📍 3409 NC Highway 97, Wendell, Wake County, 27591
Wendell Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Wendell, Wake County. The school has 719 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wendell Middle enrolls 719 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 33% Black or African American and 21% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 272 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 235 | 33% |
| White | 148 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 27 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
487 of the school's 719 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 424 qualify for free lunch and 63 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.
Wendell Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Wendell 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 719 students, Wendell 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: Rural - Fringe