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What advice would you give to incoming students at Knightdale High?
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Enrollment
1,695
High
DISTRICT 1,536 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002745
Knightdale High
100 Bryan Chalk Lane, Knightdale, NC 27545 · (919) 217-5350 · Wake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,695 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of North Carolina public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
16.1:1
105 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
1,134 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 | 463 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 469 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 386 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 377 | 22% |
Student demographics
64%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
41.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
15.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-29.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 58% 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 Knightdale High
Knightdale High's state test result (29.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knightdale High this school | 1,695 | 66.9% | 29.0% |
| East Wake High Wendell | 1,777 | 63.5% | 33.8% |
| South Garner High Garner | 1,835 | 61.5% | 45.5% |
| Palisades High School Charlotte | 2,332 | 53.3% | 45.1% |
| West Cabarrus High Concord | 1,627 | 57.2% | 38.7% |
| Garner High Garner | 1,670 | 54.7% | 39.2% |
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 Knightdale High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #405 of 468 | #30 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #425 of 464 | #30 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #365 of 448 | #28 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,695 | #68 of 598 | #21 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #114 of 473 | #10 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #193 of 474 | #23 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.9% | #342 of 527 | #4 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #219 of 277 | #11 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
1,695
+168 (+11%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 1,763
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 1,695 | 105 | 16.1:1 | 67% (1,134) |
| 2023-24 | 1,725 | 102.7 | 16.8:1 | 67% (1,159) |
| 2022-23 | 1,702 | 100.2 | 17.0:1 | 63% (1,073) |
| 2020-21 | 1,527 | 97 | 15.7:1 | 50% (758) |
| 2017-18 | 1,769 | 101 | 17.5:1 | 52% (916) |
| 2015-16 | 1,692 | 103 | 16.4:1 | 52% (878) |
| 2010-11 | 1,763 | 104 | 16.9:1 | 41% (722) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Knightdale High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,769 to 1,695); teachers up 4% (101 to 105).
About Knightdale High
Knightdale High is a large high school that serves part of Knightdale, North Carolina. The student body numbers 1,695 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in North Carolina) has about 761 students.
Besides Knightdale High, Wake County Schools runs 197 other schools. The district enrolls 163,176 students.
The most common group at Knightdale High is Black students, at 45%. Enrollment also includes 38% Hispanic, 10% White, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The school's Black share is 26 points above the 19% share among Wake County residents. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 105 full-time equivalents, or about 16.1 students per teacher. This ratio sits 3.4 below the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 67%. The average for public schools in Wake County is 42%.
allk12 grades Knightdale High a D. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations places Knightdale High in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 29.4 points below it (29.0% actual, 58.4% predicted).
According to the American Community Survey, in Wake County, the median household income is $105,768, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 237 public schools in Wake County, enrolling about 184,790 students in all.
Forestville Road Elementary is located about 0.3 miles from Knightdale High. The five-mile area around Knightdale High holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Knightdale High ranks 7th on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Knightdale High's location as Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 168 more students in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Knightdale
- Forestville Road ElementaryElementary · 570 students
- Knightdale ElementaryElementary · 549 students
- Hodge Road ElementaryElementary · 522 students
- Lockhart ElementaryElementary · 463 students
Nearby schools
- Forestville Road Elementary0.3 mi · 570
- Lockhart Elementary0.7 mi · 463
- Neuse River Middle1.8 mi · 877
- Knightdale Elementary1.8 mi · 549
- East Wake High3.0 mi · 1,777
- Beaverdam Elementary3.0 mi · 678
Frequently asked questions
About Knightdale HighHow large is Knightdale High?
Knightdale High enrolls approximately 1,695 students in grades 09-12.
Is Knightdale High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Knightdale High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Knightdale High?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Knightdale High.
What is the student diversity at Knightdale High?
Student demographics at Knightdale High are roughly 10% White, 38% Hispanic, 45% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Knightdale High public or private?
Knightdale 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.