Carnage Middle

Summary:

Carnage Middle is a public magnet middle school located in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 844 students. The school is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 59th out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carnage Middle consistently outperforms the Wake County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. The school has a unique racial makeup, with a significant Asian student population (55.57% in 2022-2023) and relatively low percentages of White (7.23%) and African American (25.36%) students. Carnage Middle also ranks among the top 3 middle schools in North Carolina for its performance with gifted and talented students, and it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.3 to 17.6 over the past three school years.

While Carnage Middle excels overall, there are notable disparities in the performance of different racial subgroups. The school's Asian students consistently rank among the top in the state, while its African American and Hispanic students perform significantly below the state and district averages. Additionally, Carnage Middle has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (31.64% in 2022-2023), suggesting that the school may serve a more affluent student population, which could contribute to its strong academic performance. When compared to nearby schools like Carroll Middle, River Oaks Middle, and Centennial Campus Middle, Carnage Middle's performance stands out with significantly higher test scores and overall rankings.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-8

 1425 Carnage Dr
       Raleigh, NC  27610-3909


(919) 856-7600

District: Wake County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
90th of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,215 Help


Students who attend Carnage Middle usually attend:

High:    Enloe High
    Wake Early College of Health and Science
    Wake STEM Early College High School
    Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
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Student/teacher ratio:  16.3 Help
Number of students:  844

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
55.6%
African American:
25.4%
Hispanic:
10.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  31.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Carnage Middle ranks better than 88.7% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 11th among 38 ranked middle schools in the Wake County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.41. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (55.6%), African American (25.4%), Hispanic (10%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 31.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Carnage Middle is 16.3. 23 middle schools in the Wake County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carnage Middle is $9,215, which is the 17th highest among 38 middle schools in the Wake County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Carnage Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Carnage Middle 90th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Carnage Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Wake County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Wake County Schools 59th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Carnage Middle

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Rank History for all students at Carnage Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 58.60 281st 598 53.0%
2007 59.20 279th 606 54.0%
2008 61.86 255th 620 58.9%
2009 54.56 346th 630 45.1%
2010 61.33 286th 640 55.3%
2011 64.52 257th 648 60.3%
2012 72.93 165th 662 75.1%
2013 82.96 90th 673 86.6%
2014 79.79 115th 627 81.7%
2015 76.25 144th 705 79.6%
2016 77.10 136th 692 80.3%
2017 73.33 162nd 694 76.7%
2018 70.48 192nd 691 72.2%
2019 70.46 193rd 737 73.8%
2021 88.53 62nd 741 91.6%
2022 82.94 118th 786 85.0%
2023 85.75 96th 784 87.8%
2024 86.41 90th 793 88.7%
See the entire list of North Carolina Middle School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Carnage Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.03 93rd 151 38.4%
2019 28.11 170th 211 19.4%
2021 27.45 198th 236 16.1%
2022 38.00 186th 312 40.4%
2023 31.14 238th 318 25.2%
2024 47.39 149th 356 58.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Carnage Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 26.29 384th 473 18.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Carnage Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.84 487th 604 19.4%
2019 24.89 528th 639 17.4%
2021 28.52 471st 633 25.6%
2022 15.62 635th 689 7.8%
2023 20.85 622nd 735 15.4%
2024 20.20 654th 743 12.0%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at Carnage Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 31.67 39th 50 22.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Carnage Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.89 215th 656 67.2%
2019 62.99 248th 684 63.7%
2021 83.47 84th 706 88.1%
2022 79.39 131st 733 82.1%
2023 80.10 126th 731 82.8%
2024 84.52 96th 738 87.0%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Carnage Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.82 276th 475 41.9%
2019 36.89 324th 504 35.7%
2021 50.43 178th 478 62.8%
2022 49.47 159th 449 64.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Carnage Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 80.92 10th 448 97.8%
2022 73.03 47th 450 89.6%
2023 75.54 33rd 452 92.7%
2024 79.36 3rd 461 99.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Male students at Carnage Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.42 163rd 665 75.5%
2019 74.31 155th 697 77.8%
2021 90.62 50th 711 93.0%
2022 83.98 102nd 748 86.4%
2023 88.05 74th 747 90.1%
2024 86.31 83rd 751 88.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Carnage Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 88.60 6th 99 93.9%
2022 85.98 6th 109 94.5%
2023 84.72 6th 110 94.5%
2024 87.81 3rd 110 97.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Carnage Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.33 230th 494 53.4%
2019 40.99 319th 519 38.5%
2021 42.33 277th 533 48.0%
2022 38.99 315th 550 42.7%
2023 36.25 357th 559 36.1%
2024 25.81 451st 560 19.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Carnage Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.22 413th 472 12.5%
2019 27.70 403rd 493 18.3%
2021 30.36 389th 522 25.5%
2022 29.93 407th 541 24.8%
2023 12.56 533rd 553 3.6%
2024 22.84 477th 564 15.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Carnage Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.76 40th 596 93.3%
2019 91.75 31st 624 95.0%
2021 97.28 8th 632 98.7%
2022 89.91 45th 658 93.2%
2023 92.82 24th 656 96.3%
2024 91.96 32nd 652 95.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Reviews:
by a student
Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Open Quote Homophobia and assault. All I'm gonna say. Close Quote


