📍 706 E Lenoir St, Raleigh, Wake County, 27601
Ligon Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Raleigh, Wake County. The school has 893 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 60.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 71% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Ligon Middle enrolls 893 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 60.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 28% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 438 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 254 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 104 | 12% |
| Asian | 56 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 4.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
275 of the school's 893 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 258 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Ligon Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-20, state senate district 14, state house district 33.
Ligon 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 893 students, Ligon Middle is close to the district average of about 829 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large