Enrollment
346
High
DISTRICT 1,536 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472003410
North Wake College and Career Academy
931 Durham Rd, Wake Forest, NC 27587 · (919) 694-8650 · Wake County
GRADES 09–13HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% 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
17.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
125 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 75 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 78 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 76 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 84 | 24% |
Student demographics
71%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
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
91.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
60.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
75.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 North Wake College and Career Academy
North Wake College and Career Academy's state test result (75.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Wake College and Career Academy this school | 346 | 36.1% | 75.9% |
| Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy Raleigh | 337 | 34.4% | 85.6% |
| Wilson Early College Academy Wilson | 268 | 37.3% | N/A |
| Cumberland Polytechnic Fayetteville | 319 | 40.4% | 92.3% |
| Vernon Malone College and Career Academy Raleigh | 348 | 45.1% | 71.4% |
| Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy Raleigh | 262 | 35.1% | 89.6% |
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 North Wake College and Career Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #67 of 468 | #6 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #87 of 464 | #7 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #26 of 448 | #3 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #393 of 598 | #31 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #200 of 473 | #15 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #42 of 474 | #7 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.1% | #446 of 527 | #13 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
346
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 346 | 19.3 | 17.9:1 | 36% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 19.9 | 18.4:1 | 35% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 20.6 | 17.2:1 | 29% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 19 | 19.1:1 | 30% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 125 | 9.8 | 12.8:1 | 36% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Wake College and Career Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 177% (125 to 346); teachers up 97% (9.8 to 19.3).
About North Wake College and Career Academy
North Wake College and Career Academy, a small high school, is located in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Federal data show 346 students enrolled in grades 9 through 13 in 2024-25. Across high schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 761.
The district, Wake County Schools, has 163,176 students enrolled across 198 schools.
At North Wake College and Career Academy, White students make up the biggest share, 35%. Smaller groups are 34% Black, 22% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, 58% of Wake County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 71%.
The school's 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. The average for high schools in North Carolina is 19.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At North Wake College and Career Academy, 36% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among North Carolina public high schools, North Wake College and Career Academy outscored 84%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
North Wake College and Career Academy's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (75.9%) and its predicted rate (67.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
The county, Wake County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $105,768, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 237 public schools and about 184,790 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Wake Forest Elementary, is about 1.6 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, North Wake College and Career Academy ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 362 (2020-21) to 346 (2024-25). Students per teacher dropped from 19.1 in 2020-21 to 17.9 in 2024-25.
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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
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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 Wake Forest
- Wake Preparatory AcademyCombined · 2,617 students
- Wake Forest High SchoolHigh · 2,043 students
- Heritage HighHigh · 1,778 students
- Franklin AcademyCombined · 1,660 students
- Heritage MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Wake Forest Middle SchoolMiddle · 878 students
Nearby schools
- Wake Forest Elementary1.6 mi · 444
- Wake Forest High School1.6 mi · 2,043
- North Forest Pines Elementary1.6 mi · 536
- Forest Pines Drive Elementary1.6 mi · 493
- Wake Forest Middle School1.7 mi · 878
- Richland Creek Elementary2.5 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About North Wake College and Career AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at North Wake College and Career Academy?
North Wake College and Career Academy enrolls approximately 346 students in grades 09-13.
What grades does North Wake College and Career Academy serve?
North Wake College and Career Academy serves grades 09-13.
How many students per teacher at North Wake College and Career Academy?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at North Wake College and Career Academy.
How diverse is North Wake College and Career Academy?
North Wake College and Career Academy reports a student body of 35% White, 22% Hispanic, 34% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is North Wake College and Career Academy public or private?
North Wake College and Career Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wake County Schools.
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