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West Cary Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1000 Evans Road, Cary, NC 27513 · (919) 460-3528 · Part of Wake County Schools

Cary’s School Grade A− better than 75% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
824
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about West Cary Middle

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Cary kids: 6 high schools

On the path

Where Cary kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–523 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8West Cary MiddleYou are here
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency65%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts68%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, A, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1000 Evans Road, Cary

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6235
Grade 7274
Grade 8315
Enrollment over time
864’20
850’21
860’22
891’23
824’24

Down 4.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 32%White 31%Hispanic 17%Black 16%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Cary Middle from Cary families.

Other schools in Wake County Schools

The district →
Olive Chapel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
A+
1,066 students15:1
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fuquay-Varina
B+
988 students14:1
Alston Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cary
A
917 students14:1
Buckhorn Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Springs
B+
905 students14:1
Apex Friendship Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
896 students15:1
Holly Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Springs
A
889 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Cary’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.