East Garner Middle

East Garner Middle, a high-enrollment intermediate school in Garner, North Carolina, operated by Wake County Schools, serves 1,109 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 83% above the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 605 students.

Wake County Schools runs 198 schools in total, collectively educating 163,176 students. East Garner Middle is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, East Garner Middle lists that 46% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 32% Hispanic, 13% White, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Wake County (around 42%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), East Garner Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Wake County shows median household earnings sit near $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. East Garner Middle is one of 237 public schools in Wake County (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students).

Nearest neighbor: East Garner Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts East Garner Middle at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 49.4%.

East Garner Middle operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at East Garner Middle has declined 14%, going from 1,286 students in 2018 to 1,109 in 2025.

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