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Triangle Math and Science Academy
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 136 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 139 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 136 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 136 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 133 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 128 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 260 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 231 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 165 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 119 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 94 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 92 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (136) is 41% smaller than its 8th grade class (231).
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,904 | 117.3 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,341 | 78.5 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,276 | 42.6 | 30.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 946 | 34 | 27.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 868 | 63.4 | 13.7:1 | 5% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 642 | 36 | 17.8:1 | 11% (69) |
Since 2017-18: students up 119% (868 to 1,904); teachers up 85% (63.4 to 117.3).
About Triangle Math and Science Academy
As a large school serving multiple grade levels, Triangle Math and Science Academy serves students in Cary, North Carolina. Enrollment totals 1,904 students across kindergarten through 12. Across combined schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 731.
Triangle Math and Science Academy is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Asian students are 57% of those enrolled at Triangle Math and Science Academy. The remaining shares are 22% White, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Asian share of Wake County's population at about 9%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 61%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.2:1. The school has 117.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among combined schools in North Carolina is similar, at 16.1:1.
In the wider Wake County area, median household income comes to about $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wake County counts 237 public schools with about 184,790 students.
Triangle Math and Science Academy's nearest public school is Penny Road Elementary (about 1.3 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Triangle Math and Science Academy is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data. Triangle Math and Science Academy is a publicly funded charter school.
Triangle Math and Science Academy reported 946 students in 2020-21 and 1,904 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. The school's ratio dropped from 27.8:1 to 16.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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