Zebulon Middle

Summary:

Zebulon Middle is a public magnet middle school serving grades 6-8 in Zebulon, North Carolina, with a student population of 708. The school is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 59th out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Zebulon Middle faces significant academic challenges, as evidenced by its below-average performance on state assessments and low statewide ranking. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and Reading lag behind the district and state averages, and it has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools, placing it in the 2-star category on the SchoolDigger rating scale. However, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing relatively well compared to their peers statewide, while the school's performance for White, multi-racial, and English Language Learner students is more mixed.

Interestingly, Zebulon Middle's performance is generally lower than that of nearby middle schools within the Wake County district, such as Heritage Middle and Rolesville Middle, which consistently rank in the top 30-50 middle schools in the state. However, Zebulon Middle outperforms some other nearby schools, such as River Oaks Middle and Neuse River Middle, which are among the lowest-performing middle schools in North Carolina.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-8

 1000 Shepard School Rd
       Zebulon, NC  27597


(919) 404-3630

District: Wake County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
495th of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,412 Help


Feeder schools for Zebulon Middle:

Elementary:    Wakelon Elementary
    Zebulon Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  14.7 Help
Number of students:  708

Racial breakdown:

African American:
44.9%
Hispanic:
29.9%
White:
18.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  68.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Zebulon Middle ranks worse than 62.4% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 28th 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 39.01. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Zebulon Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (44.9%), Hispanic (29.9%), White (18.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 68.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Zebulon Middle is 14.7, which is the 13th best among 38 middle schools in the Wake County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Zebulon Middle is $10,412, which is the 7th highest among 38 middle schools in the Wake County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Zebulon Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Zebulon Middle 495th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Zebulon 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 Zebulon Middle

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Rank History for all students at Zebulon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 50.84 349th 598 41.6%
2007 49.90 365th 606 39.8%
2008 42.89 392nd 620 36.8%
2009 46.14 399th 630 36.7%
2010 52.59 370th 640 42.2%
2011 45.63 418th 648 35.5%
2012 53.29 379th 662 42.7%
2013 44.88 363rd 673 46.1%
2014 43.10 352nd 627 43.9%
2015 41.99 418th 705 40.7%
2016 38.62 447th 692 35.4%
2017 34.45 479th 694 31.0%
2018 41.06 436th 691 36.9%
2019 45.06 417th 737 43.4%
2021 41.27 425th 741 42.6%
2022 47.79 396th 786 49.6%
2023 44.72 418th 784 46.7%
2024 39.01 495th 793 37.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Zebulon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 36.44 165th 237 30.4%
2021 53.71 96th 248 61.3%
2022 79.52 35th 283 87.6%
2023 66.35 84th 302 72.2%
2024 56.01 124th 306 59.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Zebulon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.68 116th 236 50.8%
2022 57.98 77th 312 75.3%
2023 41.44 168th 318 47.2%
2024 65.32 56th 356 84.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Zebulon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 37.35 269th 473 43.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Zebulon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.17 325th 604 46.2%
2019 51.97 287th 639 55.1%
2021 59.46 194th 633 69.4%
2022 59.90 226th 689 67.2%
2023 47.71 359th 735 51.2%
2024 44.69 392nd 743 47.2%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Zebulon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.24 424th 656 35.4%
2019 42.00 427th 684 37.6%
2021 39.30 412th 706 41.6%
2022 50.09 359th 733 51.0%
2023 46.42 389th 731 46.8%
2024 38.40 458th 738 37.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Zebulon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.01 398th 475 16.2%
2019 26.67 423rd 504 16.1%
2021 49.56 186th 478 61.1%
2022 31.88 306th 449 31.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Zebulon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.55 71st 127 44.1%
2019 48.47 295th 416 29.1%
2021 81.34 7th 448 98.4%
2022 64.08 155th 450 65.6%
2023 69.25 103rd 452 77.2%
2024 58.83 218th 461 52.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Male students at Zebulon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.20 433rd 665 34.9%
2019 44.39 408th 697 41.5%
2021 42.21 400th 711 43.7%
2022 42.86 428th 748 42.8%
2023 41.03 435th 747 41.8%
2024 37.39 482nd 751 35.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Zebulon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.99 162nd 494 67.2%
2019 61.97 133rd 519 74.4%
2021 52.77 187th 533 64.9%
2022 55.05 191st 550 65.3%
2023 57.50 171st 559 69.4%
2024 55.05 190th 560 66.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Zebulon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.30 210th 472 55.5%
2019 62.10 129th 493 73.8%
2021 59.63 158th 522 69.7%
2022 62.40 161st 541 70.2%
2023 57.17 195th 553 64.7%
2024 43.15 326th 564 42.2%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Zebulon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.75 346th 596 41.9%
2019 36.84 431st 624 30.9%
2021 53.73 269th 632 57.4%
2022 60.13 242nd 658 63.2%
2023 50.13 308th 656 53.0%
2024 58.28 260th 652 60.1%
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.

