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Wake Forest Charter Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

1851 Friendship Chapel Rd, Wake Forest, NC 27587 · (919) 263-8673

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

Directions
Students
650
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Wake Forest Charter Academy

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 15.3% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency64%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts64%
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 ↗

1851 Friendship Chapel Rd, Wake Forest

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten75
Grade 169
Grade 272
Grade 380
Grade 469
Grade 577
Grade 676
Grade 766
Grade 866
Enrollment over time
767’20
758’21
636’22
761’23
650’24

Down 15.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 35%Black 32%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 9%Asian 8%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wake Forest Charter Academy from Wake Forest 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; Wake Forest’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.