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What tradition at East Cary Middle should never be changed?
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Enrollment
597
Middle
DISTRICT 887 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002830
East Cary Middle
1111 SE Maynard Road, Cary, NC 27511 · (919) 466-4377 · Wake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of North Carolina public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
13.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
216 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 | 181 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 207 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 209 | 35% |
Student demographics
64%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
East Cary Middle→Cary High
Based on published attendance-zone data from Wake County Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
69.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
66.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
70.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 East Cary Middle
East Cary Middle's state test result (70.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Cary Middle this school | 597 | 36.2% | 70.5% |
| Culbreth Middle Chapel Hill | 632 | 33.9% | 63.2% |
| McDougle Middle Chapel Hill | 659 | 27.6% | 71.6% |
| West Lake Middle Apex | 687 | 42.9% | 61.1% |
| Lakeshore Middle Mooresville | 531 | 40.5% | 54.5% |
| New Bridge Middle Jacksonville | 482 | 39.0% | 67.3% |
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 East Cary Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #50 of 463 | #15 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #80 of 461 | #18 of 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #40 of 463 | #12 of 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #234 of 478 | #36 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #43 of 456 | #5 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #203 of 456 | #27 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #419 of 472 | #16 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.7% | #12 of 300 | #3 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. 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
597
-27 (-4%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 810
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 597 | 44.9 | 13.3:1 | 36% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 623 | 50.5 | 12.3:1 | 38% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 627 | 47.3 | 13.3:1 | 35% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 624 | 43 | 14.5:1 | 36% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 901 | 59.6 | 15.1:1 | 28% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 1,036 | 64 | 16.2:1 | 25% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 810 | 49 | 16.5:1 | 24% (192) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Cary Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (901 to 597); teachers down 25% (59.6 to 44.9).
About East Cary Middle
East Cary Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Cary, North Carolina, (ZIP code 27511). The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 597 students.
East Cary Middle is among 198 schools run by Wake County Schools, which serves 163,176 students.
A majority of students at East Cary Middle, 53%, are White. Other reported shares: 24% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at East Cary Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
With 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at East Cary Middle was 13.3:1. The 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 36%.
The allk12 Grade for East Cary Middle is A-. Compared with North Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 83% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
East Cary Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 70.5% and a predicted 67.8%.
Wake County census figures show that median household income is about $105,768, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The public schools of Wake County number 237 and enroll about 184,790.
The nearest other public school, Adams Elementary, is about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, East Cary Middle is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Locale data from NCES put East Cary Middle inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Federal counts put enrollment at 624 in 2020-21 and 597 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.3:1.
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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 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
- Adams Elementary0.3 mi · 655
- Cary High0.4 mi · 2,044
- Cary Elementary0.9 mi · 477
- Kingswood Elementary1.2 mi · 427
- Briarcliff Elementary1.4 mi · 486
- Farmington Woods Elementary1.5 mi · 648
Frequently asked questions
About East Cary MiddleHow many students attend East Cary Middle?
East Cary Middle enrolls approximately 597 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does East Cary Middle serve?
East Cary Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Cary Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Cary Middle is approximately 13.3:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Cary Middle?
At East Cary Middle, the student body is approximately 53% White, 24% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is East Cary Middle public or private?
East Cary Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.