Crain's Creek Middle

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Carthage, North Carolina·28327
Score
69.9/100
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#139
Among 460 North Carolina middle schools
#3
In Moore County Schools
Top 31%
In North Carolina

Score 69.9/100: better than 69% 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
63%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 55%, better than 78% of them
454 students tested
Math
53%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 56%, better than 49% of them
454 students tested
Science
80%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 68%, better than 81% of them
147 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 Reading62.8454
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math52.6454
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science79.6147

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
496
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
496
Typical middle school: 591
Free or reduced-price lunch
96%
Typical middle school: 95%

District and location

School district
City
Moore County

Contact

Address
4631 Union Church Rd
Carthage, NC 28327

"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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Crain's Creek Middle at a glance

Crain's Creek Middle is a public middle school in Carthage, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8. It is part of Moore County Schools. It has about 496 students (a typical North Carolina middle school has 591). About 96% 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, 63% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 53% 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 69.9 out of 100: better than 69% of them, ranking #139 of 460. Its English language arts result rose by 10 points 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.