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

Across Wake County, North Carolina, 38 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. River Bend Middle leads the list at 31.8%, against a median of 65.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Wake County, North Carolina

Best % Proficient

31.8%

Median % Proficient

65.7%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

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

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