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Black student results in Wake County Schools

Across 195 schools in Wake County Schools, 44.4% of Black students meet grade level proficient+. That is 2.6 points above the North Carolina average for Black students.

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62.7%
All students
44.4%
Black
46.9%
Hispanic
76%
White
77.4%
Asian

Average across the 195 schools in Wake County Schools with reportable results, giving each school equal weight regardless of size. A group is omitted from a school when too few students were tested to report safely.

The distance inside one district

Among the 190 schools here with at least 25 Black student results, Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies reports 93.5% of Black students meeting the standard. Connections Academy, in the same district, reports 5%. That is a 88.5-point spread across schools under one administration, serving one community, funded by one tax base.

Every school in Wake County Schools

Ranked by the share of Black students meeting grade level proficient+. Every group is shown alongside, because a school that serves one group well and another poorly is telling you something too.

SchoolAllBlackHispanicWhiteAsian
Wake STEM Early College High School 95% 95% 95% 95% 95%
White Oak Elementary 95% 95% 95% 94.2% 95%
Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies 95% 93.5% 95% 95% 95%
Wake Early College of Health and Science 95% 91.7% 95% 95% 95%
Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy 92.2% 90% 87.8% 95% 95%
Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy 90.3% 84.7% 79.2% 95% 95%
Mills Park Middle 93.4% 80.1% 78.8% 92.2% 95%
North Wake College and Career Academy 82.1% 73.8% 81% 89%
Davis Drive Middle 87.4% 73% 57.5% 91.8% 92.4%
Holly Grove Elementary 83.1% 72.8% 76.4% 84% 88%
Hortons Creek Elementary 88.5% 72.8% 64.5% 87.6% 95%
Scotts Ridge Elementary 85.5% 72.7% 80.8% 86.6% 86.1%
Holly Springs Elementary 82.1% 70% 69.9% 86% 91.9%
Mills Park Elementary 88.6% 70% 63% 88.5% 95%
Olive Chapel Elementary 86.1% 69% 83.8% 86.2% 89.6%
Apex Friendship Elementary 87.8% 68.4% 93.1% 85.5% 91.6%
Green Hope Elementary 85% 66.7% 47.2% 89.1% 90.5%
Jones Dairy Elementary 81.2% 66.7% 73.5% 84.1% 91.6%
Rolesville Elementary 65.1% 66.7% 47.5% 69.4% 60%
Highcroft Elementary 87.2% 65.9% 84.5% 88.8% 88.1%
Davis Drive Elementary 88.2% 64.9% 85.7% 91.5% 87.6%
Green Level High 91.4% 64.8% 75.8% 88.4% 95%
Parkside Elementary 80.7% 64.8% 60.8% 80.6% 89.4%
Apex Friendship Middle 87.6% 64.4% 74.5% 89.3% 93.1%
Apex Friendship High 81.1% 62.8% 72.7% 81.5% 93.9%
Vernon Malone College and Career Academy 74.5% 61.8% 71.3% 90.7% 90%
Bryan Road Elementary 73.4% 60.6% 63% 80.4% 86.7%
Carpenter Elementary 71.8% 59.3% 35.4% 89.1% 82.3%
Poe Elementary Magnet 61.4% 58.8% 28.8% 88.5% 84.6%
Willow Springs Elementary 73.8% 58.5% 52.1% 78.8% 95%
