear standout among traditional comprehensive middle schools in this part of Johnston County.

757

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13353 NC Highway 210
Benson, NC 27504-8141

(919) 894-6003

District: Johnston County Public Schools

Students who attend McGee's Crossroads Middle usually attend:

High:

West Johnston High

Feeder schools for McGee's Crossroads Middle:

Elementary:	Dixon Road Elementary
	McGee's Crossroads Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.3%

Hispanic:

30.3%

African American:

12.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (66% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Carolina median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg58%

205^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

98^th of 246Johnston County Public 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	70.4	205 of 778	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	63.4	258 of 773	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	257 of 793	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	352 of 784	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	296 of 786	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.8	450 of 741	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	367 of 737	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	360 of 691	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.2	362 of 694	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.7	307 of 692	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.2	263 of 705	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.2	196 of 627	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.6	193 of 673	71.3%	★★★★☆
2012	76.3	132 of 662	80.1%	★★★★☆
2011	76.0	131 of 648	79.8%	★★★★☆
2010	77.9	115 of 640	82.0%	★★★★☆
2009	76.4	127 of 630	79.8%	★★★★☆
2008	72.7	154 of 620	75.2%	★★★★☆
2007	69.3	177 of 606	70.8%	★★★★☆
2006	69.1	169 of 598	71.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	134 of 553	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	58.9	177 of 546	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.6	96 of 560	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	140 of 559	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	155 of 550	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	45.0	253 of 533	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	162 of 519	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	254 of 494	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	57.5	106 of 449	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	43.8	238 of 478	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	218 of 504	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	222 of 475	53.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	135 of 363	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.0	92 of 371	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	47.2	152 of 356	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	95 of 318	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	86 of 312	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	24.8	211 of 236	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	201 of 211	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	250 of 731	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.3	290 of 733	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	287 of 738	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	358 of 731	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	242 of 733	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	408 of 706	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	368 of 684	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	327 of 656	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	90 of 465	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	60.5	212 of 458	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	159 of 461	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	353 of 452	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.5	197 of 450	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	272 of 448	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	184 of 416	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	44 of 127	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.2	92 of 566	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	63.1	159 of 562	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	51.1	259 of 564	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	253 of 553	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	223 of 541	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.7	410 of 522	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	418 of 493	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	398 of 472	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	188 of 725	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	62.4	213 of 729	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	127 of 743	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	312 of 735	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	158 of 689	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	38.2	387 of 633	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	355 of 639	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	376 of 604	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	148 of 736	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	67.3	209 of 733	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	201 of 751	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	315 of 747	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	326 of 748	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.5	451 of 711	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	342 of 697	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	370 of 665	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	64 of 333	80.8%	★★★★☆
2025	72.4	69 of 328	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	22.9	200 of 221	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	102 of 500	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	65.8	74 of 478	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	56 of 473	88.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.0	291 of 644	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.1	280 of 649	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	245 of 652	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	389 of 656	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	298 of 658	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.7	463 of 632	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	358 of 624	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	339 of 596	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)81st percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)81st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)80th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)80th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)76th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)76th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile~ school

Female (2026)66th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)63rd percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science78%+10 vs state

Reading64%+8 vs state

Mathematics64%+7 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, March 29, 2018

This school is getting worse over time. We are thinking of relocating so our children won't have to go to this school any longer. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, January 9, 2017

I can definitely say this school is way better than Smithfield middle. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, August 26, 2010

