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Carroll Middle

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
4520 Six Forks Rd, Raleigh, NC 27609
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370472001842
898
Students
60.6
Teachers (FTE)
14.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
50
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
24.8%
Chronically absent
62.2%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Carroll Middle's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Wake County Schools

The area Wake County Schools assigns to Carroll Middle. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Wake County Schools as “base_attendance_areas_all”, last updated 2026-07-01.

How Carroll Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 50 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools19th percentile
Higher than 19% · rank 1,958 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools34th percentile
Higher than 34% · rank 289 of 456
Wake County Schools10th percentile
Higher than 10% · rank 168 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 41% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 3 points since 2014 (47 → 50). Met or exceeded expected growth in 3 of 10 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202550DMet44.4
202452DMet44.7
202349DMet43.2
202245DNot Met41.4
201956CNot Met55.8
201857CNot Met55.9
201750DNot Met49
201656CNot Met53
201546DNot Met43
201447DNot Met44

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Wake County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 31.85%Black 30.85%Hispanic 30.51%Two+ Races 4.68%Asian 1.67%Native Am. 0.45%
White: 31.85% (286) Black: 30.85% (277) Hispanic: 30.51% (274) Two+ Races: 4.68% (42) Asian: 1.67% (15) Native Am.: 0.45% (4)
White31.85%
Black30.85%
Hispanic30.51%
Two+ Races4.68%
Asian1.67%
Native Am.0.45%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 898
48.11%432 Female
51.89%466 Male

Student counts for Carroll Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 898 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 75.2%Chronically absent 24.8%
Regular attendance: 75.2% (718) Chronically absent: 24.8% (237)
Regular attendance75.2%
Chronically absent24.8%

Student Population

Students Counted: 955
62.2%Economically disadvantaged
18.6%167 English learners

Student indicators for Carroll Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 955 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 77.86%Beginning 22.14%
Experienced: 77.86% (32) Beginning: 22.14% (9)
Experienced77.86%
Beginning22.14%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 40.9 FTE
95.11%Fully licensed
4.89%Emergency or provisional
2.45%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Carroll Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 40.9 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)53.1%39.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)44.1%26.2%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)43%28.6%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)57%14.4%20.9%7.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)55.9%17.9%18.4%7.8%
Science (grades 5 & 8)46.9%13.7%28.5%10.9%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-1.1774.1

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers40.88
Experienced teachers31.83 (78%)
Beginning teachers9.05 (22%)
Holding a standard license38.88 (95%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2 (5%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (237 of 955)24.8%
Economically disadvantaged62.2%
English learners making progress (of 167)12%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.68
Library books per student16.94
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.35

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolYes
Recurring low-performingYes
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingYes

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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Carroll Middle's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.