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West Cary Middle

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
1000 Evans Road, Cary, NC 27513
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370472001905
824
Students
48.1
Teachers (FTE)
17.1:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
80
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
19.7%
Chronically absent
30%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

West Cary 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 West Cary 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 West Cary Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 80 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools89th percentile
Higher than 89% · rank 253 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools96th percentile
Higher than 96% · rank 16 of 456
Wake County Schools79th percentile
Higher than 79% · rank 37 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 58% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 8 points since 2014 (72 → 80). Met or exceeded expected growth in 6 of 10 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202580BExceeded75.2
202481BExceeded76.7
202382BExceeded77.5
202274BMet72.4
201977BMet75.3
201871BNot Met74.6
201770BNot Met73
201671BNot Met75
201574BMet75
201472BNot Met73

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

Asian 32.16%White 31.31%Hispanic 17.23%Black 15.78%Two+ Races 3.16%Native Am. 0.24%Pacific Isl. 0.12%
Asian: 32.16% (265) White: 31.31% (258) Hispanic: 17.23% (142) Black: 15.78% (130) Two+ Races: 3.16% (26) Native Am.: 0.24% (2) Pacific Isl.: 0.12% (1)
Asian32.16%
White31.31%
Hispanic17.23%
Black15.78%
Two+ Races3.16%
Native Am.0.24%
Pacific Isl.0.12%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 824
49.27%406 Female
50.73%418 Male

Student counts for West Cary Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 824 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 80.3%Chronically absent 19.7%
Regular attendance: 80.3% (733) Chronically absent: 19.7% (180)
Regular attendance80.3%
Chronically absent19.7%

Student Population

Students Counted: 913
30%Economically disadvantaged
14.2%117 English learners

Student indicators for West Cary Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 913 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 74.62%Beginning 25.38%
Experienced: 74.62% (33) Beginning: 25.38% (11)
Experienced74.62%
Beginning25.38%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 44.5 FTE
88.77%Fully licensed
11.23%Emergency or provisional
2.25%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for West Cary 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 44.5 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)79%69.6%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)75.4%62.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)69.1%46.4%

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)24.6%13.1%26%36.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)30.9%22.7%28.5%17.9%
Science (grades 5 & 8)21%9.4%31.6%38%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth9.6399.3

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers44.52
Experienced teachers33.22 (75%)
Beginning teachers11.3 (25%)
Holding a standard license39.52 (89%)
Emergency or provisional licenses5 (11%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (180 of 913)19.7%
Economically disadvantaged30%
English learners making progress (of 117)54.7%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.63
Library books per student6.94
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom0.98

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
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 West Cary Middle report card PDF

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West Cary 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.