The school do not care about the student at all.I had register my child doing the summer and still had to do alot of paper work went school start. My child come home everday not happy about the school. That have bugs in school. I am planning to take my child ot of the school. The school is not on the right track . 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 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
McGee's Crossroads Middle	Public	6-8	13353 NC Highway 210	Benson	27504	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 894-6003	757	42	18.0	98.9%	388 (51.3%)	93 (12.3%)	229 (30.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.3%)	70.4	205^th of 778 public middle schools	73.7%		63.4	258^th of 773 public middle schools	66.6%	53	66.1	61.6	62.6	62.9	61.2	68.5	78.4	$8,319	$639	$7,679
Cleveland Middle	Public	6-8	2323 Cornwallis Road	Garner	27529	Wake County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 553-7500	936	51	18.4	99.7%	439 (46.9%)	215 (23.0%)	193 (20.6%)	26 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (6.5%)	68.1	220^th of 778 public middle schools	71.7%		66	242^nd of 773 public middle schools	68.7%	22	59.8	59.1	68.9	59.8	63.9	63.7	77.7	$7,527	$410	$7,117
Swift Creek Middle	Public	6-8	325 Norris Rd	Clayton	27520	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 262-0750	691	45	15.5	99.3%	334 (48.3%)	101 (14.6%)	215 (31.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.2%)	60.1	297^th of 778 public middle schools	61.8%		56	316^th of 773 public middle schools	59.1%	19	66.7	66.5	58.7	55.1	58.7	55.6	65.9	$8,637	$480	$8,156
Benson Middle	Public	6-8	1600 N Wall Street	Benson	27504	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 894-3889	377	26	14.7	99.2%	121 (32.1%)	72 (19.1%)	164 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.0%)	51.7	380^th of 778 public middle schools	51.2%		39.6	475^th of 773 public middle schools	38.6%	95	58.9	49.0	56.9	56.8	47.7	61.8	69.9	$9,496	$899	$8,596
Clayton Middle	Public	6-8	490 Guy Rd	Clayton	27520	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 553-5811	609	38	16.0	96.2%	169 (27.8%)	170 (27.9%)	221 (36.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.1%)	49.1	405^th of 778 public middle schools	47.9%		48.6	395^th of 773 public middle schools	48.9%	10	55.4	50.0	45.3	51.9	56.8	58.5	70.3	$9,361	$587	$8,774
Four Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	1475 Boyette Road	Four Oaks	27524	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 963-4022	477	31	15.3	98.1%	235 (49.3%)	66 (13.8%)	152 (31.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	60.6	292^nd of 778 public middle schools	62.5%		61.6	270^th of 773 public middle schools	65.1%	22	61.7	50.0	71.8	52.5	47.0	64.4	84.6	$9,812	$944	$8,868
Coats-Erwin Middle	Public	6-8	2833 NC Hwy 55E	Dunn	28334	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 230-0300	589	37	15.7	98.5%	246 (41.8%)	104 (17.7%)	210 (35.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	22.9	626^th of 778 public middle schools	19.5%		26.1	580^th of 773 public middle schools	25.0%	46	42.9	28.6	45.0	36.9	38.9	42.9	60.2	$8,076	$555	$7,521
Harnett Central Middle	Public	6-8	2529 Harnett Central Rd	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 639-6000	1,059	64	16.5	97.8%	458 (43.2%)	227 (21.4%)	310 (29.3%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.2%)	28.2	579^th of 778 public middle schools	25.6%		27.4	568^th of 773 public middle schools	26.5%	11	44.4	39.5	35.4	45.5	43.0	47.8	61.6	$8,387	$686	$7,701
Dunn Middle	Public	6-8	1301 Meadowlark Road	Dunn	28334	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 892-1016	388	28	13.8	99.0%	69 (17.8%)	171 (44.1%)	128 (33.0%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	32.8	530^th of 778 public middle schools	31.9%		30.1	549^th of 773 public middle schools	29.0%	19	56.3	54.1	38.6	41.0	48.0	34.2	60.5	$10,917	$1,260	$9,657
East Garner Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6301 Jones Sausage Rd	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 662-2339	1,109	71	15.6	99.7%	148 (13.3%)	514 (46.3%)	355 (32.0%)	51 (4.6%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	34 (3.1%)	28.5	575^th of 778 public middle schools	26.1%		34.1	516^th of 773 public middle schools	33.2%	59	47.8	40.5	39.3	45.5	46.9	42.2	57.4	$8,808	$540	$8,269

Frequently Asked Questions about McGee's Crossroads Middle

Is McGee's Crossroads Middle a good school?

McGee's Crossroads Middle ranks 205^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of McGee's Crossroads Middle attend?

Students who attend McGee's Crossroads Middle usually go on to attend West Johnston High

What is the racial makeup of McGee's Crossroads Middle?

Students at McGee's Crossroads Middle are 51% White, 30% Hispanic, 12% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is McGee's Crossroads Middle in?

Johnston County Public Schools

How many students attend McGee's Crossroads Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 757 students attended McGee's Crossroads Middle.

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