Best Middle Schools in North Carolina (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

453

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Every ranked middle school in North Carolina, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

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North Carolina middle schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Brown Summit Middle (Magnet)	Browns Summit	Guilford County Schools	98%	73%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	235
#2	A+	Mills Park Middle	Cary	Wake County Schools	95%	80%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,630
#3	A+	Marvin Ridge Middle	Waxhaw	Union County Public Schools	93%	80%	Exceeds Expectations	1,358
#4	A+	Weddington Middle	Matthews	Union County Public Schools	90%	77%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,450
#5	A+	Harris Road Middle	Concord	Cabarrus County Schools	89%	71%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,235
#6	A+	The Brawley School	Mooresville	Iredell-Statesville Schools	89%	77%	Exceeds Expectations	639
#7	A+	Apex Friendship Middle	Apex	Wake County Schools	88%	77%	Exceeds Expectations	1,397
#8	A+	Davis Drive Middle	Cary	Wake County Schools	88%	80%	Exceeds Expectations	959
#9	A+	Community House Middle	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	86%	75%	Exceeds Expectations	1,412
#10	A+	Jay M Robinson Middle	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	86%	76%	Exceeds Expectations	1,305
#11	A+	The Innovation Academy At South Campus	Smithfield	Johnston County Public Schools	86%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	232
#12	A+	Lakewood Montessori Middle (Magnet)	Durham	Durham Public Schools	85%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	303
#13	A+	Cuthbertson Middle	Waxhaw	Union County Public Schools	84%	75%	Exceeds Expectations	1,344
#14	A+	Hickory Ridge Middle	Harrisburg	Cabarrus County Schools	84%	70%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	935
#15	A+	Northwest Guilford Middle	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	81%	73%	Meets Expectations	950
#16	A+	Alston Ridge Middle	Cary	Wake County Schools	80%	75%	Meets Expectations	1,459
#17	A+	Bailey Middle	Cornelius	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	80%	71%	Exceeds Expectations	1,326
#18	A+	Heritage Middle	Wake Forest	Wake County Schools	79%	74%	Meets Expectations	997
#19	A+	Salem Middle	Apex	Wake County Schools	79%	77%	Meets Expectations	1,071
#20	A+	Oakwood Middle Ib School	Statesville	Iredell-Statesville Schools	78%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	500
#21	A+	Broad Creek Middle	Newport	Carteret County Public Schools	77%	64%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	710
#22	A+	Charles P Murray Middle	Wilmington	New Hanover County Schools	77%	67%	Exceeds Expectations	882
#23	A+	Cramerton Middle	Cramerton	Gaston County Schools	77%	61%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	909
#24	A+	Hope Middle	Greenville	Pitt County Schools	77%	66%	Exceeds Expectations	877
#25	A+	Piedmont Middle School (Magnet)	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	77%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,083
#26	A+	Pilot Mountain Middle	Pilot Mountain	Surry County Schools	77%	64%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	454
#27	A+	Seventy First Classical Middle	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	77%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	430
#28	A+	Holly Grove Middle	Holly Springs	Wake County Schools	76%	74%	Meets Expectations	935
#29	A+	West Pine Middle	West End	Moore County Schools	76%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	688
#30	A+	William Ellis Middle	Advance	Davie County Schools	76%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	452
#31	A+	New Century Middle	Cameron	Moore County Schools	75%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	625
#32	A+	Smith Middle	Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	75%	68%	Exceeds Expectations	768
#33	A+	South Charlotte Middle	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	75%	68%	Meets Expectations	808
#34	A+	West Cary Middle	Cary	Wake County Schools	75%	66%	Exceeds Expectations	860
#35	A+	Apex Middle	Apex	Wake County Schools	74%	75%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	905
#36	A+	Bethel Middle	Waynesville	Haywood County Schools	74%	63%	Exceeds Expectations	245
#37	A	Leesville Road Middle	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	74%	68%	Meets Expectations	791
#38	A	Camden Middle	Camden	Camden County Schools	73%	69%	Meets Expectations	267
#39	A	Cane Creek Middle	Fletcher	Buncombe County Schools	73%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	452
#40	A	Carnage Middle (Magnet)	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	73%	70%	Meets Expectations	844
#41	A	Holly Ridge Middle	Holly Springs	Wake County Schools	73%	68%	Meets Expectations	994
#42	A	Moore Square Middle (Magnet)	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	73%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	585
#43	A	Phillips Middle	Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	73%	67%	Meets Expectations	609
#44	A	Topsail Middle	Hampstead	Pender County Schools	73%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	807
#45	A	East Cary Middle	Cary	Wake County Schools	72%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	627
#46	A	Foothills Community School (Magnet)	Marion	McDowell County Schools	72%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	188
#47	A	Margaret B Pollard Middle	Chapel Hill	Chatham County Schools	72%	68%	Meets Expectations	768
#48	A	Martin Middle (Magnet)	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	72%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	958
#49	A	Mcdougle Middle	Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	72%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	752
#50	A	Roland Grise Middle	Wilmington	New Hanover County Schools	72%	65%	Meets Expectations	860
#51	A	Tucker Creek Middle	Havelock	Craven County Board of Education	72%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	519
#52	A	First Flight Middle School	Kill Devil Hills	Dare County Schools	71%	64%	Meets Expectations	612
#53	A	Pine Hollow Middle	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	71%	68%	Meets Expectations	850
#54	A	Rogers Herr Middle (Magnet)	Durham	Durham Public Schools	71%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	643
#55	A	West Alexander Middle	Taylorsville	Alexander County Schools	71%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	467
#56	A	Ashe County Middle	Warrensville	Ashe County Schools	70%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	440
#57	A	Lewisville Middle	Lewisville	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	70%	64%	Meets Expectations	824
#58	A	North Davidson Middle	Lexington	Davidson County Schools	70%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	706
#59	A	Northern Guilford Middle	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	70%	66%	Meets Expectations	792
#60	A	Northwest Cabarrus Middle	Concord	Cabarrus County Schools	70%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	801
#61	A	Oberlin Middle (Magnet)	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	70%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	1,076
#62	A	Rugby Middle	Hendersonville	Henderson County Schools	70%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	804
#63	A	Sun Valley Middle	Indian Trail	Union County Public Schools	70%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	991
