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Martin Middle

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
1701 Ridge Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370472001877
1,011
Students
60.7
Teachers (FTE)
16.6:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
71
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
22.5%
Chronically absent
28.8%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Martin 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 Martin 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 Martin Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 71 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools74th percentile
Higher than 74% · rank 591 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools88th percentile
Higher than 88% · rank 47 of 456
Wake County Schools51st percentile
Higher than 51% · rank 87 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 49% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 2 points since 2014 (73 → 71). Met or exceeded expected growth in 7 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202571BNot Met71.7
202470BMet68.6
202364CNot Met66.1
202265CNot Met65.8
201975BMet73.8
201873BMet71.8
201777BMet75
201673BMet72
201576BExceeded73
201473BMet72

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 44.91%Asian 20.28%Black 17.21%Hispanic 14.84%Two+ Races 2.47%Native Am. 0.3%
White: 44.91% (454) Asian: 20.28% (205) Black: 17.21% (174) Hispanic: 14.84% (150) Two+ Races: 2.47% (25) Native Am.: 0.3% (3)
White44.91%
Asian20.28%
Black17.21%
Hispanic14.84%
Two+ Races2.47%
Native Am.0.3%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,011
50.94%515 Female
49.06%496 Male

Student counts for Martin Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,011 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 77.5%Chronically absent 22.5%
Regular attendance: 77.5% (809) Chronically absent: 22.5% (235)
Regular attendance77.5%
Chronically absent22.5%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,044
28.8%Economically disadvantaged
8.21%83 English learners

Student indicators for Martin Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,044 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 83.01%Beginning 16.99%
Experienced: 83.01% (47) Beginning: 16.99% (10)
Experienced83.01%
Beginning16.99%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 57.1 FTE
96.85%Fully licensed
3.15%Emergency or provisional
12.26%7 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Martin 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 57.1 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)74.7%65.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)71.7%52.6%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)71.1%55.5%

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)28.9%15.6%32.9%22.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)28.3%19.1%31.8%20.8%
Science (grades 5 & 8)25.3%9.5%32.4%32.7%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-2.5567.2

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers57.09
Experienced teachers47.39 (83%)
Beginning teachers9.7 (17%)
Holding a standard license55.29 (97%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.8 (3%)
National Board certified7

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (235 of 1,044)22.5%
Economically disadvantaged28.8%
English learners making progress (of 83)13.3%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.74
Library books per student13.66
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.46

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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Martin 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.