Enrollment
348
High
DISTRICT 1,536 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472003345
Vernon Malone College and Career Academy
2200 S Wilmington St, Raleigh, NC 27603 · (919) 856-8119 · Wake County
GRADES 09–13HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of North Carolina public high schools
- A-Test 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
15.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
157 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 | 79 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 87 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 89 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 74 | 21% |
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
76.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
66.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
71.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Vernon Malone College and Career Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Malone College and Career Academy this school | 348 | 45.1% | 71.4% |
| Aspire Trade High Huntersville | 270 | 47.8% | N/A |
| Central Piedmont Early College Charlotte | 278 | 41.4% | 76.0% |
| North Wake College and Career Academy Wake Forest | 346 | 36.1% | 75.9% |
| Cross Creek Early College Fayetteville | 253 | 47.0% | N/A |
| Wilson Early College Academy Wilson | 268 | 37.3% | N/A |
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 Vernon Malone College and Career Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #85 of 468 | #10 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #70 of 464 | #6 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #86 of 448 | #10 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #392 of 598 | #30 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #96 of 473 | #8 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #43 of 474 | #8 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.1% | #407 of 527 | #9 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #258 of 277 | #15 of 17 |
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
348
-21 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 348 | 21.9 | 15.9:1 | 45% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 23 | 15.6:1 | 48% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 23.6 | 15.0:1 | 48% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 369 | 23 | 16.0:1 | 35% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 22.6 | 15.7:1 | 37% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 306 | 19 | 16.1:1 | 42% (130) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vernon Malone College and Career Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (355 to 348); teachers down 3% (22.6 to 21.9).
About Vernon Malone College and Career Academy
Vernon Malone College and Career Academy is a small high school with an address in Raleigh, North Carolina. It reports enrollment of 348 students in grades 9 through 13. That puts enrollment 54% below the 761-student average for high schools in North Carolina.
Vernon Malone College and Career Academy is run by Wake County Schools, whose 198 schools enroll 163,176 students.
The student body at Vernon Malone College and Career Academy has no majority group. Black students lead at 39%. Other groups include 26% White, 26% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 19% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Vernon Malone College and Career Academy totals 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. Statewide, high schools in North Carolina average 19.6:1. Federal data show 45% of students (157) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Vernon Malone College and Career Academy holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of North Carolina public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Vernon Malone College and Career Academy would score about 65.1%. It scores 71.4%, 6.4 points above that figure.
The school is in Wake County, where median household income comes to about $105,768, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Wake County counts 237 public schools with about 184,790 students.
Measured in a straight line, Washington Elementary is about 1.0 miles from Vernon Malone College and Career Academy. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Vernon Malone College and Career Academy is ahead of the 64.0% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 6% across 4 years, from 369 in 2020-21 to 348 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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- Southeast Raleigh Elementary1.6 mi · 378
- Ligon Middle1.6 mi · 959
Frequently asked questions
About Vernon Malone College and Career AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Vernon Malone College and Career Academy?
Vernon Malone College and Career Academy enrolls approximately 348 students in grades 09-13.
What grades does Vernon Malone College and Career Academy serve?
Vernon Malone College and Career Academy serves grades 09-13.
How many teachers does Vernon Malone College and Career Academy have?
Vernon Malone College and Career Academy employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
How diverse is Vernon Malone College and Career Academy?
Vernon Malone College and Career Academy reports a student body of 26% White, 26% Hispanic, 39% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Vernon Malone College and Career Academy public or private?
Vernon Malone College and Career Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wake County Schools.
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