Wake County schools ranked by test score
Latest NC EOG / EOC year (2024-25). 29 schools in Wake County, North Carolina with reported Reading scores. North Carolina state average: 51.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | Reading | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy Raleigh · Wake County Schools | High | 93.9% | +42.1pp |
| 2 | Green Level High Cary · Wake County Schools | High | 93.2% | +41.4pp |
| 3 | North Wake College and Career Academy Wake Forest · Wake County Schools | High | 91.0% | +39.2pp |
| 4 | Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy Raleigh · Wake County Schools | High | 86.9% | +35.1pp |
| 5 | Green Hope High Cary · Wake County Schools | High | 86.7% | +34.9pp |
| 6 | Panther Creek High Cary · Wake County Schools | High | 86.0% | +34.2pp |
| 7 | Apex Friendship High Apex · Wake County Schools | High | 84.8% | +33.0pp |
| 8 | Holly Springs High Holly Springs · Wake County Schools | High | 82.1% | +30.3pp |
| 9 | Enloe High Raleigh · Wake County Schools | High | 76.8% | +25.0pp |
| 10 | Vernon Malone College and Career Academy Raleigh · Wake County Schools | High | 76.2% | +24.4pp |
| 11 | Leesville Road High Raleigh · Wake County Schools | High | 75.9% | +24.1pp |
| 12 | Apex High Apex · Wake County Schools | High | 75.3% | +23.5pp |
| 13 | Middle Creek High Apex · Wake County Schools | High | 75.3% | +23.5pp |
| 14 | Needham Broughton High Raleigh · Wake County Schools | High | 74.6% | +22.8pp |
| 15 | Heritage High Wake Forest · Wake County Schools | High | 74.4% | +22.6pp |
| 16 | Fuquay-Varina High Fuquay-Varina · Wake County Schools | High | 73.6% | +21.8pp |
| 17 | Millbrook High Raleigh · Wake County Schools | High | 70.3% | +18.5pp |
| 18 | Cary High Cary · Wake County Schools | High | 69.9% | +18.1pp |
| 19 | Willow Spring High Fuquay Varina · Wake County Schools | High | 69.7% | +17.9pp |
| 20 | Wake Forest High School Wake Forest · Wake County Schools | High | 67.9% | +16.1pp |
| 21 | Wakefield High Raleigh · Wake County Schools | High | 66.7% | +14.9pp |
| 22 | Athens Drive High Raleigh · Wake County Schools | High | 63.8% | +12.0pp |
| 23 | Sanderson High Raleigh · Wake County Schools | High | 56.9% | +5.1pp |
| 24 | Garner High Garner · Wake County Schools | High | 54.8% | +3.0pp |
| 25 | Rolesville High Rolesville · Wake County Schools | High | 54.1% | +2.3pp |
| 26 | South Garner High Garner · Wake County Schools | High | 50.6% | -1.2pp |
| 27 | East Wake High Wendell · Wake County Schools | High | 49.2% | -2.6pp |
| 28 | Knightdale High Knightdale · Wake County Schools | High | 41.7% | -10.1pp |
| 29 | Southeast Raleigh High Raleigh · Wake County Schools | High | 37.0% | -14.8pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the NC EOG / EOC % Grade Level Proficient threshold on the latest available NC EOG / EOC Reading test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Wake County, North Carolina with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the North Carolina statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full North Carolina ranking.