#64	A	Horton Middle	Pittsboro	Chatham County Schools	69%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	375
#65	A	Meadowlark Middle	Winston Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	69%	67%	Meets Expectations	825
#66	A	Moyock Middle	Moyock	Currituck County Schools	69%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	621
#67	A	Randolph Middle (Magnet)	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	69%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,148
#68	A	Springfield Middle	Lucama	Wilson County Schools	69%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	445
#69	A	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Winston Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	69%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	800
#70	A	Woodland Heights Middle	Mooresville	Iredell-Statesville Schools	69%	60%	Exceeds Expectations	542
#71	A	Crestdale Middle (Magnet)	Matthews	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	68%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,001
#72	A-	Elm City Middle	Elm City	Wilson County Schools	68%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	444
#73	A-	Hiwassee Dam Elementarymiddle	Murphy	Cherokee County Schools	68%	56%	Meets Expectations	120
#74	A-	Kernodle Middle	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	68%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	745
#75	A-	Ligon Middle (Magnet)	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	68%	62%	Meets Expectations	893
#76	A-	New Bridge Middle (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Onslow County Schools	68%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	490
#77	A-	North Lincoln Middle	Denver	Lincoln County Schools	68%	62%	Meets Expectations	776
#78	A-	Porter Ridge Middle School	Indian Trail	Union County Public Schools	68%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	1,291
#79	A-	Surf City Middle	Hampstead	Pender County Schools	68%	65%	Meets Expectations	705
#80	A-	Hawfields Middle	Mebane	Alamance-Burlington Schools	67%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	706
#81	A-	Herbert Akins Road Middle	Fuquay-Varina		67%	61%	Meets Expectations	827
#82	A-	North Davie Middle	Mocksville	Davie County Schools	67%	62%	Meets Expectations	439
#83	A-	Stem Early High	Henderson	Vance County Schools	67%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	257
#84	A-	Fuquay Varina Middle	Fuquay Varina	Wake County Schools	66%	67%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,164
#85	A-	John R Griffin Middle	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	66%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	1,091
#86	A-	M C S Noble Middle	Wilmington	New Hanover County Schools	66%	64%	Meets Expectations	652
#87	A-	Mooresville Middle	Mooresville	Mooresville Graded School District	66%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	933
#88	A-	Morehead City Middle	Morehead City	Carteret County Public Schools	66%	64%	Meets Expectations	482
#89	A-	North Buncombe Middle	Weaverville	Buncombe County Schools	66%	61%	Meets Expectations	504
#90	A-	Wakefield Middle	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	66%	67%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	898
#91	A-	West Millbrook Middle (Magnet)	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	66%	64%	Meets Expectations	1,046
#92	A-	Archer Lodge Middle	Wendell	Johnston County Public Schools	65%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	1,219
#93	A-	Belmont Middle	Belmont	Gaston County Schools	65%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	742
#94	A-	Carmel Middle	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	65%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,076
#95	A-	Culbreth Middle	Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	65%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	656
#96	A-	Grover C Fields Middle	New Bern	Craven County Board of Education	65%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	509
#97	A-	New Century International Middle	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	65%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	391
#98	A-	Piedmont Middle	Monroe	Union County Public Schools	65%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	968
#99	A-	Piney Grove Middle School	Lawsonville	Stokes County Schools	65%	58%	Meets Expectations	224
#100	A-	West Stanly Middle School	Locust	Stanly County Schools	65%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	619
#101	A-	Beaufort Middle	Beaufort	Carteret County Public Schools	63%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	258
#102	A-	Hendersonville Middle	Hendersonville	Henderson County Schools	63%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	510
#103	A-	Myrtle Grove Middle	Wilmington	New Hanover County Schools	63%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	645
#104	A-	Swansboro Middle	Swansboro	Onslow County Schools	63%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	967
#105	B+	East Wilkes Middle School	Ronda	Wilkes County Schools	63%	63%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	375
#106	B+	Hayesville Middle	Hayesville	Clay County Schools	63%	60%	Meets Expectations	274
#107	B+	Heritage Middle	Valdese	Burke County Schools	63%	61%	Meets Expectations	453
#108	B+	Jacobs Fork Middle	Newton	Catawba County Schools	63%	62%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	440
#109	B+	Lufkin Road Middle	Apex	Wake County Schools	63%	66%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	995
#110	B+	Mint Hill Middle	Matthews	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	63%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	944
#111	B+	Mount Pleasant Middle	Mount Pleasant	Cabarrus County Schools	63%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	688
#112	B+	Oak Grove Middle	Winston Salem	Davidson County Schools	63%	59%	Meets Expectations	727
#113	B+	Orange Middle	Hillsborough	Orange County Schools	63%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	525
#114	B+	Polk County Middle School	Mill Spring	Polk County Schools	63%	59%	Meets Expectations	475
#115	B+	Reedy Creek Middle (Magnet)	Cary	Wake County Schools	63%	63%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	768
#116	B+	West Lake Middle	Apex	Wake County Schools	63%	56%	Meets Expectations	877
#117	B+	Chestnut Grove Middle School	King	Stokes County Schools	62%	61%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	661
#118	B+	Cleveland Middle	Garner	Johnston County Public Schools	62%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	936
#119	B+	Cranberry Middle	Elk Park	Avery County Schools	62%	59%	Meets Expectations	170
#120	B+	East Lincoln Middle	Iron Station	Lincoln County Schools	62%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	728
#121	B+	Four Oaks Middle	Four Oaks	Johnston County Public Schools	62%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	468
#122	B+	Granite Falls Middle	Granite Falls	Caldwell County Schools	62%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	537
#123	B+	Liberty Middle	Morganton	Burke County Schools	62%	61%	Meets Expectations	457
#124	B+	Rolesville Middle	Rolesville	Wake County Schools	62%	58%	Meets Expectations	1,021
#125	B+	Canton Middle	Canton	Haywood County Schools	61%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	449
#126	B+	Catamount School	Sylva	Catamount School	61%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	59
#127	B+	Francis Bradley Middle (Magnet)	Huntersville	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	61%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,064
