Enrollment
8
Middle
DISTRICT 887 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472003445
Connections Academy
1280 Buck Jones Rd, Cary, NC 27606 · (919) 694-8910 · Wake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL8 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
0.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 1 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 5 | 63% |
| Grade 8 | 2 | 25% |
Student demographics
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
8.5%
own-school result
Math
6.3%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
8
+7 (+700%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
0.7:1
was 0.1:1
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 | 8 | 12 | 0.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 17 | 12.9 | 1.3:1 | 82% (14) |
| 2022-23 | 21 | 12.6 | 1.7:1 | 86% (18) |
| 2020-21 | 1 | 12 | 0.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 10 | 6 | 1.7:1 | 70% (7) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Connections Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (10 to 8); teachers up 100% (6 to 12).
About Connections Academy
Connections Academy is the name of a very small middle-grades school in Cary, North Carolina. It reported 8 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in North Carolina have about 605 students on average; enrollment here is 99% lower.
Enrollment across the 198 schools in Wake County Schools totals 163,176 students.
About 38% of students at Connections Academy are White, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 38% Hispanic and 25% Black. Wake County's residents are about 58% White, 20 points above the school's share.
There are 12 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 0.7:1. The average for middle schools in North Carolina, 15.9:1, is higher.
In the wider Wake County area, median household income comes to about $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Connections Academy shares Wake County with 236 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Wake STEM Early College High School is closest at about 0.8 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Locale data from NCES put Connections Academy inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Federal records list enrollment at Connections Academy as 1 in 2020-21 and 8 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students.
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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 Cary
- Panther Creek HighHigh · 2,609 students
- Green Hope HighHigh · 2,304 students
- Green Level HighHigh · 2,283 students
- Cary HighHigh · 2,044 students
- Triangle Math and Science AcademyCombined · 1,904 students
- Mills Park MiddleMiddle · 1,632 students
Nearby schools
- Wake STEM Early College High School0.8 mi · 294
- Crossroads FLEX0.8 mi · 139
- SCORE Academy0.8 mi · 584
- Adams Elementary1.3 mi · 655
- Dillard Drive Middle1.4 mi · 977
- Cary High1.4 mi · 2,044
Frequently asked questions
About Connections AcademyHow many students attend Connections Academy?
Connections Academy enrolls approximately 8 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Connections Academy serve?
Connections Academy serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Connections Academy?
Approximately 0.7:1 students per teacher at Connections Academy.
What is the student diversity at Connections Academy?
Student demographics at Connections Academy are roughly 38% White, 38% Hispanic, 25% Black.
What district is Connections Academy in?
Connections Academy is part of Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.