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Which teacher or staff member at Salem Middle deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,057
Middle
DISTRICT 887 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002746
Salem Middle
6150 Old Jenks Road, Apex, NC 27523 · (919) 363-1870 · Wake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,057 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% 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.
- B+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
17.8:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
203 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 | 357 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 347 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 353 | 33% |
Student demographics
66%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
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
73.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
80.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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
78.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Salem Middle
Salem Middle's state test result (78.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Middle this school | 1,057 | 19.2% | 78.0% |
| Smith Middle Chapel Hill | 763 | 22.4% | 74.2% |
| Martin Middle Raleigh | 1,011 | 29.6% | 72.1% |
| Apex Friendship Middle Apex | 1,412 | 7.9% | 87.8% |
| Weddington Middle Matthews | 1,324 | 7.3% | 89.1% |
| Hickory Ridge Middle Harrisburg | 1,057 | 17.1% | 82.6% |
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 Salem Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #18 of 463 | #6 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.7% | #16 of 461 | #4 of 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #21 of 463 | #7 of 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,057 | #29 of 478 | #7 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #349 of 456 | #35 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #158 of 456 | #18 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.2% | #460 of 472 | #33 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #269 of 300 | #24 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
1,057
+13 (+1%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 1,096
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 1,057 | 59.6 | 17.8:1 | 19% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 1,042 | 61 | 17.1:1 | 21% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 1,071 | 64.1 | 16.7:1 | 20% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 1,044 | 63 | 16.6:1 | 16% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 1,097 | 67.1 | 16.4:1 | 21% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 1,112 | 70 | 15.9:1 | 16% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 1,096 | 65 | 16.9:1 | 16% (174) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salem Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,097 to 1,057); teachers down 11% (67.1 to 59.6).
About Salem Middle
Salem Middle is a large middle school in Wake County Schools, located in Apex, North Carolina. The school serves 1,057 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in North Carolina average about 605 students.
The district, Wake County Schools, operates 198 schools serving 163,176 students.
White students account for 52% of enrollment at Salem Middle. The remaining students are 21% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Salem Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
Its teaching staff equals 59.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.8:1. That ratio is over the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. Around 19% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 42% average for public schools in Wake County is 23 points.
allk12 grades Salem Middle an A. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 73.0% for Salem Middle. The school posts 78.0%, 5.1 points above the prediction.
In Wake County (population about 1,178,653), median household income is about $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 237 public schools operate in Wake County, serving about 184,790 students.
The closest public school, Salem Elementary, is about 0.2 miles from Salem Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 76.1%; Salem Middle's is 78.0%, ranking 3rd of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show 1,044 students in 2020-21 and 1,057 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.6:1 to 17.8:1 over the same years.
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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
- Middle Creek HighHigh · 1,587 students
- Apex Friendship MiddleMiddle · 1,412 students
- The Math and Science Academy of ApexElementary · 1,080 students
- Olive Chapel ElementaryElementary · 1,066 students
Other Salem Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Salem Middle. Salem Middle is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Salem MiddleVirginia Beach, VA · 1,072 students
- Salem Middle SchoolLithonia, GA · 827 students
- Salem Middle SchoolSALEM, NJ · 472 students
- Salem Middle SchoolSalem, IN · 352 students
- SALEM MIDDLE SCHOOLSALEM, MO · 254 students
Nearby schools
- Salem Elementary0.2 mi · 776
- Apex High1.1 mi · 2,449
- Laurel Park Elementary1.2 mi · 694
- Peak Charter Academy1.3 mi · 651
- Davis Drive Middle1.4 mi · 992
- Baucom Elementary1.5 mi · 675
Frequently asked questions
About Salem MiddleHow large is Salem Middle?
Salem Middle enrolls approximately 1,057 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Salem Middle serve?
Salem Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Salem Middle have?
Salem Middle employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Salem Middle?
Student demographics at Salem Middle are roughly 52% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Black, 21% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Salem Middle in?
Salem Middle is part of Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.