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North Garner Middle

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
720 Powell Dr, Garner, NC 27529
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370472001882
831
Students
53.5
Teachers (FTE)
15.5:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
44
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
31%
Chronically absent
46.7%
Economically disadvantaged

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North 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 North 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 North Garner Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 44 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools9th percentile
Higher than 9% · rank 2,217 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools20th percentile
Higher than 20% · rank 357 of 456
Wake County Schools3rd percentile
Higher than 3% · rank 180 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 24% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 11 points since 2014 (55 → 44). Met or exceeded expected growth in 7 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202544DNot Met41.5
202445DNot Met41.8
202353DMet46.1
202250DMet41.6
201961CMet56.3
201857CMet52.9
201754DNot Met53
201664CExceeded58
201563CExceeded57
201455CMet50

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

Hispanic 32.13%Black 31.89%White 29.84%Two+ Races 4.45%Asian 1.68%
Hispanic: 32.13% (267) Black: 31.89% (265) White: 29.84% (248) Two+ Races: 4.45% (37) Asian: 1.68% (14)
Hispanic32.13%
Black31.89%
White29.84%
Two+ Races4.45%
Asian1.68%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 831
48.98%407 Female
51.02%424 Male

Student counts for North Garner Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 831 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 69%Chronically absent 31%
Regular attendance: 69% (665) Chronically absent: 31% (299)
Regular attendance69%
Chronically absent31%

Student Population

Students Counted: 964
46.7%Economically disadvantaged
16.97%141 English learners

Student indicators for North Garner Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 964 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 82.44%Beginning 17.56%
Experienced: 82.44% (42) Beginning: 17.56% (9)
Experienced82.44%
Beginning17.56%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 50.6 FTE
92.32%Fully licensed
7.68%Emergency or provisional
13.83%7 teachers certified

Teacher figures for North 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 50.6 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)48.9%30%
Reading (grades 3–8)42%19.7%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)38.9%20.9%

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)61.1%18.1%16.9%--
Reading (grades 3–8)58%22.3%16.1%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)51.1%18.9%23.2%6.8%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-8.0653.2

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers50.62
Experienced teachers41.73 (82%)
Beginning teachers8.89 (18%)
Holding a standard license46.73 (92%)
Emergency or provisional licenses3.89 (8%)
National Board certified7

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (299 of 964)31%
Economically disadvantaged46.7%
English learners making progress (of 141)9.2%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.77
Library books per student6.32
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.21

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolYes
Recurring low-performingYes
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 North Garner Middle report card PDF

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North 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.