Top 100 middle schools in North Carolina (2025)

Schools classified as middle schools by NCES. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools shown.

#	School	Sector	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Magellan Charter Raleigh · Middle · Grades 3–8	Charter	92.0 Top 5%	88% Math proficiency	411
2	Brown Summit Middle Browns Summit · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	88.7 Top 5%	97% Math proficiency	242
3	The Brawley School Mooresville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	87.6 Top 5%	86% Math proficiency	641
4	Mills Park Middle Cary · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	85.7 Top 5%	83% Math proficiency	1,632
5	Davis Drive Middle Cary · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	85.4 Top 5%	83% Math proficiency	992
6	Weddington Middle Matthews · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	85.4 Top 5%	91% Math proficiency	1,324
7	Marvin Ridge Middle Waxhaw · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	85.0 Top 5%	87% Math proficiency	1,277
8	Phillips Middle Chapel Hill · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	83.4 Top 10%	64% Math proficiency	600
9	Jay M. Robinson Middle Charlotte · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	83.3 Top 10%	87% Math proficiency	1,333
10	Heritage Middle Wake Forest · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	83.2 Top 10%	73% Math proficiency	947
11	Smith Middle Chapel Hill · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	81.9 Top 10%	66% Math proficiency	763
12	McDougle Middle Chapel Hill · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	81.7 Top 10%	64% Math proficiency	659
13	Apex Friendship Middle Apex · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	80.6 Top 10%	71% Math proficiency	1,412
14	Cuthbertson Middle Waxhaw · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	80.6 Top 10%	79% Math proficiency	1,323
15	Bailey Middle Cornelius · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	79.5 Top 25%	76% Math proficiency	1,315
16	Pine Hollow Middle Raleigh · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	78.7 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	776
17	Community House Middle Charlotte · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	78.3 Top 25%	79% Math proficiency	1,425
18	Harris Road Middle Concord · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	77.3 Top 25%	68% Math proficiency	1,368
19	South Charlotte Middle Charlotte · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	77.3 Top 25%	79% Math proficiency	770
20	Northwest Guilford Middle Greensboro · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	76.8 Top 25%	64% Math proficiency	915
21	Culbreth Middle Chapel Hill · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	76.4 Top 25%	59% Math proficiency	632
22	Apex Middle Apex · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	76.2 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	867
23	Hickory Ridge Middle Harrisburg · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	75.6 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	1,057
24	Salem Middle Apex · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	74.6 Top 25%	61% Math proficiency	1,057
25	Broad Creek Middle Newport · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	72.4 Top 25%	56% Math proficiency	722
26	Ligon Middle Raleigh · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	72.1 Top 25%	56% Math proficiency	959
27	Martin Middle Raleigh · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	72.1 Top 25%	59% Math proficiency	1,011
28	Topsail Middle Hampstead · Middle · Grades 5–8	Public	71.9 Top 25%	58% Math proficiency	837
29	Carnage Middle Raleigh · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	71.6 Top 25%	55% Math proficiency	924
30	Lufkin Road Middle Apex · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	71.6 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	1,035
31	Holly Grove Middle Holly Springs · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	71.5 Top 25%	52% Math proficiency	979
32	North Lincoln Middle Denver · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	71.5 Top 25%	59% Math proficiency	774
33	Charles P Murray Middle Wilmington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	71.3 Top 25%	64% Math proficiency	907
34	Piedmont Middle School Charlotte · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	70.9 Top 25%	73% Math proficiency	1,108
35	Moore Square Middle Raleigh · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	70.8 Top 25%	48% Math proficiency	594
36	Northern Guilford Middle Greensboro · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	69.7 Top 25%	59% Math proficiency	780
37	Rugby Middle Hendersonville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	69.6 Top 25%	59% Math proficiency	849
38	M C S Noble Middle Wilmington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	69.5 Top 25%	61% Math proficiency	690
39	Margaret B. Pollard Middle Chapel Hill · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	69.2 Top 25%	50% Math proficiency	736
40	West Cary Middle Cary · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	68.7 Top 25%	56% Math proficiency	824
41	William Ellis Middle Advance · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	68.7 Top 25%	55% Math proficiency	437
42	Woodland Heights Middle Mooresville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	68.3 Top 25%	53% Math proficiency	581
43	Cramerton Middle Cramerton · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	68.1 Top 25%	68% Math proficiency	959
44	Randolph Middle Charlotte · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	68.0 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	1,215
45	Crestdale Middle Matthews · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	67.9 Top 25%	66% Math proficiency	989
46	Seventy-First Classical Middle Fayetteville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	67.5 Top 25%	56% Math proficiency	433
47	Oberlin Middle Raleigh · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	67.4 Top 50%	51% Math proficiency	1,049
48	Holly Ridge Middle Holly Springs · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	66.9 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	955
49	East Lincoln Middle Iron Station · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	66.5 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	738
50	Leesville Road Middle Raleigh · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	66.1 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	795
51	Roland-Grise Middle Wilmington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	66.1 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	878
52	Oakwood Middle IB School Statesville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	65.6 Top 50%	83% Math proficiency	516
53	Surf City Middle Hampstead · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	65.5 Top 50%	53% Math proficiency	752
54	First Flight Middle School Kill Devil Hills · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	65.4 Top 50%	46% Math proficiency	604