#128	B+	Ledford Middle	Thomasville	Davidson County Schools	61%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	597
#129	B+	Reid Ross Classical Middle	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	61%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	226
#130	B+	Sedgefield Middle	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	61%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	501
#131	B+	A G Cox Middle	Winterville	Pitt County Schools	60%	54%	Meets Expectations	865
#132	B+	Cane River Middle	Burnsville	Yancey County Schools	60%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	191
#133	B+	Coulwood Stem Academy (Magnet)	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	60%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	602
#134	B+	Dixon Middle	Sneads Ferry	Onslow County Schools	60%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	948
#135	B+	Holly Shelter Middle	Castle Hayne	New Hanover County Schools	60%	57%	Meets Expectations	858
#136	B+	J N Fries Magnet School (Magnet)	Concord	Cabarrus County Schools	60%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	829
#137	B+	Mount Airy Middle	Mount Airy	Mount Airy City Schools	60%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	409
#138	B+	Murphy Middle	Murphy	Cherokee County Schools	60%	58%	Meets Expectations	316
#139	B+	Norwayne Middle	Fremont	Wayne County Public Schools	60%	54%	Meets Expectations	886
#140	B+	Rosewood Middle	Goldsboro	Wayne County Public Schools	60%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	322
#141	B+	Shallotte Middle	Shallotte	Brunswick County Schools	60%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	674
#142	B	Mcgees Crossroads Middle	Benson	Johnston County Public Schools	60%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	749
#143	B	Town Creek Middle	Winnabow	Brunswick County Schools	60%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	500
#144	B	Central Davidson Middle	Lexington	Davidson County Schools	59%	54%	Meets Expectations	684
#145	B	Central Wilkes Middle School	Moravian Falls	Wilkes County Schools	59%	52%	Meets Expectations	576
#146	B	Chase Middle School	Forest City	Rutherford County Schools	59%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	501
#147	B	Chocowinity Middle	Chocowinity	Beaufort County Schools	59%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	368
#148	B	Elkin Middle	Elkin	Elkin City Schools	59%	53%	Meets Expectations	188
#149	B	Madison Middle School	Marshall	Madison County Schools	59%	53%	Meets Expectations	452
#150	B	Manteo Middle School	Manteo	Dare County Schools	59%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	369
#151	B	South Brunswick Middle	Southport	Brunswick County Schools	59%	54%	Meets Expectations	572
#152	B	Southern Middle	Roxboro	Person County Schools	59%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	514
#153	B	Southwestern Randolph Middle	Asheboro	Randolph County School System	59%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	465
#154	B	Stanley Middle	Stanley	Gaston County Schools	59%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	670
#155	B	Valley Springs Middle	Arden	Buncombe County Schools	59%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	634
#156	B	Currituck County Middle	Barco	Currituck County Schools	58%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	357
#157	B	Emma B Trask Middle	Wilmington	New Hanover County Schools	58%	56%	Meets Expectations	673
#158	B	Kiser Middle	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	58%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	902
#159	B	Maiden Middle School	Maiden	Catawba County Schools	58%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	421
#160	B	North Stanly Middle	New London	Stanly County Schools	58%	50%	Meets Expectations	487
#161	B	Parkwood Middle	Monroe	Union County Public Schools	58%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	828
#162	B	Perquimans County Middle	Winfall	Perquimans County Schools	58%	53%	Meets Expectations	366
#163	B	Riverwood Middle	Clayton	Johnston County Public Schools	58%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	948
#164	B	Speight Middle	Stantonsburg	Wilson County Schools	58%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	294
#165	B	Spring Creek Middle	Seven Springs	Wayne County Public Schools	58%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	624
#166	B	William Lenoir Middle	Lenoir	Caldwell County Schools	58%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	509
#167	B	Clemmons Middle School	Winston Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	57%	53%	Meets Expectations	1,168
#168	B	Kernersville Middle	Kernersville	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	57%	55%	Meets Expectations	706
#169	B	Lakeshore Middle	Mooresville	Iredell-Statesville Schools	57%	53%	Meets Expectations	608
#170	B	Pine Forest Middle	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	57%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	738
#171	B	Rockingham County Middle	Reidsville	Rockingham County Schools	57%	56%	Meets Expectations	753
#172	B	Rosman Middle	Rosman	Transylvania County Schools	57%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	209
#173	B	Sanlee Middle School	Sanford	Lee County Schools	57%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	809
#174	B	Southern Middle	Aberdeen	Moore County Schools	57%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	576
#175	B	West Lincoln Middle	Lincolnton	Lincoln County Schools	57%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	554
#176	B-	Forbush Middle	East Bend	Yadkin County Schools	57%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	628
#177	B-	Grays Creek Middle	Hope Mills	Cumberland County Schools	57%	52%	Meets Expectations	1,126
#178	B-	North Johnston Middle	Micro	Johnston County Public Schools	57%	49%	Meets Expectations	600
#179	B-	A L Stanback Middle	Hillsborough	Orange County Schools	56%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	646
#180	B-	Andrews Middle	Andrews	Cherokee County Schools	56%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	187
#181	B-	Brevard Middle	Brevard	Transylvania County Schools	56%	54%	Meets Expectations	535
#182	B-	Cedar Creek Middle	Youngsville	Franklin County Schools	56%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	515
#183	B-	Crest Middle	Shelby	Cleveland County Schools	56%	53%	Meets Expectations	849
#184	B-	H J Macdonald Middle	New Bern	Craven County Board of Education	56%	48%	Meets Expectations	712
#185	B-	Pamlico County Middle	Bayboro	Pamlico County Schools	56%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	271
#186	B-	Roberta Road Middle	Concord		56%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	961
#187	B-	Western Rockingham Middle	Madison	Rockingham County Schools	56%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	556
#188	B-	Asheville Middle	Asheville	Asheville City Schools	55%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	589
#189	B-	East Burke Middle	Connelly Springs	Burke County Schools	55%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	645
#190	B-	East Yancey Middle	Burnsville	Yancey County Schools	55%	60%	Underperforms Expectations	255
#191	B-	Hope Mills Middle	Hope Mills	Cumberland County Schools	55%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	514
#192	B-	Midway Middle	Dunn	Sampson County Schools	55%	50%	Meets Expectations	550
#193	B-	Mount Holly Middle	Mount Holly	Gaston County Schools	55%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	557
#194	B-	Nash Central Middle	Nashville	Nash County Public Schools	55%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	551
