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If you could change one rule at Rolesville Middle, what would it be?
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Enrollment
889
Middle
DISTRICT 887 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472003240
Rolesville Middle
4700 Burlington Mills Road, Rolesville, NC 27571 · (919) 570-2260 · Wake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL889 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B+Test 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
16.6:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
386 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 | 290 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 278 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 321 | 36% |
Student demographics
72%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
Rolesville Middle→Rolesville 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
57.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
59.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
60.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Rolesville Middle
Rolesville Middle's state test result (60.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolesville Middle this school | 889 | 43.4% | 60.7% |
| Francis Bradley Middle Huntersville | 1,089 | 46.8% | 60.3% |
| John R Griffin Middle Fayetteville | 1,024 | 41.3% | 64.7% |
| Crestdale Middle Matthews | 989 | 40.6% | 66.9% |
| Roberta Road Middle Concord | 906 | 53.8% | 54.6% |
| J N Fries Magnet School Concord | 755 | 50.9% | 58.9% |
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 Rolesville Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #123 of 463 | #26 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #132 of 461 | #25 of 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #127 of 463 | #25 of 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 889 | #67 of 478 | #21 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #264 of 456 | #25 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #35 of 456 | #4 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.4% | #399 of 472 | #13 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #77 of 300 | #10 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
889
-195 (-18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 889 | 53.5 | 16.6:1 | 43% (386) |
| 2023-24 | 944 | 59.8 | 15.8:1 | 42% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 1,021 | 57.6 | 17.7:1 | 38% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 1,084 | 66 | 16.4:1 | 26% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 1,093 | 70.3 | 15.5:1 | 28% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 1,264 | 77 | 16.4:1 | 38% (484) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rolesville Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (1,093 to 889); teachers down 24% (70.3 to 53.5).
About Rolesville Middle
In Rolesville, North Carolina, part of Wake County, Rolesville Middle is a middle school. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 889 students. The average for middle schools in North Carolina is about 605 students, so this school is 47% larger than average.
Rolesville Middle is one school in a 198-school district, Wake County Schools, which enrolls 163,176 students.
At Rolesville Middle, the largest share of students is White, at 37%. Next come 32% Black, 20% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 58% White. Rolesville Middle's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1 at Rolesville Middle, with 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, middle schools in North Carolina have 15.9:1, compared with 16.6:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 43% of enrollment. That tracks the 42% average for public schools in Wake County.
The allk12 Grade for Rolesville Middle is B. Compared with North Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 57% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Rolesville Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.7%; the prediction is 65.6%.
Wake County has these Census figures: the median household income is $105,768, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Wake County is home to 237 public schools and about 184,790 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Rolesville Charter Academy is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Rolesville Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 63.3%, higher than Rolesville Middle's 60.7%.
Under the NCES locale system, Rolesville Middle is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Rolesville Middle's enrollment dropped 18%, to 889.
Discussions about Rolesville Middle may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Rolesville
- Rolesville HighHigh · 2,321 students
- Rolesville Charter AcademyElementary · 716 students
- Sanford Creek ElementaryElementary · 599 students
- Rolesville ElementaryElementary · 538 students
Nearby schools
- Rolesville Charter Academy0.3 mi · 716
- Rolesville Elementary1.0 mi · 538
- Sanford Creek Elementary1.4 mi · 599
- Rolesville High2.1 mi · 2,321
- Jones Dairy Elementary2.5 mi · 627
- Heritage High2.5 mi · 1,778
Frequently asked questions
About Rolesville MiddleHow large is Rolesville Middle?
Rolesville Middle enrolls approximately 889 students in grades 06-08.
Is Rolesville Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rolesville Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Rolesville Middle have?
Rolesville Middle employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Rolesville Middle?
Student demographics at Rolesville Middle are roughly 37% White, 20% Hispanic, 32% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Rolesville Middle public or private?
Rolesville Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.