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Enrollment
1,164
Middle
DISTRICT 887 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001906
West Millbrook Middle
8115 Strickland Rd, Raleigh, NC 27615 · (919) 870-4050 · Wake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,164 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% 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
17.2:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
376 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 | 409 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 394 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 361 | 31% |
Student demographics
59%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
67.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
66.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
66.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 West Millbrook Middle
West Millbrook Middle's state test result (66.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Millbrook Middle this school | 1,164 | 32.3% | 66.1% |
| Herbert Akins Road Middle Fuquay-Varina | 1,253 | 33.5% | 64.8% |
| Oberlin Middle Raleigh | 1,049 | 30.1% | 68.8% |
| Piedmont Middle Monroe | 980 | 40.8% | 63.8% |
| Roland-Grise Middle Wilmington | 878 | 33.5% | 70.4% |
| Holly Ridge Middle Holly Springs | 955 | 26.0% | 71.9% |
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 West Millbrook Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #79 of 463 | #19 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #74 of 461 | #16 of 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #57 of 463 | #17 of 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,164 | #17 of 478 | #5 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #316 of 456 | #30 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #265 of 456 | #33 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.3% | #432 of 472 | #21 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +40.2% | #13 of 143 | #1 of 8 |
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
1,164
+222 (+24%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 1,144
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 1,164 | 67.8 | 17.2:1 | 32% (376) |
| 2023-24 | 1,105 | 66.8 | 16.5:1 | 34% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 1,046 | 62 | 16.9:1 | 41% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 942 | 58 | 16.2:1 | 37% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 830 | 48.5 | 17.1:1 | 47% (392) |
| 2015-16 | 931 | 53 | 17.6:1 | 43% (402) |
| 2010-11 | 966 | 57 | 16.9:1 | 40% (385) |
| 2000-01 | 977 | 65 | 15.0:1 | 28% (275) |
| 1990-91 | 1,144 | 69 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Millbrook Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 40% (830 to 1,164); teachers up 40% (48.5 to 67.8).
About West Millbrook Middle
West Millbrook Middle serves students in Raleigh, North Carolina, as a high-enrollment middle-grades school. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 1,164 students. Against the 605-student average for middle schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 92% higher.
West Millbrook Middle is run by Wake County Schools, whose 198 schools enroll 163,176 students.
A majority of students at West Millbrook Middle, 58%, are White. Next come 22% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, about 58% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at West Millbrook Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.
West Millbrook Middle counts 67.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.2 students for each one. Among middle schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Wake County is 42%.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, West Millbrook Middle receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, West Millbrook Middle is 2.9 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 66.1% actual, 69.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.
According to the American Community Survey, in Wake County, median household income is about $105,768, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. A total of 237 public schools operate in Wake County, serving about 184,790 students.
North Ridge Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: West Millbrook Middle ranks 2nd of 8 nearby schools, at 66.1% versus a 52.0% average.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Federal counts put enrollment at 942 in 2020-21 and 1,164 in 2024-25, a 24% increase.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for West Millbrook Middle covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Raleigh
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
- Athens Drive HighHigh · 2,156 students
- Needham Broughton HighHigh · 2,153 students
- Wakefield HighHigh · 2,065 students
Nearby schools
- North Ridge Elementary0.9 mi · 730
- Lead Mine Elementary1.5 mi · 359
- Magellan Charter2.2 mi · 411
- Baileywick Road Elementary2.3 mi · 352
- Sanderson High2.3 mi · 1,648
- Millbrook High2.4 mi · 2,498
Frequently asked questions
About West Millbrook MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at West Millbrook Middle?
West Millbrook Middle enrolls approximately 1,164 students in grades 06-08.
Is West Millbrook Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Millbrook Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at West Millbrook Middle?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at West Millbrook Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Millbrook Middle?
At West Millbrook Middle, the student body is approximately 58% White, 22% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is West Millbrook Middle public or private?
West Millbrook 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.