#195	B-	Newton Conover Middle	Conover	Newton Conover City Schools	55%	48%	Meets Expectations	603
#196	B-	North Wilkes Middle School	North Wilkesboro	Wilkes County Schools	55%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	409
#197	B-	Northwoods Park Middle	Jacksonville	Onslow County Schools	55%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	688
#198	B-	Swift Creek Middle	Clayton	Johnston County Public Schools	55%	52%	Meets Expectations	750
#199	B-	C C Griffin Middle (Magnet)	Concord	Cabarrus County Schools	54%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	959
#200	B-	Chaloner Middle School	Roanoke Rapids	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	54%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	616
#201	B-	Gravelly Hill Middle	Efland	Orange County Schools	54%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	425
#202	B-	Harry M Arndt Middle	Hickory	Catawba County Schools	54%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	631
#203	B-	Hudson Middle	Hudson	Caldwell County Schools	54%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	581
#204	B-	James E Shepard Middle (Magnet)	Durham	Durham Public Schools	54%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	381
#205	B-	John Chavis Middle School	Cherryville	Gaston County Schools	54%	49%	Meets Expectations	413
#206	B-	Kings Mountain Middle	Kings Mountain	Cleveland County Schools	54%	52%	Meets Expectations	712
#207	B-	Mac Williams Middle	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	54%	54%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,151
#208	B-	Nakina Middle	Nakina	Columbus County Schools	54%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	214
#209	B-	Waynesville Middle	Waynesville	Haywood County Schools	54%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	720
#210	B-	Mill Creek Middle	Claremont	Catawba County Schools	53%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	412
#211	C+	Burns Middle	Lawndale	Cleveland County Schools	53%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	734
#212	C+	Cape Fear Middle	Rocky Point	Pender County Schools	53%	48%	Meets Expectations	462
#213	C+	Clayton Middle	Clayton	Johnston County Public Schools	53%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	573
#214	C+	Crains Creek Middle	Carthage	Moore County Schools	53%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	592
#215	C+	Ellerbe Middle	Ellerbe	Richmond County Schools	53%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	212
#216	C+	Greenwood Middle	Goldsboro	Wayne County Public Schools	53%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	413
#217	C+	Hamlet Middle	Hamlet	Richmond County Schools	53%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	425
#218	C+	Harold E Winkler Middle (Magnet)	Concord	Cabarrus County Schools	53%	46%	Meets Expectations	856
#219	C+	Hunters Creek Middle	Jacksonville	Onslow County Schools	53%	50%	Meets Expectations	922
#220	C+	Kennedy Middle (Magnet)	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	53%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	923
#221	C+	Macon Middle School	Franklin	Macon County Schools	53%	54%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	599
#222	C+	Mcclintock Middle (Magnet)	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	53%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,079
#223	C+	Meadowview Magnet Middle (Magnet)	Mount Airy	Surry County Schools	53%	47%	Meets Expectations	349
#224	C+	Newport Middle	Newport	Carteret County Public Schools	53%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	378
#225	C+	Reynolds Middle	Asheville	Buncombe County Schools	53%	50%	Meets Expectations	479
#226	C+	Southern Nash Middle	Spring Hope	Nash County Public Schools	53%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	798
#227	C+	Table Rock Middle	Morganton	Burke County Schools	53%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	502
#228	C+	West Wilkes Middle School	Wilkesboro	Wilkes County Schools	53%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	468
#229	C+	Central Middle	Dobson	Surry County Schools	52%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	490
#230	C+	Dillard Drive Middle	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	52%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	970
#231	C+	East Alexander Middle	Hiddenite	Alexander County Schools	52%	49%	Meets Expectations	559
#232	C+	Eastern Wayne Middle	Goldsboro	Wayne County Public Schools	52%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	465
#233	C+	Elizabeth City Middle	Elizabeth City	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	52%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	515
#234	C+	Forest Hills Middle	Wilson	Wilson County Schools	52%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	670
#235	C+	Hanes Magnet School (Magnet)	Winston Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	52%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	906
#236	C+	Hobbton Middle	Newton Grove	Sampson County Schools	52%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	417
#237	C+	Jamestown Middle	Jamestown	Guilford County Schools	52%	49%	Meets Expectations	940
#238	C+	Northeastern Randolph Middle School	Liberty	Randolph County School System	52%	59%	Underperforms Expectations	481
#239	C+	R S Middle School	Rutherfordton	Rutherford County Schools	52%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	574
#240	C+	South Davie Middle	Mocksville	Davie County Schools	52%	46%	Meets Expectations	547
#241	C+	Trexler Middle	Richlands	Onslow County Schools	52%	45%	Meets Expectations	825
#242	C+	Apple Valley Middle	Hendersonville	Henderson County Schools	51%	44%	Meets Expectations	825
#243	C+	J Sam Gentry Middle	Mount Airy	Surry County Schools	51%	61%	Underperforms Expectations	363
#244	C+	River Bend Middle	Claremont	Catawba County Schools	51%	54%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	475
#245	C+	Tyro Middle	Lexington	Davidson County Schools	51%	55%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	561
#246	C	Alexander Graham Middle	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	51%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	1,245
#247	C	Clarkton School Of Discovery	Clarkton	Bladen County Schools	51%	47%	Meets Expectations	212
#248	C	E Lawson Brown Middle	Thomasville	Davidson County Schools	51%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	539
#249	C	Southeast Guilford Middle	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	51%	55%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	830
#250	C	Central Middle School	Gatesville	Gates County Schools	50%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	345
#251	C	Northview Middle	Hickory	Hickory City Schools	50%	47%	Meets Expectations	480
#252	C	R Max Abbott Middle	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	50%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	759
#253	C	South Asheboro Middle	Asheboro	Asheboro City Schools	50%	45%	Meets Expectations	508
#254	C	Trinity Middle School	Archdale	Randolph County School System	50%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	518
#255	C	West Mcdowell Middle School	Marion	McDowell County Schools	50%	55%	Underperforms Expectations	605
#256	C	Wheatmore Middle School	Trinity	Randolph County School System	50%	59%	Underperforms Expectations	496
#257	C	Woodington Middle	Kinston	Lenoir County Public Schools	50%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	577
#258	C	Benson Middle	Benson	Johnston County Public Schools	49%	43%	Meets Expectations	511
#259	C	Govs Village Stem Upper (Magnet)	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	49%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	707
