Best Middle Schools in North Carolina (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

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

How North Carolina's middle schools compare

A: 183B: 150C: 80D: 37

74% of the 450 ranked middle schools in North Carolina earn an A or B (183 A grades, 150 B, 80 C, 37 D, 0 F), against 47% of middle schools nationwide. 443 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (98% here, 71% nationally), and 374 exceed it. On average 49% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 42% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Stem Early High (69% against 22%, A+), Brown Summit Middle (98% against 53%, A+), Piedmont Middle School (80% against 48%, A+), Cis Academy (40% against 10%, B-), Seventy First Classical Middle (68% against 39%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 113): Wake County Schools (22), Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (9), Union County Public Schools (5), Guilford County Schools (4).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Charlotte (23, 12 at A or B), Raleigh (16, 13 at A or B), Fayetteville (12, 7 at A or B), Greensboro (11, 7 at A or B), Winston Salem (10, 6 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Mills Park Middle (1,630 students, A+, #4), Alston Ridge Middle (1,459 students, A+, #14), Weddington Middle (1,450 students, A+, #6).

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

12 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.

D+ Connections Academy, Cary
D+ Howard Learning Academy, Fayetteville
D- River Oaks Middle, Raleigh

Closed schools (7)

NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.

B Bowman Middle, Bakersville
A- Harris Middle, Spruce Pine
C- Knox Middle, Salisbury
A- Montford North Star Academy, Asheville
C+ Swann Middle School, Greensboro
D+ Tabor City Middle, Tabor City
C- Washington County Middle, Roper

Not yet graded (2)

Too little test data to grade.

Lewisville Middle, Lewisville
South Creek Middle, Robersonville

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 450 ranked middle schools in North Carolina with a SchoolGrade of A+, 98% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 53%.

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 462 public middle schools in North Carolina; 450 are ranked here and 12 are listed as not ranked.