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Enrollment
1,632
Middle
DISTRICT 887 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472003205
Mills Park Middle
441 Mills Park Drive, Cary, NC 27519 · (919) 466-1500 · Wake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,632 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% 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.
- ABeats 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
18.7:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
124 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 | 563 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 539 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 530 | 32% |
Student demographics
61%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
Students here typically continue to
Mills Park Middle→Green Level High
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
91.0%
NC avg 50.9%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The North Carolina average is about 51 of 100.
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
91.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 92% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Mills Park Middle
Mills Park Middle's state test result (91.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mills Park Middle this school | 1,632 | 7.6% | 91.8% |
| Alston Ridge Middle Cary | 1,494 | 21.3% | 79.2% |
| Harris Road Middle Concord | 1,368 | 13.5% | 88.0% |
| Davis Drive Middle Cary | 992 | 13.3% | 87.5% |
| Carnage Middle Raleigh | 924 | 30.8% | 72.5% |
| Community House Middle Charlotte | 1,425 | 20.4% | 85.7% |
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 Mills Park Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 91.8% | #1 of 463 | #1 of 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #1 of 463 | #1 of 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,632 | #1 of 478 | #1 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #414 of 456 | #37 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #251 of 456 | #31 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.6% | #470 of 472 | #38 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #230 of 300 | #23 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
1,632
-7 (0%) vs 2020
+48% since 2010-11, when it was 1,101
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 1,632 | 87.2 | 18.7:1 | 8% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 1,628 | 88 | 18.5:1 | 7% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 1,630 | 85 | 19.2:1 | 6% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 1,639 | 87 | 18.8:1 | 6% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 1,750 | 92 | 19.0:1 | 7% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 1,748 | 95 | 18.4:1 | 9% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 1,101 | 59 | 18.7:1 | 14% (151) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mills Park Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,750 to 1,632); teachers down 5% (92 to 87.2).
About Mills Park Middle
In Cary, North Carolina, part of Wake County, Mills Park Middle is a middle-grades school. The school's enrollment of 1,632 students covers grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 170% higher than the average for middle schools in North Carolina, which is about 605.
Wake County Schools runs Mills Park Middle along with 197 other schools, enrolling 163,176 students in total.
At Mills Park Middle, Asian students make up 55% of the student body. The school is also 29% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 9% Asian share among all Wake County residents. Mills Park Middle's diversity index is 61%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Mills Park Middle is 87.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 18.7:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. About 8% of students, or 124, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 42% average among public schools in Wake County.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Mills Park Middle receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Mills Park Middle are 15.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (91.8% actual, 76.5% predicted).
Among Wake County residents, the median household income is $105,768, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Mills Park Middle, Wake County has 236 other public schools.
Mills Park Elementary is the public school closest to Mills Park Middle, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Mills Park Middle ranks 1st of 8 nearby schools, at 91.8% versus an 81.3% average.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment went from 1,639 in 2020-21 to 1,632 in 2024-25, a change of 7 students.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Cary
- Panther Creek HighHigh · 2,609 students
- Green Hope HighHigh · 2,304 students
- Green Level HighHigh · 2,283 students
- Cary HighHigh · 2,044 students
- Triangle Math and Science AcademyCombined · 1,904 students
- Alston Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,494 students
Nearby schools
- Mills Park Elementary0.1 mi · 594
- Highcroft Elementary1.1 mi · 698
- Panther Creek High1.3 mi · 2,609
- Carpenter Elementary1.7 mi · 604
- Green Hope High1.7 mi · 2,304
- Hortons Creek Elementary2.1 mi · 739
Frequently asked questions
About Mills Park MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Mills Park Middle?
Mills Park Middle enrolls approximately 1,632 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Mills Park Middle serve?
Mills Park Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Mills Park Middle have?
Mills Park Middle employs 87 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Mills Park Middle?
Student demographics at Mills Park Middle are roughly 29% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 55% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Mills Park Middle?
Mills Park Middle is overseen by Wake County Schools in Wake County.
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