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Cedar Creek Middle

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Cedar Creek Middle ranks 287 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

287^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 63% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Cedar Creek Middle is a public school in Youngsville, NC, serving 529 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of Franklin County Schools. The school is on a strong upward trajectory, ranking 287th out of 778 North Carolina middle schools (63rd percentile) for 2025–2026—up sharply from the 42nd percentile just two years ago. Cedar Creek outperforms district and state averages in math and reading at every grade level, and it is clearly the strongest middle school in Franklin County, beating nearby Franklinton Middle, Bunn Middle, and Terrell Lane Middle by wide margins. What makes this especially notable is that nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, yet achievement is beating expectations.

Within Franklin County, the gap is stark: Cedar Creek's 7th grade math proficiency rate of 60% is nearly double Franklinton Middle's and more than double Terrell Lane Middle's, even though the district's middle schools report similar poverty levels. Cedar Creek also compares favorably with several Wake County Schools, producing outcomes closer to those of Wake Forest Middle School, which serves a far less economically disadvantaged population. Statewide subgroup rankings are encouraging as well, with African American students at the 75th percentile and Hispanic students at the 70th percentile—signs that strong results are shared across the student body.

Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 34.5% in 2021–2022 to 23.4% in 2024–2025, slightly better than both district and state averages, and this improvement aligns with rising test scores. Still, room for growth remains: 8th grade science proficiency (63.6%) trails the state average, and the school's gifted and talented students rank at only the 22nd percentile statewide, suggesting that advanced learners may need more enrichment. If Cedar Creek continues its current trajectory—with further attendance gains and sharper focus on science and gifted programming—it has a realistic path toward top-quartile status in North Carolina.

529

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2228 Cedar Creek Road
Youngsville, NC 27596

(919) 554-4848

District: Franklin County Schools

Students who attend Cedar Creek Middle usually attend:

High:

Franklinton High

Feeder schools for Cedar Creek Middle:

Elementary:	Long Mill Elementary
	Youngsville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.5%

African American:

34.2%

Hispanic:

23.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Carolina median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg58%

287^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

115^th of 246Franklin 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
2026	60.8	287 of 778	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.7	320 of 773	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	456 of 793	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	407 of 784	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	380 of 786	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	429 of 741	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	407 of 737	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	345 of 691	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.5	197 of 694	71.6%	★★★★☆
2016	57.0	299 of 692	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.9	324 of 705	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.8	311 of 627	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.3	354 of 673	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.7	313 of 662	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.9	346 of 648	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.6	300 of 640	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.1	244 of 630	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.6	291 of 620	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.9	374 of 606	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.4	383 of 598	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	138 of 553	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.1	116 of 546	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	163 of 560	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	138 of 559	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	132 of 550	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	55.1	168 of 533	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	266 of 519	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.9	173 of 494	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	37.9	248 of 449	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.0	135 of 478	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	39.6	300 of 504	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.9	126 of 475	73.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	175 of 363	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.3	267 of 371	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	221 of 356	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	193 of 318	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	112 of 312	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	281 of 731	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.7	333 of 733	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	386 of 738	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	372 of 731	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	361 of 733	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.0	470 of 706	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	403 of 684	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	334 of 656	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	363 of 465	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.5	296 of 458	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	403 of 461	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	365 of 452	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	346 of 450	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	378 of 448	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	330 of 416	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	69.3	25 of 127	80.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	171 of 566	69.8%	★★★★☆
2025	58.0	200 of 562	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.5	420 of 564	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	384 of 553	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	318 of 541	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	337 of 522	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	283 of 493	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	332 of 472	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	319 of 725	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.6	338 of 729	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	450 of 743	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	461 of 735	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	292 of 689	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	329 of 633	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	396 of 639	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	289 of 604	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	288 of 736	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.4	297 of 733	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	487 of 751	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	432 of 747	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	371 of 748	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	356 of 711	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	395 of 697	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	344 of 665	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	162 of 333	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	5.1	327 of 328	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	272 of 306	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	292 of 302	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	213 of 283	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	174 of 248	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	157 of 237	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	210 of 500	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.0	266 of 478	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	159 of 473	66.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	232 of 644	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.7	304 of 649	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	341 of 652	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	375 of 656	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	345 of 658	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	392 of 632	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	330 of 624	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	272 of 596	54.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)75th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile~ school

Female (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)61st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)58th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)52nd percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)51st percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)22nd percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science64%-5 vs state

