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Martin Middle

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Martin Middle ranks 96 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

96^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 88% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Martin Middle is a public magnet middle school located in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 968 students. It is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60th out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Martin Middle has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, ranking among the top 15% of middle schools in the state.

Martin Middle consistently outperforms the Wake County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Martin Middle's proficiency rates in mathematics and reading were significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school also ranks among the top 10% of North Carolina middle schools for Asian students and the top 5% for White and multi-racial students in mathematics and reading. However, the school struggles with lower performance for some student subgroups, ranking in the bottom half of the state for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students.

When compared to the nearby middle schools, such as Reedy Creek Middle and Moore Square Middle, Martin Middle stands out as a high-performing institution, outpacing its peers in academic achievement across multiple subject areas and grade levels. Despite its overall strong performance, there is still room for improvement, particularly in addressing the lower achievement of certain student subgroups. Analyzing the strategies and best practices of the top-performing schools in the district and state could help Martin Middle identify ways to further enhance its educational outcomes.

1,011

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,504

Per pupil spending ?

29.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1701 Ridge Rd
Raleigh, NC 27607-6737

(919) 881-4970

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Martin Middle usually attend:

High:	Needham Broughton High
	Wake Early College of Health and Science
	Wake STEM Early College High School
	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
	More...
	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

Feeder schools for Martin Middle:

Elementary:	Olds Elementary
	Powell Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.9%

Asian:

20.3%

African American:

17.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (72% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of North Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg54%

96^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 38Middle Schools in the Wake County Schools

60^th of 242Wake County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	96 of 773	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	103 of 793	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	137 of 784	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	113 of 786	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	114 of 741	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	119 of 737	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	110 of 691	84.1%	★★★★☆
2017	84.8	74 of 694	89.3%	★★★★☆
2016	79.4	114 of 692	83.5%	★★★★☆
2015	83.3	99 of 705	86.0%	★★★★☆
2014	83.6	80 of 627	87.2%	★★★★☆
2013	89.1	56 of 673	91.7%	★★★★★
2012	66.3	235 of 662	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.3	222 of 648	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.2	216 of 640	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.6	136 of 630	78.4%	★★★★☆
2008	83.9	62 of 620	90.0%	★★★★★
2007	81.9	55 of 606	90.9%	★★★★★
2006	83.6	47 of 598	92.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	316 of 546	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	340 of 560	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	396 of 559	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	302 of 550	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	295 of 533	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	389 of 519	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	400 of 494	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	16 of 111	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	19 of 110	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	10 of 110	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	81.5	23 of 109	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	30 of 99	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	9 of 102	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	6 of 95	93.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	52.6	138 of 449	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.2	386 of 478	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.9	97 of 504	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	50.4	182 of 475	61.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	281 of 371	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	270 of 356	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	207 of 318	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	253 of 312	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	184 of 236	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	202 of 211	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	89 of 151	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	72 of 733	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	99 of 738	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	122 of 731	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	87 of 733	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	99 of 706	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	141 of 684	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	124 of 656	81.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	176 of 458	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.6	61 of 461	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	62 of 452	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	69 of 450	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	83 of 448	81.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	427 of 562	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	486 of 564	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	408 of 553	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	394 of 541	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	361 of 522	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	387 of 493	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	420 of 472	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	29.5	52 of 71	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	569 of 729	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	631 of 743	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	598 of 735	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	615 of 689	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	451 of 633	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	546 of 639	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	553 of 604	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	115 of 733	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	107 of 751	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	142 of 747	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	136 of 748	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	118 of 711	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	98 of 697	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	86 of 665	87.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	8 of 328	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	37 of 302	87.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	56 of 478	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	107 of 473	77.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	49 of 649	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	51 of 652	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	79 of 656	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	59 of 658	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	45 of 632	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	29 of 624	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	30 of 596	95.0%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)69th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)62nd percentile-26 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile-45 vs school

Homeless (2019)27th percentile-57 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile-63 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-64 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-66 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science74%+14 vs state

