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What tradition at Needham Broughton High should never be changed?
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Enrollment
2,153
High
DISTRICT 1,536 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001839
Needham Broughton High
723 Saint Marys St, Raleigh, NC 27605 · (919) 856-7810 · Wake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,153 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% 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.
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
118 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
605 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 | 640 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 498 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 529 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 486 | 23% |
Student demographics
59%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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
74.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
16.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 75 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Needham Broughton High
Needham Broughton High's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Needham Broughton High this school | 2,153 | 28.1% | 53.4% |
| Wake Forest High School Wake Forest | 2,043 | 30.4% | 56.2% |
| D H Conley High Greenville | 1,757 | 33.3% | 59.0% |
| Ronald W Reagan High School Pfafftown | 2,122 | 29.8% | 67.2% |
| Pinecrest High Southern Pines | 2,290 | 34.9% | 58.9% |
| South Iredell High Statesville | 1,768 | 33.2% | 51.1% |
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 Needham Broughton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #170 of 468 | #20 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #422 of 464 | #29 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #96 of 448 | #14 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,153 | #24 of 598 | #12 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #216 of 473 | #19 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #263 of 474 | #31 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.1% | #484 of 527 | #23 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #161 of 164 | #13 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
2,153
+79 (+4%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 1,933
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 2,153 | 118.2 | 18.2:1 | 28% (605) |
| 2023-24 | 2,062 | 117.2 | 17.6:1 | 32% (652) |
| 2022-23 | 2,128 | 121.1 | 17.6:1 | 30% (647) |
| 2020-21 | 2,074 | 121 | 17.1:1 | 24% (492) |
| 2017-18 | 2,144 | 124.6 | 17.2:1 | 32% (695) |
| 2015-16 | 2,129 | 129 | 16.5:1 | 36% (756) |
| 2010-11 | 2,174 | 122 | 17.8:1 | 30% (658) |
| 2000-01 | 1,680 | 96 | 17.5:1 | 13% (214) |
| 1990-91 | 1,933 | 114 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Needham Broughton High.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (2,144 to 2,153); teachers down 5% (124.6 to 118.2).
About Needham Broughton High
Needham Broughton High is a high school with a street address in Raleigh, North Carolina. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 2,153 students. Average enrollment for high schools in North Carolina is about 761, so this school runs 183% above that.
Needham Broughton High sits within Wake County Schools, which has 198 schools and 163,176 students.
White students make up a majority at Needham Broughton High, at 58%. The next largest groups are 20% Black, 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The White share in Wake County as a whole is similar, at about 58%. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 18.2:1 comes from the school's 118.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.4 students per teacher below the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 28% in 2024-25. Compared with the 42% average for public schools in Wake County, the school's rate is lower.
Needham Broughton High is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 46% of North Carolina public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Needham Broughton High lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.4%; the prediction is 70.3%.
In Wake County (population about 1,178,653), the median household income is $105,768, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Needham Broughton High is one of 237 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Needham Broughton High is Partnership Elementary, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Needham Broughton High ranks 6th of 6 on average proficiency.
Federal data place Needham Broughton High in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 2,153 students in 2024-25, 79 more than the 2,074 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 17.1:1 to 18.2:1.
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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
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Other schools in Raleigh
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
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Nearby schools
- Partnership Elementary0.3 mi · 276
- Wiley Elementary0.4 mi · 429
- Raleigh Charter High School0.5 mi · 552
- The Exploris School0.8 mi · 448
- Governor Morehead School for the Blind0.9 mi · 35
- Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy0.9 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Needham Broughton HighWhat is the total enrollment at Needham Broughton High?
Needham Broughton High enrolls approximately 2,153 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Needham Broughton High serve?
Needham Broughton High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Needham Broughton High have?
Needham Broughton High employs 118 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Needham Broughton High?
Student demographics at Needham Broughton High are roughly 58% White, 16% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Needham Broughton High in?
Needham Broughton High is part of Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.