#260	C	Highland Middle	Sanford	Harnett County Schools	49%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	875
#261	C	Rockingham Middle	Rockingham	Richmond County Schools	49%	47%	Meets Expectations	616
#262	C	Sherwood Githens Middle	Durham	Durham Public Schools	49%	43%	Meets Expectations	763
#263	C	South Stanly Middle	Norwood	Stanly County Schools	49%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	353
#264	C	Southwest Guilford Middle High	Point	Guilford County Schools	49%	46%	Meets Expectations	1,101
#265	C	West Middle	Mount Gilead	Montgomery County Schools	49%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	309
#266	C	Cedar Grove Middle	Supply	Brunswick County Schools	48%	44%	Meets Expectations	434
#267	C	Central Middle	Whiteville	Whiteville City Schools	48%	41%	Meets Expectations	462
#268	C	East Rutherford Middle School	Bostic	Rutherford County Schools	48%	59%	Underperforms Expectations	552
#269	C	Grantham Middle	Goldsboro	Wayne County Public Schools	48%	44%	Meets Expectations	334
#270	C	Leland Middle	Leland	Brunswick County Schools	48%	46%	Meets Expectations	780
#271	C	Northridge Middle (Magnet)	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	48%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,088
#272	C	Starmount Middle	Boonville	Yadkin County Schools	48%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	532
#273	C	Wake Forest Middle School	Wake Forest	Wake County Schools	48%	46%	Meets Expectations	968
#274	C	Anne Chesnutt Middle	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	47%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	443
#275	C	Franklinton Middle	Franklinton	Franklin County Schools	47%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	247
#276	C	Grandview Middle	Hickory	Hickory City Schools	47%	43%	Meets Expectations	400
#277	C	North Asheboro Middle	Asheboro	Asheboro City Schools	47%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	487
#278	C	South Edgecombe Middle	Pinetops	Edgecombe County Public Schools	47%	43%	Meets Expectations	305
#279	C	Western Harnett Middle	Lillington	Harnett County Schools	47%	43%	Meets Expectations	820
#280	C	Westover Middle	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	47%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	784
#281	C-	Carroll Middle (Magnet)	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	47%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	871
#282	C-	China Grove Middle	China Grove	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	47%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	524
#283	C-	Cis Academy (Charter)	Pembroke	CIS Academy	47%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	113
#284	C-	East Garner Middle (Magnet)	Garner	Wake County Schools	47%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,186
#285	C-	Elise Middle	Robbins	Moore County Schools	47%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	214
#286	C-	Jacksonville Commons Middle	Jacksonville	Onslow County Schools	47%	46%	Meets Expectations	1,011
#287	C-	Allen Jay Middle A Preparatory Academy High (Magnet)	Point	Guilford County Schools	46%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	402
#288	C-	Ayden Middle	Ayden	Pitt County Schools	46%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	388
#289	C-	Chowan Middle	Tyner	Edenton-Chowan Schools	46%	39%	Meets Expectations	428
#290	C-	Farmville Middle	Farmville	Pitt County Schools	46%	44%	Meets Expectations	611
#291	C-	G C Hawley Middle	Creedmoor	Granville County Schools	46%	52%	Underperforms Expectations	486
#292	C-	North Iredell Middle	Olin	Iredell-Statesville Schools	46%	59%	Underperforms Expectations	551
#293	C-	Overhills Middle	Spring Lake	Harnett County Schools	46%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	799
#294	C-	Randleman Middle School	Randleman	Randolph County School System	46%	54%	Underperforms Expectations	831
#295	C-	Shelby Middle	Shelby	Cleveland County Schools	46%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	630
#296	C-	South View Middle	Hope Mills	Cumberland County Schools	46%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	661
#297	C-	Swain County Middle School	Bryson City	Swain County Schools	46%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	485
#298	C-	Walkertown Middle	Walkertown	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	46%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	639
#299	C-	Whitewater Middle (Magnet)	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	46%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	708
#300	C-	Bertie Middle	Windsor	Bertie County Schools	45%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	425
#301	C-	Bunn Middle	Bunn	Franklin County Schools	45%	43%	Meets Expectations	591
#302	C-	Butner Stem Middle	Butner	Granville County Schools	45%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	433
#303	C-	East Union Middle	Marshville	Union County Public Schools	45%	38%	Meets Expectations	669
#304	C-	Havelock Middle	Havelock	Craven County Board of Education	45%	41%	Meets Expectations	395
#305	C-	Lexington Middle School	Lexington	Lexington City Schools	45%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	647
#306	C-	Lincolnton Middle	Lincolnton	Lincoln County Schools	45%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	560
#307	C-	Mendenhall Middle	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	45%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	624
#308	C-	Red Oak Middle	Battleboro	Nash County Public Schools	45%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	804
#309	C-	Western Alamance Middle	Elon	Alamance-Burlington Schools	45%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	822
#310	C-	Western Guilford Middle	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	45%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	732
#311	C-	Zebulon Middle (Magnet)	Zebulon	Wake County Schools	45%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	708
#312	C-	E B Frink Middle	La Grange	Lenoir County Public Schools	44%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	540
#313	C-	Enka Middle	Candler	Buncombe County Schools	44%	52%	Underperforms Expectations	602
#314	C-	George L Carrington Middle	Durham	Durham Public Schools	44%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	755
#315	C-	Owen Middle	Swannanoa	Buncombe County Schools	44%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	418
#316	C-	P S Jones Middle	Washington	Beaufort County Schools	44%	42%	Meets Expectations	727
#317	D+	Southwest Middle	Jacksonville	Onslow County Schools	44%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	527
#318	D+	West Iredell Middle	Statesville	Iredell-Statesville Schools	44%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	546
#319	D+	C M Eppes Middle	Greenville	Pitt County Schools	43%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	626
#320	D+	Dunn Middle	Dunn	Harnett County Schools	43%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	412
#321	D+	Durant Road Middle	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	43%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	764
#322	D+	Lewis Chapel Middle	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	43%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	578
#323	D+	Mount Olive Middle	Mount Olive	Wayne County Public Schools	43%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	377
#324	D+	North Garner Middle	Garner	Wake County Schools	43%	49%	Underperforms Expectations	975
