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Herbert Akins Road Middle

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
2275 Herbert Akins Road, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370472003626
1,253
Students
77.2
Teachers (FTE)
16.2:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
69
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
16.6%
Chronically absent
33.2%
Economically disadvantaged

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Attendance zone

Wake County Schools

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

How Herbert Akins Road Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 69 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools69th percentile
Higher than 69% · rank 694 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools84th percentile
Higher than 84% · rank 63 of 456
Wake County Schools44th percentile
Higher than 44% · rank 100 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 70% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2023

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Score up 3 points since 2023 (66 → 69). Met or exceeded expected growth in 3 of 3 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202569CExceeded64.2
202468CMet63.9
202366CMet61.4

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 58.26%Hispanic 22.27%Black 10.85%Asian 4.47%Two+ Races 4.07%Native Am. 0.08%
White: 58.26% (730) Hispanic: 22.27% (279) Black: 10.85% (136) Asian: 4.47% (56) Two+ Races: 4.07% (51) Native Am.: 0.08% (1)
White58.26%
Hispanic22.27%
Black10.85%
Asian4.47%
Two+ Races4.07%
Native Am.0.08%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,253
47.01%589 Female
52.99%664 Male

Student counts for Herbert Akins Road Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,253 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 83.4%Chronically absent 16.6%
Regular attendance: 83.4% (1,119) Chronically absent: 16.6% (223)
Regular attendance83.4%
Chronically absent16.6%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,342
33.2%Economically disadvantaged
9.34%117 English learners

Student indicators for Herbert Akins Road Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,342 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 82.64%Beginning 17.36%
Experienced: 82.64% (67) Beginning: 17.36% (14)
Experienced82.64%
Beginning17.36%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 81.1 FTE
95.07%Fully licensed
4.93%Emergency or provisional
8.63%7 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Herbert Akins Road 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 81.1 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)75.4%59.1%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)65.5%49.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)58.8%36.1%

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)34.5%16.3%33%16.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)41.2%22.8%27.1%9%
Science (grades 5 & 8)24.6%16.3%33.3%25.9%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth3.2888.2

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers81.12
Experienced teachers67.04 (83%)
Beginning teachers14.08 (17%)
Holding a standard license77.12 (95%)
Emergency or provisional licenses4 (5%)
National Board certified7

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (223 of 1,342)16.6%
Economically disadvantaged33.2%
English learners making progress (of 117)13.7%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.76
Library books per student9.77
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.63

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

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

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Herbert Akins Road 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.