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The highest-performing public middle schools in science in Wake County, North Carolina

Across Wake County, North Carolina, 37 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Apex Friendship Middle leads the list at 90.9%, against a median of 71.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Wake County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Science)

90.9%

Median % Proficient (Science)

71.6%

BEST IN SCIENCE · WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Apex Friendship Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,412	90.9%
2	Davis Drive Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	992	88.4%
3	Salem Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,057	81.7%
4	Alston Ridge Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,494	81.6%
5	East Cary Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	597	80.9%
6	Heritage Middle	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	947	80.1%
7	Holly Ridge Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	955	79.8%
8	Apex Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	867	79.0%
9	West Cary Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	824	79.0%
10	Holly Grove Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	979	76.6%
11	Leesville Road Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	795	76.4%
12	Ligon Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	959	76.3%
13	Pine Hollow Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	776	76.3%
14	Oberlin Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,049	75.6%
15	Herbert Akins Road Middle	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,253	75.4%
16	Martin Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,011	74.7%
17	Carnage Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	924	74.0%
18	Moore Square Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	594	73.0%
19	Fuquay-Varina Middle	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,004	71.6%
20	West Lake Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	687	70.9%
21	Wakefield Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	803	70.4%
22	Rolesville Middle	Rolesville, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	889	68.4%
23	Reedy Creek Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	805	67.1%
24	Lufkin Road Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,035	66.2%
25	West Millbrook Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,164	63.5%
26	Dillard Drive Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	977	59.2%
27	Wake Forest Middle School	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	878	55.5%
28	East Garner Middle	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,109	54.6%
29	Carroll Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	898	53.1%
30	North Garner Middle	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	831	48.9%
31	Wendell Middle	Wendell, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	762	48.5%
32	Zebulon Middle	Zebulon, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	772	47.9%
33	Durant Road Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	649	46.2%
34	Centennial Campus Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	477	46.0%
35	Neuse River Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	877	44.4%
36	East Millbrook Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	731	35.2%
37	River Bend Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	995	31.8%

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