📍 950 Holly Springs Road, Holly Springs, Wake County, 27540
Holly Ridge Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Holly Springs, Wake County. The school has 994 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 60.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 66% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Holly Ridge Middle enrolls 994 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 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 14% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 632 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 143 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 134 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 37 | 3.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
251 of the school's 994 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 223 qualify for free lunch and 28 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.
Holly Ridge Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 17, state house district 37.
Holly Ridge 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 994 students, Holly Ridge 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