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Envision Science Academy
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Envision Science Academy
As a well-populated K-5 school in Wake Forest, North Carolina, Envision Science Academy caters to 759 students from grades K through 8, part of Envision Science Academy. Enrollment runs roughly 63% above the state mean of about 467.
Operationally, Envision Science Academy answers to Envision Science Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
On demographics, Envision Science Academy lists that White students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school records 14% Black, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Envision Science Academy has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Envision Science Academy tighter than the state norm the norm.
In the surrounding community, Wake County reports that median household income runs about $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Wake County's 237 public schools (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students), Envision Science Academy is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Wake Forest Charter Academy, roughly 1.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Envision Science Academy.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting. Envision Science Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Envision Science Academy has increased 14%, going from 668 students in 2018 to 759 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 66% to 61% across the same window.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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