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Fuquay-Varina Middle

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Fuquay-Varina Middle ranks 166 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 79% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Fuquay-Varina Middle is a large Wake County public middle school in Fuquay Varina, NC, serving roughly 1,004 students in grades 6–8 as part of Wake County Schools, a highly rated district that ranks in the 76th percentile statewide. The school itself has been a consistent, upper-quintile performer in North Carolina: for the 2025-2026 school year, it ranked 166th out of 778 middle schools statewide, placing it in the 79th percentile with a 4-star rating. That consistency is worth emphasizing — Fuquay-Varina has landed between 158th and 170th in each of the last five ranking cycles, a firm step up from the 3-star rankings it typically earned in the late 2010s.

Academically, 8th-grade science is the school's standout subject, with 82.6% proficiency versus 76.3% for the district and 68.6% for the state. Eighth-grade math has also improved dramatically, climbing from roughly 54% proficiency in 2022-2023 to 66% in 2025-2026 — now ahead of the Wake County average. Reading is generally solid, but 7th-grade reading has lagged the district by several points for three consecutive years before rebounding to meet or beat the district average in 8th grade. If your child tends to struggle with reading in the middle grades, that is a pattern worth keeping an eye on.

Compared with nearby schools, Fuquay-Varina is essentially dead-even with Herbert Akins Road Middle (ranks 166 and 167), clearly ahead of West Lake Middle, Lufkin Road Middle, McGee's Crossroads Middle, and Harnett Central Middle, and behind elite neighbors Apex Friendship Middle and Holly Grove Middle. Attendance is a quiet strength: only 15.0% of students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, far better than the 20.5% Wake County average and the 24.2% statewide average. The main watch items are the persistent 7th-grade reading gap and some recent unevenness in outcomes for certain student groups, even as overall school performance remains strong and reliable.

1,004

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

28.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1201 Bowling Road
Fuquay Varina, NC 27526

(919) 557-2727

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Fuquay-Varina Middle usually attend:

High:	Fuquay-Varina 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 Fuquay-Varina Middle:

Elementary:	Fuquay-Varina Elementary
	Lincoln Heights Elementary
	Willow Springs Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.2%

Hispanic:

16.4%

African American:

16.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (69% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of North Carolina middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg68%

North Carolina avg58%

166^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^th of 246Wake 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	76.2	166 of 778	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	170 of 773	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	164 of 793	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	166 of 784	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	158 of 786	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	231 of 741	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	247 of 737	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	239 of 691	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.0	278 of 694	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.0	244 of 692	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.3	260 of 705	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.0	252 of 627	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.6	310 of 673	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.9	330 of 662	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.0	297 of 648	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.3	234 of 640	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.3	253 of 630	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.0	207 of 620	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.8	217 of 606	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.0	223 of 598	62.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	300 of 553	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.3	187 of 546	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	154 of 560	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	108 of 559	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	114 of 550	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	49.6	214 of 533	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	172 of 519	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	201 of 494	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.8	40 of 121	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.2	31 of 111	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	29 of 110	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	28 of 110	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	40 of 95	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	63.4	79 of 449	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	34.7	332 of 478	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	177 of 504	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	122 of 475	74.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	164 of 363	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.4	73 of 371	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	37 of 356	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	45.0	139 of 318	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	65 of 312	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	35.3	157 of 236	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	142 of 211	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	66 of 151	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	176 of 731	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	75.8	155 of 733	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	179 of 738	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	174 of 731	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	188 of 733	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	243 of 706	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	255 of 684	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	285 of 656	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	196 of 465	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.3	346 of 458	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	59.9	213 of 461	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	197 of 452	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.1	77 of 450	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	128 of 448	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	57 of 416	86.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.8	119 of 566	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	57.1	210 of 562	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	141 of 564	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.0	198 of 553	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	132 of 541	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	51.1	230 of 522	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	239 of 493	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	164 of 472	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	325 of 725	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.9	344 of 729	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	202 of 743	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	52.7	314 of 735	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	262 of 689	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	264 of 633	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	257 of 639	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	204 of 604	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	147 of 736	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.9	182 of 733	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	141 of 751	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	153 of 747	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	121 of 748	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	204 of 711	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	235 of 697	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	188 of 665	71.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	42 of 67	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.5	22 of 64	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	23 of 58	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.9	11 of 54	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	16 of 58	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	23 of 57	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	86 of 333	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	62 of 328	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	100 of 306	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.3	45 of 302	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	29 of 283	89.8%	★★★★★
2021	58.2	78 of 248	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	97 of 237	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	65 of 221	70.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	108 of 500	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	50.1	154 of 478	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	67 of 473	85.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	152 of 644	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	66.4	203 of 649	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	192 of 652	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	196 of 656	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	155 of 658	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	196 of 632	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	181 of 624	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	201 of 596	66.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)80th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)78th percentile~ school

White (2026)76th percentile~ school

Female (2026)76th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)74th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)67th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)58th percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)55th percentile-24 vs school

