McDougle Middle

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Chapel Hill, North Carolina·27516
Score
86.0/100
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#65
Among 460 North Carolina middle schools
#3
In Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
#4
In Chapel Hill
Top 15%
In North Carolina

Score 86.0/100: better than 86% 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
73%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 55%, better than 90% of them
688 students tested
Math
70%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 56%, better than 85% of them
690 students tested
Science
75%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 68%, better than 69% of them
225 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 Reading72.7688
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math70.3690
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science75.1225

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
705
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
705
Typical middle school: 591
Free or reduced-price lunch
26%
Typical middle school: 95%

District and location

City
Orange County

Contact

Address
900 Old Fayetteville Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

"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, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby middle schools

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Location

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McDougle Middle at a glance

McDougle Middle is a public middle school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8. It is part of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. It has about 705 students (a typical North Carolina middle school has 591). About 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 95% at a typical North Carolina middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 73% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 70% 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 86.0 out of 100: better than 86% of them, ranking #65 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.