📍 4700 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, Wake County, 27610
River Oaks Middle is an Alternative/PRU serving middle age pupils, located in Raleigh, Wake County. The school has 26 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 1.4:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
River Oaks Middle enrolls 26 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 1.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 7.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 13 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 7.7% |
| White | 1 | 3.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
23 of the school's 26 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 23 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
River Oaks Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-20, state senate district 14, state house district 39.
River Oaks 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 26 students, River Oaks Middle is smaller than the district average of about 829 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large