Martin Middle

Martin Middle, a big 6-8 campus in Raleigh, North Carolina, one of the schools within Wake County Schools, educates 1,011 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 67% larger than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 605 students.

Within Wake County Schools, which oversees 198 schools and 163,176 students, Martin Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Martin Middle shows that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 20% Asian, 17% Black, 15% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Wake County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Martin Middle higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Wake County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Martin Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.1%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Wake County) shows that median household income runs about $105,768, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Martin Middle is one of 237 public schools in Wake County (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students).

Lacy Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Martin Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Martin Middle at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 68.0%.

Martin Middle operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Martin Middle's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 1,034 (now 1,011). Over the same period, the Asian share climbed from 13% to 20%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

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