Wakelon Elementary 58.9% 57.1% 53.8% 69.8%
Jeffreys Grove Elementary Magnet 79.1% 56.7% 57% 92.5% 95%
Panther Creek High 81% 56.7% 65.9% 81.6% 91.8%
Combs Elementary Magnet 70.8% 56.5% 43.9% 86.4% 82%
Oakview Elementary 82.5% 56.3% 67.5% 85.7% 86.1%
Partnership Elementary 71.2% 56.1% 37.8% 90.3%
Barton Pond Elementary 86.9% 55.8% 95% 88.3% 91.7%
Weatherstone Elementary 71.5% 54.8% 50% 83.8% 73.4%
North Forest Pines Elementary 63.1% 54.7% 32% 78%
Green Hope High 83% 54.5% 70.1% 83.7% 91.3%
Briarcliff Elementary 58% 54.3% 21.9% 78.8% 33.3%
Holly Grove Middle 75.4% 54.1% 59.5% 79.7% 88.4%
Pleasant Union Elementary 77.8% 53.8% 53.3% 86% 81%
Sanford Creek Elementary 65.3% 53.6% 58.4% 73.4% 74.1%
Abbotts Creek Elementary 75.5% 53.4% 57.2% 88.3% 87.5%
Richland Creek Elementary 70.3% 53.4% 62.7% 78.2% 89.1%
Leesville Road Elementary 81.6% 53.3% 73.8% 88.9% 77.8%
Alston Ridge Middle 79.1% 53.1% 49.7% 84.1% 90.9%
Heritage Middle 78.2% 53% 69.4% 83.8% 92.5%
Buckhorn Creek Elementary 74.6% 52.5% 55.5% 80.8% 88.5%
Moore Square Middle Magnet 72.7% 52.5% 47.6% 89.4% 95%
Woods Creek Elementary 76.5% 52.5% 66.2% 83.5% 88.7%
West Cary Middle 73.4% 52.3% 54.9% 82.4% 84.8%
Ballentine Elementary 76% 52.2% 50.3% 84.1% 95%
Heritage High 65.1% 51.6% 38.8% 79.5% 86.7%
Vandora Springs Elementary 60% 51.5% 54.9% 75.3%
Cedar Fork Elementary 75.5% 50.6% 42.9% 67.8% 83.6%
Rolesville Middle 60.1% 50.6% 51% 72% 72.9%
Holly Springs High 78.9% 50% 68% 82.6% 90.1%
West Lake Elementary 67.5% 50% 33.3% 78% 70.4%
Barwell Road Elementary 48.2% 49.7% 43.2% 50% 66.7%
South Lakes Elementary 65% 49.7% 52.9% 67.2% 82.8%
South Garner High 53.6% 49.6% 48% 80.6% 72.5%
Reedy Creek Elementary 55.1% 49.4% 35.7% 80.9% 58.8%
Leesville Road Middle 72.8% 49% 51.9% 89.2% 79.1%
Laurel Park Elementary 75.6% 48.9% 57.8% 80.1% 79.2%
Rand Road Elementary 63.8% 48% 51.6% 76.7%
East Cary Middle 69.8% 47.8% 50.2% 83.4% 76%
Heritage Elementary 72% 47.7% 66.2% 82.7% 75.5%
Baucom Elementary 77.9% 47.4% 69.4% 81% 86.6%
Stough Elementary Magnet 70.4% 47.4% 60% 75.7% 86%
Herbert Akins Road Middle 64% 47% 38% 76.2% 83.6%
Holly Ridge Elementary 80.3% 46.7% 69% 84.8% 95%
Kingswood Elementary Magnet 63.9% 46.3% 32.5% 88.5% 91%
Salem Middle 77.7% 45.9% 53.2% 84.8% 89.3%
Leesville Road High 69.1% 45.8% 51.4% 82.6% 83.9%
Forestville Road Elementary 46.2% 45.7% 38.9% 56.8% 43.5%
Harris Creek Elementary 53.9% 45.6% 51.2% 63.5% 66.7%
Creech Road Elementary 49.7% 45.4% 48.6% 72.7% 81.8%
Lake Myra Elementary 51.7% 45.3% 41.8% 64.7% 61.5%
East Garner Elementary 43.7% 44.9% 39.2% 43.4% 60.5%
Alston Ridge Elementary 72.3% 44.7% 39.9% 80.4% 83.9%
Wakefield Elementary 53.6% 44.4% 39.4% 76.2% 66.7%
Millbrook Elementary Magnet 42.5% 44.3% 33.6% 68.4% 36.4%
North Ridge Elementary 70% 44.2% 44.1% 85.2% 71.4%
Middle Creek Elementary 69.2% 44.1% 38.5% 84.2% 95%
Wakefield High 60.5% 44% 38.6% 79.4% 71.6%
West Millbrook Middle 66.4% 43.8% 33.9% 83.5% 69.3%
