Top 10 Best Wake County Public Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 242 public schools serving 184,211 students in Wake County, NC (there are 112 private schools, serving 20,947 private students). 90% of all K-12 students in Wake County, NC are educated in public schools (compared to the NC state average of 92%). Wake County has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in North Carolina.
The top ranked public schools in Wake County, NC are Quest Academy, Wake Early College Of Health And Science and Raleigh Charter High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Wake County, NC public schools have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the North Carolina public school average of 42%), and reading proficiency score of 60% (versus the 47% statewide average). Schools in Wake County have an average ranking of 10/10, which is in the top 10% of North Carolina public schools.
Minority enrollment is 55% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is equal to the North Carolina public school average of 55% (majority Black).

Best Wake County Public Schools (2024)

School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Quest Academy
Charter School
Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
10908 Strickland Road
Raleigh, NC 27615
(919) 841-0441
Grades: K-8
| 143 students
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Wake Early College Of Health And Science
Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
2901 Holston Lane
Raleigh, NC 27610
(919) 212-5800
Grades: 9-13
| 311 students
Rank: #33.
Raleigh Charter High School
Charter School
Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥95%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
1307 Glenwood Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27605
(919) 715-1155
Grades: 9-12
| 559 students
Rank: #44.
Wake Stem Early College High School
Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥90%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
715 Barbour Dr
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 515-2255
Grades: 9-13
| 235 students
Rank: #55.
Green Level High School
Math: 94% | Reading: 87%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
7600 Roberts Rd
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 694-8222
Grades: 9-12
| 1,936 students
Rank: #66.
Magellan Charter
Charter School
Math: 87% | Reading: 88%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
9324 Baileywick Road
Raleigh, NC 27615
(919) 844-0277
Grades: 3-8
| 405 students
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Endeavor Charter School
Charter School
Math: 87% | Reading: 86%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
4879 One World Way
Wake Forest, NC 27587
(919) 848-0333
Grades: K-8
| 757 students
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
White Oak Elementary School
Math: 90% | Reading: 85%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1512 White Oak Church Rd
Apex, NC 27523
(919) 694-0202
Grades: PK-5
| 781 students
Rank: #99.
Panther Creek High School
Math: 85% | Reading: 85%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
6770 Mccrimmon Parkway
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 463-8656
Grades: 9-12
| 2,326 students
Rank: #1010.
Crossroads Flex
Math: ≥80% | Reading: ≥90%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
5651 Dillard Dr
Cary, NC 27518
(919) 694-8515
Grades: 9-12
| 147 students
Rank: #1111.
Mills Park Elementary School
Math: 85% | Reading: 84%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
509 Mills Park Dr
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 466-1466
Grades: PK-5
| 735 students
Rank: #1212.
Mills Park Middle School
Math: 83% | Reading: 87%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
441 Mills Park Drive
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 466-1500
Grades: 6-8
| 1,619 students
Rank: #1313.
Davis Drive Middle School
Math: 85% | Reading: 83%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
2101 Davis Drive
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 387-3033
Grades: 6-8
| 921 students
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Davis Drive Elementary School
Math: 83% | Reading: 86%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
2151 Davis Drive
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 387-2130
Grades: K-5
| 815 students
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Highcroft Elementary School
Math: 83% | Reading: 86%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
5415 Highcroft Drive
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 460-3527
Grades: PK-5
| 758 students
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
Green Hope Elementary School
Math: 84% | Reading: 85%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
2700 Louis Stephens Drive
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 388-5270
Grades: PK-5
| 548 students
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
Green Hope High School
Math: 84% | Reading: 85%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
2500 Carpenter Upchurch Road
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 380-3700
Grades: 9-12
| 2,070 students
Rank: #1818.
Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy
Math: 80-84% | Reading: 86%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
301 Ashe Avenue, Governor More
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 508-9088
Grades: 6-13
| 355 students
Rank: #1919.
Olive Chapel Elementary School
Math: 80% | Reading: 82%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1751 Olive Chapel Road
Apex, NC 27502
(919) 387-4440
Grades: PK-5
| 1,035 students
Rank: #2020.
North Wake College And Career Academy
Math: 70-74% | Reading: ≥95%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
931 Durham Rd
Wake Forest, NC 27587
(919) 694-8650
Grades: 9-13
| 354 students
Rank: #2121.
Apex Friendship High School
Math: 77% | Reading: 81%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
7801 Humie Olive Rd
Apex, NC 27502
(919) 694-0500
Grades: 9-12
| 2,776 students
Rank: #2222.
Apex High School
Math: 86% | Reading: 73%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1501 Laura Duncan Road
Apex, NC 27502
(919) 387-2208
Grades: 9-12
| 2,413 students
Rank: #2323.
Vernon Malone College And Career Academy
Math: 70-74% | Reading: 85-89%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
2200 S Wilmington St
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 856-8119
Grades: 9-13
| 339 students
Rank: #2424.
Franklin Academy
Charter School
Math: 77% | Reading: 78%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1127 Chalk Rd
Wake Forest, NC 27587
(919) 570-8262
Grades: K-12
| 1,646 students
Rank: #2525.
Parkside Elementary School
Math: 73% | Reading: 81%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
332 Parkside Valley Dr
Morrisville, NC 27560
(919) 694-7888
Grades: PK-5
| 911 students
Rank: #2626.
Peak Charter Academy
Charter School
Math: 75% | Reading: 77%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1601 Orchard Villas Ave
Apex, NC 27502
(919) 377-1552
Grades: K-8
| 765 students
Rank: #2727.
Morrisville Elementary School
Math: 74% | Reading: 78%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1519 Morrisville Pkwy
Morrisville, NC 27560
(919) 460-3400
Grades: K-5
| 681 students
Rank: #2828.
Sterling Montessori Academy
Charter School
Math: 69% | Reading: 87%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
202 Treybrooke Drive
Morrisville, NC 27560
(919) 462-8889
Grades: PK-8
| 618 students
Rank: #2929.
Pleasant Union Elementary School
Math: 72% | Reading: 78%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1900 Pleasant Union Church Roa
Raleigh, NC 27614
(919) 870-4230
Grades: PK-5
| 557 students
Rank: #3030.
Sycamore Creek Elementary School
Math: 74% | Reading: 76%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
10921 Leesville Rd
Raleigh, NC 27613
(919) 841-4333
Grades: PK-5
| 942 students
Rank: #3131.
Holly Springs Elementary School
Math: 74% | Reading: 75%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
401 Holly Springs Road
Holly Springs, NC 27540
(919) 557-2660
Grades: PK-5
| 863 students
Rank: #3232.
Holly Grove Elementary School
Math: 75% | Reading: 74%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1451 Avent Ferry Road
Holly Springs, NC 27540
(919) 577-1700
Grades: PK-5
| 919 students
Rank: #3333.
Triangle Math And Science Academy
Charter School
Math: 72% | Reading: 76%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
312 Gregson Dr.
Cary, NC 27511
(919) 388-0077
Grades: K-12
| 1,022 students
Rank: #34 - 3534. - 35.
Pine Hollow Middle School
Math: 74% | Reading: 74%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
5365 Bartram Place
Raleigh, NC 27617
(919) 694-8880
Grades: 6-8
| 935 students
Rank: #34 - 3534. - 35.
Scotts Ridge Elementary School
Math: 76% | Reading: 72%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
6601 Apex Barbecue Rd
Apex, NC 27502
(919) 694-0300
Grades: PK-5
| 831 students
Show 100 more public schools in Wake County, NC (out of 242 total schools)
Loading...
[+] Show Closed Public Schools in Wake County, NC

