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Rolesville Middle

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Rolesville Middle ranks 252 nd of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 68% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Rolesville Middle is a Wake County public school in Rolesville, NC, serving 889 students in grades 6–8 within one of North Carolina's strongest districts — Wake County Schools ranks 60th of 246 districts statewide with a 4-star rating. Rolesville itself ranks #252 of 778 North Carolina middle schools (68th percentile, 3 stars), placing it mid-pack among its high-performing district peers.

Academically, Rolesville students beat the statewide average in nearly every subject and grade but trail the Wake County district average in most areas. Eighth-grade science is a strength at 73.3% proficiency, close to the district's 76.3% and well above the state. The clearest soft spot is 7th-grade math, at 56.7% proficiency — essentially state-average and nearly 10 points behind the district. Encouragingly, the school has recovered well post-pandemic: 8th-grade math jumped from 40.5% in 2022–23 to 58.3% in 2025–26. Compared to nearby schools, Rolesville outperforms six of nine neighboring Wake County middle schools but trails Heritage Middle (#49), Wakefield Middle (#103), and West Millbrook Middle (#148). Heritage, just three miles away, posts proficiency rates 15 to 30 points higher in most categories.

One interesting comparison is Cedar Creek Middle, about nine miles away in Franklin County Schools. Cedar Creek serves a population with a 99% free/reduced-price lunch rate, yet posts results nearly identical to Rolesville in several 6th- and 7th-grade subjects. Rolesville's biggest advantages come in 8th-grade reading (63.2% vs. 56.9%) and 8th-grade science (73.3% vs. 63.6%) — a reminder that performance doesn't simply mirror district reputation or economic demographics. A concern is chronic absenteeism at 24.0%, above the Wake County average of 20.5%, while the highest-performing nearby schools stay below 20%. Overall, with 43.4% of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch, Rolesville Middle offers families a dependable choice that reliably exceeds state averages, though it doesn't rank among Wake County's elite feeder schools.

889

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

43.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4700 Burlington Mills Road
Rolesville, NC 27571

(919) 570-2260

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Rolesville Middle usually attend:

High:	Rolesville 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 Rolesville Middle:

Elementary:	Harris Creek Elementary
	River Bend Elementary
	Rolesville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.7%

African American:

32.2%

Hispanic:

20.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg68%

North Carolina avg58%

252^nd of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^th of 246Wake 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
2026	64.4	252 of 778	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.0	233 of 773	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	240 of 793	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	53.0	358 of 784	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	327 of 786	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.1	213 of 741	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	266 of 737	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	246 of 691	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.2	325 of 694	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.6	217 of 692	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.5	212 of 705	69.9%	★★★★☆
2014	61.3	223 of 627	64.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	112 of 553	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	73.7	97 of 546	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	75 of 560	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	155 of 559	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	103 of 550	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	54 of 533	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	71.6	92 of 519	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	92 of 494	81.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	70 of 121	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.0	71 of 111	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	67 of 110	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	65 of 110	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	74 of 109	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	75 of 99	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	77.9	26 of 95	72.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	30.8	314 of 449	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	172 of 478	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	155 of 504	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	147 of 475	69.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	192 of 363	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.6	190 of 371	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	107 of 356	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	34.5	213 of 318	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	216 of 312	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	75 of 211	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	229 of 731	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.6	220 of 733	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	228 of 738	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	341 of 731	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	342 of 733	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.5	206 of 706	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	59.2	280 of 684	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	242 of 656	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	291 of 465	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	68.1	118 of 458	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	55.7	247 of 461	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	295 of 452	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.0	222 of 450	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	237 of 448	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	253 of 416	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	235 of 566	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.8	162 of 562	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	54.7	225 of 564	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	315 of 553	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	357 of 541	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.3	187 of 522	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	212 of 493	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	287 of 472	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	53.3	14 of 37	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	305 of 725	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.4	225 of 729	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	223 of 743	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	44.7	389 of 735	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	431 of 689	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.5	205 of 633	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	325 of 639	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	290 of 604	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	263 of 736	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.1	222 of 733	69.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	241 of 751	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	347 of 747	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	279 of 748	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	206 of 711	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	248 of 697	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	240 of 665	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	6 of 67	91.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	88 of 333	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	62.9	101 of 328	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	96 of 306	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	198 of 302	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.3	113 of 283	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	56 of 248	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	54.8	92 of 237	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	108 of 221	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	150 of 500	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	54.7	128 of 478	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	48.6	181 of 473	61.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	212 of 644	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.5	182 of 649	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	211 of 652	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	293 of 656	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	252 of 658	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.5	186 of 632	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	227 of 624	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.8	151 of 596	74.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Military Connected (2026)91st percentile+23 vs school

