Top Raleigh Public Schools
- For the 2020 school year, there are 104 public schools in Raleigh, NC, serving 70,972 students.
- Raleigh, NC public school have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the North Carolina public school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 53% (versus the 46% statewide average). Schools in Raleigh have an average ranking in the top 30% of North Carolina public schools.
- The top ranked public schools in Raleigh, NC are Quest Academy, Raleigh Charter High School and Wake Stem Early College High School. Overall school rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
- Minority enrollment is 59% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the North Carolina public school average of 52% (majority Black).
- The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is less than the North Carolina public school average of 16:1.
Top Raleigh, NC Public Schools (2020)
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School (Math/Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students - Abbotts Creek Elementary School Math: 65% | Reading: 57%
Rank: Top 20%9900 Durant Road
Raleigh, NC 27614
(919)694-0555
Grades: PK-5 | 849 students
- Athens Drive High School Magnet School
Math: 48% | Reading: 55%
Rank: Top 50%1420 Athens Drive
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919)233-4050
Grades: 9-12 | 2083 students
- Baileywick Road Elementary School Math: 30-34% | Reading: 35-39%
Rank: Bottom 50%9425 Baileywick Road
Raleigh, NC 27615
(919)518-0090
Grades: PK-5 | 439 students
- Banks Road Elementary School Math: 65% | Reading: 57%
Rank: Top 20%10225 Chambers Rd
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919)890-7333
Grades: PK-5 | 697 students
- Barwell Road Elementary School Math: 31% | Reading: 28%
Rank: Bottom 50%3925 Barwell Road
Raleigh, NC 27610
(919)661-5405
Grades: PK-5 | 683 students
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- Beaverdam Elementary School Math: 29% | Reading: 28%
Rank: Bottom 50%3591 Tarheel Club Rd
Raleigh, NC 27604
(919)694-0222
Grades: PK-5 | 761 students
- Brassfield Elementary School Math: 75% | Reading: 69%
Rank: Top 10%2001 Brassfield Rd
Raleigh, NC 27614
(919)870-4080
Grades: K-5 | 747 students
- Brentwood Elementary School Magnet School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 25-29%
Rank: Bottom 50%3426 Ingram Dr
Raleigh, NC 27604
(919)850-8720
Grades: PK-5 | 437 students
- Brier Creek Elementary School Math: 54% | Reading: 52%
Rank: Top 50%9801 Brier Creek Parkway
Raleigh, NC 27617
(919)484-4747
Grades: PK-5 | 806 students
- Brooks Elementary School Magnet School
Math: 65% | Reading: 63%
Rank: Top 20%3851 Spring Forest Road
Raleigh, NC 27616
(919)881-1350
Grades: PK-5 | 586 students
- Bugg Elementary School Magnet School
Math: 17% | Reading: 18%
Rank: Bottom 50%825 Cooper Rd
Raleigh, NC 27610
(919)250-4750
Grades: PK-5 | 441 students
- Carnage Middle School Magnet School
Math: 57% | Reading: 58%
Rank: Top 30%1425 Carnage Dr
Raleigh, NC 27610
(919)856-7600
Grades: 6-8 | 946 students
- Carroll Middle School Magnet School
Math: 32% | Reading: 44%
Rank: Bottom 50%4520 Six Forks Rd
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919)881-1370
Grades: 6-8 | 1006 students
- Casa Esperanza Montessori Charter School Charter School
Math: 58% | Reading: 60%
Rank: Top 30%2600 Sumner Blvd #130
Raleigh, NC 27616
(919)855-9811
Grades: PK-8 | 498 students
- Centennial Campus Middle School Magnet School
Math: 38% | Reading: 40%
Rank: Bottom 50%1900 Main Campus Drive
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919)233-4217
Grades: 6-8 | 478 students
- Central Wake Charter High School Charter School
Math: 21-39% | Reading: ≤20%
Rank: Bottom 50%1425 Rock Quarry Road
Raleigh, NC 27610
(919)521-5067
Grades: 9-12 | 177 students
- Combs Elementary School Magnet School
Math: 66% | Reading: 61%
Rank: Top 20%2001 Lorimer Rd
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919)233-4300
Grades: PK-5 | 927 students
- Conn Elementary School Magnet School
Math: 45% | Reading: 53%
Rank: Top 50%1220 Brookside Dr
Raleigh, NC 27604
(919)856-7637
Grades: PK-5 | 503 students
- Connections Academy Alternative School1280 Buck Jones Rd
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919)694-8910
Grades: 6-8 | 10 students
- Daniels Middle School Math: 53% | Reading: 58%
Rank: Top 30%2816 Oberlin Rd
Raleigh, NC 27608
(919)881-4860
Grades: 6-8 | 1168 students
- Dillard Drive Elementary School Math: 54% | Reading: 44%
Rank: Top 50%5018 Dillard Drive
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919)233-4200
Grades: PK-5 | 711 students
- Dillard Drive Middle School Math: 49% | Reading: 50%
Rank: Top 50%5200 Dillard Drive
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919)233-4228
Grades: 6-8 | 1107 students
- Discovery Charter Charter School301 N. Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
(919)807-3491
Grades: n/a | n/a students
- Douglas Elementary School Magnet School
Math: 44% | Reading: 53%
Rank: Top 50%600 Ortega Rd
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919)881-4894
Grades: PK-5 | 692 students
- Durant Road Elementary School Math: 53% | Reading: 51%
Rank: Top 50%9901 Durant Rd
Raleigh, NC 27614
(919)870-4220
Grades: PK-5 | 841 students
- Durant Road Middle School Math: 46% | Reading: 50%
Rank: Top 50%10401 Durant Rd
Raleigh, NC 27614
(919)870-4098
Grades: 6-8 | 971 students
- East Millbrook Middle School Magnet School
Math: 28% | Reading: 33%
Rank: Bottom 50%3801 Spring Forest Rd
Raleigh, NC 27616
(919)850-8755
Grades: 6-8 | 789 students
- East Wake Middle School Math: 20% | Reading: 27%
Rank: Bottom 50%2700 Old Milburnie Rd
Raleigh, NC 27604
(919)266-8500
Grades: 6-8 | 632 students
- Enloe High School Magnet School
Math: 61% | Reading: 70%
Rank: Top 20%128 Clarendon Crescent
Raleigh, NC 27610
(919)856-7918
Grades: 9-12 | 2499 students
- The Exploris School Charter School
Math: 74% | Reading: 75%
Rank: Top 10%401 Hillsborough St.
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919)715-3690
Grades: K-8 | 421 students
- Forest Pines Drive Elementary School Math: 62% | Reading: 48%
Rank: Top 30%11455 Forest Pines Drive
Raleigh, NC 27614
(919)562-6262
Grades: PK-5 | 643 students
- Fox Road Elementary School Magnet School
Math: 49% | Reading: 32%
Rank: Bottom 50%7101 Fox Rd
Raleigh, NC 27616
(919)850-8845
Grades: K-5 | 470 students
- Fuller Elementary School Magnet School
Math: 59% | Reading: 57%
Rank: Top 30%806 Calloway Dr
Raleigh, NC 27610
(919)856-7625
Grades: K-5 | 571 students
- Governor Morehead School F/t Blind Special Education School
Math: 21-39% | Reading: 21-39%
Rank: Bottom 50%303 Ashe Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27699
(919)733-6192
Grades: K-12 | 53 students
- Green Elementary School Magnet School
Math: 38% | Reading: 30%
Rank: Bottom 50%5307 Six Forks Road
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919)431-8141
Grades: PK-5 | 656 students
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