River Bend Elementary 47.6% 43.7% 48.5% 46.8% 62.7%
Pine Hollow Middle 69.1% 43.7% 46.6% 84.6% 75.2%
Lockhart Elementary 47.4% 43.6% 42.1% 66.4%
Morrisville Elementary 79.8% 43.5% 59.6% 86.3% 84.8%
Beaverdam Elementary 47.6% 43.4% 44.7% 67.1% 51.9%
Fuquay-Varina Middle 64.8% 43.2% 48.8% 71.9% 88.5%
Yates Mill Elementary 57.1% 43.2% 38.8% 83.3% 95%
Powell Elementary Magnet 53.5% 42.9% 26.7% 70.8%
Middle Creek High 62.6% 42.6% 29.9% 79.5% 85.4%
Cary High 62.8% 42.5% 39.5% 84.1% 84.7%
Turner Creek Elementary 71% 42.4% 49.2% 79.5% 84.1%
Apex High 67.4% 42.2% 44.6% 74.8% 86%
Holly Ridge Middle 71.4% 42.1% 54% 82.2% 82.1%
Willow Spring High 60.6% 41.8% 42% 70.3% 92.2%
Enloe High Magnet 71.6% 41.6% 42.2% 89.2% 95%
Millbrook High Magnet 60.7% 41.5% 34.2% 82.2% 81%
Cary Elementary 69.6% 41.3% 50% 77.7% 77.8%
Wake Forest High School 63.4% 41.3% 45.9% 79.8% 80%
Carver Elementary 52.4% 40.9% 48.7% 68.9%
Reedy Creek Middle Magnet 61.6% 40.9% 35.1% 77.5% 89.6%
Conn Elementary Magnet 69.3% 40.8% 69% 87.8% 95%
Green Elementary Magnet 52.8% 40.6% 37% 80.8%
Needham Broughton High Magnet 66.7% 40.5% 41.9% 84.7% 73.2%
East Garner Middle Magnet 44.8% 40.4% 41.2% 63.4% 67.2%
Knightdale Elementary 41.9% 40.3% 23.9% 53.7% 86.7%
Underwood Elementary Magnet 72.7% 40% 36.2% 90.1% 95%
Adams Elementary 56.2% 39.5% 34.5% 81.1% 62.5%
East Wake High 42.1% 39.3% 37% 57% 60.6%
Fuquay-Varina High 59.4% 39.3% 48.1% 68% 72.4%
Oberlin Middle 68.2% 39.2% 45% 85.3% 81.7%
Wakefield Middle 64.6% 39.1% 49.3% 78.2% 74.1%
Garner High Magnet 47.5% 38.8% 41% 68.6% 56.5%
Hilburn Drive Academy 63% 38.6% 44% 76.8% 78.3%
Ligon Middle Magnet 66% 38.6% 36.7% 88.3% 92.1%
Rolesville High 41.9% 38.3% 26.7% 61.4% 60.7%
Rogers Lane Elementary 37.2% 38.2% 37.4% 36.4% 35%
Salem Elementary 70.3% 38.2% 38.4% 78.6% 83%
Hodge Road Elementary Magnet 46.6% 38.1% 38.7% 69.6% 70.6%
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary 68.4% 37.6% 50.3% 78.9% 81.1%
Brassfield Elementary 54.4% 37.5% 25% 75.1% 66.7%
Northwoods Elementary Magnet 69% 37.4% 55.3% 75.8% 85.6%
Zebulon Middle Magnet 43.6% 37.3% 40.8% 66.5%
Wendell Middle 40% 37.2% 33.5% 57.4% 54.2%
Zebulon Elementary Magnet 40.5% 37.2% 36.2% 58.4%
Durant Road Middle 42.4% 36.8% 30% 63.5% 69.7%
Pleasant Grove Elementary 60.9% 36.8% 66.7% 53.4% 77.4%
Brier Creek Elementary 46.2% 36.1% 31.8% 78.8% 61.9%
East Millbrook Middle Magnet 35.1% 36% 24.9% 63.2% 35.1%
Hunter Elementary Magnet 75.1% 35.7% 52.9% 94.9% 92.9%
Martin Middle Magnet 71.9% 35.6% 34% 86.3% 94.6%
Southeast Raleigh Elementary Magnet 34.7% 35.4% 33.9%
Wildwood Forest Elementary 39.7% 35.3% 37.7% 63.2% 64.3%
Douglas Elementary Magnet 56.8% 35.2% 28.3% 77.2% 20%
West Lake Middle 60.6% 35.1% 41.7% 80.8% 82.4%
Fuquay-Varina Elementary 64.6% 34.8% 60.8% 71.8% 89.1%
Lincoln Heights Elementary Magnet 66.1% 34.4% 55.8% 77.2% 77.2%
Walnut Creek Elementary 32.7% 34.3% 31.9% 26.1% 16.7%
