Salem Middle

As a high-enrollment 6-8 campus in Apex, North Carolina, Salem Middle hosts 1,057 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Wake County Schools. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 605 students each, so Salem Middle sits 75% bigger than that benchmark.

Salem Middle is one of 198 schools operated by Wake County Schools, a district that hosts 163,176 students overall.

Demographically, Salem Middle records that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 21% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Salem Middle shows 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Salem Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Wake County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Salem Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 73.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 78.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Wake County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $105,768 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Salem Middle is one of 237 public schools in Wake County (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students).

The closest other public school is Salem Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Salem Middle at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 76.1%.

Salem Middle operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Salem Middle has fell 4%, going from 1,097 students in 2018 to 1,057 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share ticked up from 15% to 21%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

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