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What's something East Garner Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,109
Middle
DISTRICT 887 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001853
East Garner Middle
6301 Jones Sausage Rd, Garner, NC 27529 · (919) 662-2339 · Wake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,109 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of North Carolina public middle schools
- C+Test 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
15.6:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,106 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 | 381 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 353 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 375 | 34% |
Student demographics
66%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 Garner Middle→Garner 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
43.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
43.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Garner Middle
East Garner Middle's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Garner Middle this school | 1,109 | 99.7% | 45.4% |
| River Bend Middle Raleigh | 995 | 99.7% | 31.8% |
| Southwest Middle School Charlotte | 1,205 | 99.8% | 39.6% |
| Northridge Middle Charlotte | 1,014 | 99.7% | 47.2% |
| Eastern Guilford Middle Gibsonville | 901 | 99.7% | 38.4% |
| Kennedy Middle Charlotte | 990 | 99.7% | 50.9% |
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 Garner Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #298 of 463 | #30 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #295 of 461 | #28 of 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #300 of 463 | #31 of 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,109 | #19 of 478 | #6 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #181 of 456 | #17 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #156 of 456 | #16 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #3 of 472 | #1 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #130 of 300 | #15 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
1,109
-180 (-14%) vs 2020
+95% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 1,109 | 71 | 15.6:1 | 100% (1,106) |
| 2023-24 | 1,101 | 73.5 | 15.0:1 | 69% (759) |
| 2022-23 | 1,186 | 80 | 14.8:1 | 73% (861) |
| 2020-21 | 1,289 | 88 | 14.7:1 | 59% (755) |
| 2017-18 | 1,286 | 78.3 | 16.4:1 | 63% (806) |
| 2015-16 | 1,307 | 82 | 15.9:1 | 62% (813) |
| 2010-11 | 1,157 | 70 | 16.5:1 | 56% (647) |
| 2000-01 | 689 | 47 | 14.7:1 | 30% (209) |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 42 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Garner Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (1,286 to 1,109); teachers down 9% (78.3 to 71).
About East Garner Middle
Among the schools in Garner, North Carolina, is East Garner Middle, a large middle school. The student body numbers 1,109 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in North Carolina) has about 605 students.
Wake County Schools has 163,176 students in 198 schools, and East Garner Middle is one of those schools.
Black students are the largest group at East Garner Middle, with 46% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 32% Hispanic, 13% White, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Wake County, the Black share is about 19%. The chance that two students picked at random at East Garner Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
Teachers at the school number 71 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.6:1. Middle schools in North Carolina have a similar average ratio of 15.9:1. The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Wake County, the average eligibility rate is 42%.
East Garner Middle is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 37% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, East Garner Middle's results are 3.0 points below predicted: 45.4% against 48.4%.
Wake County census figures show that median household income is about $105,768, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 237 public schools operate in Wake County, serving about 184,790 students.
The shortest distance from East Garner Middle to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to East Garner Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, East Garner Middle ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put East Garner Middle in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The number of students dropped from 1,289 to 1,109 over 4 years.
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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 Garner
- South Garner HighHigh · 1,835 students
- Garner HighHigh · 1,670 students
- Polenta ElementaryElementary · 1,010 students
- West View ElementaryElementary · 969 students
- Cleveland MiddleMiddle · 936 students
- North Garner MiddleMiddle · 831 students
Nearby schools
- East Garner Elementary0.4 mi · 535
- Creech Road Elementary1.2 mi · 549
- North Garner Middle1.7 mi · 831
- Aversboro Elementary1.9 mi · 381
- Vandora Springs Elementary2.4 mi · 582
- Bryan Road Elementary2.6 mi · 685
Frequently asked questions
About East Garner MiddleHow large is East Garner Middle?
East Garner Middle enrolls approximately 1,109 students in grades 06-08.
Is East Garner Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Garner Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at East Garner Middle?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at East Garner Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Garner Middle?
At East Garner Middle, the student body is approximately 13% White, 32% Hispanic, 46% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees East Garner Middle?
East Garner Middle is overseen by Wake County Schools in Wake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.