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North Garner Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

720 Powell Dr, Garner, NC 27529 · (919) 662-2434 · Part of Wake County Schools

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

Directions
Students
831
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about North Garner Middle

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 32% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Garner kids: 2 high schools

On the path

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

PK–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8North Garner MiddleYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency29%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C, 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 ↗

720 Powell Dr, Garner

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6235
Grade 7280
Grade 8316
Enrollment over time
896’20
959’21
975’22
896’23
831’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 32%Black 32%White 30%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about North Garner Middle from Garner 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; Garner’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.