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For the 2025-26 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 579 students in Forest City, NC.

The top ranked public middle schools in Forest City, NC are Chase Middle School and Rutherford Opportunity Center. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Forest City, NC public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 38% (versus the North Carolina public middle school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 49% (versus the 50% statewide average). Middle schools in Forest City have an average ranking of 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of North Carolina public middle schools.

Minority enrollment is 30% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the North Carolina public middle school average of 56% (majority Black and Hispanic).