Wakefield Middle

Summary:

Wakefield Middle is a public middle school in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving 898 students in grades 6-8. As part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 59th out of 242 districts in the state, Wakefield Middle consistently performs above the state and district averages in academic assessments.

Wakefield Middle's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state and district averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 8th grade Science, Wakefield Middle had an 87.9% proficiency rate, compared to 77.7% for Wake County Schools and 70.1% for North Carolina. The school has maintained a strong statewide ranking, consistently placing in the top 20% of North Carolina middle schools over the past decade, and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Wakefield Middle's diverse student population, with a racial makeup that has remained relatively stable, is another notable feature of the school.

Compared to nearby middle schools, Wakefield Middle's academic performance and statewide ranking are significantly higher than most, including Neuse River Middle and Carroll Middle, which rank in the bottom 25% of North Carolina middle schools. However, Heritage Middle, located approximately 3 miles from Wakefield Middle, is another high-performing school that ranks in the top 6% of North Carolina middle schools and has exceptional academic results.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2300 Wakefield Pines Drive
       Raleigh, NC  27614


(919) 562-3500

District: Wake County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
114th of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,502 Help


Students who attend Wakefield Middle usually attend:

High:    Wake Early College of Health and Science
    Wake STEM Early College High School
    Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
    Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy
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Feeder schools for Wakefield Middle:

Elementary:    North Forest Pines Elementary
    Pleasant Union Elementary
    Wakefield Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  16.0 Help
Number of students:  898

Racial breakdown:

White:
57.2%
African American:
19.4%
Hispanic:
14.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  27.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Wakefield Middle ranks better than 85.6% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 15th among 38 ranked middle schools in the Wake County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.13. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Wakefield Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (57.2%), African American (19.4%), Hispanic (14.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 27.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wakefield Middle is 16. 21 middle schools in the Wake County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wakefield Middle is $8,502. 32 middle schools in the Wake County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wakefield Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Wakefield Middle 114th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Wakefield Middle in the ranking list.)

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Wake County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Wake County Schools 59th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wakefield Middle

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Rank History for all students at Wakefield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 86.86 31st 598 94.8%
2007 85.72 33rd 606 94.6%
2008 85.41 50th 620 91.9%
2009 78.11 113th 630 82.1%
2010 71.89 169th 640 73.6%
2011 75.44 138th 648 78.7%
2012 72.07 176th 662 73.4%
2013 82.35 92nd 673 86.3%
2014 77.14 130th 627 79.3%
2015 79.54 123rd 705 82.6%
2016 80.99 102nd 692 85.3%
2017 75.77 145th 694 79.1%
2018 84.45 75th 691 89.1%
2019 80.95 115th 737 84.4%
2021 80.78 126th 741 83.0%
2022 80.01 139th 786 82.3%
2023 73.23 178th 784 77.3%
2024 82.13 114th 793 85.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Wakefield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.16 61st 221 72.4%
2019 61.06 74th 237 68.8%
2022 69.45 61st 283 78.4%
2023 62.12 94th 302 68.9%
2024 76.64 52nd 306 83.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wakefield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 77.90 17th 211 91.9%
2022 64.94 53rd 312 83.0%
2023 45.07 138th 318 56.6%
2024 67.49 49th 356 86.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Wakefield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 72.56 55th 473 88.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wakefield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.35 241st 604 60.1%
2019 46.98 350th 639 45.2%
2021 43.85 334th 633 47.2%
2022 49.12 312th 689 54.7%
2023 28.91 562nd 735 23.5%
2024 48.69 359th 743 51.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Wakefield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.59 98th 656 85.1%
2019 79.49 119th 684 82.6%
2021 78.73 129th 706 81.7%
2022 77.15 149th 733 79.7%
2023 71.08 182nd 731 75.1%
2024 78.41 138th 738 81.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Wakefield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.72 30th 475 93.7%
2019 80.85 40th 504 92.1%
2021 65.21 77th 478 83.9%
2022 64.17 78th 449 82.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Wakefield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 49.01 289th 416 30.5%
2021 63.84 172nd 448 61.6%
2022 61.35 185th 450 58.9%
2023 65.28 150th 452 66.8%
2024 67.38 119th 461 74.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Wakefield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.60 54th 665 91.9%
2019 80.43 110th 697 84.2%
2021 81.03 114th 711 84.0%
2022 80.83 123rd 748 83.6%
2023 73.14 171st 747 77.1%
2024 83.32 94th 751 87.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Wakefield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.30 46th 95 51.6%
2019 67.89 38th 102 62.7%
2021 37.81 61st 99 38.4%
2022 37.11 75th 109 31.2%
2023 36.59 78th 110 29.1%
2024 72.65 45th 110 59.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Wakefield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.59 53rd 494 89.3%
2019 74.57 76th 519 85.4%
2021 67.44 93rd 533 82.6%
2022 56.05 183rd 550 66.7%
2023 50.86 223rd 559 60.1%
2024 62.60 149th 560 73.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wakefield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.18 112th 472 76.3%
2019 52.91 205th 493 58.4%
2021 61.03 150th 522 71.3%
2022 68.53 112th 541 79.3%
2023 37.62 366th 553 33.8%
2024 57.02 209th 564 62.9%
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Rank History for White students at Wakefield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.09 65th 596 89.1%
2019 80.35 103rd 624 83.5%
2021 80.24 101st 632 84.0%
2022 80.61 114th 658 82.7%
2023 79.46 124th 656 81.1%
2024 84.88 84th 652 87.1%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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by a parent
Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Open Quote I have had very positive experiences with the teachers at Wakefield Middle School. The principal is very involved and invested in the students lives and there is a palpable sense of caring. He is not a push-over but intelligent and informed in terms of guidance and direction. I'm happy with my son's matriculation at Wakefield Middle. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Wakefield Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2001 324 65 12 8 0 n/a n/a 0 409
2002 703 203 34 23 2 n/a n/a 0 965
2003 703 203 34 23 2 n/a n/a 0 965
2004 774 211 39 35 2 n/a n/a 0 1061
2005 764 256 40 43 3 n/a n/a 0 1106
2006 838 262 46 46 2 n/a n/a 0 1194
2007 886 221 53 73 4 n/a n/a 43 1280
2008 897 245 70 88 2 n/a n/a 52 1354
2009 875 285 61 98 3 n/a n/a 0 1322
2010 775 251 67 94 4 n/a n/a 0 1191
2011 733 236 70 124 3 0 35 0 1201
2012 690 241 70 135 5 0 34 0 1175
2013 669 301 67 161 5 0 47 0 1250
2014 630 295 58 155 6 1 44 0 1189
2015 599 285 59 142 7 0 47 0 1139
2016 596 235 48 124 9 0 45 0 1057
2017 578 218 39 109 6 1 45 0 996
2018 599 188 31 88 4 1 33 0 944
2019 602 187 48 87 3 1 30 0 958
2020 604 178 44 92 2 1 26 0 947
2021 576 176 49 98 3 1 28 0 931
2022 575 178 41 94 1 1 31 0 921
2023 514 174 39 127 2 3 39 0 898

