Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Raleigh

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Athens Drive High
A

Athens Drive High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1420 Athens Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606 · (919) 233-4050 · Part of Wake County Schools

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

Directions
Photo: ADJaguar17 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
2,156
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Athens Drive High

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–818 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Athens Drive HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency65%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts69%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, A, 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 ↗

1420 Athens Drive, Raleigh

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9659
Grade 10533
Grade 11530
Grade 12434
Enrollment over time
2,082’20
2,042’21
2,062’22
2,060’23
2,156’24

Up 3.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 42%Black 25%Hispanic 22%Asian 7%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Athens Drive High from Raleigh 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; Raleigh’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.