📍 6301 Jones Sausage Rd, Garner, Wake County, 27529
East Garner Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Garner, Wake County. The school has 1,186 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
East Garner Middle enrolls 1,186 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 80 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 596 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 362 | 31% |
| White | 157 | 13% |
| Asian | 35 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
861 of the school's 1,186 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 751 qualify for free lunch and 110 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East Garner Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-20, state senate district 17, state house district 36.
East Garner Middle is one of 197 schools in Wake County Schools, based in Cary, North Carolina. The district serves 163,325 students district-wide and employs 10,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,186 students, East Garner Middle is larger than the district average of about 829 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large