55	North Davie Middle Mocksville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	65.4 Top 50%	55% Math proficiency	444
56	Wakefield Middle Raleigh · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	65.4 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	803
57	Camden Middle Camden · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	65.1 Top 50%	45% Math proficiency	461
58	Elkin Middle Elkin · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	64.9 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	193
59	J N Fries Magnet School Concord · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	64.7 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	755
60	Belmont Middle Belmont · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	64.2 Top 50%	66% Math proficiency	770
61	East Cary Middle Cary · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	63.6 Top 50%	46% Math proficiency	597
62	Hendersonville Middle Hendersonville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	62.8 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	540
63	Alston Ridge Middle Cary · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	62.7 Top 50%	21.3% Free/reduced-price lunch	1,494
64	Herbert Akins Road Middle Fuquay-Varina · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	62.4 Top 50%	33.5% Free/reduced-price lunch	1,253
65	Alexander Graham Middle Charlotte · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	62.1 Top 50%	61% Math proficiency	1,187
66	Porter Ridge Middle School Indian Trail · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	62.0 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	1,447
67	John R Griffin Middle Fayetteville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	61.9 Top 50%	53% Math proficiency	1,024
68	North Davidson Middle Lexington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	61.5 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	706
69	Orange Middle Hillsborough · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	61.5 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	514
70	Oak Grove Middle Winston-Salem · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	61.2 Top 50%	55% Math proficiency	727
71	Cranberry Middle Elk Park · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	61.0 Top 50%	67% Math proficiency	202
72	Reedy Creek Middle Cary · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	60.4 Top 50%	44% Math proficiency	805
73	Polk County Middle School Mill Spring · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	60.3 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	454
74	New Century Middle Cameron · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	60.2 Top 50%	41% Math proficiency	602
75	West Lake Middle Apex · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	59.7 Top 50%	45% Math proficiency	687
76	Piedmont Middle Monroe · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	59.5 Top 50%	53% Math proficiency	980
77	Tucker Creek Middle Havelock · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	58.7 Top 50%	46% Math proficiency	478
78	New Bridge Middle Jacksonville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	58.5 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	482
79	Mint Hill Middle Matthews · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	58.3 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	878
80	Manteo Middle School Manteo · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	58.0 Top 50%	40% Math proficiency	383
81	Carmel Middle Charlotte · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	57.7 Top 50%	48% Math proficiency	1,004
82	Lakeshore Middle Mooresville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	57.7 Top 50%	46% Math proficiency	531
83	Mooresville Middle Mooresville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	57.4 Top 50%	46% Math proficiency	696
84	Fuquay-Varina Middle Fuquay-Varina · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	57.3 Top 50%	39% Math proficiency	1,004
85	Meadowlark Middle Winston-Salem · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	57.2 Top 50%	66% Math proficiency	857
86	Ashe County Middle Warrensville · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	56.6 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	401
87	Francis Bradley Middle Huntersville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	56.2 Top 50%	53% Math proficiency	1,089
88	Hanes Magnet School Winston Salem · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	55.9 Top 50%	63% Math proficiency	967
89	Kernodle Middle Greensboro · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	55.7 Top 50%	61% Math proficiency	707
90	Hope Middle Greenville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	55.4 Top 50%	72% Math proficiency	952
91	Asheville Middle Asheville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	55.3 Top 50%	38% Math proficiency	670
92	Hawfields Middle Mebane · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	55.1 Top 50%	63% Math proficiency	864
93	Mount Pleasant Middle Mount Pleasant · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	54.7 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	660
94	Lakewood Montessori Middle Durham · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	54.5 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	309
95	Avery Middle Newland · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	53.9 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	181
96	Jacobs Fork Middle Newton · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	53.8 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	482
97	Ledford Middle Thomasville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	53.8 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	651
98	Newport Middle Newport · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	53.6 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	346
99	Moyock Middle Moyock · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	53.4 Top 50%	44% Math proficiency	635
100	Brevard Middle Brevard · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	52.8 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	472

Magellan Charter in Raleigh leads the 2025 list of middle schools in North Carolina with a Success Index (US) of 92.0. Of the 100 schools shown, 99 are public, 1 are charter.

Scores are percentiles within school type, so a elementary school and a high school with the same score sit at the same point in their own distributions. Use the rankings to build a shortlist, then visit the schools and ask how they support students at your child's level.

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What is the best middle school in North Carolina?

Magellan Charter in Raleigh ranks first among middle schools in North Carolina with a Success Index (US) of 92.0 out of 100 (Enrollment: 411).

How are middle schools in North Carolina ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

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