Top 10 Best Public Middle Schools in North Carolina (2021)
The top ranked public schools in North Carolina state are listed below (2021).
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 46%.
The top ranked public schools in North Carolina are Brown Summit Middle School, Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy and Quest Academy. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public schools are Morrisville, Waxhaw and Holly Springs.
Top Ranked Public Middle Schools in North Carolina (2021)
- School (Math and Reading Proficiency) Student Proficiency Grades Location
- Rank: #11.Brown Summit Middle SchoolMagnet SchoolMath: 97% (Top 1%) Reading: ≥99% (Top 1%)Math: 97% (Top 1%)
Math: 97% | Reading: ≥99%Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-84720 Nc Highway 150 East
Browns Summit, NC 27214
(336) 656-0432 - Rank: #22.Metrolina Regional Scholars AcademyCharter SchoolMath: 95% (Top 1%) Reading: 95% (Top 1%)Math: 95% (Top 1%)
Math: 95% | Reading: 95%Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 95% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-85225 Seventy-seven Center Dr
Charlotte, NC 28217
(704) 503-1112 - Rank: #33.Quest AcademyCharter SchoolMath: 90-94% (Top 1%) Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-810908 Strickland Road
Raleigh, NC 27615
(919) 841-0441 -
- Rank: #44.Mount Mourne SchoolMath: 86% | Reading: 92%Math: 86% (Top 5%) Reading: 92% (Top 1%)Math: 86% (Top 5%)Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 92% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-81431 Mecklenburg Hwy
Mooresville, NC 28115
(704) 892-4711 - Rank: #55.Magellan CharterCharter SchoolMath: 88% (Top 5%) Reading: 87% (Top 1%)Math: 88% (Top 5%)
Math: 88% | Reading: 87%Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 87% (Top 1%)
Grades: 3-89324 Baileywick Road
Raleigh, NC 27615
(919) 844-0277 - Rank: #66.Weddington Middle SchoolMath: 91% | Reading: 84%Math: 91% (Top 1%) Reading: 84% (Top 5%)Math: 91% (Top 1%)Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: 84% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-85903 Deal Road
Matthews, NC 28104
(704) 814-9772 - Rank: #77.Marvin Ridge Middle SchoolMath: 87% | Reading: 82%Math: 87% (Top 5%) Reading: 82% (Top 5%)Math: 87% (Top 5%)Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: 82% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-82831 Crane Road
Waxhaw, NC 28173
(704) 290-1510 - Rank: #88.Mills Park Middle SchoolMath: 83% | Reading: 84%Math: 83% (Top 5%) Reading: 84% (Top 5%)Math: 83% (Top 5%)Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: 84% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8441 Mills Park Drive
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 466-1500 - Rank: #99.Jay M Robinson Middle SchoolMath: 87% | Reading: 79%Math: 87% (Top 5%) Reading: 79% (Top 5%)Math: 87% (Top 5%)Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-85925 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy
Charlotte, NC 28277
(980) 343-6944 - Rank: #1010.Wake Young Women's Leadership AcademyMath: 75-79% | Reading: 88%Math: 75-79% (Top 5%) Reading: 88% (Top 1%)Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: 88% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-13301 Ashe Avenue, Governor More
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 508-9088 - Rank: #1111.Woods CharterCharter SchoolMath: 79% (Top 5%) Reading: 85% (Top 5%)Math: 79% (Top 5%)
Math: 79% | Reading: 85%Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: 85% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-12160 Woodland Grove Ln
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
(919) 960-8353 - Rank: #1212.Endeavor CharterCharter SchoolMath: 84% (Top 5%) Reading: 81% (Top 5%)Math: 84% (Top 5%)
Math: 84% | Reading: 81%Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: 81% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-84879 One World Way
Wake Forest, NC 27587
(919) 848-0333 - Rank: #13-1413.- 14.Math: 83% (Top 5%) Reading: 79% (Top 5%)Math: 83% (Top 5%)
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-82101 Davis Drive
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 387-3033 - Rank: #13-1413.- 14.Northview SchoolMath: 83% | Reading: 79%Math: 83% (Top 5%) Reading: 79% (Top 5%)Math: 83% (Top 5%)Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8625 Carolina Ave N
Statesville, NC 28677
(704) 873-7354 - Rank: #1515.Math: 83% (Top 5%) Reading: 78% (Top 5%)Math: 83% (Top 5%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-84049 Battleground Ave
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 286-8404 - Rank: #1616.Triangle Math And Science AcademyCharter SchoolMath: 78% (Top 5%) Reading: 82% (Top 5%)Math: 78% (Top 5%)
Math: 78% | Reading: 82%Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: 82% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-11312 Gregson Dr.
