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The highest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in North Carolina

This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in North Carolina, drawn from 463 qualifying public middle schools. Mills Park Middle leads the list at 91.8%, against a median of 51.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

463

North Carolina

Top % Proficient

91.8%

Median % Proficient

51.5%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Mills Park Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	7.6%	1,632	91.8%
2	Marvin Ridge Middle	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	4.5%	1,277	89.3%
3	Weddington Middle	Matthews, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	7.3%	1,324	89.1%
4	The Brawley School	Mooresville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Middle	8.6%	641	88.0%
5	Harris Road Middle	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Middle	13.5%	1,368	88.0%
6	Apex Friendship Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	7.9%	1,412	87.8%
7	Davis Drive Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	13.3%	992	87.5%
8	Jay M. Robinson Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	20.1%	1,333	85.9%
9	Community House Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	20.4%	1,425	85.7%
10	Lakewood Montessori Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	99.0%	309	84.8%
11	The Innovation Academy at South Campus	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	98.5%	263	84.8%
12	Cuthbertson Middle	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	11.0%	1,323	84.2%
13	Hickory Ridge Middle	Harrisburg, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Middle	17.1%	1,057	82.6%
14	Northwest Guilford Middle	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Middle	21.0%	915	79.5%
15	Alston Ridge Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	21.3%	1,494	79.2%
16	Bailey Middle	Cornelius, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	23.5%	1,315	78.7%
17	Heritage Middle	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	16.9%	947	78.3%
18	Salem Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	19.2%	1,057	78.0%
19	Pilot Mountain Middle	Pilot Mountain, NC	Surry County Schools	Middle	99.3%	401	76.7%
20	Oakwood Middle IB School	Statesville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Middle	98.8%	516	76.5%
21	Hope Middle	Greenville, NC	Pitt County Schools	Middle	99.7%	952	76.5%
22	Charles P Murray Middle	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	34.3%	907	76.3%
23	Broad Creek Middle	Newport, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Middle	30.1%	722	76.1%
24	Cramerton Middle	Cramerton, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	43.2%	959	76.0%
25	Holly Grove Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	17.7%	979	75.5%
26	Piedmont Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	46.5%	1,108	75.3%
27	South Charlotte Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	23.1%	770	75.2%
28	West Pine Middle	West End, NC	Moore County Schools	Middle	99.6%	717	74.8%
29	Seventy-First Classical Middle	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	Middle	48.7%	433	74.6%
30	Smith Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	22.4%	763	74.2%
31	West Cary Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	30.0%	824	73.5%
32	Leesville Road Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	31.7%	795	73.1%
33	Apex Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	24.8%	867	73.0%
34	William Ellis Middle	Advance, NC	Davie County Schools	Middle	38.7%	437	73.0%
35	Moore Square Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	29.0%	594	72.8%
36	New Century Middle	Cameron, NC	Moore County Schools	Middle	32.4%	602	72.6%
37	Carnage Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	30.8%	924	72.5%
38	Margaret B. Pollard Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chatham County Schools	Middle	20.8%	736	72.4%
39	Bethel Middle	Waynesville, NC	Haywood County Schools	Middle	98.8%	254	72.3%
40	Topsail Middle	Hampstead, NC	Pender County Schools	Middle	20.1%	837	72.3%
41	Martin Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	29.6%	1,011	72.1%
42	Foothills Community School	Marion, NC	McDowell County Schools	Middle	98.5%	200	72.1%
43	Phillips Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	27.0%	600	72.0%
44	Holly Ridge Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	26.0%	955	71.9%
45	McDougle Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	27.6%	659	71.6%
46	Cane Creek Middle	Fletcher, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	98.0%	499	71.3%
47	Rogers-Herr Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	99.5%	660	70.9%
48	Tucker Creek Middle	Havelock, NC	Craven County Board of Education	Middle	44.6%	478	70.8%
49	Springfield Middle	Lucama, NC	Wilson County Schools	Middle	99.3%	448	70.7%
50	East Cary Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	36.2%	597	70.5%

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