1
Enrollment
2,223
High
DISTRICT 1,536 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472003570
Willow Spring High
1704 Old Honeycutt Rd, Fuquay Varina, NC 27526 · (919) 694-8030 · Wake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,223 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of North Carolina public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
20.3:1
110 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
638 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 | 622 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 593 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 540 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 468 | 21% |
Student demographics
62%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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
69.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
31.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Willow Spring High
Willow Spring High's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Spring High this school | 2,223 | 28.7% | 54.0% |
| Heritage High Wake Forest | 1,778 | 27.7% | 57.5% |
| Ronald W Reagan High School Pfafftown | 2,122 | 29.8% | 67.2% |
| Fuquay-Varina High Fuquay-Varina | 1,858 | 25.1% | 51.0% |
| Middle Creek High Apex | 1,587 | 29.6% | 55.0% |
| South Iredell High Statesville | 1,768 | 33.2% | 51.1% |
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 Willow Spring High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #165 of 468 | #19 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #269 of 464 | #19 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #123 of 448 | #19 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,223 | #19 of 598 | #10 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #309 of 473 | #30 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #228 of 474 | #26 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.7% | #483 of 527 | #22 of 34 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,223 | 109.7 | 20.3:1 | 29% (638) |
| 2023-24 | 2,056 | 107.5 | 19.1:1 | 31% (640) |
| 2022-23 | 1,477 | 81.5 | 18.1:1 | 30% (450) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willow Spring High.
About Willow Spring High
Willow Spring High is a large high school based in Fuquay Varina, North Carolina. The school serves 2,223 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in North Carolina is roughly 761 students; this school is 192% above that.
Willow Spring High is a school in Wake County Schools. The district has 198 schools and 163,176 students.
By race and ethnicity, Willow Spring High is 56% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The White share in Wake County as a whole is similar, at about 58%. By the diversity index, Willow Spring High comes in at 62%.
The school employs the equivalent of 109.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 20.3:1. High schools in North Carolina average about 19.6:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Willow Spring High is 29%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Wake County is 42%.
Measured against North Carolina public high schools, Willow Spring High receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Willow Spring High scores 54.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 70.1%.
Among Wake County residents, median household income is about $105,768, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Willow Spring High is one of 237 public schools in Wake County, which together enroll about 184,790 students.
The school nearest to Willow Spring High is South Lakes Elementary, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Willow Spring High ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Willow Spring High in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
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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
Nearby schools
- South Lakes Elementary0.6 mi · 774
- Willow Springs Elementary1.3 mi · 826
- Fuquay-Varina Elementary2.2 mi · 772
- Carolina Charter Academy2.9 mi · 782
- Ballentine Elementary3.2 mi · 742
- Fuquay-Varina Middle3.4 mi · 1,004
Frequently asked questions
About Willow Spring HighHow many students attend Willow Spring High?
Willow Spring High enrolls approximately 2,223 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Willow Spring High serve?
Willow Spring High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Willow Spring High?
Approximately 20.3:1 students per teacher at Willow Spring High.
How diverse is Willow Spring High?
Willow Spring High reports a student body of 56% White, 21% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Willow Spring High?
Willow Spring High is overseen by Wake County Schools in Wake County.
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