Zebulon Middle Test Scores
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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Reviews:
by a teacher
Monday, September 20, 2021

Open Quote Great school ! ZGTMMS focuses on student centered interests.. and has a great career development program helping students navigate their career pathway to get them ready to be college/career or military ready! See more here! https://zgtmmscdc.weebly.com/ Close Quote


by a teacher
Friday, July 21, 2017

Open Quote Great School! Exceptional teachers who care about the students. Lack of community support, but the students are happy, and seems to really try their best. Administration has changed a few times, but are trying their best to improve the reputation of the school. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Zebulon Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 472 248 0 4 1 n/a n/a 0 725
1989 439 268 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 711
1990 369 156 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 526
1991 366 156 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 524
1992 372 168 0 5 1 n/a n/a 0 546
1993 382 157 4 8 1 n/a n/a 0 552
1994 388 171 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 568
1995 412 242 1 4 1 n/a n/a 0 660
1996 412 242 1 4 1 n/a n/a 0 660
1997 421 236 1 7 0 n/a n/a 0 665
1998 424 245 2 12 0 n/a n/a 0 683
1999 418 288 2 14 0 n/a n/a 0 722
2000 500 339 8 18 0 n/a n/a 0 865
2001 528 369 8 32 0 n/a n/a 0 937
2002 499 403 3 52 3 n/a n/a 0 960
2003 499 403 3 52 3 n/a n/a 0 960
2004 501 434 3 58 7 n/a n/a 0 1003
2005 449 416 4 101 5 n/a n/a 0 975
2006 444 450 3 123 4 n/a n/a 0 1024
2007 406 404 5 146 3 n/a n/a 50 1014
2008 343 374 7 151 2 n/a n/a 38 915
2009 323 385 10 133 1 n/a n/a 0 852
2010 229 244 2 89 0 n/a n/a 0 564
2011 194 236 5 106 7 0 29 0 577
2012 207 229 6 106 6 0 28 0 582
2013 206 256 8 124 4 0 25 0 623
2014 188 242 6 106 3 0 26 0 571
2015 158 237 4 130 3 0 24 0 556
2016 139 246 3 143 2 0 24 0 557
2017 132 237 5 167 2 0 28 0 571
2018 158 259 5 173 1 0 25 0 621
2019 180 251 10 187 3 0 26 0 657
2020 189 279 8 231 4 0 27 0 738
2021 165 303 7 227 2 0 34 0 738
2022 132 315 8 223 1 0 38 0 717
2023 133 318 6 212 1 0 38 0 708

