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River Bend Middle

Grades: 6-8

Students: 1124

Type: Public

2/10

GreatSchools Rating

Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1

Student-Counselor Ratio: 294:1

Certified Teachers: 97%

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14 Reviews

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Wake County School District

5601 Wallace Martin Way
Raleigh, NC 27616

(919) 694-8690

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2/10

Test Scores

3/10

Equity

Academic Progress

College Readiness

2/10

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Here for 2 school years, and fights were happening all the time last school year, the staff is lazy, judgmental, and the way the teachers teach is just flat out confusing. During the past two school years, there were frequent fights last year. The staff is unmotivated and judgmental, and the teachin

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Posted by a student on 12/10/2025

The orientation made me feel very confident and the school caring about children’s safety and learning. While I do believe they care about the children’s learning and excelling. I’m not too confident in them making sure kids are being safe. I had an experience where I had a report a message about a

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Posted by a parent on 9/30/2025

I went to this school for 2022-2025, and to be brutally honest, it was a total mess. Fights almost occurring every time, barely any real learning, and most of the teachers seemed like they’d rather be anywhere else. They talk a lot about some lies saying they have enough “support” and “safety,” but

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Posted by a community member on 7/16/2025

This school is a 1-star school with too many fights too ghett,o and too many bad teachers for my kid to go learn

Posted by a parent on 5/14/2025

My grandchild is going to this school this year. He has been subjected to bullying ,cussing like sailors and being beat up. The teachers and the principal seem to be oblivious to all the cussing and fighting and bullying. One boy even told my grandchild that he was going to rape somebody in the behi

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Posted by a community member on 10/22/2024

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Raleigh schools - River Bend Middle is located at 5601 Wallace Martin Way, Raleigh NC 27616. River Bend Middle is in the Wake County School District. River Bend Middle is a Public school that serves grade levels 6-8.