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Enrollment
772
Middle
DISTRICT 887 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001913
Zebulon Middle
1000 Shepard School Rd, Zebulon, NC 27597 · (919) 404-3630 · Wake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL772 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of North Carolina public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
15.5:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
769 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 | 250 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 254 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 268 | 35% |
Student demographics
65%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
Zebulon 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
44.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
41.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 →
Schools most like Zebulon Middle
Zebulon Middle's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zebulon Middle this school | 772 | 99.6% | 44.0% |
| W P Grier Middle School Gastonia | 659 | 99.5% | 29.2% |
| North Rowan Middle Spencer | 649 | 99.5% | 25.9% |
| East Hoke Middle Raeford | 771 | 99.6% | 37.8% |
| Western Guilford Middle Greensboro | 731 | 99.6% | 43.3% |
| J. M. Alexander Middle Huntersville | 799 | 99.6% | 32.9% |
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 Zebulon Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #309 of 463 | #31 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #310 of 461 | #31 of 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #290 of 463 | #29 of 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 772 | #113 of 478 | #31 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #173 of 456 | #15 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #179 of 456 | #23 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #35 of 472 | #5 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.3% | #28 of 143 | #3 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
772
+34 (+5%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 772 | 49.8 | 15.5:1 | 100% (769) |
| 2023-24 | 714 | 51 | 14.0:1 | 71% (507) |
| 2022-23 | 708 | 48 | 14.8:1 | 68% (484) |
| 2020-21 | 738 | 49 | 15.1:1 | 56% (411) |
| 2017-18 | 621 | 44.5 | 14.0:1 | 64% (398) |
| 2015-16 | 557 | 41 | 13.6:1 | 65% (362) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | 42 | 13.7:1 | 60% (345) |
| 2000-01 | 937 | 57 | 16.4:1 | 37% (343) |
| 1990-91 | 524 | 46 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Zebulon Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (621 to 772); teachers up 12% (44.5 to 49.8).
About Zebulon Middle
Zebulon Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Zebulon, North Carolina, administered by Wake County Schools. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 772 students. On average, middle schools in North Carolina enroll around 605, and this school is 28% larger than that mark.
The district, Wake County Schools, operates 198 schools serving 163,176 students.
The biggest share of students at Zebulon Middle, 49%, is Black. The remaining shares are 29% Hispanic, 14% White, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Wake County's population at about 19%. The diversity index for Zebulon Middle is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Zebulon Middle totals 49.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.5:1. The average for middle schools in North Carolina is about 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Zebulon Middle is about 100%. Public schools in Wake County average 42%.
Zebulon Middle earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 35% of North Carolina public middle schools.
In North Carolina, Zebulon Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 44.0% actual against a predicted 48.4%.
Looking at the county, Wake County, the median household earns about $105,768 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Zebulon Middle, Wake County has 237 public schools.
East Wake Academy is about 0.4 miles from Zebulon Middle, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Zebulon Middle ranks 5th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Fringe, or in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment rose by 5% across 4 years, from 738 in 2020-21 to 772 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Zebulon Middle lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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 Zebulon
- East Wake AcademyCombined · 1,265 students
- Zebulon ElementaryElementary · 693 students
- Wakelon ElementaryElementary · 679 students
- Corinth-Holders ElementaryElementary · 585 students
Nearby schools
- East Wake Academy0.4 mi · 1,265
- Zebulon Elementary0.7 mi · 693
- Wakelon Elementary2.1 mi · 679
- Wendell Elementary4.6 mi · 458
- Wendell Middle4.9 mi · 762
- Carver Elementary5.0 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About Zebulon MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Zebulon Middle?
Zebulon Middle enrolls approximately 772 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Zebulon Middle serve?
Zebulon Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Zebulon Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Zebulon Middle is approximately 15.5:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Zebulon Middle?
Zebulon Middle reports a student body of 14% White, 29% Hispanic, 49% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Zebulon Middle?
Zebulon Middle is overseen by Wake County Schools in Wake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.