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Lufkin Road Middle

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Lufkin Road Middle ranks 200 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

200^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 74% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Lufkin Road Middle is a public middle school located in Apex, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 957 students. It is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60th out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Lufkin Road Middle has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, ranking among the top 100-200 middle schools in the state.

Lufkin Road Middle consistently outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for EOG (End-of-Grade) tests in Mathematics, Reading, and Science. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with higher rankings for White and Multi-racial students, but lower rankings for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. The school's spending per student is $9,106, which is higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio has improved from 17 in 2021-2022 to 14.7 in 2023-2024.

While Lufkin Road Middle has maintained a strong 4-star rating, its statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 39th in 2017-2018 to 200th in 2024-2025. This suggests the need for ongoing improvement efforts to address equity concerns and ensure all students are reaching their full potential. The school's proximity to other high-performing middle schools in the Wake County district, such as Holly Grove Middle and Apex Friendship Middle, provides an opportunity for collaboration and the identification of best practices.

1,035

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,106

Per pupil spending ?

33.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1002 Lufkin Road
Apex, NC 27539

(919) 387-4465

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Lufkin Road Middle usually attend:

High:	Apex 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:

White:

48.2%

Hispanic:

22.0%

Asian:

15.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the North Carolina median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg54%

200^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	70.2	200 of 773	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	125 of 793	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	114 of 784	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	100 of 786	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	85.2	82 of 741	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	98 of 737	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	89.9	39 of 691	94.4%	★★★★★
2017	93.1	28 of 694	96.0%	★★★★★
2016	92.5	36 of 692	94.8%	★★★★★
2015	92.6	31 of 705	95.6%	★★★★★
2014	94.6	25 of 627	96.0%	★★★★★
2013	96.0	21 of 673	96.9%	★★★★★
2012	83.3	56 of 662	91.5%	★★★★★
2011	82.9	54 of 648	91.7%	★★★★★
2010	85.0	37 of 640	94.2%	★★★★★
2009	87.5	21 of 630	96.7%	★★★★★
2008	92.2	18 of 620	97.1%	★★★★★
2007	88.4	15 of 606	97.5%	★★★★★
2006	88.6	22 of 598	96.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	408 of 546	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	62.6	150 of 560	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	125 of 559	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	164 of 550	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	60.7	129 of 533	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	56.9	169 of 519	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.5	91 of 494	81.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	52 of 111	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	49 of 110	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	47 of 110	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.3	33 of 109	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	41 of 99	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	39 of 102	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.2	31 of 95	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	69.5	63 of 449	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	102 of 478	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	52 of 504	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	21 of 475	95.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	291 of 371	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	243 of 356	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	121 of 318	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	177 of 312	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	128 of 236	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	80 of 211	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	43 of 151	71.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	156 of 733	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	128 of 738	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	120 of 731	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	107 of 733	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	118 of 706	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	117 of 684	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	89.9	37 of 656	94.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	249 of 458	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	71.5	64 of 461	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	30 of 452	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	77.0	19 of 450	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	77.2	30 of 448	93.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	511 of 562	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	426 of 564	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.2	328 of 553	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	238 of 541	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	245 of 522	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	296 of 493	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	260 of 472	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	664 of 729	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	575 of 743	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	447 of 735	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	365 of 689	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	344 of 633	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	453 of 639	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	466 of 604	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	247 of 733	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.4	130 of 751	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	113 of 747	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	90 of 748	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	87.2	68 of 711	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	84.8	79 of 697	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	89.9	43 of 665	93.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	66 of 328	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	40 of 306	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	31 of 302	89.7%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	25 of 283	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	75.9	38 of 248	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	20 of 221	91.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	166 of 478	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	131 of 473	72.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	101 of 649	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	76 of 652	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	60 of 656	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	47 of 658	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	50 of 632	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	68 of 624	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	93.1	24 of 596	96.0%	★★★★★

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)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)84th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)80th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)53rd percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)46th percentile-28 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile-49 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile-53 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-65 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-65 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science66%+6 vs state

Reading63%+10 vs state

Mathematics61%+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
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%)	70.2	200^th of 773 public middle schools	74.1%		80.9	125^th of 793 public middle schools	84.2%	75	66.2	60.5	55.2	65.5	63.8	59.2	66.2	$9,106	$406	$8,700
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%)	85.7	85^th of 773 public middle schools	89.0%		85.7	94^th of 793 public middle schools	88.1%	9	68.8	75.4	75.2	68.8	71.7	69.5	79.0	$8,531	$520	$8,012
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
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
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%)	84.8	97^th of 773 public middle schools	87.5%		87.7	82^nd of 793 public middle schools	89.7%	15	72.4	75.3	73.9	65.8	71.8	65.0	81.0	$8,619	$411	$8,207
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%)	97.1	18^th of 773 public middle schools	97.7%		98	12^th of 793 public middle schools	98.5%	6	94.6	92.5	87.8	85.4	83.0	82.6	91.4	$8,250	$361	$7,890
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
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%)	65.1	250^th of 773 public middle schools	67.7%		66.1	238^th of 793 public middle schools	70.0%	12	56.0	66.2	65.6	49.8	54.1	59.4	71.1	$8,884	$574	$8,310
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lufkin Road Middle

What high school do graduates of Lufkin Road Middle attend?

Students who attend Lufkin Road Middle usually go on to attend Apex High

What is the racial makeup of Lufkin Road Middle?

Students at Lufkin Road Middle are 48% White, 22% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 11% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lufkin Road Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,035 students attended Lufkin Road Middle.

Is Lufkin Road Middle a good school?

Lufkin Road Middle ranks 200^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Lufkin Road Middle in?

Wake County Schools

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