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Enrollment
2,283
High
DISTRICT 1,536 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472003495
Green Level High
7600 Roberts Rd, Cary, NC 27519 · (919) 694-8222 · Wake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,283 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% 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.
- A-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
6%
146 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 | 628 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 583 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 513 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 559 | 24% |
Student demographics
62%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
93.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
72.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
85.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Level High
Green Level High's state test result (85.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Level High this school | 2,283 | 6.4% | 85.1% |
| Panther Creek High Cary | 2,609 | 14.8% | 71.9% |
| Green Hope High Cary | 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% |
| Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies Morrisville | 260 | 16.5% | N/A |
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 Level High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.1% | #33 of 468 | #5 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #52 of 464 | #5 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.2% | #15 of 448 | #2 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,283 | #16 of 598 | #9 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #320 of 473 | #33 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #226 of 474 | #25 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.4% | #525 of 527 | #34 of 34 |
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
2,283
+900 (+65%) vs 2020
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 | 2,283 | 111.6 | 20.5:1 | 6% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 2,149 | 107 | 20.1:1 | 6% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 2,052 | 101.1 | 20.3:1 | 6% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 1,383 | 71 | 19.5:1 | 4% (50) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Green Level High.
About Green Level High
Green Level High is a high school located in Cary, North Carolina, in Wake County. A total of 2,283 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. Against the 761-student average for high schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 200% higher.
Green Level High belongs to Wake County Schools, a district of 198 schools and 163,176 students.
Green Level High has no majority group; Asian students are the largest, at 50%. The remaining students are 36% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Wake County, the Asian share is about 9%. Green Level High's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Green Level High is 111.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 20.5:1. This ratio sits 0.9 above the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 6%. The 42% average for public schools in Wake County is 36 points higher.
allk12 grades Green Level High an A. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Green Level High would be expected to post about 76.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 85.1%.
Green Level High is located in Wake County, where the median household income is $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Green Level High is one of 237 public schools in the county.
White Oak Elementary is the closest public school, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Green Level High comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Green Level High enrolled 1,383 in 2020-21 and 2,283 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size.
If you have questions about school safety, transportation, and start times at Green Level High, you can post them here. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Hope HighHigh · 2,304 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
- White Oak Elementary1.3 mi · 843
- Turner Creek Elementary1.4 mi · 638
- Highcroft Elementary2.1 mi · 698
- Peak Charter Academy2.5 mi · 651
- Olive Chapel Elementary2.6 mi · 1,066
- Mills Park Elementary2.6 mi · 594
Frequently asked questions
About Green Level HighHow large is Green Level High?
Green Level High enrolls approximately 2,283 students in grades 09-12.
Is Green Level High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Green Level High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Green Level High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Green Level High is approximately 20.5:1 (112 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Green Level High?
Student demographics at Green Level High are roughly 36% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 50% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Green Level High public or private?
Green Level 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.