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Enrollment
831
Middle
DISTRICT 887 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001882
North Garner Middle
720 Powell Dr, Garner, NC 27529 · (919) 662-2434 · Wake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL831 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of North Carolina public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
15.5:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
828 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 | 235 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 280 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 316 | 38% |
Student demographics
70%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
Feeds from
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
42.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
38.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 North Garner Middle
North Garner Middle's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Garner Middle this school | 831 | 99.6% | 42.5% |
| Southeast Middle Kernersville | 733 | 99.6% | 34.7% |
| Southwest Middle Gastonia | 832 | 99.6% | 31.7% |
| Sherwood Githens Middle Durham | 878 | 99.7% | 49.3% |
| Holbrook Middle Lowell | 712 | 97.8% | 39.1% |
| Wiley Magnet Middle Winston Salem | 754 | 99.6% | 37.6% |
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 North Garner Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #327 of 463 | #33 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #328 of 461 | #32 of 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #317 of 463 | #32 of 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 831 | #89 of 478 | #25 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #177 of 456 | #16 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #54 of 456 | #8 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #25 of 472 | #4 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.5% | #102 of 143 | #6 of 8 |
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
831
-65 (-7%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 814
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 831 | 53.5 | 15.5:1 | 100% (828) |
| 2023-24 | 896 | 57.8 | 15.5:1 | 62% (559) |
| 2022-23 | 975 | 60.8 | 16.0:1 | 57% (556) |
| 2020-21 | 896 | 55 | 16.3:1 | 44% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 795 | 51.5 | 15.4:1 | 53% (424) |
| 2015-16 | 821 | 54 | 15.2:1 | 49% (404) |
| 2010-11 | 1,076 | 65 | 16.6:1 | 48% (514) |
| 2000-01 | 853 | 54 | 15.8:1 | 47% (401) |
| 1990-91 | 814 | 55 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Garner Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (795 to 831); teachers up 4% (51.5 to 53.5).
About North Garner Middle
Among the schools in Garner, North Carolina, is North Garner Middle, a mid-sized middle school. It has an enrollment of 831 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 605.
The Wake County Schools system has 198 schools and 163,176 students.
The student body at North Garner Middle has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 32%. Other groups include 32% Black, 30% White, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 12% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
North Garner Middle has 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. The average ratio among middle schools in North Carolina is similar, at 15.9:1. At North Garner Middle, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Compared with the 42% average for public schools in Wake County, the school's rate is higher.
Among North Carolina public middle schools, North Garner Middle outscored 31%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, North Garner Middle's results are 5.9 points below predicted: 42.5% against 48.4%.
In the surrounding county, Wake County, the median household earns about $105,768 a year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Wake County has 237 public schools with about 184,790 students, including North Garner Middle.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Creech Road Elementary, is about 0.6 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, North Garner Middle ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
North Garner Middle falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, North Garner Middle enrolled 896 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 831.
North Garner Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Garner
- South Garner HighHigh · 1,835 students
- Garner HighHigh · 1,670 students
- East Garner MiddleMiddle · 1,109 students
- Polenta ElementaryElementary · 1,010 students
- West View ElementaryElementary · 969 students
- Cleveland MiddleMiddle · 936 students
Nearby schools
- Creech Road Elementary0.6 mi · 549
- Swift Creek Elementary1.3 mi · 310
- Garner High1.3 mi · 1,670
- Vandora Springs Elementary1.5 mi · 582
- East Garner Elementary1.5 mi · 535
- RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School1.6 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About North Garner MiddleHow large is North Garner Middle?
North Garner Middle enrolls approximately 831 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does North Garner Middle serve?
North Garner Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Garner Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Garner Middle is approximately 15.5:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Garner Middle?
At North Garner Middle, the student body is approximately 30% White, 32% Hispanic, 32% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees North Garner Middle?
North Garner 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.