Summary:
There is just one public middle school in zip code 27609 (Raleigh, NC): Carroll Middle, which serves grades 6–8 with 898 students and is part of Wake County Schools, a 4-star district ranked in the 76th percentile statewide. Carroll Middle, where 61.14% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and the student-teacher ratio is 14.8:1, has earned 2 stars in each of the last three reported years. Its state rank improved from 505th (35th percentile) in 2024–2025 to 441st (43rd percentile) in 2025–2026.
Carroll Middle's overall EOG proficiency on math, reading, and science tests rose from 45.9% to 53.1% in one year, though the school still trails Wake County's combined average of 67.8% and North Carolina's 57.7%. In 2025–2026, proficiency ranged from 39.1% in 8th-grade math to 70% in 8th-grade science. The science result actually surpassed the state average by 1.4 points, and the school came within three points of state averages in 6th-grade math, 7th-grade math, and 7th-grade reading. The glaring exception is 8th-grade math, which sits roughly 25 points below Wake County and 14 points below the state, with almost no change from the prior year. Chronic absenteeism is another concern: 24.8% of students are chronically absent, above Wake County's 20.5% but essentially at the state average of 24.2%.
Several positive trends stand out for Carroll Middle. Between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, 7th-grade math proficiency jumped 17.2 points (to 53.2%), 7th-grade reading rose 15 points (to 54.1%), and 8th-grade science climbed 15.3 points (to 70.0%). These year-over-year figures reflect different cohorts, but the narrowing of the state gap from 8.1 to 4.6 points is encouraging. Recommended emphasis for the year ahead: 8th-grade math and continued attendance efforts.
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