East Cary Middle

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Cary, North Carolina·27511
Score
87.1/100
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#60
Among 460 North Carolina middle schools
#14
In Wake County Schools
#5
In Cary
Top 14%
In North Carolina

Score 87.1/100: better than 87% of North Carolina middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
71%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 55%, better than 90% of them
591 students tested
Math
68%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 56%, better than 82% of them
591 students tested
Science
80%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 68%, better than 83% of them
212 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading71.1591
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math68.4591
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science80.2212

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
623
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
623
Typical middle school: 591
Free or reduced-price lunch
35%
Typical middle school: 95%

District and location

School district
City
Wake County

Contact

Address
1111 SE Maynard Road
Cary, NC 27511

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby middle schools

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Location

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East Cary Middle at a glance

East Cary Middle is a public middle school in Cary, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8. It is part of Wake County Schools. It has about 623 students (a typical North Carolina middle school has 591). About 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 95% at a typical North Carolina middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 71% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 68% in math (similar schools: 56%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina middle schools, it scores 87.1 out of 100: better than 87% of them, ranking #60 of 460. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.