Best Gates County Public Middle Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 347 students in Gates County, NC.

The top-ranked public middle school in Gates County, NC is Central Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Gates County, NC public middle school have an average math proficiency score of 43% (versus the North Carolina public middle school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 50% statewide average). Middle schools in Gates County have an average ranking of 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of North Carolina public middle schools.

Minority enrollment is 36% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the North Carolina public middle school average of 56% (majority Black and Hispanic).