Cedar Creek Middle

Located at 2228 Cedar Creek Road, in Youngsville, North Carolina, Cedar Creek Middle is a moderately sized intermediate school that serves 529 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Franklin County Schools.

Franklin County Schools runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 7,978 students. Cedar Creek Middle is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Cedar Creek Middle reports that the largest single group is White at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 34% Black, 24% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Franklin County's rate of about 82%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cedar Creek Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.3%.

In the area at large, Franklin County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,240 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Franklin County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,614 students), of which Cedar Creek Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Youngsville Academy, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cedar Creek Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cedar Creek Middle at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 53.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cedar Creek Middle has contracted 11%, going from 593 students in 2018 to 529 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 52% to 36% over that span.

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