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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Wendell Middle this year?
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Enrollment
762
Middle
DISTRICT 887 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002825
Wendell Middle
3409 NC Highway 97, Wendell, NC 27591 · (919) 365-1667 · Wake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL762 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
759 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 | 244 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 260 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 258 | 34% |
Student demographics
69%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
Wendell Middle→East Wake 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
41.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
35.5%
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 36 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 →
Where Wendell Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #342 of 463 | #34 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #359 of 461 | #33 of 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #322 of 463 | #33 of 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 762 | #124 of 478 | #32 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #72 of 456 | #7 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #83 of 456 | #10 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #39 of 472 | #6 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #136 of 300 | #17 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
762
-53 (-7%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 945
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 762 | 54.3 | 14.0:1 | 100% (759) |
| 2023-24 | 711 | 51.8 | 13.7:1 | 71% (505) |
| 2022-23 | 719 | 52.5 | 13.7:1 | 68% (487) |
| 2020-21 | 815 | 56 | 14.6:1 | 53% (431) |
| 2017-18 | 879 | 54 | 16.3:1 | 59% (523) |
| 2015-16 | 933 | 55 | 17.0:1 | 63% (587) |
| 2010-11 | 945 | 54 | 17.5:1 | 55% (518) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wendell Middle.
About Wendell Middle
A mid-sized middle school in Wendell, North Carolina, Wendell Middle is part of Wake County Schools. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 762 students. By comparison, middle schools in North Carolina enroll about 605 students on average.
Wendell Middle is one school in a 198-school district, Wake County Schools, which enrolls 163,176 students.
Hispanic students make up 38% of enrollment at Wendell Middle, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 36% Black, 18% White, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Wake County's population at about 12%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
Wendell Middle reports a ratio of 14.0 students per teacher, from 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 15.9:1. Lunch program data show 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 42% average for public schools in Wake County is 58 points lower.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Wendell Middle is 7.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 40.6%. Predicted: 48.4%.
In Wake County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $105,768 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Wake County number 237, with about 184,790 students.
Carver Elementary is the nearest public school to Wendell Middle, about 1.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 44.8% proficiency; Wendell Middle posts 40.6%.
Locale data from NCES put Wendell Middle in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment was 762 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 815.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Wendell Middle. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Wendell
- Corinth Holders HighHigh · 2,187 students
- East Wake HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Archer Lodge MiddleMiddle · 1,204 students
- Lake Myra ElementaryElementary · 722 students
- Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell FallsElementary · 567 students
- Carver ElementaryElementary · 495 students
Nearby schools
- Carver Elementary1.0 mi · 495
- East Wake High1.7 mi · 1,777
- Wendell Elementary1.8 mi · 458
- Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls2.7 mi · 567
- Lake Myra Elementary3.6 mi · 722
- Knightdale High4.6 mi · 1,695
Frequently asked questions
About Wendell MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Wendell Middle?
Wendell Middle enrolls approximately 762 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Wendell Middle serve?
Wendell Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wendell Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wendell Middle is approximately 14.0:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wendell Middle?
At Wendell Middle, the student body is approximately 18% White, 38% Hispanic, 36% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Wendell Middle public or private?
Wendell 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.