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Enrollment
924
Middle
DISTRICT 887 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001841
Carnage Middle
1425 Carnage Dr, Raleigh, NC 27610 · (919) 856-7600 · Wake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL924 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
285 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 316 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 302 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 306 | 33% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
72.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
71.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Carnage Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #37 of 463 | #12 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #43 of 461 | #11 of 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #24 of 463 | #8 of 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 924 | #57 of 478 | #19 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #137 of 456 | #12 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #239 of 456 | #29 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #285 of 300 | #26 of 28 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
924
-22 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.3:1
% White
8%
was 14%
% Hispanic
9%
was 14%
% Black
25%
was 37%
% Asian
56%
was 32%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 924 | 61.4 | 15.1:1 | 31% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 878 | 60 | 14.6:1 | 29% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 844 | 51.5 | 16.4:1 | 32% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 946 | 58 | 16.3:1 | 39% (369) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carnage Middle.
About Carnage Middle
Carnage Middle is a middle-grades school in Raleigh, North Carolina, according to federal school records. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 924 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in North Carolina is about 605, so this school runs 53% bigger than that.
Wake County Schools is the local district for Carnage Middle. It runs 198 schools with 163,176 students.
A majority of students at Carnage Middle, 56%, are Asian. Other reported shares: 25% Black, 9% Hispanic, 8% White, and 2% multiracial. Wake County's residents are about 9% Asian, 47 points below the school's share. Carnage Middle has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Carnage Middle is 61.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.1:1. The average ratio among middle schools in North Carolina is 15.9:1, higher than at this school. Around 31% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 42% for public schools in Wake County.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 72.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 69.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Wake County, median household income is about $105,768, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Carnage Middle is one of 237 public schools in Wake County, which together enroll about 184,790 students.
The shortest distance from Carnage Middle to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Fuller Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Carnage Middle ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Carnage Middle is City: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 924, close to the 946 recorded in 2017-18. Over the same years, the Asian share increased from 32% to 56%. In 2017-18, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.1:1.
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Wake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,178,653
Census ACS
Median income
$105,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
237
184,790 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wake County Schools
- Apex Friendship HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Panther Creek HighHigh · 2,609 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Apex HighHigh · 2,449 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
Other schools in Raleigh
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
- Athens Drive HighHigh · 2,156 students
- Needham Broughton HighHigh · 2,153 students
- Wakefield HighHigh · 2,065 students
Nearby schools
- Fuller Elementary0.5 mi · 545
- Southeast Raleigh Elementary0.7 mi · 378
- Ligon Middle0.7 mi · 959
- Central Wake High School0.9 mi · 293
- Hunter Elementary0.9 mi · 658
- Washington Elementary0.9 mi · 514
Frequently asked questions
About Carnage MiddleHow many students attend Carnage Middle?
Carnage Middle enrolls approximately 924 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Carnage Middle serve?
Carnage Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Carnage Middle?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Carnage Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carnage Middle?
At Carnage Middle, the student body is approximately 8% White, 9% Hispanic, 25% Black, 56% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Carnage Middle in?
Carnage Middle is part of Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.