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How has Rolesville High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
2,321
High
DISTRICT 1,536 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472003276
Rolesville High
1099 East Young St, Rolesville, NC 27571 · (919) 554-6303 · Wake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,321 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of North Carolina public high schools
- CTest 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
18.4:1
126 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
1,174 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 | 666 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 579 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 537 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 539 | 23% |
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
School pathway
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
54.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
17.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 63% 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 Rolesville High
Rolesville High's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolesville High this school | 2,321 | 50.6% | 36.8% |
| Palisades High School Charlotte | 2,332 | 53.3% | 45.1% |
| Butler High School Matthews | 1,791 | 50.1% | 51.3% |
| Overhills High Spring Lake | 1,981 | 50.9% | 37.8% |
| Garner High Garner | 1,670 | 54.7% | 39.2% |
| West Cabarrus High Concord | 1,627 | 57.2% | 38.7% |
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 Rolesville High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #334 of 468 | #28 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #405 of 464 | #28 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #252 of 448 | #25 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,321 | #13 of 598 | #7 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #234 of 473 | #23 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #37 of 474 | #6 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #381 of 527 | #8 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.4% | #90 of 164 | #8 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
2,321
-35 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 2,321 | 125.8 | 18.4:1 | 51% (1,174) |
| 2023-24 | 2,319 | 126.1 | 18.4:1 | 51% (1,194) |
| 2022-23 | 2,373 | 128.3 | 18.5:1 | 47% (1,113) |
| 2020-21 | 2,356 | 126 | 18.7:1 | 36% (846) |
| 2017-18 | 2,162 | 121.3 | 17.8:1 | 39% (844) |
| 2015-16 | 1,805 | 100 | 18.1:1 | 40% (730) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rolesville High.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (2,162 to 2,321); teachers up 4% (121.3 to 125.8).
About Rolesville High
Rolesville High is a high school located in Rolesville, North Carolina, in Wake County. The school counts 2,321 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in North Carolina is about 761 students.
Rolesville High is in Wake County Schools, a district with 163,176 students across 198 schools.
Rolesville High's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 37%. Smaller groups are 29% Hispanic, 26% White, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 19% of Wake County residents are Black. By the diversity index, Rolesville High comes in at 71%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.4:1, with 125.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 19.6:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Rolesville High is 51%. That rate is above the 42% average among public schools in Wake County.
Measured against North Carolina public high schools, Rolesville High receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Rolesville High scores 26.6 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.8%; the prediction is 63.4%.
Wake County has about 1,178,653 residents, and median household income is about $105,768, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Federal data list 237 public schools in Wake County, with a combined enrollment of about 184,790.
The closest public school, Rolesville Elementary, is about 1.4 miles from Rolesville High. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Rolesville High is 7th among 7 schools close by.
Federal data place Rolesville High in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 2,356 to 2,321, a small change.
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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
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 Rolesville
- Rolesville MiddleMiddle · 889 students
- Rolesville Charter AcademyElementary · 716 students
- Sanford Creek ElementaryElementary · 599 students
- Rolesville ElementaryElementary · 538 students
Nearby schools
- Rolesville Elementary1.4 mi · 538
- Sanford Creek Elementary1.8 mi · 599
- Rolesville Middle2.1 mi · 889
- Rolesville Charter Academy2.1 mi · 716
- Jones Dairy Elementary3.4 mi · 627
- Franklin Academy4.3 mi · 1,660
Frequently asked questions
About Rolesville HighHow many students attend Rolesville High?
Rolesville High enrolls approximately 2,321 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Rolesville High serve?
Rolesville High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rolesville High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rolesville High is approximately 18.4:1 (126 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rolesville High?
At Rolesville High, the student body is approximately 26% White, 29% Hispanic, 37% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Rolesville High public or private?
Rolesville 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.