Williams Grove School · Photo: Gjm1761 · CC BY-SA 4.0Angier’s public schools outscore 72% of North Carolina districts
Reading proficiency in Angier’s districts is 60%, above the North Carolina average (50%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Angier, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.
From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Angier’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 322 North Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Angier’s, its schools beat 94%, higher than their 72% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 60% and math 58% across both districts in spring 2022, against 50% and 51% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Harnett County Schools spends $10,916 per student and Wake County Schools $12,279, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Carolina Charter Academy is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Angier’s grade
B+: better than 72% of North Carolina school districts, #40 of 290 North Carolina towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the North Carolina average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Angier, with each school’s own grade.
3rd grade in Angier
Angier Elementary
Grades 3–5 · 376 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Angier
Angier Elementary
Grades 3–5 · 376 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Angier
Angier Elementary
Grades 3–5 · 376 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Angier runs its own schools through grade 12 (Harnett County Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Wake County Schools, shared with Apex, Cary, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Morrisville, Raleigh, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell and Zebulon. Its elementary school is in Apex. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Angier
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Angier vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Angier’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Angier | B+ | Harnett County Schools PK–12 · Wake County Schools PK–12 |
Every school in Angier
218 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Carolina Charter Remote Academy: CFA).
Questions about Angier’s schools
Are Angier’s schools good?
By North Carolina’s own tests, yes: the public schools Angier children attend outscore 72% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #40 of 290 North Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Angier in?
Two districts: Harnett County Schools runs grades PK–12, and Wake County Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Apex, Cary, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Morrisville, Raleigh, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell and Zebulon.
Where do Angier kids go to high school?
One of 37 high schools, depending on your address: Apex Friendship High, Enloe High, Panther Creek High, Millbrook High, Apex High, Leesville Road High, Rolesville High, Green Hope High, Green Level High, Willow Spring High, Athens Drive High, Needham Broughton High, Wakefield High, Cary High, Wake Forest High School, Holly Springs High, Overhills High, Fuquay-Varina High, South Garner High, Heritage High, East Wake High, Knightdale High, Garner High, Sanderson High, Middle Creek High, Harnett Central High, Southeast Raleigh High, Western Harnett High, Triton High, Vernon Malone College and Career Academy, North Wake College and Career Academy, Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy, Wake Early College of Health and Science, Wake STEM Early College High School, Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy, Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies and Harnett County Early College.
What is Angier’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Wake County Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina.
How much does Angier spend per student?
$10,916 in Harnett County Schools and $12,279 in Wake County Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Angier families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Angier → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.