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Oberlin Middle

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
2816 Oberlin Rd, Raleigh, NC 27608
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370472001849
1,049
Students
69.3
Teachers (FTE)
15.2:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
69
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
19.6%
Chronically absent
30.9%
Economically disadvantaged

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Oberlin 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 Oberlin 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 Oberlin 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 59% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 9 points since 2014 (60 → 69). Met or exceeded expected growth in 4 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202569CNot Met69.5
202470BMet68.1
202371BExceeded66.8
202261CNot Met61.9
201972BMet69.2
201868CNot Met67.6
201771BMet68
201665CNot Met65
201560CNot Met60
201460CNot Met60

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 56.63%Black 18.3%Hispanic 17.64%Two+ Races 4%Asian 3.24%Native Am. 0.1%Pacific Isl. 0.1%
White: 56.63% (594) Black: 18.3% (192) Hispanic: 17.64% (185) Two+ Races: 4% (42) Asian: 3.24% (34) Native Am.: 0.1% (1) Pacific Isl.: 0.1% (1)
White56.63%
Black18.3%
Hispanic17.64%
Two+ Races4%
Asian3.24%
Native Am.0.1%
Pacific Isl.0.1%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,049
45.66%479 Female
54.34%570 Male

Student counts for Oberlin Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,049 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 80.4%Chronically absent 19.6%
Regular attendance: 80.4% (891) Chronically absent: 19.6% (217)
Regular attendance80.4%
Chronically absent19.6%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,108
30.9%Economically disadvantaged
7.72%81 English learners

Student indicators for Oberlin Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,108 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 82.52%Beginning 17.48%
Experienced: 82.52% (55) Beginning: 17.48% (12)
Experienced82.52%
Beginning17.48%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 66.9 FTE
97.46%Fully licensed
2.54%Emergency or provisional
13.45%9 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Oberlin 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 66.9 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)75.6%62.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)67.5%44.8%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)66.5%49%

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)33.5%17.5%33.4%15.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)32.5%22.7%31.5%13.3%
Science (grades 5 & 8)24.4%12.9%39.7%23%

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 teachers66.92
Experienced teachers55.22 (83%)
Beginning teachers11.7 (17%)
Holding a standard license65.22 (97%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.7 (3%)
National Board certified9

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (217 of 1,108)19.6%
Economically disadvantaged30.9%
English learners making progress (of 81)25.9%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.66
Library books per student9.45
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.19

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 Oberlin Middle report card PDF

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Oberlin 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.