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Garner High
B−

Garner High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2101 Spring Drive, Garner, NC 27529 · (919) 662-2379 · Part of Wake County Schools

Garner’s School Grade A− better than 75% of North Carolina school districts

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Photo: GMHS-Web · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,670
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Garner High

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 50% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state

On the path

Where Garner kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Garner HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts56%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2101 Spring Drive, Garner

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9499
Grade 10444
Grade 11376
Grade 12351
Enrollment over time
1,744’20
1,689’21
1,683’22
1,670’23
1,670’24

Down 4.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 33%Black 33%White 28%Two or more races 4%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Garner High from Garner families.

Other schools in Wake County Schools

The district →
Olive Chapel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
A+
1,066 students15:1
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fuquay-Varina
B+
988 students14:1
Alston Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cary
A
917 students14:1
Buckhorn Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Springs
B+
905 students14:1
Apex Friendship Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
896 students15:1
Holly Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Springs
A
889 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Garner’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.