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What's one thing Herbert Akins Road Middle gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,253
Middle
DISTRICT 887 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472003626
Herbert Akins Road Middle
2275 Herbert Akins Road, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526 · (919) 694-8300 · Wake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,253 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of North Carolina public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
16.2:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
420 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 | 400 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 452 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 401 | 32% |
Student demographics
60%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
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
58.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
65.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 59 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Herbert Akins Road Middle
Herbert Akins Road Middle's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Akins Road Middle this school | 1,253 | 33.5% | 64.8% |
| West Millbrook Middle Raleigh | 1,164 | 32.3% | 66.1% |
| Oberlin Middle Raleigh | 1,049 | 30.1% | 68.8% |
| Piedmont Middle Monroe | 980 | 40.8% | 63.8% |
| Porter Ridge Middle School Indian Trail | 1,447 | 39.7% | 68.6% |
| Bailey Middle Cornelius | 1,315 | 23.5% | 78.7% |
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 Herbert Akins Road Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #89 of 463 | #22 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #89 of 461 | #19 of 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #118 of 463 | #24 of 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,253 | #12 of 478 | #4 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #228 of 456 | #24 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #263 of 456 | #32 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.5% | #426 of 472 | #19 of 38 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,253 | 77.2 | 16.2:1 | 34% (420) |
| 2023-24 | 1,214 | 76.5 | 15.9:1 | 32% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 827 | 52.7 | 15.7:1 | 31% (257) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Herbert Akins Road Middle.
About Herbert Akins Road Middle
As a high-enrollment middle school, Herbert Akins Road Middle serves students in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. Enrolled students number 1,253 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 107% higher than the average for middle schools in North Carolina, which is about 605.
Herbert Akins Road Middle is one of the 198 schools that make up Wake County Schools (163,176 students in total).
White students make up a majority at Herbert Akins Road Middle, at 58%. The school is also 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Wake County is about 58% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Herbert Akins Road Middle is 77.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.2:1. That matches the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina fairly closely. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 34%.
The allk12 Grade for Herbert Akins Road Middle is B. Compared with North Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 64% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Herbert Akins Road Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 64.8% and a predicted 68.6%.
In the county around the school, Wake County, the median household income is $105,768, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Wake County is home to 237 public schools and about 184,790 public school students.
Nearest public school: Herbert Akins Rd Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Herbert Akins Road Middle ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 64.8% against a local average of 70.1%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Fuquay-Varina
- Fuquay-Varina HighHigh · 1,858 students
- Fuquay-Varina MiddleMiddle · 1,004 students
- Herbert Akins Rd ElementaryElementary · 988 students
- South Lakes ElementaryElementary · 774 students
- Fuquay-Varina ElementaryElementary · 772 students
- Lincoln Heights ElementaryElementary · 667 students
Nearby schools
- Herbert Akins Rd Elementary0.1 mi · 988
- Southern Wake Academy1.1 mi · 534
- Fuquay-Varina High1.7 mi · 1,858
- Ballentine Elementary1.9 mi · 742
- Lincoln Heights Elementary2.2 mi · 667
- Buckhorn Creek Elementary2.3 mi · 905
Frequently asked questions
About Herbert Akins Road MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Herbert Akins Road Middle?
Herbert Akins Road Middle enrolls approximately 1,253 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Herbert Akins Road Middle serve?
Herbert Akins Road Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Herbert Akins Road Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Herbert Akins Road Middle is approximately 16.2:1 (77 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Herbert Akins Road Middle?
Herbert Akins Road Middle reports a student body of 58% White, 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Herbert Akins Road Middle?
Herbert Akins Road 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.