Middle Creek High

123 Middle Creek Park Avenue, Cary NC, 27539 | Wake County Schools | 919-773-3838
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2285
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 63% 48% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 22 in Cary
  • Ranked #0 of 3289 in North Carolina
Proficiency Averages
62%Cary
43%North Carolina

Middle Creek High is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Wake County Schools" in Cary, NC. There are a total of 2,285 students and 120 teachers at Middle Creek High, for a student to teacher ratio of 20 to 1.

Middle Creek High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 63.0%, which is 48% higher than the North Carolina average.

Middle Creek High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2285
Teachers120
Student/Teacher ratio20:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment544
Taking some courses382
Taking some courses (not tests)175
Passing some courses314
Passing no courses65

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Middle Creek High, there are a total of 544 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 382 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All64%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School64%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All62%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School62%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Middle Creek High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNorth CarolinaNational
White 57.9% 49.1% 51.3% 51.1%
Black 19.0% 24.2% 26.0% 15.9%
Asian 1.7% 6.8% 2.8% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 15.8% 15.5% 14.5% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 1.0% 0.4% 1.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 4.5% 4.0% 3.7% 3.1%

Cary demographics profile

StatisticCaryNorth CarolinaNational
Population169,17710,488,084328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,85121891
Median age39.638.337.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)66%57%55%
Speak English75%89%79%
Speak Spanish5%7%13%

Education level achieved in Cary

IndexCaryNorth CarolinaNational
Completed 8th grade94.8%83.4%84.3%
Completed high school94.4%81.9%83.0%
Completed some college84.4%59.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree71.7%38.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors64.2%29.0%30.3%
Completed masters27.3%10.2%11.5%
Completed professional degree8.1%2.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate4.9%1.3%1.3%
Write a school review about Middle Creek High Tell people what you like or don't like about Middle Creek High…
Source: The Middle Creek High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.