African American (2026)80th percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)74th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)70th percentile~ school

Female (2026)69th percentile~ school

White (2026)67th percentile~ school

Male (2026)64th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2022)62nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)47th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2026)42nd percentile-25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)37th percentile-30 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science73%+5 vs state

Reading61%+5 vs state

Mathematics61%+5 vs state

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Teachers are excellent. Students work consistently to achieve high standards. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	64.4	252^nd of 778 public middle schools	67.6%		67	233^rd of 773 public middle schools	69.9%	19	67.5	56.7	58.3	57.9	62.3	63.2	73.3	$9,428	$385	$9,043
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%)	91.1	49^th of 778 public middle schools	93.7%		91.9	46^th of 773 public middle schools	94.0%	3	85.9	86.2	76.3	77.0	83.3	76.4	84.5	$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%)	44	443^rd of 778 public middle schools	43.1%		38.2	482^nd of 773 public middle schools	37.6%	39	55.0	56.3	35.9	57.9	52.7	48.2	62.3	$8,523	$403	$8,120
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	—	76 (7.6%)	440 (44.2%)	392 (39.4%)	48 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	35 (3.5%)	27.4	584^th of 778 public middle schools	24.9%		13.5	698^th of 773 public middle schools	9.7%	114	40.7	40.8	45.0	41.1	45.5	44.9	57.5	$8,782	$962	$7,820
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%)	83.5	103^rd of 778 public middle schools	86.8%		73.8	175^th of 773 public middle schools	77.4%	72	73.3	73.0	64.0	74.1	75.0	75.6	81.6	$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%)	35.5	511^th of 778 public middle schools	34.3%		29.4	552^nd of 773 public middle schools	28.6%	41	48.4	51.6	46.1	44.8	44.6	46.1	63.3	$10,019	$499	$9,520
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	—	107 (12.2%)	286 (32.6%)	416 (47.4%)	29 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.1%)	19.3	656^th of 778 public middle schools	15.7%		17.6	663^rd of 773 public middle schools	14.2%	7	43.7	34.6	33.3	39.4	37.9	36.9	55.9	$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	—	87 (11.9%)	319 (43.6%)	271 (37.1%)	18 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	31 (4.2%)	22.9	627^th of 778 public middle schools	19.4%		18.3	651^st of 773 public middle schools	15.8%	24	45.0	41.1	37.3	41.9	41.9	39.0	51.4	$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%)	78.1	148^th of 778 public middle schools	81.0%		77.2	155^th of 773 public middle schools	79.9%	7	74.3	68.3	66.3	73.3	65.4	71.5	74.1	$8,987	$359	$8,628
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	—	188 (35.5%)	181 (34.2%)	125 (23.6%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)	60.8	287^th of 778 public middle schools	63.1%		55.7	320^th of 773 public middle schools	58.6%	33	67.8	60.0	58.3	58.9	62.0	56.9	63.6	$8,919	$658	$8,262

Frequently Asked Questions about Rolesville Middle

What is the racial makeup of Rolesville Middle?

Students at Rolesville Middle are 37% White, 32% African American, 20% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Rolesville Middle in?

Wake County Schools

Is Rolesville Middle a good school?

Rolesville Middle ranks 252^nd of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rolesville Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 889 students attended Rolesville Middle.

What high school do graduates of Rolesville Middle attend?

Students who attend Rolesville Middle usually go on to attend Rolesville High

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