African American (2026)46th percentile-33 vs school

Military Connected (2026)37th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science83%+14 vs state

Mathematics68%+12 vs state

Reading66%+10 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
Fuquay-Varina Middle	Public	6-8	1201 Bowling Road	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2727	1,004	57	17.6	28.3%	524 (52.2%)	164 (16.3%)	165 (16.4%)	95 (9.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (5.1%)	76.2	166^th of 778 public middle schools	78.7%		74.3	170^th of 773 public middle schools	78.0%	4	72.3	65.4	66.0	67.4	61.9	67.0	82.6	$8,708	$369	$8,339
Herbert Akins Road Middle	Public	6-8	2275 Herbert Akins Road	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 694-8300	1,253	77	16.2	33.5%	730 (58.3%)	136 (10.9%)	279 (22.3%)	56 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.1%)	76.1	167^th of 778 public middle schools	78.5%		73.6	177^th of 773 public middle schools	77.1%	10	75.2	66.2	68.8	68.9	61.4	64.6	79.0
Holly Grove Middle	Public	6-8	1401 Avent Ferry Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 567-4177	979	58	16.9	17.7%	594 (60.7%)	101 (10.3%)	109 (11.1%)	116 (11.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (5.6%)	91.5	46^th of 778 public middle schools	94.1%		88.4	66^th of 773 public middle schools	91.5%	20	90.3	89.0	77.7	84.0	80.2	72.8	83.1	$8,219	$420	$7,799
Holly Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	950 Holly Springs Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1335	955	54	17.5	26.0%	589 (61.7%)	143 (15.0%)	125 (13.1%)	46 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.0%)	81.3	118^th of 778 public middle schools	84.8%		84.8	97^th of 773 public middle schools	87.5%	21	69.7	71.6	78.6	65.3	70.2	70.7	81.8	$8,619	$411	$8,207
West Lake Middle	Public	6-8	4600 West Lake Rd	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 662-2900	687	42	16.2	42.9%	327 (47.6%)	134 (19.5%)	184 (26.8%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)	66.7	232^nd of 778 public middle schools	70.2%		65.1	250^th of 773 public middle schools	67.7%	18	66.2	56.0	62.8	64.3	61.1	60.0	76.8	$8,884	$574	$8,310
Harnett Central Middle	Public	6-8	2529 Harnett Central Rd	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 639-6000	1,059	64	16.5	97.8%	458 (43.2%)	227 (21.4%)	310 (29.3%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.2%)	28.2	579^th of 778 public middle schools	25.6%		27.4	568^th of 773 public middle schools	26.5%	11	44.4	39.5	35.4	45.5	43.0	47.8	61.6	$8,387	$686	$7,701
Lufkin Road Middle	Public	6-8	1002 Lufkin Road	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-4465	1,035	62	16.8	33.5%	499 (48.2%)	117 (11.3%)	228 (22.0%)	159 (15.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (2.8%)	73.6	187^th of 778 public middle schools	76.0%		70.2	200^th of 773 public middle schools	74.1%	13	65.8	66.1	62.4	66.8	70.4	65.5	75.1	$9,106	$406	$8,700
Apex Friendship Middle	Public	6-8	7701 Humie Olive Rd	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8960	1,412	73	19.3	7.9%	848 (60.1%)	77 (5.5%)	114 (8.1%)	302 (21.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (4.8%)	96.9	18^th of 778 public middle schools	97.7%		97.1	18^th of 773 public middle schools	97.7%		94.5	92.8	89.7	86.2	88.4	84.9	95.1	$8,250	$361	$7,890
Apex Middle	Public	6-8	400 East Moore Street	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-2181	867	54	15.9	24.8%	551 (63.6%)	72 (8.3%)	125 (14.4%)	76 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.7%)	78.1	147^th of 778 public middle schools	81.1%		85.7	85^th of 773 public middle schools	89.0%	62	75.2	64.7	77.9	64.8	63.7	67.2	81.6	$8,531	$520	$8,012
McGee's Crossroads Middle	Public	6-8	13353 NC Highway 210	Benson	27504	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 894-6003	757	42	18.0	98.9%	388 (51.3%)	93 (12.3%)	229 (30.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.3%)	70.4	205^th of 778 public middle schools	73.7%		63.4	258^th of 773 public middle schools	66.6%	53	66.1	61.6	62.6	62.9	61.2	68.5	78.4	$8,319	$639	$7,679

Frequently Asked Questions about Fuquay-Varina Middle

What is the racial makeup of Fuquay-Varina Middle?

Students at Fuquay-Varina Middle are 52% White, 16% Hispanic, 16% African American, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Is Fuquay-Varina Middle a good school?

Fuquay-Varina Middle ranks 166^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fuquay-Varina Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,004 students attended Fuquay-Varina Middle.

What high school do graduates of Fuquay-Varina Middle attend?

Students who attend Fuquay-Varina Middle usually go on to attend Fuquay-Varina High

What district is Fuquay-Varina Middle in?

Wake County Schools

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