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What's something Millbrook High does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
2,498
High
DISTRICT 1,536 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001879
Millbrook High
2201 Spring Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC 27615 · (919) 850-8787 · Wake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,498 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of North Carolina public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
18.2:1
137 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
832 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 | 691 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 631 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 569 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 607 | 24% |
Student demographics
67%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
70.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
25.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Millbrook High
Millbrook High's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millbrook High this school | 2,498 | 33.3% | 52.7% |
| Myers Park High School Charlotte | 3,225 | 34.5% | 52.9% |
| Wake Forest High School Wake Forest | 2,043 | 30.4% | 56.2% |
| Wakefield High Raleigh | 2,065 | 36.1% | 52.5% |
| West Forsyth High Clemmons | 2,145 | 37.9% | 58.9% |
| Willow Spring High Fuquay Varina | 2,223 | 28.7% | 54.0% |
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 Millbrook High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #179 of 468 | #21 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #322 of 464 | #23 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #117 of 448 | #17 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,498 | #8 of 598 | #4 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #215 of 473 | #18 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #138 of 474 | #18 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #466 of 527 | #19 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #123 of 164 | #11 of 13 |
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
2,498
+204 (+9%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 1,950
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 2,498 | 137.2 | 18.2:1 | 33% (832) |
| 2023-24 | 2,455 | 136.7 | 18.0:1 | 38% (923) |
| 2022-23 | 2,421 | 128 | 18.9:1 | 36% (863) |
| 2020-21 | 2,294 | 128 | 17.9:1 | 28% (642) |
| 2017-18 | 2,401 | 135.9 | 17.7:1 | 31% (745) |
| 2015-16 | 2,432 | 139 | 17.5:1 | 32% (786) |
| 2010-11 | 2,443 | 137 | 17.8:1 | 33% (796) |
| 2000-01 | 1,845 | 112 | 16.5:1 | 13% (240) |
| 1990-91 | 1,950 | 139 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Millbrook High.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (2,401 to 2,498); teachers up 1% (135.9 to 137.2).
About Millbrook High
Millbrook High is a large high school for students in Raleigh, North Carolina. Enrolled students number 2,498 students, in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in North Carolina average about 761 students each.
Wake County Schools oversees Millbrook High and 197 other schools, with 163,176 students in total.
White students are the largest group at Millbrook High, with 48% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 23% Black, 22% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Wake County's residents are about 58% White, 10 points above the school's share. Millbrook High has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 137.2 full-time equivalents, or about 18.2 students per teacher. Among high schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 19.6:1. About 33% of students, or 832, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Wake County is 42%.
Millbrook High is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 45% of North Carolina public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 68.7%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Wake County, median household income is about $105,768, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Millbrook High is one of 237 public schools in Wake County, which together enroll about 184,790 students.
The nearest public school is Raleigh Oak Charter, at about 0.8 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Millbrook High ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Millbrook High is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
The number of students grew from 2,294 to 2,498 over 4 years.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
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- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
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- Athens Drive HighHigh · 2,156 students
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- Wakefield HighHigh · 2,065 students
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Other Millbrook High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Millbrook High. Millbrook High is the largest of the 3.
- Millbrook HighWinchester, VA · 1,550 students
- MILLBROOK HIGH SCHOOLMILLBROOK, NY · 252 students
Nearby schools
- Raleigh Oak Charter0.8 mi · 373
- Millbrook Elementary1.2 mi · 534
- North Ridge Elementary1.5 mi · 730
- East Millbrook Middle1.6 mi · 731
- Douglas Elementary2.3 mi · 562
- West Millbrook Middle2.4 mi · 1,164
Frequently asked questions
About Millbrook HighHow many students attend Millbrook High?
Millbrook High enrolls approximately 2,498 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Millbrook High serve?
Millbrook High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Millbrook High have?
Millbrook High employs 137 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Millbrook High?
Student demographics at Millbrook High are roughly 48% White, 22% Hispanic, 23% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Millbrook High?
Millbrook 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.