The top ranked public middle schools in North Carolina are Metrolina Reg Scholars Academy, Brown Summit Middle School and Quest Academy. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public middle schools are Morrisville, Waxhaw and Harrisburg.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in North Carolina is 42%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 47%.
Top Ranked Public Middle Schools in North Carolina (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Metrolina Reg Scholars Academy
Charter School
(Math: 97% | Reading: ≥99%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 97% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-8
5225 Seventy-seven Center Dr
Charlotte, NC 28217
(704) 503-1112
Charlotte, NC 28217
(704) 503-1112
Rank: #22.
Brown Summit Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥99%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-8
4720 Nc Highway 150 East
Browns Summit, NC 27214
(336) 656-0432
Browns Summit, NC 27214
(336) 656-0432
Rank: #33.
Quest Academy
Charter School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-8
10908 Strickland Road
Raleigh, NC 27615
(919) 841-0441
Raleigh, NC 27615
(919) 841-0441
Rank: #44.
The Brawley School
(Math: 91% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 91% (Top 1%)
Reading: 88% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
132 Swift Arrow Drive
Mooresville, NC 28117
(704) 892-4711
Mooresville, NC 28117
(704) 892-4711
Rank: #55.
Magellan Charter
Charter School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 87% (Top 5%)
Reading: 88% (Top 5%)
Grades: 3-8
9324 Baileywick Road
Raleigh, NC 27615
(919) 844-0277
Raleigh, NC 27615
(919) 844-0277
Rank: #66.
Marvin Ridge Middle School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 89% (Top 5%)
Reading: 86% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
2831 Crane Road
Waxhaw, NC 28173
(704) 290-1510
Waxhaw, NC 28173
(704) 290-1510
Rank: #77.
Endeavor Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 87% (Top 5%)
Reading: 86% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
4879 One World Way
Wake Forest, NC 27587
(919) 848-0333
Wake Forest, NC 27587
(919) 848-0333
Rank: #88.
Weddington Middle School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 87% (Top 5%)
Reading: 83% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
5903 Deal Road
Matthews, NC 28104
(704) 296-6318
Matthews, NC 28104
(704) 296-6318
Rank: #99.
Mills Park Middle School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 83% (Top 5%)
Reading: 87% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
441 Mills Park Drive
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 466-1500
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 466-1500
Rank: #1010.
Davis Drive Middle School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 85% (Top 5%)
Reading: 83% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
2101 Davis Drive
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 387-3033
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 387-3033
Rank: #1111.
Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 86% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-13
301 Ashe Avenue, Governor More
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 508-9088
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 508-9088
Rank: #12 - 1312. - 13.
The Expedition School
Charter School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 81% (Top 10%)
Reading: 84% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
437 Dimmocks Mill Rd Ste 33
Hillsborough, NC 27278
(919) 245-8432
Hillsborough, NC 27278
(919) 245-8432
Rank: #12 - 1312. - 13.
Oakwood School Ib School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 81% (Top 10%)
Reading: 84% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
321 Clegg Street
Statesville, NC 28677
(704) 873-7354
Statesville, NC 28677
(704) 873-7354
Rank: #1414.
Pine Lake Preparatory
Charter School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 80% (Top 10%)
Reading: 84% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-12
104 Yellow Wood Circle
Mooresville, NC 28115
(704) 237-5304
Mooresville, NC 28115
(704) 237-5304
Rank: #1515.
Lake Norman Charter
Charter School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 79% (Top 10%)
Reading: 82% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-12
12435 Old Statesville Road
Huntersville, NC 28078
(704) 948-8600
Huntersville, NC 28078
(704) 948-8600
Rank: #1616.
Jay M. Robinson Middle School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 81% (Top 10%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
5925 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy
Charlotte, NC 28277
(980) 343-6944
Charlotte, NC 28277
(980) 343-6944
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Cuthbertson Middle School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 78% (Top 10%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
1520 Cuthbertson Rd
Waxhaw, NC 28173
(704) 296-0107
Waxhaw, NC 28173
(704) 296-0107
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Greensboro Academy
Charter School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 78% (Top 10%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
4049 Battleground Ave
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 286-8404
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 286-8404
Rank: #1919.