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Wakefield Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2001 409 16.0 25.6 26.4
2002 965 54.0 17.9 12.3
2003 965 54.0 17.9 12.3
2004 1061 54.0 19.6 13.8
2005 1106 61.0 18.1 14.8
2006 1194 71.0 16.8 14.7
2007 1280 75.7 16.9 15.6
2008 1354 79.4 17.1 n/a
2009 1322 78.6 16.8 n/a
2010 1191 67.8 17.5 19.1
2011 1201 70.0 17.1 22.3
2012 1175 70.3 16.7 25.3
2013 1250 70.1 17.8 27.2
2014 1189 68.0 17.4 26.9
2015 1139 63.0 18.0 27.8
2016 1057 60.0 17.6 23.4
2017 996 56.8 17.5 23.1
2018 944 54.1 17.4 18.5
2019 958 50.7 18.8 19.4
2020 947 51.2 18.4 19.7
2021 931 53.5 17.4 18.6
2022 921 54.0 17.0 15.2
2023 898 55.8 16.0 27.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Wakefield Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2001 409 16.0 25.6 26.4
2002 965 54.0 17.9 12.3
2003 965 54.0 17.9 12.3
2004 1061 54.0 19.6 13.8
2005 1106 61.0 18.1 14.8
2006 1194 71.0 16.8 14.7
2007 1280 75.7 16.9 15.6
2008 1354 79.4 17.1 n/a
2009 1322 78.6 16.8 n/a
2010 1191 67.8 17.5 19.1
2011 1201 70.0 17.1 22.3
2012 1175 70.3 16.7 25.3
2013 1250 70.1 17.8 27.2
2014 1189 68.0 17.4 26.9
2015 1139 63.0 18.0 27.8
2016 1057 60.0 17.6 23.4
2017 996 56.8 17.5 23.1
2018 944 54.1 17.4 18.5
2019 958 50.7 18.8 19.4
2020 947 51.2 18.4 19.7
2021 931 53.5 17.4 18.6
2022 921 54.0 17.0 15.2
2023 898 55.8 16.0 27.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Wakefield Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $321 (3.8%) $8,181 (96.2%) $8,502

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Wakefield Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 115th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 178th of 784 Middle schools
 7.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Wakefield Middle)78.157.1
 21%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)66.163.8
 2.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Wakefield Middle)71.659.8
 11.8%
   6th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)67.861.6
 6.2%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Wakefield Middle)70.967
 3.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)6662.3
 3.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Wakefield Middle)72.268.9
 3.3%
   7th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)67.361.6
 5.7%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Wakefield Middle)63.349.8
 13.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)59.657
 2.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Wakefield Middle)7359.3
 13.7%
   8th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)64.860.9
 3.9%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Wakefield Middle)91.277.5
 13.7%
   8th Grade Science (Wake County Schools)82.476.3
 6.1%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students958898
 6.3%
African American187174
 7%
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian4839
 18.8%
Hispanic87127
 46%
Pacific Islander13
 200%
White602514
 14.6%
Two or More Races3039
 30%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients19.4%27.7%
 8.3%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 898 students attended Wakefield Middle.

Wakefield Middle ranks 114th of 793 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Wakefield Middle are 57% White, 19% African American, 14% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.


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