Wake Forest Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Wake Forest, North Carolina
Wake Forest Middle School in Wake Forest, North Carolina enrolled 878 students in 2024-25 with 55.0 full-time teachers, 16.0 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%
968 students in 2022-23, 919 students in 2023-24, 878 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 61.3 to 55.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 968 | 61.3 | 15.8 |
| 2023-24 | 919 | 55.8 | 16.5 |
| 2024-25 | 878 | 55.0 | 16.0 |
16.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools
Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 373 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wake Forest Middle School enrolled 1,118 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 231 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 373 of the 1,118 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions231
- Chronically absent35.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
35.3% of students were Black, 30.6% White, 23.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black35.3%
- White30.6%
- Hispanic23.2%
- Two or more races5.4%
- Asian5.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Middle schools in Wake Forest
2 public middle schools in Wake Forest report 2024-25 enrollment; Wake Forest Middle School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Middle | 947 | 16.2 | 14.9% |
| Wake Forest Middle School | 878 | 16.0 | 54.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Wake Forest Middle School
- Heritage MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 947 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Rolesville MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.9 miles away: 889 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
- Compare Wake Forest Middle School with Heritage MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wake County Public School System spends per student$11,691 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,691
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaWake Forest Middle School is the number 70 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#70 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.16.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Wake Forest Middle School
How many students attend Wake Forest Middle School?
878 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 968 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Wake Forest, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Wake Forest Middle School?
16.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Wake Forest Middle School a Title I school?
Wake Forest Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What district is Wake Forest Middle School in?
Wake County Public School System, NCES district ID 3704720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370472001902 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.