Wake County Schools on the map

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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.

Creech Road ElementaryDurant Road ElementaryLeesville Road ElementaryPleasant Union ElementaryWest Lake ElementaryWest Lake MiddleDurant Road MiddleLeesville Road HighOak Grove ElementaryDavis Drive ElementaryHodge Road ElementaryWeatherstone ElementaryAdams ElementaryApex ElementaryApex MiddleApex HighAthens Drive HighAversboro ElementaryBaucom ElementaryBrentwood ElementaryBriarcliff ElementaryBrooks ElementaryNeedham Broughton HighBugg ElementaryCarnage MiddleCarroll MiddleCary ElementaryCary HighCombs ElementaryConn ElementaryOberlin MiddleDouglas ElementaryReedy Creek MiddleEast Garner MiddleEast Millbrook MiddleEast Wake HighFarmington Woods ElementaryFuller ElementaryFuquay Varina ElementaryFuquay Varina MiddleFuquay Varina HighGarner HighGreen ElementaryHunter ElementaryJeffreys Grove ElementaryJoyner ElementaryKingswood ElementaryKnightdale ElementaryLacy ElementaryLigon MiddleLincoln Heights ElementaryLockhart ElementaryLynn Road ElementaryMartin MiddleMillbrook ElementaryMillbrook HighNorth Garner MiddleNorth Ridge ElementaryNorthwoods ElementaryOlds ElementaryPoe ElementaryPowell ElementaryRolesville ElementaryRoot ElementarySanderson HighSmith ElementaryStough ElementarySwift Creek ElementaryUnderwood ElementaryVance ElementaryVandora Springs ElementaryWake Forest ElementaryWake Forest High SchoolWake Forest Middle SchoolWashington ElementaryWendell ElementaryWest Cary MiddleWest Millbrook MiddleWilburn ElementaryWiley ElementaryWillow Springs ElementaryYork ElementaryZebulon ElementaryZebulon MiddleBaileywick Road ElementaryDavis Drive MiddleHilburn Drive AcademyHolly Springs ElementaryHeritage ElementaryEnloe HighCarver ElementaryPhillips HighBrassfield ElementaryFox Road ElementaryPenny Road ElementaryNeuse River MiddleLead Mine ElementaryRand Road ElementaryLeesville Road MiddleMorrisville ElementaryOlive Chapel ElementarySoutheast Raleigh HighTimber Drive ElementaryPartnership ElementaryDillard Drive ElementaryDillard Drive MiddleGreen Hope HighLufkin Road MiddleReedy Creek ElementaryWakefield ElementaryWildwood Forest ElementaryCentennial Campus MiddleGreen Hope ElementaryMiddle Creek ElementarySalem ElementaryWakefield MiddleWakefield HighYates Mill ElementaryBallentine ElementaryMiddle Creek HighMoore Square MiddleHeritage MiddleHolly Ridge ElementaryHolly Ridge MiddleForestville Road ElementaryHighcroft ElementaryJones Dairy ElementaryKnightdale HighSalem MiddleTurner Creek ElementaryCedar Fork ElementaryForest Pines Drive ElementaryRiver Oaks MiddleHarris Creek ElementaryWakelon ElementaryPanther Creek HighSanford Creek ElementaryNorth Forest Pines ElementaryWendell MiddleEast Cary MiddleEast Garner ElementaryHolly Springs HighBarwell Road ElementaryRiver Bend ElementaryCarpenter ElementaryWake Early College Of Health And ScienceBrier Creek ElementaryHolly Grove ElementaryMills Park ElementaryLaurel Park ElementarySycamore Creek ElementaryHerbert Akins Rd ElementaryBanks Road ElementaryLake Myra ElementaryWalnut Creek ElementaryWake Stem Early College High SchoolMills Park MiddleHolly Grove MiddleAlston Ridge ElementaryHeritage HighWake Young Womens Leadership AcademyRichland Creek ElementaryWake Young Mens Leadership AcademyRolesville MiddleAbbotts Creek ElementaryRolesville HighVernon Malone College And Career AcademyApex Friendship HighScotts Ridge ElementaryWhite Oak ElementaryPleasant Grove ElementaryPine Hollow MiddleOakview ElementaryBeaverdam ElementaryNorth Wake College And Career AcademyRogers Lane ElementaryRiver Bend MiddleHortons Creek ElementaryScore AcademyConnections AcademyApex Friendship MiddleBryan Road ElementarySouth Garner HighBuckhorn Creek ElementarySoutheast Raleigh ElementaryAlston Ridge MiddleParkside ElementaryGreen Level HighSouth Lakes ElementaryWillow Spring HighMount VernonLongviewCrossroads Flex
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file; each dot is a graded school, tap or hover for its name.

SchoolGrade summary for Wake County Schools

Average SchoolGrade
B+
Meeting or exceeding expectations
94%
Exceeding
75%
Avg actual scores
54.8%
Avg projected
48.2%

192 of 193 schools in Wake County Schools carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:

A: 100B: 48C: 30D: 13F: 1

Best schools in Wake County Schools

Statewide rankings: all 584 high schools in North Carolina · all 450 middle schools in North Carolina · all 1396 elementary schools in North Carolina

The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

  1. A+ Wake Stem Early College High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  2. A+ Green Level High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  3. A+ White Oak Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  4. A+ Mills Park Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  5. A+ Wake Early College Of Health And Science (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  6. A+ Crossroads Flex (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  7. A+ Davis Drive Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  8. A+ Panther Creek High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  9. A+ Davis Drive Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  10. A+ Green Hope Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)

Every school in Wake County Schools

High schools (26)

Middle and junior high schools (40)

Elementary and primary schools (117)

Other schools and academies (10)

Where Wake County Schools schools are

Cities and towns served (13)

About this district

  • State: Best schools in North Carolina
  • County: Wake County
  • Type: regular local school district
  • Setting: large city (NCES locale of the district office)
  • Enrollment: 161,481 students with 10,798 full-time-equivalent teachers and 19,736 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
  • NCES district ID: 3704720
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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Questions about Wake County Schools

How many schools are in Wake County Schools?

SchoolGrade grades 193 public schools in Wake County Schools, across 13 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.

Which cities does Wake County Schools serve?

The largest by graded schools: Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Garner, Wake Forest and 8 more.

How good are the schools in Wake County Schools?

Across the 192 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 54.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 48.2%. 94% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.

How many students attend Wake County Schools?

161,481 students were enrolled in Wake County Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).

Where is Wake County Schools?

Wake County Schools is in North Carolina, based in Wake County, with its district office in Cary. Its boundary covers about 835 sq mi.