📍 1111 SE Maynard Road, Cary, Wake County, 27511
East Cary Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Cary, Wake County. The school has 627 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
East Cary Middle enrolls 627 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 331 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 137 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 90 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 33 | 5.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
221 of the school's 627 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 201 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
East Cary Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-20, state senate district 16, state house district 11.
East Cary 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 627 students, East Cary 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 - Midsize