#325	D+	River Road Middle	Elizabeth City	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	43%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	463
#326	D+	Sampson Middle	Clinton	Clinton City Schools	43%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	647
#327	D+	Walter R Johnson Middle	Morganton	Burke County Schools	43%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	465
#328	D+	Woodlawn Middle	Mebane	Alamance-Burlington Schools	43%	40%	Meets Expectations	575
#329	D+	Coats Erwin Middle	Dunn	Harnett County Schools	42%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	606
#330	D+	Cordova Middle	Cordova	Richmond County Schools	42%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	270
#331	D+	East Mcdowell Middle School	Marion	McDowell County Schools	42%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	468
#332	D+	East Middle	Biscoe	Montgomery County Schools	42%	39%	Meets Expectations	451
#333	D+	Flat Rock Middle	East Flat Rock	Henderson County Schools	42%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	706
#334	D+	Harnett Central Middle	Angier	Harnett County Schools	42%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,024
#335	D+	Lucas Middle	Durham	Durham Public Schools	42%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	371
#336	D+	Quail Hollow Middle (Magnet)	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	42%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	1,144
#337	D+	Southern Alamance Middle	Graham	Alamance-Burlington Schools	42%	49%	Underperforms Expectations	685
#338	D+	Wendell Middle	Wendell	Wake County Schools	42%	37%	Meets Expectations	719
#339	D+	West Lee Middle	Sanford	Lee County Schools	42%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	607
#340	D+	E B Aycock Middle	Greenville	Pitt County Schools	41%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	661
#341	D+	Sandy Grove Middle	Lumber Bridge	Hoke County Schools	41%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	645
#342	D+	York Chester Middle	Gastonia	Gaston County Schools	41%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	431
#343	D+	Burgaw Middle	Burgaw	Pender County Schools	40%	38%	Meets Expectations	257
#344	D+	Chatham Middle	Siler City	Chatham County Schools	40%	35%	Meets Expectations	556
#345	D+	East Hoke Middle	Raeford	Hoke County Schools	40%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	780
#346	D+	Eastern Guilford Middle	Gibsonville	Guilford County Schools	40%	35%	Meets Expectations	980
#347	D+	Holbrook Middle	Lowell	Gaston County Schools	40%	35%	Meets Expectations	777
#348	D+	Northeast Middle (Magnet)	Mint Hill	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	40%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	569
#349	D+	Southwest Middle School	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	40%	35%	Meets Expectations	1,392
#350	D+	West Craven Middle	New Bern	Craven County Board of Education	40%	51%	Underperforms Expectations	673
#351	D+	W C Friday Middle School	Dallas	Gaston County Schools	39%	34%	Meets Expectations	605
#352	D	Corriher Lipe Middle	Landis	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	39%	51%	Underperforms Expectations	476
#353	D	Northern Middle	Roxboro	Person County Schools	39%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	462
#354	D	Riverside Middle	Williamston	Martin County Schools	39%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	364
#355	D	Selma Middle School	Selma	Johnston County Public Schools	39%	32%	Meets Expectations	359
#356	D	Southeastern Stokes Middle School	Walnut Cove	Stokes County Schools	39%	52%	Underperforms Expectations	400
#357	D	Southern Guilford Middle	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	39%	37%	Meets Expectations	607
#358	D	Spring Lake Middle	Spring Lake	Cumberland County Schools	39%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	512
#359	D	Terrell Lane Middle	Louisburg	Franklin County Schools	39%	37%	Meets Expectations	395
#360	D	West Hoke Middle	Raeford	Hoke County Schools	39%	32%	Meets Expectations	576
#361	D	Wiley Magnet Middle (Magnet)	Winston Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	39%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	749
#362	D	Allen Middle	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	38%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	703
#363	D	Avery Middle	Newland	Avery County Schools	38%	46%	Underperforms Expectations	230
#364	D	Bladenboro Middle	Bladenboro	Bladen County Schools	38%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	277
#365	D	Columbia Middle	Columbia	Tyrrell County Schools	38%	33%	Meets Expectations	111
#366	D	Erwin Middle	Asheville	Buncombe County Schools	38%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	568
#367	D	Northeast Guilford Middle	Mcleansville	Guilford County Schools	38%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	780
#368	D	Phillips Middle	Battleboro	Edgecombe County Public Schools	38%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	129
#369	D	Robbinsville Middle	Robbinsville	Graham County Schools	38%	55%	Underperforms Expectations	250
#370	D	Wellcome Middle	Greenville	Pitt County Schools	38%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	413
#371	D	West Pender Middle	Burgaw	Pender County Schools	38%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	179
#372	D	Bessemer City Middle	Bessemer City	Gaston County Schools	37%	33%	Meets Expectations	500
#373	D	Centennial Campus Middle (Magnet)	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	37%	33%	Meets Expectations	509
#374	D	Luther Nick Jeralds Middle	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	37%	33%	Meets Expectations	616
#375	D	N L Dillard Middle	Yanceyville	Caswell County Schools	37%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	500
#376	D	Neal Middle (Magnet)	Durham	Durham Public Schools	37%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	789
#377	D	Neuse River Middle	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	37%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	908
#378	D	Ridge Road Middle	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	37%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	999
#379	D	Union Middle	Clinton	Sampson County Schools	37%	36%	Meets Expectations	427
#380	D	West Rowan Middle	Salisbury	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	37%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	648
#381	D	Brogden Middle	Dudley	Wayne County Public Schools	36%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	588
#382	D	East Lee Middle	Sanford	Lee County Schools	36%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	531
#383	D	Erwin Middle	Salisbury	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	36%	60%	Underperforms Expectations	759
#384	D	Southeast Middle	Kernersville	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	36%	47%	Underperforms Expectations	820
#385	D	Spring Hill Middle (Magnet)	Laurinburg	Scotland County Schools	36%	31%	Meets Expectations	643
#386	D	Wilson Stem Academy (Magnet)	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	36%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	367
#387	D-	J E Holmes Middle	Eden	Rockingham County Schools	36%	41%	Underperforms Expectations	627
#388	D-	Otis L Hairston SR Middle (Magnet)	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	36%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	631
#389	D-	Welborn Middle High (Magnet)	Point	Guilford County Schools	36%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	419
#390	D-	Albemarle Road Middle (Magnet)	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	35%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	918