Reading72%+19 vs state

Mathematics71%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Martin Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1701 Ridge Rd	Raleigh	27607	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 881-4970	1,011	61	16.6	29.6%	454 (44.9%)	174 (17.2%)	150 (14.8%)	205 (20.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.5%)	84.8	96^th of 773 public middle schools	87.6%		84.2	103^rd of 793 public middle schools	87.0%	7	80.5	73.2	60.5	76.6	72.5	67.6	74.5	$9,504	$524	$8,981
Oberlin Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2816 Oberlin Rd	Raleigh	27608	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 881-4860	1,049	69	15.1	30.1%	594 (56.6%)	192 (18.3%)	185 (17.6%)	34 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.0%)	80.5	132^nd of 773 public middle schools	82.9%		80.4	129^th of 793 public middle schools	83.7%	3	75.4	66.1	59.3	69.5	65.3	68.9	75.6	$8,583	$379	$8,204
Carroll Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4520 Six Forks Rd	Raleigh	27609	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 881-1370	898	61	14.8	61.1%	286 (31.8%)	277 (30.8%)	274 (30.5%)	15 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.7%)	36.1	505^th of 773 public middle schools	34.7%		39	494^th of 793 public middle schools	37.7%	11	56.3	36.0	39.3	47.6	39.1	48.4	54.7	$9,352	$593	$8,759
Centennial Campus Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1900 Main Campus Drive	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 233-4217	477	37	12.9	99.4%	69 (14.5%)	231 (48.4%)	150 (31.4%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	17.5	667^th of 773 public middle schools	13.7%		21.5	644^th of 793 public middle schools	18.8%	23	36.8	26.1	30.2	40.2	26.4	36.7	46.0	$11,386	$725	$10,660
Moore Square Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	301 South Person Street	Raleigh	27601	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 664-5737	594	47	12.7	29.0%	297 (50.0%)	169 (28.5%)	72 (12.1%)	20 (3.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.4%)	86.5	81^st of 773 public middle schools	89.5%		87.4	84^th of 793 public middle schools	89.4%	3	75.4	69.2	71.6	72.7	76.4	74.1	73.6	$11,326	$607	$10,719
Ligon Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	706 E Lenoir St	Raleigh	27601	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7929	959	63	15.1	34.5%	435 (45.4%)	303 (31.6%)	117 (12.2%)	58 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.6%)	76.3	160^th of 773 public middle schools	79.3%		84.3	101^st of 793 public middle schools	87.3%	59	58.8	56.3	66.8	69.2	66.4	73.1	76.3	$8,934	$336	$8,597
Connections Academy	Public	6-8	1280 Buck Jones Rd	Cary	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-8910	8	12	.6		3 (37.5%)	2 (25.0%)	3 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.6	759^th of 773 public middle schools	1.8%		2.4	780^th of 793 public middle schools	1.6%	21		5.3	11.1		5.3	15.8	30.0	$38,998	$1,698	$37,300
Reedy Creek Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	930 Reedy Creek Road	Cary	27513	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 460-3504	805	54	14.9	37.1%	326 (40.5%)	159 (19.8%)	166 (20.6%)	126 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.4%)	69.5	211^th of 773 public middle schools	72.7%		76.7	155^th of 793 public middle schools	80.5%	56	68.1	57.9	57.8	65.4	56.2	61.5	67.6	$9,572	$485	$9,087
Dillard Drive Middle	Public	6-8	5200 Dillard Drive	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 233-4228	977	66	14.7	50.5%	381 (39.0%)	241 (24.7%)	278 (28.5%)	45 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.2%)	46.6	423^rd of 773 public middle schools	45.3%		46.6	425^th of 793 public middle schools	46.4%	2	52.8	46.9	48.3	52.1	44.7	52.1	59.6	$8,594	$467	$8,126
Carnage Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1425 Carnage Dr	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7600	924	61	15.0	30.8%	77 (8.3%)	227 (24.6%)	79 (8.5%)	514 (55.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.5%)	86.3	83^rd of 773 public middle schools	89.3%		86.4	90^th of 793 public middle schools	88.7%	7	76.2	69.8	69.3	75.9	70.1	74.3	74.7	$9,215	$431	$8,784

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Middle

What is the racial makeup of Martin Middle?

Students at Martin Middle are 45% White, 20% Asian, 17% African American, 15% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Martin Middle attend?

Students who attend Martin Middle usually go on to attend Needham Broughton High

Is Martin Middle a good school?

Martin Middle ranks 96^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Martin Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,011 students attended Martin Middle.

What district is Martin Middle in?

Wake County Schools

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