📍 2300 Wakefield Pines Drive, Raleigh, Wake County, 27614
Wakefield Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Raleigh, Wake County. The school has 898 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 55.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wakefield Middle enrolls 898 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 55.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 19% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 514 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 174 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 127 | 14% |
| Asian | 39 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 4.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
249 of the school's 898 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 219 qualify for free lunch and 30 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.
Wakefield 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 18, state house district 35.
Wakefield 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 898 students, Wakefield 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