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For the 2025-26 school year, there are 4 public middle schools serving 1,287 students in Mcdowell County, NC.

The top ranked public middle schools in Mcdowell County, NC are Foothills Community School, East Mcdowell Middle School and West Mcdowell Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Mcdowell County, NC public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 47% (versus the North Carolina public middle school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 50% statewide average). Middle schools in Mcdowell County have an average ranking of 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of North Carolina public middle schools.

Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the North Carolina public middle school average of 56% (majority Black and Hispanic).