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Central Wake High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12CharterAlternative Education School

1425 Rock Quarry Road, Raleigh, NC 27610 · (919) 521-5067

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

Directions
Students
293
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Central Wake High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 62.8% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C−, 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 ↗

1425 Rock Quarry Road, Raleigh

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9120
Grade 1079
Grade 1171
Grade 1223
Enrollment over time
180’20
202’21
220’22
253’23
293’24

Up 62.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 44%Hispanic 44%White 8%Two or more races 1%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Central Wake High School from Raleigh families.

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; Raleigh’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.