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Wakefield Middle

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
2300 Wakefield Pines Drive, Raleigh, NC 27614
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370472002559
803
Students
45.3
Teachers (FTE)
17.7:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
67
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
19.2%
Chronically absent
31.9%
Economically disadvantaged

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Wakefield 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 Wakefield 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 Wakefield Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 67 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools65th percentile
Higher than 65% · rank 809 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools80th percentile
Higher than 80% · rank 81 of 456
Wake County Schools41st percentile
Higher than 41% · rank 110 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 60% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 2 points since 2014 (69 → 67). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202567CMet64.6
202471BMet67.8
202365CMet61.8
202270BMet66.7
201973BNot Met74.8
201874BMet74
201766CNot Met69
201675BExceeded72
201573BExceeded69
201469CMet68

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 55.54%Black 20.3%Hispanic 15.57%Two+ Races 4.86%Asian 2.86%Native Am. 0.75%Pacific Isl. 0.12%
White: 55.54% (446) Black: 20.3% (163) Hispanic: 15.57% (125) Two+ Races: 4.86% (39) Asian: 2.86% (23) Native Am.: 0.75% (6) Pacific Isl.: 0.12% (1)
White55.54%
Black20.3%
Hispanic15.57%
Two+ Races4.86%
Asian2.86%
Native Am.0.75%
Pacific Isl.0.12%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 803
47.7%383 Female
52.3%420 Male

Student counts for Wakefield Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 803 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 80.8%Chronically absent 19.2%
Regular attendance: 80.8% (684) Chronically absent: 19.2% (162)
Regular attendance80.8%
Chronically absent19.2%

Student Population

Students Counted: 846
31.9%Economically disadvantaged
6.1%49 English learners

Student indicators for Wakefield Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 846 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 89.86%Beginning 10.14%
Experienced: 89.86% (38) Beginning: 10.14% (4)
Experienced89.86%
Beginning10.14%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 42.4 FTE
96.23%Fully licensed
3.77%Emergency or provisional
21.23%9 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Wakefield 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 42.4 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)70.4%54.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)65.7%42.5%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)61.3%46%

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)38.7%15.3%31.8%14.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)34.3%23.1%29%13.6%
Science (grades 5 & 8)29.6%15.7%32.1%22.6%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-0.6876.6

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers42.4
Experienced teachers38.1 (90%)
Beginning teachers4.3 (10%)
Holding a standard license40.8 (96%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.6 (4%)
National Board certified9

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (162 of 846)19.2%
Economically disadvantaged31.9%
English learners making progress (of 49)26.5%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.65
Library books per student10.21
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.12

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 Wakefield Middle report card PDF

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Wakefield 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.