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Wake Forest Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1800 S Main St, Wake Forest, NC 27587 · (919) 554-8440 · Part of Wake County Schools

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

Directions
Students
878
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Wake Forest Middle School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 25.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Wake Forest kids: 3 high schools

On the path

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

PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Wake Forest Middle SchoolYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts44%
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 ↗

1800 S Main St, Wake Forest

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6279
Grade 7268
Grade 8331
Enrollment over time
1,173’20
1,122’21
968’22
919’23
878’24

Down 25.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 35%White 31%Hispanic 23%Two or more races 5%Asian 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

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