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North Wake College and Career Academy

PublicHighGrades 9–13

931 Durham Rd, Wake Forest, NC 27587 · (919) 694-8650 · Part of Wake County Schools

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

Directions
Students
346
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–13
The gist

What stands out about North Wake College and Career Academy

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 50 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–13North Wake College and Career AcademyYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency72%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts98%
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 ↗

931 Durham Rd, Wake Forest

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 975
Grade 1078
Grade 1176
Grade 1284
Grade 1333
Enrollment over time
362’20
382’21
353’22
365’23
346’24

Down 4.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 35%Black 34%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 5%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

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