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River Oaks Middle

Q: Is River Oaks Middle a good school?

River Oaks Middle ranks in the bottom 1.6% of North Carolina middle schools.

Q: How many students attend River Oaks Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 7 students attended River Oaks Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of River Oaks Middle?

Students at River Oaks Middle are 71% African American, 14% White, 14% Hispanic.

Public Grades 6-8

761^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 2% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

River Oaks Middle is a public middle school in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a small student population of only 37 students. The school is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60th out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its small size, River Oaks Middle has consistently struggled with academic performance, ranking in the bottom quartile of North Carolina middle schools over the past decade. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, River Oaks Middle serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 88-92% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

In comparison, nearby middle schools such as East Garner Middle, Carroll Middle, Oberlin Middle, and Ligon Middle generally perform better academically, with higher proficiency rates and rankings within the state. These comparison schools also have higher student-teacher ratios and lower spending per student, suggesting more efficient resource allocation to support student learning.

Students ?

0.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,564

Per pupil spending ?

91.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4700 New Bern Ave
Raleigh, NC 27610

(919) 231-5600

District: Wake County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.4%

White:

14.3%

Hispanic:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 0 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (13% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg54%

761^st of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^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	2.2	761 of 773	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	761 of 793	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	746 of 784	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	585 of 786	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	711 of 741	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	691 of 737	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	651 of 691	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	619 of 694	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.1	591 of 692	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.6	650 of 705	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.4	544 of 627	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.3	587 of 673	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.6	575 of 662	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.9	507 of 648	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.2	584 of 640	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.6	587 of 630	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.9	574 of 620	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.7	514 of 606	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.6	515 of 598	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	543 of 546	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	541 of 560	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	482 of 550	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	490 of 519	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	485 of 494	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	3.7	725 of 731	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	520 of 733	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	659 of 684	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	639 of 656	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	14.7	520 of 553	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	441 of 493	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	432 of 472	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	1.6	726 of 729	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	724 of 743	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	702 of 735	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	495 of 689	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	518 of 633	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	605 of 639	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	569 of 604	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	725 of 733	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	708 of 751	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	705 of 747	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	579 of 748	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	657 of 697	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	623 of 665	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2023)1st percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science21%-39 vs state

Mathematics11%-42 vs state

Reading11%-42 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
River Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	4700 New Bern Ave	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 231-5600	7	19	.3		1 (14.3%)	5 (71.4%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.2	761^st of 773 public middle schools	1.6%		6.4	761^st of 793 public middle schools	4.0%		5.0	9.5	17.4		9.1	12.0	20.8	$33,564	$1,102	$32,462
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
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
Ligon Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	706 E Lenoir St	Raleigh	27601	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7929	959	63	15.1	34.5%	435 (45.4%)	303 (31.6%)	117 (12.2%)	58 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.6%)	76.3	160^th of 773 public middle schools	79.3%		84.3	101^st of 793 public middle schools	87.3%	59	58.8	56.3	66.8	69.2	66.4	73.1	76.3	$8,934	$336	$8,597
Moore Square Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	301 South Person Street	Raleigh	27601	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 664-5737	594	47	12.7	29.0%	297 (50.0%)	169 (28.5%)	72 (12.1%)	20 (3.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.4%)	86.5	81^st of 773 public middle schools	89.5%		87.4	84^th of 793 public middle schools	89.4%	3	75.4	69.2	71.6	72.7	76.4	74.1	73.6	$11,326	$607	$10,719
Carnage Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1425 Carnage Dr	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7600	924	61	15.0	30.8%	77 (8.3%)	227 (24.6%)	79 (8.5%)	514 (55.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.5%)	86.3	83^rd of 773 public middle schools	89.3%		86.4	90^th of 793 public middle schools	88.7%	7	76.2	69.8	69.3	75.9	70.1	74.3	74.7	$9,215	$431	$8,784
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
Oberlin Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2816 Oberlin Rd	Raleigh	27608	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 881-4860	1,049	69	15.1	30.1%	594 (56.6%)	192 (18.3%)	185 (17.6%)	34 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.0%)	80.5	132^nd of 773 public middle schools	82.9%		80.4	129^th of 793 public middle schools	83.7%	3	75.4	66.1	59.3	69.5	65.3	68.9	75.6	$8,583	$379	$8,204
Carroll Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4520 Six Forks Rd	Raleigh	27609	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 881-1370	898	61	14.8	61.1%	286 (31.8%)	277 (30.8%)	274 (30.5%)	15 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.7%)	36.1	505^th of 773 public middle schools	34.7%		39	494^th of 793 public middle schools	37.7%	11	56.3	36.0	39.3	47.6	39.1	48.4	54.7	$9,352	$593	$8,759
North Garner Middle	Public	6-8	720 Powell Dr	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 662-2434	831	54	15.5	99.6%	248 (29.8%)	265 (31.9%)	267 (32.1%)	14 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.5%)	28.6	560^th of 773 public middle schools	27.6%		30.7	559^th of 793 public middle schools	29.5%	1	44.1	46.4	28.6	43.8	45.2	37.7	49.2	$9,338	$475	$8,863

Frequently Asked Questions about River Oaks Middle

What is the racial makeup of River Oaks Middle?

Students at River Oaks Middle are 71% African American, 14% White, 14% Hispanic.

What district is River Oaks Middle in?

Wake County Schools

How many students attend River Oaks Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 7 students attended River Oaks Middle.

Is River Oaks Middle a good school?

River Oaks Middle ranks in the bottom 1.6% of North Carolina middle schools.

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