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Reedy Creek Middle

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Reedy Creek Middle ranks 211 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

211^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 73% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Reedy Creek Middle is a public magnet middle school located in Cary, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 805 students. It is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60th out of 242 school districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Reedy Creek Middle has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, indicating consistent academic performance.

Reedy Creek Middle consistently outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for EOG (End-of-Grade) tests in Mathematics, Reading, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Reedy Creek Middle's 6th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 68.1%, compared to the state average of 57.2%. Similarly, its 8th-grade Reading proficiency rate was 61.5%, compared to the state average of 54.2%. The school also has strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking highly in the state for Asian, White, and Special Education students. Reedy Creek Middle has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.8 to 15.3 over the past few years, suggesting a more personalized learning environment.

Reedy Creek Middle's academic performance is generally stronger than the nearby middle schools, particularly in Mathematics and Reading proficiency rates. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Reedy Creek Middle's 6th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate of 68.1% was significantly higher than the rates of nearby schools like Dillard Drive Middle (52.8%) and Centennial Campus Middle (36.8%). While Reedy Creek Middle has a higher percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (37.27% in 2023-2024) compared to some of the higher-performing nearby schools, it is effectively serving a diverse student population and providing a high-quality education.

805

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,572

Per pupil spending ?

37.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

930 Reedy Creek Road
Cary, NC 27513

(919) 460-3504

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Reedy Creek Middle usually attend:

High:	Cary 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 Reedy Creek Middle:

Elementary:	Briarcliff Elementary
	Cary Elementary
	Kingswood Elementary
	Reedy Creek Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.5%

Hispanic:

20.6%

African American:

19.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 80th percentile in 2024 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (62% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Above the North Carolina median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 80th-percentile peak (2024) to 73rd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg54%

211^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	69.5	211 of 773	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	155 of 793	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	170 of 784	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	163 of 786	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	203 of 741	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	254 of 737	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	359 of 691	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.7	373 of 694	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.9	332 of 692	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.4	288 of 705	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.9	276 of 627	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.9	266 of 673	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.5	291 of 662	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.1	223 of 648	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.7	241 of 640	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.0	246 of 630	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.7	213 of 620	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.5	206 of 606	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.3	174 of 598	70.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	212 of 546	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	129 of 560	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	151 of 559	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	89 of 550	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	83 of 533	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.8	176 of 519	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	227 of 494	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	33 of 111	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	47 of 110	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.9	40 of 110	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	50 of 109	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	47 of 99	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	55 of 102	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	65 of 95	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	97.2	5 of 449	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	17 of 478	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	76.8	54 of 504	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.7	143 of 475	69.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	176 of 371	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	123 of 356	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	111 of 318	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.2	204 of 312	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	186 of 236	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.6	82 of 211	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.7	100 of 151	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	282 of 733	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	188 of 738	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	225 of 731	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.3	202 of 733	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	54.2	300 of 706	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	283 of 684	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	418 of 656	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	140 of 458	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	174 of 461	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	76 of 452	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	104 of 450	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.6	110 of 448	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	70 of 416	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	38 of 127	70.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	419 of 562	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.4	309 of 564	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	280 of 553	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	309 of 541	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	363 of 522	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	330 of 493	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	372 of 472	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	494 of 729	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.4	314 of 743	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	346 of 735	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	319 of 689	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.3	230 of 633	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	354 of 639	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	381 of 604	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	157 of 733	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	132 of 751	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	129 of 747	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	132 of 748	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	137 of 711	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	209 of 697	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.3	296 of 665	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	226 of 328	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	136 of 306	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	121 of 302	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	69 of 237	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	50.5	103 of 221	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	49 of 478	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	36 of 473	92.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	117 of 649	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	123 of 652	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	88 of 656	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	65 of 658	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	80.4	99 of 632	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	133 of 624	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	182 of 596	69.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)99th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2025)70th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)69th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)61st percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-40 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile-42 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science68%+8 vs state

Mathematics61%+8 vs state

Reading61%+8 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
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
West Cary Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Evans Road	Cary	27513	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 460-3528	824	48	17.1	30.0%	258 (31.3%)	130 (15.8%)	142 (17.2%)	265 (32.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.2%)	86.4	82^nd of 773 public middle schools	89.4%		89.2	69^th of 793 public middle schools	91.3%	13	73.1	72.9	80.1	66.8	69.6	71.0	79.1	$7,509	$324	$7,185
East Cary Middle	Public	6-8	1111 SE Maynard Road	Cary	27511	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 466-4377	597	45	13.2	36.2%	318 (53.3%)	76 (12.7%)	144 (24.1%)	32 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.0%)	82.2	115^th of 773 public middle schools	85.1%		80.9	123^rd of 793 public middle schools	84.5%	8	69.4	67.8	61.5	68.8	69.3	70.2	80.5	$10,391	$516	$9,875
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
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
Davis Drive Middle	Public	6-8	2101 Davis Drive	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-3033	992	57	17.4	13.3%	372 (37.5%)	44 (4.4%)	113 (11.4%)	419 (42.2%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	36 (3.6%)	97	19^th of 773 public middle schools	97.5%		96.6	21^st of 793 public middle schools	97.4%	2	91.9	93.9	88.1	84.2	85.4	83.7	88.5	$7,994	$391	$7,602
Salem Middle	Public	6-8	6150 Old Jenks Road	Apex	27523	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 363-1870	1,057	60	17.7	19.2%	545 (51.6%)	78 (7.4%)	159 (15.0%)	217 (20.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.0%)	91.2	50^th of 773 public middle schools	93.5%		91.2	55^th of 793 public middle schools	93.1%	5	86.2	77.0	79.3	75.8	71.5	74.7	81.7	$9,372	$511	$8,861
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
Leesville Road Middle	Public	6-8	8406 Pride Way	Raleigh	27613	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4141	795	44	18.1	31.7%	407 (51.2%)	176 (22.1%)	134 (16.9%)	34 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.4%)	86.2	84^th of 773 public middle schools	89.1%		81.8	117^th of 793 public middle schools	85.2%	33	77.3	71.1	78.5	69.0	71.8	68.3	76.6	$8,947	$527	$8,419

Frequently Asked Questions about Reedy Creek Middle

Is Reedy Creek Middle a good school?

Reedy Creek Middle ranks 211^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Reedy Creek Middle in?

Wake County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Reedy Creek Middle?

Students at Reedy Creek Middle are 40% White, 21% Hispanic, 20% African American, 16% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Reedy Creek Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 805 students attended Reedy Creek Middle.

What high school do graduates of Reedy Creek Middle attend?

Students who attend Reedy Creek Middle usually go on to attend Cary High

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