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Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

PublicHighGrades 6–13

301 Ashe Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27606 · (919) 508-9088 · Part of Wake County Schools

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

Directions
Students
337
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Setting
City
Grades
6–13
The gist

What stands out about Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 40 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 39 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 8.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Raleigh kids: 12 high schools

On the path

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

PK–548 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–13Wake Young Women's Leadership AcademyYou are here
9–1212 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency82%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts86%
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 ↗

301 Ashe Avenue, Raleigh

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 657
Grade 757
Grade 856
Grade 945
Grade 1037
Grade 1140
Grade 1243
Grade 132
Enrollment over time
369’20
358’21
350’22
358’23
337’24

Down 8.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 35%Black 33%Hispanic 18%Asian 7%Two or more races 7%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy 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.