📍 6150 Old Jenks Road, Apex, Wake County, 27523
Salem Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Apex, Wake County. The school has 1,071 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 64.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 71% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Salem Middle enrolls 1,071 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 64.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 18% Asian and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 592 | 55% |
| Asian | 196 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 159 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 80 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 3.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
216 of the school's 1,071 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 192 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
Salem 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 16, state house district 41.
Salem 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 1,071 students, Salem 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