Best Chapel Hill Public Middle Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 8 public middle schools serving 3,932 students in Chapel Hill, NC. The top-ranked public middle schools in Chapel Hill, NC are Woods Charter, Smith Middle School and Margaret B. Pollard Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Chapel Hill, NC public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 68% (versus the North Carolina public middle school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 70% (versus the 50% statewide average). Middle schools in Chapel Hill have an average ranking of 10/10, which is in the top 5% of North Carolina public middle schools.

Minority enrollment is 47% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the North Carolina public middle school average of 57% (majority Black and Hispanic).