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The fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in North Carolina

300 public middle schools in North Carolina appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. West Lake Middle leads the list at -43.6%, against a median of -12.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

300

North Carolina

Best Enrollment change

-43.6%

Median Enrollment change

-12.1%

FASTEST DECLINING · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	West Lake Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	1,219	687	-43.6%
2	Holly Grove Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	1,676	979	-41.6%
3	James Martin Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	1,043	659	-36.8%
4	Weldon Middle	Halifax, NC	Weldon City Schools	209	133	-36.4%
5	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	1,268	808	-36.3%
6	Southeast Middle	Kernersville, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	1,142	733	-35.8%
7	Concord Middle	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	905	583	-35.6%
8	Selma Middle School	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	524	339	-35.3%
9	Gov's Village STEM (Upper)	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	1,052	684	-35.0%
10	Kannapolis Middle School 7/8	Kannapolis, NC	Kannapolis City Schools	1,198	782	-34.7%
11	Avery Middle	Newland, NC	Avery County Schools	274	181	-33.9%
12	East Cary Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	901	597	-33.7%
13	Ferndale Middle	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	732	486	-33.6%
14	Anson Middle	Wadesboro, NC	Anson County Schools	621	414	-33.3%
15	Durant Road Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	971	649	-33.2%
16	Piney Grove Middle School	Lawsonville, NC	Stokes County Schools	281	189	-32.7%
17	East McDowell Middle School	Marion, NC	McDowell County Schools	580	392	-32.4%
18	Ridge Road Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	1,239	840	-32.2%
19	East Iredell Middle	Statesville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	480	328	-31.7%
20	Fairmont Middle	Fairmont, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	363	253	-30.3%
21	Broadview Middle	Burlington, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	734	512	-30.2%
22	Apex Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	1,243	867	-30.2%
23	Clarkton School of Discovery	Clarkton, NC	Bladen County Schools	209	147	-29.7%
24	Bertie Middle	Windsor, NC	Bertie County Schools	503	354	-29.6%
25	Reid Ross Classical Middle	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	337	238	-29.4%
26	Riverside Middle	Williamston, NC	Martin County Schools	470	335	-28.7%
27	Foothills Community School	Marion, NC	McDowell County Schools	279	200	-28.3%
28	Sun Valley Middle	Indian Trail, NC	Union County Public Schools	1,266	909	-28.2%
29	Wheatmore Middle School	Trinity, NC	Randolph County School System	697	505	-27.5%
30	South Edgecombe Middle	Pinetops, NC	Edgecombe County Public Schools	373	271	-27.3%
31	River Road Middle	Elizabeth City, NC	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	567	414	-27.0%
32	Meadowlark Middle	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	1,171	857	-26.8%
33	Davis Drive Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	1,354	992	-26.7%
34	Hayesville Middle	Hayesville, NC	Clay County Schools	410	301	-26.6%
35	Riverwood Middle	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	1,229	902	-26.6%
36	Mint Hill Middle	Matthews, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	1,195	878	-26.5%
37	Holly Ridge Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	1,298	955	-26.4%
38	Wake Forest Middle School	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	1,188	878	-26.1%
39	Paisley Magnet School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	746	553	-25.9%
40	Konnoak Middle School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	490	363	-25.9%
41	Northwest Middle	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	945	702	-25.7%
42	Andrews Middle	Andrews, NC	Cherokee County Schools	224	167	-25.4%
43	Rosman Middle	Rosman, NC	Transylvania County Schools	250	187	-25.2%
44	Hertford County Middle	Murfreesboro, NC	Hertford County Schools	650	489	-24.8%
45	Heritage Middle	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	1,260	947	-24.8%
46	Eastern Wayne Middle	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	566	427	-24.6%
47	C C Griffin Middle	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	1,046	792	-24.3%
48	N L Dillard Middle	Yanceyville, NC	Caswell County Schools	570	432	-24.2%
49	Elizabethtown Middle	Elizabethtown, NC	Bladen County Schools	402	305	-24.1%
50	Mooresville Middle	Mooresville, NC	Mooresville Graded School District	915	696	-23.9%

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