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 Zebulon Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 725 56.0 12.9 17.8
1989 711 56.0 12.6 36.3
1990 526 33.0 15.9 44.3
1991 524 46.0 11.3 44.5
1992 546 46.0 11.8 17.8
1993 552 46.0 12.0 25
1994 568 44.0 12.9 24.3
1995 660 49.0 13.5 24.8
1996 660 49.0 13.5 24.8
1997 665 48.0 13.9 29.8
1998 683 50.0 13.7 28.1
1999 722 54.0 13.4 35.6
2000 865 54.0 16.0 27.6
2001 937 57.0 16.4 36.6
2002 960 73.0 13.2 38.5
2003 960 73.0 13.2 38.5
2004 1003 73.0 13.7 44.5
2005 975 70.0 13.9 48.6
2006 1024 73.0 14.0 48.5
2007 1014 71.9 14.1 54.9
2008 915 70.6 13.0 n/a
2009 852 64.4 13.2 n/a
2010 564 42.9 13.1 54.6
2011 577 42.3 13.6 59.8
2012 582 44.9 12.9 58.9
2013 623 43.6 14.2 61.5
2014 571 42.9 13.2 60.9
2015 556 42.0 13.2 63.7
2016 557 42.0 13.2 65
2017 571 43.2 13.1 66.5
2018 621 44.5 13.9 64.1
2019 657 44.8 14.6 59.7
2020 738 50.8 14.5 59.3
2021 738 49.5 14.9 55.7
2022 717 50.0 14.3 49.5
2023 708 48.0 14.7 68.4

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 Zebulon Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 725 56.0 12.9 17.8
1989 711 56.0 12.6 36.3
1990 526 33.0 15.9 44.3
1991 524 46.0 11.3 44.5
1992 546 46.0 11.8 17.8
1993 552 46.0 12.0 25
1994 568 44.0 12.9 24.3
1995 660 49.0 13.5 24.8
1996 660 49.0 13.5 24.8
1997 665 48.0 13.9 29.8
1998 683 50.0 13.7 28.1
1999 722 54.0 13.4 35.6
2000 865 54.0 16.0 27.6
2001 937 57.0 16.4 36.6
2002 960 73.0 13.2 38.5
2003 960 73.0 13.2 38.5
2004 1003 73.0 13.7 44.5
2005 975 70.0 13.9 48.6
2006 1024 73.0 14.0 48.5
2007 1014 71.9 14.1 54.9
2008 915 70.6 13.0 n/a
2009 852 64.4 13.2 n/a
2010 564 42.9 13.1 54.6
2011 577 42.3 13.6 59.8
2012 582 44.9 12.9 58.9
2013 623 43.6 14.2 61.5
2014 571 42.9 13.2 60.9
2015 556 42.0 13.2 63.7
2016 557 42.0 13.2 65
2017 571 43.2 13.1 66.5
2018 621 44.5 13.9 64.1
2019 657 44.8 14.6 59.7
2020 738 50.8 14.5 59.3
2021 738 49.5 14.9 55.7
2022 717 50.0 14.3 49.5
2023 708 48.0 14.7 68.4

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 Zebulon Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $366 (3.5%) $10,046 (96.5%) $10,412

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

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 417th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 418th of 784 Middle schools
 3.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Zebulon Middle)55.748
 7.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)66.163.8
 2.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Zebulon Middle)58.342.4
 15.9%
   6th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)67.861.6
 6.2%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Zebulon Middle)61.340.3
 21%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)6662.3
 3.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Zebulon Middle)5642.9
 13.1%
   7th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)67.361.6
 5.7%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Zebulon Middle)41.548.8
 7.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)59.657
 2.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Zebulon Middle)48.950.6
 1.7%
   8th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)64.860.9
 3.9%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Zebulon Middle)66.364.6
 1.7%
   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 Students657708
 7.8%
African American251318
 26.7%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian106
 40%
Hispanic187212
 13.4%
Pacific Islander00
White180133
 26.1%
Two or More Races2638
 46.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients59.7%68.4%
 8.7%


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Students at Zebulon Middle are 45% African American, 30% Hispanic, 19% White, 5% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 708 students attended Zebulon Middle.

Zebulon Middle ranks 495th of 793 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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