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Enrollment
2,156
High
DISTRICT 1,536 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001830
Athens Drive High
1420 Athens Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606 · (919) 233-4050 · Wake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,156 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of North Carolina public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
125 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
949 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 659 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 533 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 530 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 434 | 20% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Wake County Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
63.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
28.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 65% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Athens Drive High
Athens Drive High's state test result (45.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Drive High this school | 2,156 | 44.0% | 45.7% |
| Jack Britt High Fayetteville | 1,940 | 41.6% | 62.2% |
| Wakefield High Raleigh | 2,065 | 36.1% | 52.5% |
| West Forsyth High Clemmons | 2,145 | 37.9% | 58.9% |
| Sanderson High Raleigh | 1,648 | 43.4% | 39.2% |
| Cary High Cary | 2,044 | 38.6% | 55.1% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Athens Drive High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #251 of 468 | #24 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #303 of 464 | #20 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #166 of 448 | #22 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,156 | #23 of 598 | #11 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #160 of 473 | #11 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #50 of 474 | #9 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.0% | #412 of 527 | #10 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #129 of 164 | #12 of 13 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,156
+74 (+4%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 1,490
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,156 | 125.4 | 17.2:1 | 44% (949) |
| 2023-24 | 2,060 | 124.9 | 16.5:1 | 44% (909) |
| 2022-23 | 2,062 | 127.2 | 16.2:1 | 45% (937) |
| 2020-21 | 2,082 | 125 | 16.7:1 | 32% (661) |
| 2017-18 | 2,083 | 126 | 16.5:1 | 41% (862) |
| 2015-16 | 1,907 | 117 | 16.3:1 | 39% (745) |
| 2010-11 | 1,927 | 114 | 16.9:1 | 30% (585) |
| 2000-01 | 1,772 | 126 | 14.1:1 | 14% (255) |
| 1990-91 | 1,490 | 130 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Athens Drive High.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (2,083 to 2,156); teachers unchanged (126 to 125.4).
About Athens Drive High
Athens Drive High is a high school located in Raleigh, North Carolina, in Wake County. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,156 students. Across high schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 761.
A total of 198 schools make up Wake County Schools, with 163,176 students enrolled.
White students make up 42% of enrollment at Athens Drive High, the largest share of any group. Next come 25% Black, 22% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 58% White among all Wake County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
There are about 17.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Athens Drive High, which has 125.4. High schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 19.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 44%. That is in line with the 42% average for public schools in Wake County.
Athens Drive High holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 33% of North Carolina public high schools.
Athens Drive High is 19.7 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in North Carolina.
For Wake County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $105,768 a year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Athens Drive High, Wake County has 237 public schools.
The closest school to Athens Drive High is Combs Elementary, located about 0.7 miles away. Athens Drive High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Athens Drive High ranks 4th of 5 nearby schools, at 45.7% versus a 51.0% average.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment increased by 4% across 4 years, from 2,082 in 2020-21 to 2,156 in 2024-25.
Athens Drive High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Wake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,178,653
Census ACS
Median income
$105,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
237
184,790 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wake County Schools
- Apex Friendship HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Panther Creek HighHigh · 2,609 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Apex HighHigh · 2,449 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
Other schools in Raleigh
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
- Needham Broughton HighHigh · 2,153 students
- Wakefield HighHigh · 2,065 students
- Sanderson HighHigh · 1,648 students
Nearby schools
- Combs Elementary0.7 mi · 695
- Dillard Drive Elementary1.3 mi · 648
- Dillard Drive Middle1.3 mi · 977
- Centennial Campus Middle1.5 mi · 477
- Mount Vernon1.6 mi · 70
- Connections Academy1.7 mi · 8
Frequently asked questions
About Athens Drive HighHow many students attend Athens Drive High?
Athens Drive High enrolls approximately 2,156 students in grades 09-12.
Is Athens Drive High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Athens Drive High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Athens Drive High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Athens Drive High is approximately 17.2:1 (125 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Athens Drive High?
Student demographics at Athens Drive High are roughly 42% White, 22% Hispanic, 25% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Athens Drive High public or private?
Athens Drive High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.