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What's one thing Wake Forest Charter Academy gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
650
Elementary
STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE FOREST CHARTER ACADEMY·NCES 370036403326
Wake Forest Charter Academy
1851 Friendship Chapel Rd, Wake Forest, NC 27587 · (919) 263-8673 · Wake County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL650 STUDENTS
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Not graded
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
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
34 FTE teachers
STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
291 students
STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 66 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 14% larger than its 8th grade class (66).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Schools most like Wake Forest Charter Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Forest Charter Academy this school | 650 | 44.8% | N/A |
| Richland Creek Elementary Wake Forest | 558 | 42.3% | 70.5% |
| Carolina Forest Elementary Jacksonville | 570 | 47.9% | 66.0% |
| Cardinal Charter Academy Cary | 584 | 47.4% | N/A |
| Highland Elementary Burlington | 661 | 53.7% | 53.4% |
| Winget Park Elementary Charlotte | 677 | 44.3% | 69.7% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 Forest Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 650 | #259 of 1,485 | #52 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #1,327 of 1,377 | #134 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.7% | #43 of 1,379 | #5 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.8% | #1,190 of 1,414 | #52 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #431 of 937 | #54 of 91 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
650
-117 (-15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 650 | 34.4 | 18.9:1 | 45% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 761 | 33.9 | 22.5:1 | 46% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 636 | 37.4 | 17.0:1 | 42% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 767 | 34 | 22.6:1 | 17% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 759 | 36.4 | 20.9:1 | 13% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 27 | 21.9:1 | 16% (92) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wake Forest Charter Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (759 to 650); teachers down 6% (36.4 to 34.4).
About Wake Forest Charter Academy
As a mid-sized elementary school, Wake Forest Charter Academy serves students in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Students in kindergarten through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 650 students. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students, which makes this school 39% bigger than average.
Wake Forest Charter Academy operates as its own local education agency.
The student body at Wake Forest Charter Academy has no majority group. White students lead at 35%. The remaining shares are 32% Black, 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 8% Asian. Wake County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 74% means there is a 74% chance two randomly chosen students at Wake Forest Charter Academy are from different groups.
Staffing at Wake Forest Charter Academy comes to 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.9:1. The school's 18.9:1 compares with an average of 14.9:1 for elementary schools in North Carolina. On the income side, 45% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The school's county is Wake County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $105,768 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Wake Forest Charter Academy shares Wake County with 236 other public schools.
About 0.8 miles separate Wake Forest Charter Academy from the closest public school, Franklin Academy. The five-mile area around Wake Forest Charter Academy holds at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
A 15% drop took enrollment from 767 in 2020-21 to 650 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.6:1 to 18.9:1.
This page is set up for the Wake Forest Charter Academy community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 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
- Franklin Academy0.8 mi · 1,660
- Wake Forest Elementary1.3 mi · 444
- Envision Science Academy1.4 mi · 759
- Heritage Middle1.5 mi · 947
- Heritage Elementary1.7 mi · 634
- Jones Dairy Elementary1.7 mi · 627
Frequently asked questions
About Wake Forest Charter AcademyHow large is Wake Forest Charter Academy?
Wake Forest Charter Academy enrolls approximately 650 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Wake Forest Charter Academy serve?
Wake Forest Charter Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Wake Forest Charter Academy?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at Wake Forest Charter Academy.
What is the student diversity at Wake Forest Charter Academy?
Student demographics at Wake Forest Charter Academy are roughly 35% White, 15% Hispanic, 32% Black, 8% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Wake Forest Charter Academy public or private?
Wake Forest Charter Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Wake Forest Charter Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.