Wake County Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
Po Box 2415
Raleigh, NC 27602
(919) 856-5929
Grades: 9-12
| 72 students
1130 Marlborough Rd
Raleigh, NC 27610
(919) 856-7737
Grades: K-5
| 433 students
1020 St. Charles Place
Cary, NC 27513
(919) 653-5000
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
201 Dixie Trail
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 415-1797
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
616 Oberlin Rd
Raleigh, NC 27605
(919) 575-9058
Grades: PK-12
| n/a students
Dynamic Community Charter (Closed 2016)
Special Education School
Charter School
5510 Munford Road
Raleigh, NC 27612
(919) 787-7388
Grades: 6-10
| 67 students
5101 Rolesville Road
Wendell, NC 27591
(919) 365-2642
Grades: 9-12
| 374 students
5101 Rolesville Road
Wendell, NC 27591
(919) 365-2629
Grades: 9-12
| 372 students
5101 Rolesville Road
Wendell, NC 27591
(919) 365-2652
Grades: 9-12
| 371 students
5101 Rolesville Road
Wendell, NC 27591
(919) 365-2657
Grades: 9-12
| 325 students
Gov Morehead School (Closed 2013)
Special Education School
301 Ashe Ave
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 733-6382
Grades: K-12
| n/a students
1116 N Blount Street
Raleigh, NC 27604
(919) 834-0941
Grades: K-5
| 128 students
100 Airlie Court
Cary, NC 27513
(919) 694-7030
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
301 N. Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 807-3491
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
No Local Address
Raleigh, NC 27626
(919) 716-3379
Grades: Inquire with school
| n/a students
700 Beacon Lake Dr
Raleigh, NC 27610
(919) 212-3104
Grades: 6-12
| n/a students
1315 Oakwood Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27627
(919) 835-2000
Grades: K-8
| 134 students
2104 Umstead Dr
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 733-5545
Grades: K-12
| n/a students
301 N. Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27699
(919) 807-3491
Grades: n/a
| n/a students

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public schools in Wake County, NC?
How many public schools are located in Wake County, NC?
242 public schools are located in Wake County, NC.
What percentage of students in Wake County, NC go to public school?
90% of all K-12 students in Wake County, NC are educated in public schools (compared to the NC state average of 92%).
What is the racial composition of students in Wake County, NC?
Wake County, NC public schools minority enrollment is 55% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is equal to the North Carolina public schools average of 55% (majority Black).

Recent Articles

Back to School: Getting Up to Date with Required Vaccinations
Back to School: Getting Up to Date with Required Vaccinations
Stay up to date on the current requirements for vaccinations for school-age children today, as well as some of the problems schools face when parents do not properly immunize their kids.
Teaching in Contemporary Times
Teaching in Contemporary Times
We explore why individuals choose teaching, illuminating intrinsic motivations, the influence of role models, the pursuit of lifelong learning, and the aspiration to impact society.
Public Schools in a Minute
January 27, 2024
Public Schools in a Minute
Explore the diverse world of public schools in a minute! Our brief overview provides a snapshot of the educational landscape, school districts, curriculum, and more. Get a quick glance at the big picture of K-12 education.