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Lufkin Road Middle

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
1002 Lufkin Road, Apex, NC 27539
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370472002490
1,035
Students
61.5
Teachers (FTE)
16.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
63
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
18.3%
Chronically absent
33%
Economically disadvantaged

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Attendance zone

Wake County Schools

The area Wake County Schools assigns to Lufkin Road 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 Lufkin Road Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 63 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools54th percentile
Higher than 54% · rank 1,060 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools72nd percentile
Higher than 72% · rank 119 of 456
Wake County Schools29th percentile
Higher than 29% · rank 130 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 64% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 21 points since 2014 (84 → 63). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 7. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202563CNot Met62
202474BExceeded68.6
202373BExceeded67.8
202272BExceeded68.6
201976BMet76.5
201880BMet80.2
201785AExceeded82
201685AExceeded83
201583BExceeded82
201484BExceeded81

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 48.21%Hispanic 22.03%Asian 15.36%Black 11.3%Two+ Races 2.8%Pacific Isl. 0.19%Native Am. 0.1%
White: 48.21% (499) Hispanic: 22.03% (228) Asian: 15.36% (159) Black: 11.3% (117) Two+ Races: 2.8% (29) Pacific Isl.: 0.19% (2) Native Am.: 0.1% (1)
White48.21%
Hispanic22.03%
Asian15.36%
Black11.3%
Two+ Races2.8%
Pacific Isl.0.19%
Native Am.0.1%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,035
47.44%491 Female
52.56%544 Male

Student counts for Lufkin Road Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,035 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 81.7%Chronically absent 18.3%
Regular attendance: 81.7% (937) Chronically absent: 18.3% (210)
Regular attendance81.7%
Chronically absent18.3%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,147
33%Economically disadvantaged
14.59%151 English learners

Student indicators for Lufkin Road Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,147 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 89.46%Beginning 10.54%
Experienced: 89.46% (56) Beginning: 10.54% (7)
Experienced89.46%
Beginning10.54%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 62.7 FTE
94.29%Fully licensed
5.71%Emergency or provisional
9.57%6 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Lufkin 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 62.7 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)66.2%54%
Reading (grades 3–8)62.2%45.2%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)60.2%45.8%

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)39.8%14.4%27.1%18.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)37.8%17%27.5%17.7%
Science (grades 5 & 8)33.8%12.2%28.1%25.9%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-2.4767.6

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers62.72
Experienced teachers56.11 (89%)
Beginning teachers6.61 (11%)
Holding a standard license59.14 (94%)
Emergency or provisional licenses3.58 (6%)
National Board certified6

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (210 of 1,147)18.3%
Economically disadvantaged33%
English learners making progress (of 151)18.5%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.76
Library books per student13.01
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom0.69

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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First page of the Lufkin Road Middle report card PDF

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Lufkin 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.