📍 123 Middle Creek Park Avenue, Apex, Wake County, 27539
Middle Creek High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Apex, Wake County. The school has 1,659 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 93.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 63% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 16 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Middle Creek High enrolls 1,659 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 93.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 957 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 365 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 232 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 46 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
446 of the school's 1,659 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 405 qualify for free lunch and 41 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.
Middle Creek High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 17, state house district 36.
Middle Creek High 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 1,659 students, Middle Creek High 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