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Wakefield High
A−

Wakefield High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2200 Wakefield Pines Drive, Raleigh, NC 27614 · (919) 562-3600 · Part of Wake County Schools

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

Directions
Photo: Johnson524 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
2,065
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Wakefield High

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency55%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts66%
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 ↗

2200 Wakefield Pines Drive, Raleigh

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9517
Grade 10508
Grade 11535
Grade 12505
Enrollment over time
2,004’20
2,151’21
2,072’22
2,105’23
2,065’24

Up 3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 44%Black 28%Hispanic 19%Asian 5%Two or more races 3%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 Wakefield High from Raleigh families.

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Buckhorn Creek Elementary
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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.