📍 2101 Davis Drive, Cary, Wake County, 27519
Davis Drive Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Cary, Wake County. The school has 959 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 83% of students are proficient in reading. 85% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Davis Drive Middle enrolls 959 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 57 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 40% Asian and 9.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 396 | 41% |
| Asian | 386 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 93 | 9.7% |
| Black or African American | 47 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 3.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
118 of the school's 959 students (12%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 107 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Davis Drive Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 16, state house district 41.
Davis Drive 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 959 students, Davis Drive 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: City - Midsize