#391	D-	Carver Middle	Laurel Hill	Scotland County Schools	35%	30%	Meets Expectations	659
#392	D-	Charles H Darden Middle	Wilson	Wilson County Schools	35%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	441
#393	D-	East Millbrook Middle (Magnet)	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	35%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	769
#394	D-	Gamewell Middle	Lenoir	Caldwell County Schools	35%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	506
#395	D-	James Martin Middle	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	35%	31%	Meets Expectations	714
#396	D-	Monroe Middle	Monroe	Union County Public Schools	35%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	955
#397	D-	Roseboro Salemburg Middle	Roseboro	Sampson County Schools	35%	41%	Underperforms Expectations	406
#398	D-	Southeastern Randolph Middle School	Ramseur	Randolph County School System	35%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	503
#399	D-	Turrentine Middle	Burlington	Alamance-Burlington Schools	35%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	929
#400	D-	W A Pattillo Middle	Tarboro	Edgecombe County Public Schools	35%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	303
#401	D-	Weldon Middle	Halifax	Weldon City Schools	35%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	176
#402	D-	West Edgecombe Middle	Rocky Mount	Edgecombe County Public Schools	35%	28%	Meets Expectations	314
#403	D-	Brogden Middle	Durham	Durham Public Schools	34%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	742
#404	D-	Lumberton Junior	Lumberton	Public Schools of Robeson County	34%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	707
#405	D-	Smithfield Middle	Smithfield	Johnston County Public Schools	34%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	501
#406	D-	Douglas Byrd Middle	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	33%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	935
#407	D-	Ferndale Middle High (Magnet)	Point	Guilford County Schools	33%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	537
#408	D-	J M Alexander Middle (Magnet)	Huntersville	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	33%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	783
#409	D-	Jackson Middle	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	33%	27%	Meets Expectations	402
#410	D-	Kannapolis Middle	Kannapolis	Kannapolis City Schools	33%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	1,238
#411	D-	Reidsville Middle	Reidsville	Rockingham County Schools	33%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	614
#412	D-	Rochelle Middle	Kinston	Lenoir County Public Schools	33%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	466
#413	D-	Anson Middle	Wadesboro	Anson County Schools	32%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	701
#414	D-	Broadview Middle	Burlington	Alamance-Burlington Schools	32%	26%	Meets Expectations	797
#415	D-	Pembroke Middle	Pembroke	Public Schools of Robeson County	32%	27%	Meets Expectations	698
#416	D-	River Bend Middle	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	32%	42%	Underperforms Expectations	1,124
#417	D-	Rocky Mount Middle	Rocky Mount	Nash County Public Schools	32%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	407
#418	D-	South Creek Middle	Robersonville	Martin County Schools	32%	27%	Meets Expectations	204
#419	D-	Southwest Middle	Gastonia	Gaston County Schools	32%	29%	Meets Expectations	804
#420	D-	Troutman Middle	Troutman	Iredell-Statesville Schools	32%	49%	Underperforms Expectations	399
#421	D-	Vance County Middle School	Henderson	Vance County Schools	32%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	797
#422	F	Albemarle Middle	Albemarle	Stanly County Schools	31%	42%	Underperforms Expectations	409
#423	F	East Forsyth Middle School	Kernersville	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	31%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	763
#424	F	Eastway Middle (Magnet)	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	31%	18%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	820
#425	F	South Robeson Middle School	Rowland	Public Schools of Robeson County	31%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	369
#426	F	Greene County Middle	Snow Hill	Greene County Schools	30%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	680
#427	F	Northern Granville Middle	Oxford	Granville County Schools	30%	42%	Underperforms Expectations	525
#428	F	Thomasville Middle	Thomasville	Thomasville City Schools	30%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	494
#429	F	W P Grier Middle School	Gastonia	Gaston County Schools	30%	24%	Meets Expectations	610
#430	F	Warren County Middle	Warrenton	Warren County Schools	30%	26%	Meets Expectations	402
#431	F	Elizabethtown Middle	Elizabethtown	Bladen County Schools	29%	23%	Meets Expectations	320
#432	F	Enfield Middle Steam Academy	Enfield	Halifax County Schools	29%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	210
#433	F	Martin Luther King JR Middle	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	29%	22%	Meets Expectations	931
#434	F	Concord Middle (Magnet)	Concord	Cabarrus County Schools	28%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	713
#435	F	Hertford County Middle	Murfreesboro	Hertford County Schools	28%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	536
#436	F	Northwest Middle	Winston Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	28%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	887
#437	F	Williston Middle	Wilmington	New Hanover County Schools	28%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	683
#438	F	North Rowan Middle	Spencer	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	27%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	440
#439	F	East Iredell Middle	Statesville	Iredell-Statesville Schools	26%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	352
#440	F	Orrum Middle	Orrum	Public Schools of Robeson County	26%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	297
#441	F	William R Davie Middle Stem Academy	Roanoke Rapids	Halifax County Schools	26%	20%	Meets Expectations	277
#442	F	Dillard Middle	Goldsboro	Wayne County Public Schools	25%	24%	Meets Expectations	350
#443	F	Saint Pauls Middle	Saint Pauls	Public Schools of Robeson County	25%	24%	Meets Expectations	708
#444	F	Southeast Middle	Salisbury	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	25%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	559
#445	F	Lowes Grove Middle (Magnet)	Durham	Durham Public Schools	24%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	700
#446	F	Ranson Middle (Magnet)	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	24%	17%	Meets Expectations	817
#447	F	Red Springs Middle	Red Springs	Public Schools of Robeson County	24%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	596
#448	F	Flat Rock Middle	Winston Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	23%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	829
#449	F	Philo Hill Magnet Academy (Magnet)	Winston Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	23%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	378
#450	F	Fairmont Middle	Fairmont	Public Schools of Robeson County	22%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	318
#451	F	Graham Middle	Graham	Alamance-Burlington Schools	22%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	587
#452	F	Mineral Springs Middle (Magnet)	Winston Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	21%	19%	Meets Expectations	662
#453	F	Third Creek Middle	Statesville	Iredell-Statesville Schools	21%	32%	Underperforms Expectations	400

