Cranberry Middle

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Elk Park, North Carolina·28622
Score
84.9/100
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#70
Among 460 North Carolina middle schools
#1
In Avery County Schools
Top 16%
In North Carolina

Score 84.9/100: better than 84% of North Carolina middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
64%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 55%, better than 79% of them
170 students tested
Math
78%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 56%, better than 94% of them
170 students tested
Science
73%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 68%, better than 65% of them
63 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading64.1170
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math78.2170
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science7363

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
184
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
184
Typical middle school: 591
Free or reduced-price lunch
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Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Avery County

Contact

Address
6230 North US Highway 19E
Elk Park, NC 28622

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby middle schools

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Location

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Cranberry Middle at a glance

Cranberry Middle is a public middle school in Elk Park, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8. It is part of Avery County Schools. It has about 184 students (a typical North Carolina middle school has 591).

In 2025-26 state tests, 64% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 78% in math (similar schools: 56%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina middle schools, it scores 84.9 out of 100: better than 84% of them, ranking #70 of 460. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.