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Heritage Middle

Public Grades 6-8

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 94% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Heritage Middle is a highly-ranked public middle school located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 947 students. As part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60th out of 242 districts in the state, Heritage Middle has consistently been one of the top-performing middle schools in North Carolina, ranking in the top 5% for the past several years.

Heritage Middle significantly outperforms the Wake County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 82.6% of 6th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 67.7% in Wake County and 57.2% statewide, and 80.4% of 8th graders were proficient or better in both Reading and Science, compared to 63% and 69.4% in Wake County, and 54.2% and 60.1% statewide, respectively. The school also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking highly for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students.

While Heritage Middle is a standout performer, the nearby schools in the Wake County district show a wide range of academic achievement levels. For instance, Neuse River Middle and East Millbrook Middle lag significantly behind Heritage Middle, while West Millbrook Middle and Wakefield Middle are also high-performing but still trail Heritage Middle in several key metrics.

947

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,218

Per pupil spending ?

16.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3400 Rogers Road
Wake Forest, NC 27587

(919) 562-6204

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Heritage 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

Feeder schools for Heritage Middle:

Elementary:	Heritage Elementary
	Jones Dairy Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.2%

African American:

12.2%

Hispanic:

11.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (79% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of North Carolina middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Wake County Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg54%

46^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	91.9	46 of 773	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	46 of 793	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	32 of 784	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	33 of 786	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	41 of 741	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	28 of 737	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	21 of 691	97.0%	★★★★★
2017	94.7	21 of 694	97.0%	★★★★★
2016	92.9	31 of 692	95.5%	★★★★★
2015	92.0	33 of 705	95.3%	★★★★★
2014	92.5	37 of 627	94.1%	★★★★★
2013	92.7	39 of 673	94.2%	★★★★★
2012	83.1	58 of 662	91.2%	★★★★★
2011	83.1	49 of 648	92.4%	★★★★★
2010	81.1	80 of 640	87.5%	★★★★☆
2009	80.7	93 of 630	85.2%	★★★★☆
2008	85.1	55 of 620	91.1%	★★★★★
2007	81.4	59 of 606	90.3%	★★★★★
2006	81.4	67 of 598	88.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	81 of 546	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	105 of 560	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	55 of 559	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	83.7	61 of 550	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	92.0	24 of 533	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	28 of 519	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	28 of 494	94.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	22 of 111	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	27 of 110	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	38 of 110	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	39 of 109	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.5	28 of 99	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	18 of 95	81.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	94.0	11 of 449	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	12 of 478	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	10 of 504	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	7 of 475	98.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	14 of 371	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	8 of 356	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	9 of 318	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	69.2	43 of 312	86.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	50 of 733	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	35 of 738	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	30 of 731	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	34 of 733	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	40 of 706	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	23 of 684	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	19 of 656	97.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	92 of 458	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	52 of 461	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	28 of 452	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	73.2	46 of 450	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	66 of 448	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	62 of 416	85.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	25 of 562	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	29 of 564	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	24 of 553	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	22 of 541	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	17 of 522	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	14 of 493	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	11 of 472	97.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	148 of 729	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	238 of 743	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.8	141 of 735	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	234 of 689	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.4	89 of 633	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	58 of 639	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	38 of 604	93.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	46 of 733	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	56 of 751	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	34 of 747	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	27 of 748	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	39 of 711	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	31 of 697	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	19 of 665	97.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	94 of 328	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	80 of 306	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	19 of 283	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	7 of 237	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	5 of 221	97.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	24 of 478	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	12 of 473	97.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	65 of 649	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	38 of 652	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	25 of 656	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	24 of 658	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	88.2	63 of 632	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	37 of 624	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	27 of 596	95.5%	★★★★★

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)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)85th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)80th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)80th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)71st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics81%+28 vs state

Science80%+20 vs state

Reading76%+24 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
Heritage Middle	Public	6-8	3400 Rogers Road	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 562-6204	947	58	16.2	16.9%	608 (64.2%)	116 (12.2%)	105 (11.1%)	82 (8.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.6%)	91.9	46^th of 773 public middle schools	94.0%		92.8	46^th of 793 public middle schools	94.2%		82.6	85.8	73.6	72.5	76.1	80.4	80.4	$9,218	$405	$8,813
Wake Forest Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 S Main St	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 554-8440	878	55	15.9	57.2%	269 (30.6%)	310 (35.3%)	204 (23.2%)	46 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.4%)	38.2	482^nd of 773 public middle schools	37.6%		48.7	407^th of 793 public middle schools	48.7%	75	53.6	41.4	35.9	46.4	49.3	45.9	56.2	$8,523	$403	$8,120
Rolesville Middle	Public	6-8	4700 Burlington Mills Road	Rolesville	27571	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 570-2260	889	54	16.6	43.4%	326 (36.7%)	286 (32.2%)	178 (20.0%)	36 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.9%)	67	233^rd of 773 public middle schools	69.9%		66.1	240^th of 793 public middle schools	69.7%	7	69.2	61.2	52.7	65.1	56.9	53.4	69.1	$9,428	$385	$9,043
Wakefield Middle	Public	6-8	2300 Wakefield Pines Drive	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 562-3500	803	45	17.7	31.4%	446 (55.5%)	163 (20.3%)	125 (15.6%)	23 (2.9%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.9%)	73.8	175^th of 773 public middle schools	77.4%		82.1	114^th of 793 public middle schools	85.6%	61	67.7	72.4	46.1	66.1	73.9	59.6	71.2	$8,502	$321	$8,181
Durant Road Middle	Public	6-8	10401 Durant Rd	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4098	649	41	15.7	68.6%	148 (22.8%)	193 (29.7%)	250 (38.5%)	38 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	29.4	552^nd of 773 public middle schools	28.6%		33.2	547^th of 793 public middle schools	31.0%	5	48.2	49.5	35.8	37.9	43.3	37.3	46.1	$10,019	$499	$9,520
River Bend Middle	Public	6-8	5601 Wallace Martin Way	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-8690	995	62	16.0	99.7%	76 (7.6%)	440 (44.2%)	392 (39.4%)	48 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	35 (3.5%)	13.5	698^th of 773 public middle schools	9.7%		19.5	661^st of 793 public middle schools	16.6%	37	37.7	25.8	19.7	36.5	36.1	34.2	31.7	$8,782	$962	$7,820
Cedar Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2228 Cedar Creek Road	Youngsville	27596	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 554-4848	529	30	17.7	98.9%	188 (35.5%)	181 (34.2%)	125 (23.6%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)	55.7	320^th of 773 public middle schools	58.6%		43.3	456^th of 793 public middle schools	42.5%	136	55.3	60.5	48.9	62.3	55.4	53.4	51.7	$8,919	$658	$8,262
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
Neuse River Middle	Public	6-8	2700 Old Milburnie Rd	Raleigh	27604	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 266-8500	877	64	13.8	99.7%	107 (12.2%)	286 (32.6%)	416 (47.4%)	29 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.1%)	17.6	663^rd of 773 public middle schools	14.2%		25.3	614^th of 793 public middle schools	22.6%	49	39.1	32.6	25.9	31.3	37.9	34.9	45.1	$10,715	$1,359	$9,355

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage Middle

What high school do graduates of Heritage Middle attend?

Students who attend Heritage Middle usually go on to attend Wake Early College of Health and Science

What district is Heritage Middle in?

Wake County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Heritage Middle?

Students at Heritage Middle are 64% White, 12% African American, 11% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Is Heritage Middle a good school?

Yes. Heritage Middle ranks in the top 6.0% of North Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend Heritage Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 947 students attended Heritage Middle.

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