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East Cary Middle

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
1111 SE Maynard Road, Cary, NC 27511
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370472002830
597
Students
44.9
Teachers (FTE)
13.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
73
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
19.4%
Chronically absent
37.2%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

East Cary 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 East Cary 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 East Cary Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 73 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools78th percentile
Higher than 78% · rank 499 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools90th percentile
Higher than 90% · rank 40 of 456
Wake County Schools55th percentile
Higher than 55% · rank 79 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 59% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 4 points since 2014 (69 → 73). Met or exceeded expected growth in 6 of 10 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202573BMet70.1
202470BMet66.2
202369CMet66.3
202258CNot Met58.1
201964CNot Met65.2
201866CNot Met67.9
201774BMet75
201674BMet74
201565CNot Met68
201469CMet69

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 53.27%Hispanic 24.12%Black 12.73%Asian 5.36%Two+ Races 4.02%Native Am. 0.34%Pacific Isl. 0.17%
White: 53.27% (318) Hispanic: 24.12% (144) Black: 12.73% (76) Asian: 5.36% (32) Two+ Races: 4.02% (24) Native Am.: 0.34% (2) Pacific Isl.: 0.17% (1)
White53.27%
Hispanic24.12%
Black12.73%
Asian5.36%
Two+ Races4.02%
Native Am.0.34%
Pacific Isl.0.17%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 597
44.56%266 Female
55.44%331 Male

Student counts for East Cary Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 597 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 80.6%Chronically absent 19.4%
Regular attendance: 80.6% (507) Chronically absent: 19.4% (122)
Regular attendance80.6%
Chronically absent19.4%

Student Population

Students Counted: 629
37.2%Economically disadvantaged
8.88%53 English learners

Student indicators for East Cary Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 629 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 74.4%Beginning 25.6%
Experienced: 74.4% (33) Beginning: 25.6% (11)
Experienced74.4%
Beginning25.6%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 43.8 FTE
92.91%Fully licensed
7.09%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for East Cary 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 43.8 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)80.9%63.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)69.6%49.6%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)66%48.6%

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)34%17.5%33.8%14.8%
Reading (grades 3–8)30.4%20%33.8%15.8%
Science (grades 5 & 8)19.1%17.2%39.2%24.4%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth1.2783.1

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers43.75
Experienced teachers32.55 (74%)
Beginning teachers11.2 (26%)
Holding a standard license40.65 (93%)
Emergency or provisional licenses3.1 (7%)
National Board certified0

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (122 of 629)19.4%
Economically disadvantaged37.2%
English learners making progress (of 53)18.9%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.59
Library books per student19.04
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.24

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingYes

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

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First page of the East Cary Middle report card PDF

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East Cary 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.