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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 27278

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At a glance

Schools

1,162

Students

Top rankedOrange Middle219^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools

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Biggest riser

A L Stanback Middle up 34 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 27278 zip code area is home to two middle schools - A L Stanback Middle and Orange Middle, both part of the Orange County Schools district. Based on the available data, Orange Middle appears to be the standout school, consistently outperforming A L Stanback Middle on various metrics.

Orange Middle has a higher statewide ranking, scoring 219 out of 773 middle schools in North Carolina for the 2024-2025 school year, compared to A L Stanback Middle's ranking of 371. Orange Middle also outperforms A L Stanback Middle and the overall district on most test score metrics, including higher proficiency rates in Math, Reading, and Science. Additionally, Orange Middle has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a more favorable socioeconomic profile.

While both schools generally perform below the state average on Math and Reading proficiency, they exceed the state average in 8th grade Science proficiency. A L Stanback Middle has a significantly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting it serves a more economically disadvantaged population. The slightly higher spending per student at A L Stanback Middle compared to Orange Middle raises questions about the effective allocation of resources and how they are being utilized to support student learning.

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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
A L Stanback Middle	Public	6-8	3700 NC 86 South	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 644-3200	648	45	14.4	57.7%	238 (36.7%)	69 (10.6%)	284 (43.8%)	12 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.5%)	51.9	371^st of 773 public middle schools	52.0%		49	405^th of 793 public middle schools	48.9%	34	49.5	50.3	55.9	42.9	52.3	54.5	69.2	$11,425	$789	$10,636
Orange Middle	Public	6-8	308 Orange High Rd	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 732-6121	514	38	13.4	43.4%	300 (58.4%)	69 (13.4%)	104 (20.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)	68.2	219^th of 773 public middle schools	71.7%		65	249^th of 793 public middle schools	68.6%	30	60.8	75.6	49.4	62.9	62.8	57.1	64.1	$10,665	$408	$10,256

Cities Near Zip Code 27278

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hillsborough	0.78 mi	12	108^th
Chapel Hill	3.78 mi	22	59^th
Efland	6.24 mi	2	193^rd
Durham	7.5 mi	74	322^nd
Mebane	9.18 mi	8	249^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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