by a student
Sunday, December 18, 2011

Open Quote It's pretty good. I guess it's just an average school. I am a gifted student there and they have good gifted programs. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Carnage Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 477 373 8 3 3 n/a n/a 0 864
1989 544 414 12 6 1 n/a n/a 0 977
1990 533 440 13 6 3 n/a n/a 0 995
1991 597 422 10 4 4 n/a n/a 0 1037
1992 596 396 15 3 4 n/a n/a 0 1014
1993 598 396 21 7 3 n/a n/a 0 1025
1994 565 462 24 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1057
1995 492 428 42 15 0 n/a n/a 0 977
1996 492 428 42 15 0 n/a n/a 0 977
1997 516 480 39 11 2 n/a n/a 0 1048
1998 517 523 37 17 0 n/a n/a 0 1094
1999 517 515 34 21 2 n/a n/a 0 1089
2000 466 572 33 35 0 n/a n/a 0 1106
2001 816 1064 70 66 2 n/a n/a 0 2018
2002 353 558 52 40 4 n/a n/a 0 1007
2003 353 558 52 40 4 n/a n/a 0 1007
2004 344 580 56 47 4 n/a n/a 0 1031
2005 323 593 55 47 2 n/a n/a 0 1020
2006 328 596 73 102 1 n/a n/a 0 1100
2007 302 586 84 122 0 n/a n/a 35 1129
2008 234 563 72 136 3 n/a n/a 47 1055
2009 221 631 76 164 2 n/a n/a 0 1094
2010 227 521 164 118 1 n/a n/a 0 1031
2011 235 469 234 136 5 0 52 0 1131
2012 285 435 337 74 6 0 47 0 1184
2013 268 497 365 109 5 0 37 0 1281
2014 247 458 370 107 5 0 36 0 1223
2015 180 444 373 115 8 1 35 0 1156
2016 169 398 361 125 7 2 32 0 1094
2017 140 385 346 127 6 2 27 0 1033
2018 132 348 303 131 2 4 26 0 946
2019 106 308 317 125 2 3 23 0 884
2020 88 297 356 128 2 2 18 0 891
2021 87 299 390 116 3 2 17 0 914
2022 60 260 425 105 3 1 12 0 866
2023 61 214 469 84 1 1 14 0 844

