Pine Hollow Middle

Pine Hollow Middle, a mid-sized middle-grades school in Raleigh, North Carolina, one of the schools within Wake County Schools, enrolls 776 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 28% bigger than typical.

Across the 198 schools in Wake County Schools (163,176 students total), Pine Hollow Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Pine Hollow Middle logs that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 21% Black, 15% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Pine Hollow Middle records 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Pine Hollow Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Wake County's rate of about 42%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Pine Hollow Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Wake County) logs that median household income runs about $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wake County's 237 public schools (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students), Pine Hollow Middle is one campus in the mix.

Sycamore Creek Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pine Hollow Middle. On composite proficiency, Pine Hollow Middle comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 69.6%.

Pine Hollow Middle operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pine Hollow Middle has contracted 14%, going from 899 students in 2018 to 776 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 66% to 54% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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