Cary, NC 27511
(919) 388-0077 - Rank: #1717.The Expedition SchoolCharter SchoolMath: 74% (Top 10%) Reading: 82% (Top 5%)Math: 74% (Top 10%)
Math: 74% | Reading: 82%Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: 82% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8437 Dimmocks Mill Rd Ste 33
Hillsborough, NC 27278
(919) 245-8432 - Rank: #1818.Cuthbertson Middle SchoolMath: 79% | Reading: 75%Math: 79% (Top 5%) Reading: 75% (Top 5%)Math: 79% (Top 5%)Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: 75% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-81520 Cuthbertson Rd
Waxhaw, NC 28173
(704) 296-0107 - Rank: #1919.Math: 75% (Top 5%) Reading: 77% (Top 5%)Math: 75% (Top 5%)
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-1212435 Old Statesville Road
Huntersville, NC 28078
(704) 948-8600 - Rank: #2020.Pine Lake PreparatoryCharter SchoolMath: 74% (Top 10%) Reading: 75% (Top 5%)Math: 74% (Top 10%)
Math: 74% | Reading: 75%Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: 75% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-12104 Yellow Wood Circle
Mooresville, NC 28115
(704) 237-5304 - Rank: #2121.Southeastern AcademyCharter SchoolMath: 75-79% (Top 5%) Reading: 70-74% (Top 10%)Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-812251 Nc Hwy 41 North
Lumberton, NC 28358
(910) 738-7828 - Rank: #2222.Math: 76% (Top 5%) Reading: 73% (Top 10%)Math: 76% (Top 5%)
Reading: 73% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-811900 Bailey Rd
Cornelius, NC 28031
(980) 343-1068 - Rank: #2323.Math: 73% (Top 10%) Reading: 75% (Top 5%)Math: 73% (Top 10%)
Reading: 75% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-83400 Rogers Road
Wake Forest, NC 27587
(919) 562-6204 - Rank: #2424.Math: 71% (Top 10%) Reading: 78% (Top 5%)Math: 71% (Top 10%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-1249464 Merner Terrace
Misenheimer, NC 28109
(704) 463-0567 - Rank: #2525.Math: 79% (Top 5%) Reading: 70% (Top 10%)Math: 79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-89500 Community House Rd
Charlotte, NC 28277
(980) 343-0689 - Rank: #2626.Roxboro Community SchoolCharter SchoolMath: 72% (Top 10%) Reading: 74% (Top 10%)Math: 72% (Top 10%)
Math: 72% | Reading: 74%Rank:10/Top 10%10
Reading: 74% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-12115 Lake Drive
Roxboro, NC 27573
(336) 597-0020 - Rank: #2727.Math: 73% (Top 10%) Reading: 73% (Top 10%)Math: 73% (Top 10%)
Reading: 73% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-81241 E 10th St
Charlotte, NC 28204
(980) 343-5435 - Rank: #2828.Math: 69% (Top 10%) Reading: 76% (Top 5%)Math: 69% (Top 10%)
Reading: 76% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-122527 Us 221a Hwy
Mooresboro, NC 28114
(828) 657-9998 - Rank: #2929.South Charlotte Middle SchoolMath: 79% | Reading: 67%Math: 79% (Top 5%) Reading: 67% (Top 10%)Math: 79% (Top 5%)Rank:10/Top 10%10
Reading: 67% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-88040 Strawberry Ln
Charlotte, NC 28277
(980) 343-3670 - Rank: #3030.Sterling Montessori AcademyCharter SchoolMath: 64% (Top 20%) Reading: 80% (Top 5%)Math: 64% (Top 20%)
Math: 64% | Reading: 80%Rank:10/Top 10%10
Reading: 80% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8202 Treybrooke Drive
Morrisville, NC 27560
(919) 462-8889 - Rank: #3131.Summerfield Charter AcademyCharter SchoolMath: 70% (Top 10%) Reading: 71% (Top 10%)Math: 70% (Top 10%)
Math: 70% | Reading: 71%Rank:10/Top 10%10
Reading: 71% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-85303 Hwy 220 N
Summerfield, NC 27358
(336) 643-1974 - Rank: #32-3332.- 33.Community School Of DavidsonCharter SchoolMath: 67% (Top 10%) Reading: 72% (Top 10%)Math: 67% (Top 10%)
Math: 67% | Reading: 72%Rank:10/Top 10%10
Reading: 72% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-12404 Armour Street
Davidson, NC 28036
(704) 897-8061 - Rank: #32-3332.- 33.Pine Hollow Middle SchoolMath: 67% | Reading: 72%Math: 67% (Top 10%) Reading: 72% (Top 10%)Math: 67% (Top 10%)Rank:10/Top 10%10
Reading: 72% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-85365 Bartram Place
Raleigh, NC 27617
(919) 694-8880 - Rank: #3434.Blowing Rock Elementary SchoolMath: 70% | Reading: 69%Math: 70% (Top 10%) Reading: 69% (Top 10%)Math: 70% (Top 10%)Rank:10/Top 10%10
Reading: 69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8165 Morris Street
Blowing Rock, NC 28605
(828) 295-3204 - Rank: #3535.Harris Road Middle SchoolMath: 68% | Reading: 70%Math: 68% (Top 10%) Reading: 70% (Top 10%)Math: 68% (Top 10%)Rank:10/Top 10%10
Reading: 70% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-81251 Patriot Blvd
Concord, NC 28027
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