Holly Ridge Middle

Holly Ridge Middle is an expansive middle school in Holly Springs, North Carolina, run under Wake County Schools. The school serves 955 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 605 students each, so Holly Ridge Middle sits 58% larger than that benchmark.

Wake County Schools comprises 198 schools with combined enrollment of 163,176 students; Holly Ridge Middle is among them.

Demographically, Holly Ridge Middle lists that White students make up the majority at 62%. Beyond that, the school reports 15% Black, 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Holly Ridge Middle reports 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 26% of students at Holly Ridge Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Wake County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Holly Ridge Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.9%; this one delivers 71.9%.

In the broader community, census data for Wake County shows median household income runs about $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Holly Ridge Middle is one of 237 public schools in Wake County (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students).

The closest other public school is Holly Ridge Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Holly Ridge Middle ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 75.8%.

Holly Ridge Middle operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Holly Ridge Middle has fell 26%, going from 1,298 students in 2018 to 955 in 2025.

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