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East Garner Middle

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
6301 Jones Sausage Rd, Garner, NC 27529
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370472001853
1,109
Students
71.0
Teachers (FTE)
15.6:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
52
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
34.8%
Chronically absent
55.5%
Economically disadvantaged

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East Garner 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 Garner 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 Garner Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 52 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools23rd percentile
Higher than 23% · rank 1,862 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools38th percentile
Higher than 38% · rank 272 of 456
Wake County Schools13th percentile
Higher than 13% · rank 163 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 17% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 4 points since 2014 (48 → 52). Met or exceeded expected growth in 4 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202552DMet43.6
202445DMet37.2
202339FNot Met32.7
202237FNot Met31.9
201958CMet52.9
201852DNot Met49.5
201755CNot Met52
201659CExceeded52
201550DNot Met46
201448DNot Met45

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

Black 46.35%Hispanic 32.01%White 13.35%Asian 4.6%Two+ Races 3.07%Native Am. 0.36%Pacific Isl. 0.27%
Black: 46.35% (514) Hispanic: 32.01% (355) White: 13.35% (148) Asian: 4.6% (51) Two+ Races: 3.07% (34) Native Am.: 0.36% (4) Pacific Isl.: 0.27% (3)
Black46.35%
Hispanic32.01%
White13.35%
Asian4.6%
Two+ Races3.07%
Native Am.0.36%
Pacific Isl.0.27%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,109
49.05%544 Female
50.95%565 Male

Student counts for East Garner Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,109 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 65.2%Chronically absent 34.8%
Regular attendance: 65.2% (805) Chronically absent: 34.8% (430)
Regular attendance65.2%
Chronically absent34.8%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,235
55.5%Economically disadvantaged
17.67%196 English learners

Student indicators for East Garner Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,235 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 73.75%Beginning 26.25%
Experienced: 73.75% (34) Beginning: 26.25% (12)
Experienced73.75%
Beginning26.25%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 45.8 FTE
87.54%Fully licensed
12.46%Emergency or provisional
6.56%3 teachers certified

Teacher figures for East Garner 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 45.8 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)54.6%34.1%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)43.1%22%
Reading (grades 3–8)43.1%18.8%

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)56.9%21%16.7%5.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)56.9%24.4%15.5%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)45.4%20.5%29.7%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth1.684

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers45.75
Experienced teachers33.74 (74%)
Beginning teachers12.01 (26%)
Holding a standard license40.05 (88%)
Emergency or provisional licenses5.7 (12%)
National Board certified3

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (430 of 1,235)34.8%
Economically disadvantaged55.5%
English learners making progress (of 196)13.8%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.57
Library books per student8.17
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.16

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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First page of the East Garner Middle report card PDF

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East Garner 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.