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Alumni: what's one memory from Middle Creek High that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,587
High
DISTRICT 1,536 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002653
Middle Creek High
123 Middle Creek Park Avenue, Apex, NC 27539 · (919) 773-3838 · Wake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,587 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of North Carolina public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
470 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 440 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 394 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 365 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 388 | 24% |
Student demographics
59%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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
75.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
27.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Middle Creek High
Middle Creek High's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Creek High this school | 1,587 | 29.6% | 55.0% |
| Heritage High Wake Forest | 1,778 | 27.7% | 57.5% |
| Willow Spring High Fuquay Varina | 2,223 | 28.7% | 54.0% |
| South Iredell High Statesville | 1,768 | 33.2% | 51.1% |
| Ronald W Reagan High School Pfafftown | 2,122 | 29.8% | 67.2% |
| Piedmont High Monroe | 1,270 | 38.3% | 56.7% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 Middle Creek High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #159 of 468 | #18 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #304 of 464 | #21 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #92 of 448 | #13 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,587 | #78 of 598 | #24 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #219 of 473 | #20 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #264 of 474 | #32 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.6% | #479 of 527 | #21 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.5% | #14 of 277 | #2 of 17 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,587
-299 (-16%) vs 2020
-13% since 2010-11, when it was 1,814
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 1,587 | 87.1 | 18.2:1 | 30% (470) |
| 2023-24 | 1,627 | 88.6 | 18.4:1 | 29% (478) |
| 2022-23 | 1,659 | 93.7 | 17.7:1 | 27% (446) |
| 2020-21 | 1,886 | 103 | 18.3:1 | 20% (385) |
| 2017-18 | 2,285 | 120 | 19.0:1 | 29% (659) |
| 2015-16 | 2,283 | 117 | 19.5:1 | 27% (622) |
| 2010-11 | 1,814 | 101 | 18.0:1 | 31% (557) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middle Creek High.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (2,285 to 1,587); teachers down 27% (120 to 87.1).
About Middle Creek High
Federal records list Middle Creek High as a high school in Apex, North Carolina. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 1,587 students. Average enrollment for high schools in North Carolina is about 761, so this school runs 109% above that.
Wake County Schools is the local district for Middle Creek High. It runs 198 schools with 163,176 students.
Roughly 58% of students at Middle Creek High are White. The rest of enrollment is 23% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is close to the 58% White share among all Wake County residents. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 87.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Middle Creek High was 18.2:1. This ratio sits 1.3 below the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 30%. Compared with the 42% average for public schools in Wake County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Middle Creek High a B-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Middle Creek High, the prediction is 69.8% and the result is 55.0%.
Federal survey data for Wake County show that the median household income is $105,768, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 237 public schools in Wake County, enrolling about 184,790 students in all.
The closest public school, Middle Creek Elementary, is about 0.2 miles from Middle Creek High. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Middle Creek High is 9th on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Over 4 years, Middle Creek High's enrollment declined 16%, to 1,587.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Middle Creek High covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Apex
- Apex Friendship HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Apex HighHigh · 2,449 students
- Apex Friendship MiddleMiddle · 1,412 students
- The Math and Science Academy of ApexElementary · 1,080 students
- Olive Chapel ElementaryElementary · 1,066 students
- Salem MiddleMiddle · 1,057 students
Nearby schools
- Middle Creek Elementary0.2 mi · 636
- West Lake Elementary0.4 mi · 581
- West Lake Middle0.5 mi · 687
- Holly Ridge Middle3.2 mi · 955
- Holly Ridge Elementary3.3 mi · 735
- Oak Grove Elementary3.5 mi · 553
Frequently asked questions
About Middle Creek HighWhat is the total enrollment at Middle Creek High?
Middle Creek High enrolls approximately 1,587 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Middle Creek High serve?
Middle Creek High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Middle Creek High?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Middle Creek High.
How diverse is Middle Creek High?
Middle Creek High reports a student body of 58% White, 23% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Middle Creek High?
Middle Creek High 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.