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Oberlin Middle

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Oberlin Middle ranks 132 nd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

132^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 83% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Oberlin Middle is a public magnet middle school in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,121 students. It is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Oberlin Middle has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, ranking among the top 25% of middle schools in North Carolina.

Oberlin Middle consistently outperforms the Wake County Schools district and the state in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's performance is particularly strong among certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 50 out of 649 North Carolina middle schools for White students and in the top 85 out of 478 schools for Special Education students, both with 4 or 5-star ratings. Additionally, Oberlin Middle has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (31.4% in 2023-2024), suggesting a more socioeconomically diverse student population, and a lower student-teacher ratio (16:1 in 2023-2024) compared to nearby schools.

While Oberlin Middle's overall performance is exceptional, the school faces challenges in addressing achievement gaps and ensuring equitable outcomes for all students. Its performance for some subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, is not as strong, with lower rankings and 3-star ratings. By continuing to analyze and address these areas, Oberlin Middle can further strengthen its position as a leading middle school in the Wake County Schools district.

1,049

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,583

Per pupil spending ?

30.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2816 Oberlin Rd
Raleigh, NC 27608-1220

(919) 881-4860

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Oberlin 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
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	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

Feeder schools for Oberlin Middle:

Elementary:	Conn Elementary
	Joyner Elementary
	Root Elementary
	Stough Elementary
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	Wiley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.6%

African American:

18.3%

Hispanic:

17.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (68% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of North Carolina middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 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 school68%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg54%

132^nd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	80.5	132 of 773	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	129 of 793	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	142 of 784	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	179 of 786	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	147 of 741	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	175 of 737	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	162 of 691	76.6%	★★★★☆
2017	75.0	151 of 694	78.2%	★★★★☆
2016	69.4	183 of 692	73.6%	★★★★☆
2015	65.2	226 of 705	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.8	208 of 627	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.7	169 of 673	74.9%	★★★★☆
2012	56.0	355 of 662	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.0	247 of 648	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.0	217 of 640	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.9	227 of 630	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.4	156 of 620	74.8%	★★★★☆
2007	70.8	158 of 606	73.9%	★★★★☆
2006	64.9	213 of 598	64.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	228 of 546	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	246 of 560	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	193 of 559	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	222 of 550	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	202 of 533	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	267 of 519	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	269 of 494	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	40.3	73 of 102	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.7	55 of 95	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	39.3	239 of 449	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	79.0	28 of 478	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	76.2	58 of 504	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	72 of 475	84.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	157 of 371	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.6	258 of 356	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	156 of 318	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	149 of 312	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	46 of 236	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.5	40 of 211	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	57.1	33 of 151	78.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	151 of 733	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	161 of 738	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	151 of 731	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	210 of 733	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	150 of 706	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	202 of 684	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	180 of 656	72.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	246 of 458	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.9	113 of 461	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	194 of 452	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	99 of 450	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	89 of 448	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	105 of 416	74.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	264 of 562	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	262 of 564	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.6	151 of 553	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.9	199 of 541	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	184 of 522	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	233 of 493	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	305 of 472	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	43 of 44	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	46.8	27 of 50	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	24 of 50	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	15 of 37	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.8	55 of 71	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	395 of 729	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	449 of 743	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	425 of 735	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	482 of 689	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	288 of 633	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	404 of 639	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	393 of 604	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	109 of 733	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	98 of 751	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	126 of 747	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	155 of 748	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	124 of 711	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	153 of 697	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	151 of 665	77.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	125 of 328	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	144 of 306	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	173 of 302	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	112 of 283	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	76 of 237	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.7	49 of 221	77.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	85 of 478	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	128 of 473	72.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	51 of 649	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	50 of 652	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	51 of 656	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	83.1	93 of 658	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	86.7	72 of 632	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	89.6	47 of 624	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	22 of 596	96.3%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)92nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)62nd percentile-21 vs school

African American (2025)58th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile-25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-30 vs school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile-30 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)46th percentile-37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-37 vs school

Asian (2019)28th percentile-48 vs school

Homeless (2025)2nd percentile-81 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science76%+16 vs state

Reading68%+15 vs state

Mathematics67%+14 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, August 4, 2018

Absolutely dreadful building falling apart because no one can pay for it. Fights every week. Food undercooked and disgusting. You are either ghetto or very preppy (which honestly doesn’t bother me.) this school is a literal old building and it’s disgusting no one cares. Test scores are far below average. You’ll be lucky if your child can read a full paragraph without messing up at least once. Classroom fundings a mess. And honestly the school is just money hungry. Glad I could vent ABSOLUTELY DO NOT RECOMMEND. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
East Millbrook Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3801 Spring Forest Rd	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 850-8755	731	58	12.5	99.6%	87 (11.9%)	319 (43.6%)	271 (37.1%)	18 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	31 (4.2%)	18.3	651^st of 773 public middle schools	15.8%		16.9	690^th of 793 public middle schools	13.0%	39	30.2	32.4	38.3	39.0	32.4	39.6	35.6	$11,135	$1,361	$9,773
West Millbrook Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	8115 Strickland Rd	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 870-4050	1,164	68	17.1	32.3%	678 (58.2%)	154 (13.2%)	251 (21.6%)	33 (2.8%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.6%)	77.2	155^th of 773 public middle schools	79.9%		76.5	158^th of 793 public middle schools	80.1%	3	69.8	66.1	63.3	68.7	66.9	66.5	63.7	$8,987	$359	$8,628
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 Oberlin Middle

What is the racial makeup of Oberlin Middle?

Students at Oberlin Middle are 57% White, 18% African American, 18% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Oberlin Middle attend?

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

What district is Oberlin Middle in?

Wake County Schools

Is Oberlin Middle a good school?

Oberlin Middle ranks 132^nd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oberlin Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,049 students attended Oberlin Middle.

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