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The highest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Wake County, North Carolina

This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Wake County, North Carolina, drawn from 38 qualifying public middle schools. Mills Park Middle leads the list at 91.8%, against a median of 65.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Wake County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient

91.8%

Median % Proficient

65.7%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Mills Park Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	7.6%	1,632	91.8%
2	Apex Friendship Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	7.9%	1,412	87.8%
3	Davis Drive Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	13.3%	992	87.5%
4	Alston Ridge Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	21.3%	1,494	79.2%
5	Heritage Middle	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	16.9%	947	78.3%
6	Salem Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	19.2%	1,057	78.0%
7	Holly Grove Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	17.7%	979	75.5%
8	West Cary Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	30.0%	824	73.5%
9	Leesville Road Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	31.7%	795	73.1%
10	Apex Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	24.8%	867	73.0%
11	Moore Square Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	29.0%	594	72.8%
12	Carnage Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	30.8%	924	72.5%
13	Martin Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	29.6%	1,011	72.1%
14	Holly Ridge Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	26.0%	955	71.9%
15	East Cary Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	36.2%	597	70.5%
16	Pine Hollow Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	33.1%	776	69.3%
17	Oberlin Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	30.1%	1,049	68.8%
18	Ligon Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	34.5%	959	67.0%
19	West Millbrook Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	32.3%	1,164	66.1%
20	Fuquay-Varina Middle	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	28.3%	1,004	65.2%
21	Wakefield Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	31.4%	803	65.1%
22	Herbert Akins Road Middle	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	33.5%	1,253	64.8%
23	Lufkin Road Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	33.5%	1,035	62.2%
24	Reedy Creek Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	37.1%	805	61.9%
25	West Lake Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	42.9%	687	61.1%
26	Rolesville Middle	Rolesville, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	43.4%	889	60.7%
27	Dillard Drive Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	50.5%	977	51.0%
28	Wake Forest Middle School	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	57.2%	878	47.0%
29	Carroll Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	61.1%	898	45.5%
30	East Garner Middle	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	99.7%	1,109	45.4%
31	Zebulon Middle	Zebulon, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	99.6%	772	44.0%
32	Durant Road Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	68.6%	649	42.7%
33	North Garner Middle	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	99.6%	831	42.5%
34	Wendell Middle	Wendell, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	99.6%	762	40.6%
35	Neuse River Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	99.7%	877	35.5%
36	Centennial Campus Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	99.4%	477	35.5%
37	East Millbrook Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	99.6%	731	35.1%
38	River Bend Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	99.7%	995	31.8%

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