Penny Road Elementary 63.3% 34% 30.3% 82.5% 93.1%
Lead Mine Elementary 59.9% 33.8% 34.5% 83.4%
Neuse River Middle 34.9% 33.4% 28.1% 52.9% 72.3%
Brentwood Elementary Magnet 45.8% 33.3% 31% 79.5% 61.9%
Sycamore Creek Elementary 74.7% 33.3% 58.2% 85.9% 85.7%
Washington Elementary Magnet 69.3% 33.1% 26.2% 76.7% 93.8%
Wiley Elementary Magnet 60.7% 33.1% 36% 85.4% 62.5%
Durant Road Elementary 54.8% 32.5% 43.2% 80.1% 82.1%
Knightdale High 33.5% 32.4% 29.4% 51.4% 50%
Wake Forest Middle School 46.4% 31.9% 36.6% 64.7% 56.3%
Bugg Elementary Magnet 34.9% 31.7% 28.7% 60%
Athens Drive High Magnet 54.3% 31.6% 36.6% 74.8% 76.6%
Farmington Woods Elementary Magnet 76.7% 31.6% 47.2% 88.7% 93.9%
Centennial Campus Middle Magnet 34.8% 31.5% 24.1% 60.9% 53.6%
Apex Middle 72.6% 31.4% 43.5% 81.8% 88%
Wilburn Elementary 35.7% 31.4% 33.4% 43.1% 56.9%
River Bend Middle 31.7% 31.3% 26.6% 42.8% 59.8%
Swift Creek Elementary 66.5% 31.3% 42.3% 85.9% 95%
North Garner Middle 41.8% 31% 31.2% 63.8% 72.1%
Fox Road Elementary Magnet 40.1% 30.7% 36.3% 64.6% 81%
Lufkin Road Middle 61.9% 30.4% 27.9% 78.7% 82.8%
York Elementary 60.5% 30.1% 40.7% 85.9% 57.9%
Smith Elementary Magnet 39.8% 30% 24.1% 64.5% 89.1%
Wake Forest Elementary 57% 30% 53.2% 72.4% 81.3%
Timber Drive Elementary 46.4% 29.7% 22.8% 68.9% 58.3%
Oak Grove Elementary 63.8% 29.4% 32.4% 80.1% 80.5%
Dillard Drive Middle 50.5% 29.1% 29.2% 76.8% 61.2%
Olds Elementary 67.4% 29% 7.1% 89.7% 60%
Baileywick Road Elementary 45.8% 28.6% 23.4% 77.8%
Joyner Elementary Magnet 64.8% 28% 61.5% 83% 53.8%
Wendell Elementary Magnet 44.4% 28% 31.6% 70.5% 51.6%
Fuller Elementary Magnet 67.5% 27.6% 19.3% 76.1% 95%
Apex Elementary 69.7% 27.4% 52.4% 81.8% 94.1%
Carroll Middle Magnet 44.8% 27.3% 31.3% 73.8% 34.9%
Dillard Drive Elementary 46.3% 27.1% 33.5% 70.1% 46.9%
Forest Pines Drive Elementary 48% 27% 50.6% 65.4% 78.6%
Lynn Road Elementary 54.3% 26.8% 43.4% 75.7% 57.1%
Banks Road Elementary 57.1% 26.7% 32.6% 76.4% 76.2%
Aversboro Elementary 37.8% 25.4% 35.8% 55.6% 75%
Southeast Raleigh High Magnet 27.4% 24.5% 25.6% 58.7% 30%
Root Elementary 69.3% 24.4% 31.5% 87.6%
Carnage Middle Magnet 72.4% 24.3% 30.2% 88.1% 95%
Vance Elementary Magnet 64.3% 23.8% 53.3% 74.2%
Brooks Elementary Magnet 56.7% 20.8% 44.4% 80.8% 21.1%
Lacy Elementary 74.2% 16.7% 46.5% 90.5% 65.2%
Phillips High Alt 17.3% 16% 10.8% 38.9%
Mount Vernon Alt 15.2% 6.7% 18.5% 24%
River Oaks Middle Alt 11% 6.6% 12% 33.3%
Connections Academy Alt 11.3% 5% 13.3% 17.4%
SCORE Academy Alt 9.8% 5% 9.6% 21.4%

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How to read this. North Carolina suppresses results above 95% or below 5% to protect student privacy. Those schools are shown at the 95% or 5% boundary and are excluded from headline statistics. Because every state sets its own proficiency standard, North Carolina figures should not be compared against another state's.

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