Enrollment
317
High
DISTRICT 1,536 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002866
Wake Early College of Health and Science
2901 Holston Lane, Raleigh, NC 27610 · (919) 212-5800 · Wake County
GRADES 09–13HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% 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.
- ABeats 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
22.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
108 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 | 74 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 76 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 77 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 76 | 24% |
Student demographics
76%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+)Math
92.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The North Carolina average is about 52 of 100.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
91.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 92% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 68% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Wake Early College of Health and Science
Wake Early College of Health and Science's state test result (91.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Early College of Health and Science this school | 317 | 34.1% | 91.9% |
| Cabarrus Health Sciences Institute Concord | 159 | 30.2% | 74.2% |
| Wake STEM Early College High School Cary | 294 | 35.7% | 92.2% |
| Char Eng Early College-UNCC Charlotte | 313 | 35.5% | 81.8% |
| Levine Middle College High Sch Matthews | 216 | 19.4% | N/A |
| Merancas Middle College-CPCC Huntersville | 176 | 32.4% | 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 Wake Early College of Health and Science ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 91.9% | #6 of 468 | #2 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.3% | #10 of 464 | #3 of 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #406 of 598 | #33 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #379 of 473 | #36 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.2% | #4 of 474 | #1 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.1% | #459 of 527 | #18 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #230 of 277 | #13 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
317
-20 (-6%) vs 2020
+34% since 2010-11, when it was 237
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 25.9:1
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 | 317 | 13.9 | 22.8:1 | 34% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 328 | 15.1 | 21.7:1 | 42% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 12.5 | 27.0:1 | 39% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 13 | 25.9:1 | 28% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 329 | 11.9 | 27.8:1 | 25% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 12 | 25.6:1 | 28% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 237 | 12 | 19.8:1 | 29% (69) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wake Early College of Health and Science.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (329 to 317); teachers up 17% (11.9 to 13.9).
About Wake Early College of Health and Science
As a small high school, Wake Early College of Health and Science serves students in Raleigh, North Carolina. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 317 students in grades 9 through 13. Against the 761-student average for high schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 58% lower.
Wake County Schools (198 schools, 163,176 students) runs Wake Early College of Health and Science.
Wake Early College of Health and Science has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 29%. The remaining shares are 27% Black, 22% Asian, 18% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Wake County, the White share is about 58%. Wake Early College of Health and Science's diversity index is 76%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 22.8 students per teacher and 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.2 above the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 34%.
The allk12 Grade for Wake Early College of Health and Science is A+. Compared with North Carolina public high schools, the school scored higher than 96% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Wake Early College of Health and Science posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 91.9%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in North Carolina are predicted to post 68.4%, so the school is 23.5 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Wake Early College of Health and Science is located in Wake County, where the median household income is $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wake Early College of Health and Science is one of 237 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Enloe High, about 1.1 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 91.9% is above the 48.7% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 6% from 2020-21, when Wake Early College of Health and Science had 337 students, to 2024-25, when it had 317. The ratio of students to teachers went from 25.9:1 to 22.8:1 over the same years.
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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 Raleigh
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
- Athens Drive HighHigh · 2,156 students
- Needham Broughton HighHigh · 2,153 students
- Wakefield HighHigh · 2,065 students
Nearby schools
- Enloe High1.1 mi · 2,643
- Powell Elementary1.3 mi · 335
- Bugg Elementary1.3 mi · 345
- Longview1.4 mi · 18
- Poe Elementary1.4 mi · 324
- River Oaks Middle1.7 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About Wake Early College of Health and ScienceHow many students attend Wake Early College of Health and Science?
Wake Early College of Health and Science enrolls approximately 317 students in grades 09-13.
What grades does Wake Early College of Health and Science serve?
Wake Early College of Health and Science serves grades 09-13.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wake Early College of Health and Science?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wake Early College of Health and Science is approximately 22.8:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wake Early College of Health and Science?
At Wake Early College of Health and Science, the student body is approximately 29% White, 18% Hispanic, 27% Black, 22% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Wake Early College of Health and Science in?
Wake Early College of Health and Science is part of Wake County Schools.
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