📍 1002 Lufkin Road, Apex, Wake County, 27539
Lufkin Road Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Apex, Wake County. The school has 995 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 63.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Lufkin Road Middle enrolls 995 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 63.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 481 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 210 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 135 | 14% |
| Asian | 123 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 4.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
319 of the school's 995 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 293 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Lufkin Road Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 17, state house district 37.
Lufkin Road 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 995 students, Lufkin Road 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