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The highest-performing public high schools in science in Wake County, North Carolina

This ranking covers the highest-performing public high schools in science in Wake County, North Carolina, drawn from 32 qualifying public high schools. Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies leads the list at 94.6%, against a median of 64.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Wake County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Science)

94.6%

Median % Proficient (Science)

64.2%

BEST IN SCIENCE · WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	High	260	94.6%
2	Wake STEM Early College High School	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	294	93.4%
3	Wake Early College of Health and Science	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	317	91.5%
4	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	262	90.9%
5	Green Level High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,283	89.6%
6	Green Hope High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,304	81.2%
7	Apex Friendship High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,748	78.8%
8	Panther Creek High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,609	78.6%
9	Holly Springs High	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,018	78.0%
10	North Wake College and Career Academy	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	High	346	76.8%
11	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	337	73.8%
12	Leesville Road High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,411	71.9%
13	Vernon Malone College and Career Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	348	71.4%
14	Needham Broughton High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,153	69.6%
15	Enloe High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,643	69.3%
16	Wake Forest High School	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,043	64.5%
17	Cary High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,044	63.8%
18	Millbrook High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,498	62.3%
19	Middle Creek High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,587	61.8%
20	Willow Spring High	Fuquay Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,223	61.2%
21	Wakefield High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,065	59.6%
22	Apex High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,449	59.4%
23	Heritage High	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,778	58.9%
24	Fuquay-Varina High	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,858	53.0%
25	Athens Drive High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,156	45.4%
26	Garner High	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,670	41.9%
27	Sanderson High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,648	41.3%
28	Rolesville High	Rolesville, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,321	38.9%
29	South Garner High	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,835	38.4%
30	East Wake High	Wendell, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,777	32.9%
31	Knightdale High	Knightdale, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,695	29.8%
32	Southeast Raleigh High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,438	21.0%

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