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Wake Forest Middle School

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
1800 S Main St, Wake Forest, NC 27587
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370472001902
878
Students
55.0
Teachers (FTE)
16.0:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
48
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
34.7%
Chronically absent
54.5%
Economically disadvantaged

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Attendance zone

Wake County Schools

The area Wake County Schools assigns to Wake Forest Middle School. 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 Wake Forest Middle School compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 48 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools16th percentile
Higher than 16% · rank 2,058 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools29th percentile
Higher than 29% · rank 310 of 456
Wake County Schools8th percentile
Higher than 8% · rank 173 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 17% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 18 points since 2014 (66 → 48). Met or exceeded expected growth in 4 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202548DNot Met46.4
202454DNot Met50.3
202351DNot Met48
202250DNot Met46.1
201964CMet60.9
201858CNot Met58.9
201758CNot Met59
201664CMet62
201562CMet60
201466CExceeded61

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

Black 35.31%White 30.64%Hispanic 23.23%Two+ Races 5.35%Asian 5.24%Pacific Isl. 0.23%
Black: 35.31% (310) White: 30.64% (269) Hispanic: 23.23% (204) Two+ Races: 5.35% (47) Asian: 5.24% (46) Pacific Isl.: 0.23% (2)
Black35.31%
White30.64%
Hispanic23.23%
Two+ Races5.35%
Asian5.24%
Pacific Isl.0.23%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 878
44.87%394 Female
55.13%484 Male

Student counts for Wake Forest Middle School, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 878 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 65.3%Chronically absent 34.7%
Regular attendance: 65.3% (634) Chronically absent: 34.7% (337)
Regular attendance65.3%
Chronically absent34.7%

Student Population

Students Counted: 971
54.5%Economically disadvantaged
11.28%99 English learners

Student indicators for Wake Forest Middle School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 971 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 73.38%Beginning 26.62%
Experienced: 73.38% (39) Beginning: 26.62% (14)
Experienced73.38%
Beginning26.62%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 53.4 FTE
85.38%Fully licensed
14.62%Emergency or provisional
5.62%3 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Wake Forest Middle School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 53.4 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)55.5%35.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)46.6%24.6%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)42.8%25.3%

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)57.2%17.5%19.3%5.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)53.4%22%18.1%6.5%
Science (grades 5 & 8)44.5%20.3%27.8%7.5%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-8.7852

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers53.35
Experienced teachers39.15 (73%)
Beginning teachers14.2 (27%)
Holding a standard license45.55 (85%)
Emergency or provisional licenses7.8 (15%)
National Board certified3

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (337 of 971)34.7%
Economically disadvantaged54.5%
English learners making progress (of 99)20.2%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.68
Library books per student12.65
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom0.91

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 Wake Forest Middle School report card PDF

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Wake Forest Middle School'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.