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Enrollment
2,304
High
DISTRICT 1,536 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002489
Green Hope High
2500 Carpenter Upchurch Road, Cary, NC 27519 · (919) 380-3700 · Wake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,304 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of North Carolina public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
20.5:1
112 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
289 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 | 644 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 623 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 519 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 518 | 22% |
Student demographics
65%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
86.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
59.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
75.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Green Hope High
Green Hope High's state test result (75.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Hope High this school | 2,304 | 12.5% | 75.7% |
| Ardrey Kell High School Charlotte | 3,036 | 14.7% | 74.3% |
| Cox Mill High School Concord | 1,772 | 14.1% | 75.7% |
| Panther Creek High Cary | 2,609 | 14.8% | 71.9% |
| Green Level High Cary | 2,283 | 6.4% | 85.1% |
| Marvin Ridge High Waxhaw | 1,961 | 4.3% | 87.5% |
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 Green Hope High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #69 of 468 | #7 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #91 of 464 | #9 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.7% | #51 of 448 | #5 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,304 | #14 of 598 | #8 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #322 of 473 | #34 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #173 of 474 | #20 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.5% | #521 of 527 | #32 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #38 of 277 | #3 of 17 |
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
2,304
+57 (+3%) vs 2020
+70% since 2000-01, when it was 1,353
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 2,304 | 112.3 | 20.5:1 | 13% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 2,126 | 110.1 | 19.3:1 | 11% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 2,001 | 101.2 | 19.8:1 | 8% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 2,247 | 115 | 19.5:1 | 6% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 2,916 | 141.5 | 20.6:1 | 8% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 2,637 | 133 | 19.8:1 | 8% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 2,029 | 105 | 19.3:1 | 6% (126) |
| 2000-01 | 1,353 | 73 | 18.5:1 | 3% (35) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Green Hope High.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (2,916 to 2,304); teachers down 21% (141.5 to 112.3).
About Green Hope High
Green Hope High operates as a large high school in Cary, North Carolina. It teaches 2,304 students in grades 9 through 12. It has 203% more students than the average for high schools in North Carolina (about 761).
Wake County Schools has 198 schools; together they serve 163,176 students.
At Green Hope High, White students make up the biggest share, 45%. Enrollment also includes 37% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Wake County, the White share is about 58%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
Green Hope High lists 112.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 20.5 students per teacher. Across high schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 19.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 13% of the student body. The average for public schools in Wake County is 42%.
Green Hope High earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 80% of North Carolina public high schools.
Green Hope High sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 75.7% and a predicted 75.0%.
For the population of Wake County, the median household earns about $105,768 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Wake County, 237 public schools serve about 184,790 students.
About 0.4 miles separate Green Hope High from the closest public school, Green Hope Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Green Hope High places 8th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Green Hope High is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 2,247 (2020-21) to 2,304 (2024-25).
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Green Hope High. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Cary
- Panther Creek HighHigh · 2,609 students
- Green Level HighHigh · 2,283 students
- Cary HighHigh · 2,044 students
- Triangle Math and Science AcademyCombined · 1,904 students
- Mills Park MiddleMiddle · 1,632 students
- Alston Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,494 students
Nearby schools
- Green Hope Elementary0.4 mi · 548
- Carpenter Elementary0.7 mi · 604
- Highcroft Elementary1.0 mi · 698
- Morrisville Elementary1.2 mi · 643
- Mills Park Elementary1.7 mi · 594
- Mills Park Middle1.7 mi · 1,632
Frequently asked questions
About Green Hope HighWhat is the total enrollment at Green Hope High?
Green Hope High enrolls approximately 2,304 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Green Hope High serve?
Green Hope High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Green Hope High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Green Hope High is approximately 20.5:1 (112 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Green Hope High?
At Green Hope High, the student body is approximately 45% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 37% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Green Hope High?
Green Hope High is overseen by Wake County Schools in Wake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.