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Enrollment
955
Middle
DISTRICT 887 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002684
Holly Ridge Middle
950 Holly Springs Road, Holly Springs, NC 27540 · (919) 577-1335 · Wake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL955 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% 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.
- BBeats 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
17.6:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
248 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 | 301 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 316 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 338 | 35% |
Student demographics
58%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
66.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
73.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
71.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Holly Ridge Middle
Holly Ridge Middle's state test result (71.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Ridge Middle this school | 955 | 26.0% | 71.9% |
| Oberlin Middle Raleigh | 1,049 | 30.1% | 68.8% |
| Apex Middle Apex | 867 | 24.8% | 73.0% |
| Wakefield Middle Raleigh | 803 | 31.4% | 65.1% |
| Pine Hollow Middle Raleigh | 776 | 33.1% | 69.3% |
| Leesville Road Middle Raleigh | 795 | 31.7% | 73.1% |
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 Holly Ridge Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #44 of 463 | #14 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #32 of 461 | #9 of 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #61 of 463 | #18 of 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 955 | #51 of 478 | #17 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #338 of 456 | #32 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.5% | #285 of 456 | #36 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.0% | #446 of 472 | #30 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.4% | #37 of 300 | #7 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
955
-128 (-12%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 1,017
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 955 | 54.4 | 17.6:1 | 26% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 980 | 57.8 | 16.9:1 | 27% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 994 | 60.5 | 16.4:1 | 25% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 1,083 | 62 | 17.5:1 | 23% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 1,298 | 70.5 | 18.4:1 | 27% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 1,274 | 69 | 18.5:1 | 24% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 1,017 | 58 | 17.5:1 | 28% (288) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holly Ridge Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (1,298 to 955); teachers down 23% (70.5 to 54.4).
About Holly Ridge Middle
At 950 Holly Springs Road in Holly Springs, North Carolina, Holly Ridge Middle operates as a large middle-grades school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 955 students. The school's enrollment is 58% bigger than the 605 average for middle schools in North Carolina.
Holly Ridge Middle is among 198 schools run by Wake County Schools, which serves 163,176 students.
White students are the majority at Holly Ridge Middle, with 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Black, 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% Asian. County-wide, about 58% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 54.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.6:1. This ratio sits 1.7 above the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. Roughly 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 42% for public schools in Wake County.
Holly Ridge Middle is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 82% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Holly Ridge Middle would score about 70.9%. It scores 71.9%, 1.0 points above that figure.
In the county around the school, Wake County, the median household income is $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 237 public schools in Wake County, enrolling about 184,790 students in all.
The closest public school to Holly Ridge Middle is Holly Ridge Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Holly Ridge Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 75.8% proficiency; Holly Ridge Middle posts 71.9%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment declined 12% from its 2020-21 level of 1,083.
The Holly Ridge Middle community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Holly Springs
- Pine Springs Preparatory Remote AcademyCombined · 2,552 students
- Holly Springs HighHigh · 2,018 students
- Pine Springs Preparatory AcademyElementary · 1,258 students
- Holly Grove MiddleMiddle · 979 students
- Buckhorn Creek ElementaryElementary · 905 students
- Holly Grove ElementaryElementary · 889 students
Nearby schools
- Holly Ridge Elementary0.1 mi · 735
- Holly Springs Elementary0.8 mi · 751
- Pine Springs Preparatory Academy2.1 mi · 1,258
- Pine Springs Preparatory Remote Academy2.1 mi · 2,552
- Herbert Akins Road Middle2.4 mi · 1,253
- Herbert Akins Rd Elementary2.5 mi · 988
Frequently asked questions
About Holly Ridge MiddleHow large is Holly Ridge Middle?
Holly Ridge Middle enrolls approximately 955 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Holly Ridge Middle serve?
Holly Ridge Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Holly Ridge Middle have?
Holly Ridge Middle employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
How diverse is Holly Ridge Middle?
Holly Ridge Middle reports a student body of 62% White, 13% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Holly Ridge Middle?
Holly Ridge 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.