How North Carolina's middle schools compare

A: 104B: 106C: 106D: 105F: 32

46% of the 453 ranked middle schools in North Carolina earn an A or B (104 A grades, 106 B, 106 C, 105 D, 32 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 322 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (71% here, 70% nationally), and 191 exceed it. On average 53% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 47% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: The Innovation Academy At South Campus (86% against 50%, A+), Reid Ross Classical Middle (61% against 31%, B+), Lakewood Montessori Middle (85% against 56%, A+), Rogers Herr Middle (71% against 43%, A), James E Shepard Middle (54% against 26%, B-).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 114): Wake County Schools (22), Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (9), Union County Public Schools (6), Guilford County Schools (4).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Charlotte (23, 8 at A or B), Raleigh (16, 9 at A or B), Fayetteville (12, 6 at A or B), Greensboro (11, 4 at A or B), Winston Salem (10, 4 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Mills Park Middle (1,630 students, A+, #2), Alston Ridge Middle (1,459 students, A+, #16), Weddington Middle (1,450 students, A+, #4).

Of the top 25, 3 are magnet schools and 0 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Middle schools in North Carolina that are not ranked

11 graded middle schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (3)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

Not yet graded (8)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Bowman Middle, Bakersville
Harris Middle, Spruce Pine
J W Parker Middle, Rocky Mount
Knox Middle, Salisbury
Montford North Star Academy, Asheville
Swann Middle School, Greensboro
Tabor City Middle, Tabor City
Washington County Middle, Roper

About this ranking

Scope: every public middle school in North Carolina.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about middle schools in North Carolina

What is the best middle school in North Carolina?

Brown Summit Middle in Browns Summit ranks first among the 453 ranked middle schools in North Carolina with a SchoolGrade of A+, 98% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 73%.

How are middle schools in North Carolina ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many middle schools does North Carolina have?

SchoolGrade grades 464 public middle schools in North Carolina; 453 are ranked here and 11 are listed as not ranked.