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Carnage Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 864 57.0 15.1 16.6
1989 977 57.0 17.1 26.4
1990 995 58.0 17.1 24.6
1991 1037 75.0 13.8 23.6
1992 1014 75.0 13.5 19.4
1993 1025 70.0 14.6 18.7
1994 1057 75.0 14.1 17.7
1995 977 72.0 13.6 21.6
1996 977 72.0 13.6 21.6
1997 1048 72.0 14.6 19.3
1998 1094 79.0 13.8 19.4
1999 1089 81.0 13.4 28.2
2000 1106 81.0 13.7 27.5
2001 2018 74.0 27.3 17.4
2002 1007 77.0 13.1 26.7
2003 1007 77.0 13.1 26.7
2004 1031 77.0 13.4 33.4
2005 1020 69.0 14.8 37.4
2006 1100 74.0 14.9 39.8
2007 1129 72.8 15.5 41.2
2008 1055 77.5 13.6 n/a
2009 1094 77.5 14.1 n/a
2010 1031 66.1 15.5 39.2
2011 1131 70.7 15.9 39.8
2012 1184 71.8 16.4 32.9
2013 1281 75.5 16.9 36.4
2014 1223 70.9 17.2 33.4
2015 1156 70.0 16.5 36.4
2016 1094 66.0 16.5 37.8
2017 1033 64.0 16.1 40.3
2018 946 58.0 16.3 39
2019 884 57.4 15.3 37.4
2020 891 54.9 16.2 35.2
2021 914 55.0 16.6 30.2
2022 866 49.0 17.6 23.1
2023 844 51.5 16.3 31.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Carnage Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 864 57.0 15.1 16.6
1989 977 57.0 17.1 26.4
1990 995 58.0 17.1 24.6
1991 1037 75.0 13.8 23.6
1992 1014 75.0 13.5 19.4
1993 1025 70.0 14.6 18.7
1994 1057 75.0 14.1 17.7
1995 977 72.0 13.6 21.6
1996 977 72.0 13.6 21.6
1997 1048 72.0 14.6 19.3
1998 1094 79.0 13.8 19.4
1999 1089 81.0 13.4 28.2
2000 1106 81.0 13.7 27.5
2001 2018 74.0 27.3 17.4
2002 1007 77.0 13.1 26.7
2003 1007 77.0 13.1 26.7
2004 1031 77.0 13.4 33.4
2005 1020 69.0 14.8 37.4
2006 1100 74.0 14.9 39.8
2007 1129 72.8 15.5 41.2
2008 1055 77.5 13.6 n/a
2009 1094 77.5 14.1 n/a
2010 1031 66.1 15.5 39.2
2011 1131 70.7 15.9 39.8
2012 1184 71.8 16.4 32.9
2013 1281 75.5 16.9 36.4
2014 1223 70.9 17.2 33.4
2015 1156 70.0 16.5 36.4
2016 1094 66.0 16.5 37.8
2017 1033 64.0 16.1 40.3
2018 946 58.0 16.3 39
2019 884 57.4 15.3 37.4
2020 891 54.9 16.2 35.2
2021 914 55.0 16.6 30.2
2022 866 49.0 17.6 23.1
2023 844 51.5 16.3 31.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Carnage Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $431 (4.7%) $8,784 (95.3%) $9,215

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Carnage Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 193rd of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 96th of 784 Middle schools
 13.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Carnage Middle)66.874.2
 7.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)66.163.8
 2.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Carnage Middle)70.174.9
 4.8%
   6th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)67.861.6
 6.2%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Carnage Middle)6471.8
 7.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)6662.3
 3.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Carnage Middle)70.671.9
 1.3%
   7th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)67.361.6
 5.7%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Carnage Middle)59.364.2
 4.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)59.657
 2.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Carnage Middle)67.369.5
 2.2%
   8th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)64.860.9
 3.9%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Carnage Middle)79.477
 2.4%
   8th Grade Science (Wake County Schools)82.476.3
 6.1%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students884844
 4.5%
African American308214
 30.5%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian317469
 47.9%
Hispanic12584
 32.8%
Pacific Islander31
 66.7%
White10661
 42.5%
Two or More Races2314
 39.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients37.4%31.6%
 5.8%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 844 students attended Carnage Middle.

Carnage Middle ranks 90th of 793 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Carnage Middle usually go on to attend Enloe High

Students at Carnage Middle are 56% Asian, 25% African American, 10% Hispanic, 7% White, 2% Two or more races.


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