Franklin Academy
Charter School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 77% (Top 10%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-12
1127 Chalk Rd
Wake Forest, NC 27587
(919) 570-8262
Wake Forest, NC 27587
(919) 570-8262
Rank: #2020.
Woods Charter
Charter School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 73% (Top 10%)
Reading: 85% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-12
160 Woodland Grove Ln
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
(919) 960-8353
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
(919) 960-8353
Rank: #2121.
Rea Farms Steam Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 80% (Top 10%)
Reading: 76% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-8
11532 Golf Links Drive
Charlotte, NC 28277
(980) 343-0723
Charlotte, NC 28277
(980) 343-0723
Rank: #2222.
Southeastern Academy
Charter School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-8
12251 Nc Hwy 41 North
Lumberton, NC 28358
(910) 738-7828
Lumberton, NC 28358
(910) 738-7828
Rank: #2323.
Community School Of Davidson
Charter School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 75% (Top 10%)
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-12
404 Armour Street
Davidson, NC 28036
(704) 897-8061
Davidson, NC 28036
(704) 897-8061
Rank: #2424.
Community House Middle School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 76% (Top 10%)
Reading: 77% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
9500 Community House Rd
Charlotte, NC 28277
(980) 343-0689
Charlotte, NC 28277
(980) 343-0689
Rank: #2525.
Thomas Jefferson Class Academy
Charter School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 78% (Top 10%)
Reading: 75% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-12
2527 Us 221a Hwy
Mooresboro, NC 28114
(828) 657-9998
Mooresboro, NC 28114
(828) 657-9998
Rank: #2626.
Peak Charter Academy
Charter School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 75% (Top 10%)
Reading: 77% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-8
1601 Orchard Villas Ave
Apex, NC 27502
(919) 377-1552
Apex, NC 27502
(919) 377-1552
Rank: #2727.
Nc Leadership Charter Academy
Charter School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-12
4353 High Point Rd
Kernersville, NC 27284
(336) 992-2710
Kernersville, NC 27284
(336) 992-2710
Rank: #2828.
Sterling Montessori Academy
Charter School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 69% (Top 20%)
Reading: 87% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
202 Treybrooke Drive
Morrisville, NC 27560
(919) 462-8889
Morrisville, NC 27560
(919) 462-8889
Rank: #2929.
Harris Road Middle School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 73% (Top 10%)
Reading: 76% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
1251 Patriot Blvd
Concord, NC 28027
(704) 260-6470
Concord, NC 28027
(704) 260-6470
Rank: #3030.
Triangle Math And Science Academy
Charter School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 72% (Top 10%)
Reading: 76% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-12
312 Gregson Dr.
Cary, NC 27511
(919) 388-0077
Cary, NC 27511
(919) 388-0077
Rank: #3131.
Davidson K-8 School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 72% (Top 10%)
Reading: 75% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-8
635 South St
Davidson, NC 28036
(980) 343-3900
Davidson, NC 28036
(980) 343-3900
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Gray Stone Day
Charter School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 70% (Top 20%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-12
49464 Merner Terrace
Misenheimer, NC 28109
(704) 463-0567
Misenheimer, NC 28109
(704) 463-0567
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Pine Hollow Middle School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 74% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
5365 Bartram Place
Raleigh, NC 27617
(919) 694-8880
Raleigh, NC 27617
(919) 694-8880
Rank: #3434.
Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 65-69% (Top 20%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-13
567 East Hargett St
Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 664-5644
Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 664-5644
Rank: #35 - 3635. - 36.
Apex Friendship Middle School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 72% (Top 10%)
Reading: 73% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
7701 Humie Olive Rd
Apex, NC 27502
(919) 694-8960
Apex, NC 27502
(919) 694-8960
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