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What tradition at Cedar Creek Middle should never be changed?
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Enrollment
529
Middle
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370153002383
Cedar Creek Middle
2228 Cedar Creek Road, Youngsville, NC 27596 · (919) 554-4848 · Franklin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of North Carolina public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
523 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 164 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 182 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 183 | 35% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
57.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
56.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
Schools most like Cedar Creek Middle
Cedar Creek Middle's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Creek Middle this school | 529 | 98.9% | 56.3% |
| Bessemer City Middle Bessemer City | 497 | 99.4% | 36.7% |
| E B Frink Middle La Grange | 488 | 99.4% | 44.8% |
| Woodlawn Middle Mebane | 633 | 99.5% | 40.9% |
| Sandy Grove Middle Lumber Bridge | 604 | 99.5% | 38.9% |
| Hope Mills Middle Hope Mills | 474 | 97.0% | 52.3% |
Matched among North Carolina middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cedar Creek Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #168 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #159 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #124 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #280 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #344 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #68 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #251 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #163 of 300 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
529
-38 (-7%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 627
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 529 | 29.9 | 17.7:1 | 99% (523) |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 31.7 | 15.8:1 | 61% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 37.1 | 13.9:1 | 54% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 567 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 51% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 593 | 33.7 | 17.6:1 | 46% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 576 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 43% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 828 | 46 | 18.0:1 | 50% (418) |
| 2000-01 | 627 | 37 | 16.9:1 | 38% (240) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Creek Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (593 to 529); teachers down 11% (33.7 to 29.9).
About Cedar Creek Middle
Cedar Creek Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school that serves part of Youngsville, North Carolina. It educates 529 students in grades 6 through 8.
Enrollment across the 16 schools in Franklin County Schools totals 7,978 students.
Cedar Creek Middle has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 36%. Other reported shares: 34% Black, 24% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 62% White among all Franklin County residents. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Cedar Creek Middle in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.7:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher above the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 99%. That is higher than the 82% average for public schools in Franklin County.
allk12 grades Cedar Creek Middle a B+. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Cedar Creek Middle are 7.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (56.3% actual, 48.6% predicted).
Within Franklin County, the median household income is $74,240, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Cedar Creek Middle, Franklin County has 18 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Youngsville Academy, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Cedar Creek Middle comes in 2nd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment is down 7% from 2020-21, when Cedar Creek Middle had 567 students, to 2024-25, when it had 529. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 17.7:1, from 15.8:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,386
Census ACS
Median income
$74,240
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
11,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County Schools
- Franklinton HighHigh · 1,127 students
- Bunn HighHigh · 817 students
- Louisburg Magnet HighHigh · 630 students
- Bunn MiddleMiddle · 618 students
- Bunn ElementaryElementary · 600 students
- Edward Best ElementaryElementary · 498 students
Other schools in Youngsville
- Youngsville AcademyCombined · 615 students
- Long Mill ElementaryElementary · 433 students
- Youngsville ElementaryElementary · 425 students
Other Cedar Creek Middle schools
One other US public school is named Cedar Creek Middle. Cedar Creek Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Cedar Creek Middle SchoolCEDAR CREEK, TX · 1,059 students
Nearby schools
- Youngsville Academy0.3 mi · 615
- Youngsville Elementary2.2 mi · 425
- Franklinton High2.2 mi · 1,127
- Long Mill Elementary2.8 mi · 433
- Wake Preparatory Academy3.9 mi · 2,617
- Franklinton Elementary4.0 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Creek MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Cedar Creek Middle?
Cedar Creek Middle enrolls approximately 529 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Cedar Creek Middle serve?
Cedar Creek Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Cedar Creek Middle have?
Cedar Creek Middle employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Cedar Creek Middle?
Student demographics at Cedar Creek Middle are roughly 36% White, 24% Hispanic, 34% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Cedar Creek Middle?
Cedar Creek Middle is overseen by Franklin County Schools in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.