Mathematics62%+6 vs state

Reading59%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Cedar Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2228 Cedar Creek Road	Youngsville	27596	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 554-4848	529	30	17.7	98.9%	188 (35.5%)	181 (34.2%)	125 (23.6%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)	60.8	287^th of 778 public middle schools	63.1%		55.7	320^th of 773 public middle schools	58.6%	33	67.8	60.0	58.3	58.9	62.0	56.9	63.6	$8,919	$658	$8,262
Franklinton Middle	Public	6-8	3 N Main St	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 494-2971	232	19	12.4	98.7%	57 (24.6%)	98 (42.2%)	45 (19.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (12.5%)	39	486^th of 778 public middle schools	37.5%		38.5	479^th of 773 public middle schools	38.0%	7	51.4	48.2	54.1	47.3	47.1	46.6	63.5	$12,515	$1,448	$11,066
Heritage Middle	Public	6-8	3400 Rogers Road	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 562-6204	947	58	16.2	16.9%	608 (64.2%)	116 (12.2%)	105 (11.1%)	82 (8.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.6%)	91.1	49^th of 778 public middle schools	93.7%		91.9	46^th of 773 public middle schools	94.0%	3	85.9	86.2	76.3	77.0	83.3	76.4	84.5	$9,218	$405	$8,813
Wake Forest Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 S Main St	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 554-8440	878	55	15.9	57.2%	269 (30.6%)	310 (35.3%)	204 (23.2%)	46 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.4%)	44	443^rd of 778 public middle schools	43.1%		38.2	482^nd of 773 public middle schools	37.6%	39	55.0	56.3	35.9	57.9	52.7	48.2	62.3	$8,523	$403	$8,120
Rolesville Middle	Public	6-8	4700 Burlington Mills Road	Rolesville	27571	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 570-2260	889	54	16.6	43.4%	326 (36.7%)	286 (32.2%)	178 (20.0%)	36 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.9%)	64.4	252^nd of 778 public middle schools	67.6%		67	233^rd of 773 public middle schools	69.9%	19	67.5	56.7	58.3	57.9	62.3	63.2	73.3	$9,428	$385	$9,043
Wakefield Middle	Public	6-8	2300 Wakefield Pines Drive	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 562-3500	803	45	17.7	31.4%	446 (55.5%)	163 (20.3%)	125 (15.6%)	23 (2.9%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.9%)	83.5	103^rd of 778 public middle schools	86.8%		73.8	175^th of 773 public middle schools	77.4%	72	73.3	73.0	64.0	74.1	75.0	75.6	81.6	$8,502	$321	$8,181
Terrell Lane Middle	Public	6-8	101 Terrell Lane	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-1855	403	23	17.3	99.3%	123 (30.5%)	150 (37.2%)	100 (24.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)	18.7	661^st of 778 public middle schools	15.0%		23.3	603^rd of 773 public middle schools	22.0%	58	46.0	27.4	31.2	41.3	40.6	43.3	45.7	$10,048	$1,080	$8,968
Bunn Middle	Public	6-8	4742 NC 39 Hwy S	Bunn	27508	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-7700	618	34	18.1	99.4%	234 (37.9%)	123 (19.9%)	225 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	26.9	593^rd of 778 public middle schools	23.8%		31.4	533^rd of 773 public middle schools	31.0%	60	55.2	32.3	33.3	47.4	42.6	42.3	56.1	$8,683	$797	$7,886
Durant Road Middle	Public	6-8	10401 Durant Rd	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4098	649	41	15.7	68.6%	148 (22.8%)	193 (29.7%)	250 (38.5%)	38 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	35.5	511^th of 778 public middle schools	34.3%		29.4	552^nd of 773 public middle schools	28.6%	41	48.4	51.6	46.1	44.8	44.6	46.1	63.3	$10,019	$499	$9,520
River Bend Middle	Public	6-8	5601 Wallace Martin Way	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-8690	995	62	16.0	99.7%	76 (7.6%)	440 (44.2%)	392 (39.4%)	48 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	35 (3.5%)	27.4	584^th of 778 public middle schools	24.9%		13.5	698^th of 773 public middle schools	9.7%	114	40.7	40.8	45.0	41.1	45.5	44.9	57.5	$8,782	$962	$7,820

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Creek Middle

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Creek Middle?

Students at Cedar Creek Middle are 36% White, 34% African American, 24% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Cedar Creek Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Cedar Creek Middle.

Is Cedar Creek Middle a good school?

Cedar Creek Middle ranks 287^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Cedar Creek Middle attend?

Students who attend Cedar Creek Middle usually go on to attend Franklinton High

What district is Cedar Creek Middle in?

Franklin County Schools

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