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Salem Middle

Public Grades 6-8

50^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 94% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Salem Middle is a public middle school located in Apex, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,042 students. The school is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60th out of 242 districts in North Carolina and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Salem Middle has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 10% of North Carolina middle schools for the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 50th out of 773 North Carolina middle schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students consistently outperform the state and district averages in EOG (End-of-Grade) assessments for Mathematics, Reading, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 86.2% of 6th-grade students, 77% of 7th-grade students, and 79.3% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 67.7%, 64%, and 60.7% for the Wake County Schools district, respectively.

Despite having a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-lunch recipients (20.92% in 2023-2024), Salem Middle continues to excel academically, suggesting that the school's success is not solely dependent on socioeconomic factors. In comparison, some nearby schools like Dillard Drive Middle and East Cary Middle have higher percentages of free and reduced-lunch recipients, yet their academic performance lags behind Salem Middle.

1,057

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,372

Per pupil spending ?

19.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6150 Old Jenks Road
Apex, NC 27523

(919) 363-1870

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Salem 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

Feeder schools for Salem Middle:

Elementary:	Laurel Park Elementary
	Salem Elementary
	Turner Creek Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.6%

Asian:

20.5%

Hispanic:

15.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (78% 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 school78%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg54%

50^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	91.2	50 of 773	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	55 of 793	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	55 of 784	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	59 of 786	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	51 of 741	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	83.0	99 of 737	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	55 of 691	92.0%	★★★★★
2017	88.4	49 of 694	92.9%	★★★★★
2016	89.3	48 of 692	93.1%	★★★★★
2015	87.0	68 of 705	90.4%	★★★★★
2014	93.0	33 of 627	94.7%	★★★★★
2013	94.4	29 of 673	95.7%	★★★★★
2012	80.7	83 of 662	87.5%	★★★★☆
2011	82.1	67 of 648	89.7%	★★★★☆
2010	87.7	16 of 640	97.5%	★★★★★
2009	90.3	8 of 630	98.7%	★★★★★
2008	95.7	4 of 620	99.4%	★★★★★
2007	91.0	5 of 606	99.2%	★★★★★
2006	91.6	6 of 598	99.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	145 of 546	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	127 of 560	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	135 of 559	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	124 of 550	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.1	123 of 533	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	50.8	223 of 519	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	189 of 494	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	34 of 111	69.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	46 of 110	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	43 of 110	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.5	34 of 109	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.5	32 of 99	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	36 of 102	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.8	15 of 95	84.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	84.2	30 of 449	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	70.4	56 of 478	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	60 of 504	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	39 of 475	91.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	16 of 371	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.1	22 of 356	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	78.5	24 of 318	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	60.3	66 of 312	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	57.0	44 of 236	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	12 of 211	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	70.5	19 of 151	87.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	39 of 733	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	43 of 738	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	34 of 731	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	53 of 733	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	46 of 706	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	80.9	106 of 684	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	60 of 656	90.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	144 of 458	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	57 of 461	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	100 of 452	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	15 of 450	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	78.5	24 of 448	94.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	127 of 562	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	104 of 564	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	129 of 553	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	109 of 541	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	57.5	175 of 522	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	164 of 493	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	179 of 472	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	210 of 729	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	159 of 743	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	206 of 735	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	52.1	288 of 689	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	172 of 633	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	37.9	432 of 639	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	389 of 604	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	55 of 733	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	62 of 751	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	75 of 747	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	63 of 748	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	53 of 711	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	83.5	91 of 697	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	59 of 665	91.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	37 of 328	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	93.0	12 of 306	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	17 of 302	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	11 of 283	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.3	25 of 237	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	28 of 221	87.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	12 of 478	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	81.8	26 of 473	94.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	56 of 649	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	65 of 652	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	53 of 656	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	58 of 658	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	33 of 632	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	86.1	69 of 624	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.4	42 of 596	93.0%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)97th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile-16 vs school

African American (2025)73rd percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)69th percentile-24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)69th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science82%+22 vs state

Mathematics81%+28 vs state

Reading74%+21 vs state

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Schools Near Salem Middle

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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
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
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
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
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
Mills Park Middle	Public	6-8	441 Mills Park Drive	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 466-1500	1,632	87	18.7	7.6%	479 (29.4%)	87 (5.3%)	112 (6.9%)	892 (54.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	56 (3.4%)	98.7	5^th of 773 public middle schools	99.4%		99	2^nd of 793 public middle schools	99.7%	3	96.2		95.3	91.8	91.4	92.0	95.6	$7,648	$376	$7,272
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Salem Middle

How many students attend Salem Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,057 students attended Salem Middle.

Is Salem Middle a good school?

Yes. Salem Middle ranks in the top 6.5% of North Carolina middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Salem Middle?

Students at Salem Middle are 52% White, 21% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Salem Middle attend?

Students who attend Salem Middle usually go on to attend Apex High

What district is Salem Middle in?

Wake County Schools

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