West Cary Middle

West Cary Middle is a middle-grades school of mid-sized scale in Cary, North Carolina, operated by Wake County Schools, enrolling 824 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 36% larger than the state mean of about 605.

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

In terms of who attends, West Cary Middle reports that 32% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 31% White, 17% Hispanic, 16% Black, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 9%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Wake County's rate of about 42%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), West Cary Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.7%; this one delivers 73.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Wake County shows median household income runs about $105,768, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wake County runs 237 public schools (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students), of which West Cary Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Northwoods Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Cary Middle ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 66.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 17%: 992 students in 2018 compared to 824 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 10% to 17% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

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