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Carnage Middle

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Carnage Middle ranks 83 rd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

83^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 89% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Carnage Middle is a public magnet middle school located in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 878 students. It is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60th out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Carnage Middle has consistently ranked in the top 25% of North Carolina middle schools over the past several years, with a current ranking of 83 out of 773 schools and a 4-star rating.

Carnage Middle consistently outperforms the Wake County and North Carolina averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Carnage Middle had 76.2% of 6th graders proficient or better in Math, compared to 67.7% for Wake County and 57.2% for North Carolina. The school also has a strong gifted and talented program, ranking in the top 10% of North Carolina middle schools for this subgroup in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, Carnage Middle has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.6 to 16.3 over the past few years, which is lower than many of the nearby schools such as Carroll Middle and River Oaks Middle.

While Carnage Middle excels in the performance of certain student subgroups, such as Asian and White students, the school struggles with the performance of African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. This highlights the need for the school to address these achievement gaps and ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students. Nonetheless, Carnage Middle's consistent high performance, strong gifted and talented program, and low student-teacher ratio suggest it is a high-quality middle school option in the Raleigh area, which is home to several other top-performing magnet schools like Ligon Middle and Moore Square Middle.

924

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,215

Per pupil spending ?

30.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1425 Carnage Dr
Raleigh, NC 27610-3909

(919) 856-7600

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Carnage Middle usually attend:

High:	Enloe 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

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

55.6%

African American:

24.6%

Hispanic:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (73% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of North Carolina middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg54%

83^rd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	86.3	83 of 773	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	90 of 793	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	96 of 784	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	118 of 786	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	88.5	62 of 741	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	70.5	193 of 737	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	192 of 691	72.2%	★★★★☆
2017	73.3	162 of 694	76.7%	★★★★☆
2016	77.1	136 of 692	80.3%	★★★★☆
2015	76.2	144 of 705	79.6%	★★★★☆
2014	79.8	115 of 627	81.7%	★★★★☆
2013	83.0	90 of 673	86.6%	★★★★☆
2012	72.9	165 of 662	75.1%	★★★★☆
2011	64.5	257 of 648	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.3	286 of 640	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.6	346 of 630	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.9	255 of 620	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.2	279 of 606	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.6	281 of 598	53.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	481 of 546	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	451 of 560	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	357 of 559	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	315 of 550	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	277 of 533	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	319 of 519	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	230 of 494	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	4 of 111	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	3 of 110	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	6 of 110	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	6 of 109	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	88.6	6 of 99	93.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	49.5	159 of 449	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	178 of 478	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.9	324 of 504	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	276 of 475	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	231 of 371	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	149 of 356	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.1	238 of 318	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	186 of 312	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	198 of 236	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	170 of 211	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	93 of 151	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	102 of 733	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	96 of 738	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	126 of 731	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	131 of 733	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	84 of 706	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	248 of 684	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	215 of 656	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	49 of 458	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	3 of 461	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	75.5	33 of 452	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	73.0	47 of 450	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	10 of 448	97.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	492 of 562	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	477 of 564	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	533 of 553	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	407 of 541	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	389 of 522	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	403 of 493	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	413 of 472	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	31 of 44	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	39 of 50	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	644 of 729	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	654 of 743	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	622 of 735	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	635 of 689	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	471 of 633	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	528 of 639	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	487 of 604	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	68 of 733	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	83 of 751	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.1	74 of 747	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.0	102 of 748	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	90.6	50 of 711	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	74.3	155 of 697	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	163 of 665	75.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	464 of 478	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	384 of 473	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	35 of 649	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	32 of 652	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	24 of 656	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	45 of 658	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.3	8 of 632	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	31 of 624	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	40 of 596	93.3%	★★★★★

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)

Asian (2025)96th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)95th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile-52 vs school

Homeless (2025)30th percentile-60 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-77 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile-77 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-78 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-86 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science75%+15 vs state

Reading73%+21 vs state

Mathematics72%+19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Homophobia and assault. All I'm gonna say. Close Quote

by a student
Sunday, December 18, 2011

It's pretty good. I guess it's just an average school. I am a gifted student there and they have good gifted programs. Close Quote

Schools Near Carnage Middle

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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
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
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
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
North Garner Middle	Public	6-8	720 Powell Dr	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 662-2434	831	54	15.5	99.6%	248 (29.8%)	265 (31.9%)	267 (32.1%)	14 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.5%)	28.6	560^th of 773 public middle schools	27.6%		30.7	559^th of 793 public middle schools	29.5%	1	44.1	46.4	28.6	43.8	45.2	37.7	49.2	$9,338	$475	$8,863
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
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
River Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	4700 New Bern Ave	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 231-5600	7	19	.3		1 (14.3%)	5 (71.4%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.2	761^st of 773 public middle schools	1.6%		6.4	761^st of 793 public middle schools	4.0%		5.0	9.5	17.4		9.1	12.0	20.8	$33,564	$1,102	$32,462
East Garner Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6301 Jones Sausage Rd	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 662-2339	1,109	71	15.6	99.7%	148 (13.3%)	514 (46.3%)	355 (32.0%)	51 (4.6%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	34 (3.1%)	34.1	516^th of 773 public middle schools	33.2%		25	619^th of 793 public middle schools	21.9%	103	41.1	41.3	47.4	39.6	41.4	49.7	54.5	$8,808	$540	$8,269
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Carnage Middle

What is the racial makeup of Carnage Middle?

Students at Carnage Middle are 56% Asian, 25% African American, 9% Hispanic, 8% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Carnage Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 924 students attended Carnage Middle.

Is Carnage Middle a good school?

Carnage Middle ranks 83^rd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Carnage Middle in?

Wake County Schools

What high school do graduates of Carnage Middle attend?

Students who attend Carnage Middle usually go on to attend Enloe High

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