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List of schools in Wake County Public School System

Coordinates: 35°45′14.51″N 78°44′13.67″W / 35.7540306°N 78.7371306°W / 35.7540306; -78.7371306
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Wake County Public School System
The main office of Wake County Public School System
Address
5625 Dillard Drive
, North Carolina, 27518
United States
Coordinates35°45′14.51″N 78°44′13.67″W / 35.7540306°N 78.7371306°W / 35.7540306; -78.7371306
District information
Established1976; 48 years ago (1976)
SuperintendentDr. Robert P. Taylor[1]
Budget$2.2 billion (2023-24)[2]
NCES District ID3704720[2]
Students and staff
Enrollment159,995[2]
Staff10,899 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Other information
Websitewww.wcpss.net

This is a list of the schools operated by the Wake County Public School System in Wake County, North Carolina. The school directory below is current as of the 2023–2024 school year, and is collected through a number of sources including primary and secondary lists.

Traditional public schools

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High schools

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List of high schools.[3][4]

Traditional public high schools
Name Grades Calendar Location School code Ref.
Apex Friendship High School 9–12 Traditional Apex 920317
Apex High School 9–12 Traditional Apex 920316
Cary High School 9–12 Traditional Cary 920368
Crossroads FLEX High School 9–12 Traditional Cary 920386
East Wake High School 9–12 Traditional Wendell 920411
Fuquay-Varina High School 9–12 Traditional Fuquay-Varina 920428
Green Hope High School 9–12 Traditional Cary 920441
Green Level High School 9–12 Traditional Cary 920437
Heritage High School 9–12 Traditional Wake Forest 920445
Holly Springs High School 9–12 Traditional Holly Springs 920455
Knightdale High School 9–12 Early College Knightdale 920466
Leesville Road High School 9–12 Traditional Raleigh 920473
Middle Creek High School 9–12 Traditional Cary 920495
North Wake College and Career Academy 9–13 Early College Wake Forest 920518
Panther Creek High School 9–12 Traditional Cary 920526
Phillips High School 9–12 Traditional Raleigh 920528
Rolesville High School 9–12 Traditional Rolesville 920546
SCORE Academy 9–12 Traditional Cary 920556
Sanderson High School 9–12 Traditional Raleigh 920552
South Garner High School 9–12 Traditional Garner 920561
Vernon Malone College and Career Academy 9–13 Early College Raleigh 920581
Wake Early College of Health and Sciences 9–13 Early College Raleigh 920583
Wake Early College of Information and Biotechnologies 9–13 Early College Morrisville 920587 [5]
Wake Forest High School 9–12 Traditional Wake Forest 920588
Wake STEM Early College High School 9–13 Early College Cary 920582
Wakefield High School 9–12 Traditional Raleigh 920595
Willow Spring High School 9–12 Traditional Fuquay-Varina 920625 [6]

Middle schools

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List of middle schools.[3][7]

Traditional public middle schools
Name Grades Calendar Location School code Ref.
Alston Ridge Middle School 6–8 Year-Round Cary 920309
Apex Friendship Middle School 6–8 Traditional Apex 920315
Apex Middle School 6–8 Traditional Apex 920312
Connections Academy 6–8 Traditional Cary 920381
Davis Drive Middle School 6–8 Traditional Cary 920391
Dillard Drive Middle School 6–8 Traditional Raleigh 920394
Durant Road Middle School 6–8 Year-Round (Track 4) Raleigh 920399
East Cary Middle School 6–8 Traditional Cary 920402
Fuquay-Varina Middle School 6–8 Traditional Fuquay-Varina 920424
Herbert Akins Road Middle School 6–8 Year-Round Fuquay-Varina 920435 [8]
Heritage Middle School 6–8 Year-Round Wake Forest 920444
Holly Grove Middle School 6–8 Year-Round Holly Springs 920458
Holly Ridge Middle School 6–8 Traditional Holly Springs 920450
Leesville Road Middle School 6–8 Traditional Raleigh 920471
Lufkin Road Middle School 6–8 Year-Round Apex 920484
Mills Park Middle School 6–8 Traditional Cary 920502
Neuse River Middle School 6–8 Modified Raleigh 920410
North Garner Middle School 6–8 Year-Round (Track 4) Garner 920512
Pine Hollow Middle School 6–8 Year-Round Raleigh 920529
River Bend Middle School 6–8 Traditional Raleigh 920549
River Oaks Middle School 6–8 Traditional Raleigh 920438
Rolesville Middle School 6–8 Year-Round Rolesville 920545
Salem Middle School 6–8 Year-Round Apex 920551
Wake Forest Middle School 6–8 Traditional Wake Forest 920592
Wakefield Middle School 6–8 Traditional Raleigh 920594
Wendell Middle School 6–8 Traditional Wendell 920601
West Cary Middle School 6–8 Traditional Cary 920604
West Lake Middle School 6–8 Year-Round (Track 4) Apex 920607

Elementary schools

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Below is a list of traditional public elementary schools.[3][9]

Traditional public elementary schools
Name Grades Calendar Location School code Ref.
Abbotts Creek Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920303
Adams Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round Cary 920304
Alston Ridge Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round Cary 920307
Apex Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Apex 920308
Apex Friendship Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Apex 920314 [10]
Aversboro Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Garner 920320
Baileywick Road Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920326
Ballentine Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round Fuquay-Varina 920327
Banks Road Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round (Track 4) Raleigh 920325
Barton Pond Elementary School K-5 Traditional Raleigh 920330 [11]
Barwell Road Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round (Track 4) Raleigh 920329
Baucom Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Apex 920328
Beaverdam Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920332
Brassfield Elementary School K-5 Year-Round Raleigh 920334
Briarcliff Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Cary 920340
Brier Creek Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round Raleigh 920342
Bryan Road Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Garner 920349
Buckhorn Creek Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Holly Springs 920351
Carpenter Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round Cary 920358
Carver Elementary School PK-5 Modified Wendell 920362
Cary Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Cary 920364
Cedar Fork Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Morrisville 920369
Creech Road Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Garner 920384
Davis Drive Elementary School K-5 Traditional Cary 920390
Dillard Drive Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920393
Durant Road Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round (Track 4) Raleigh 920398
East Garner Elementary School PK-5 Modified Garner 920403
Forest Pines Drive Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920417
Forestville Road Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Knightdale 920413
Fuquay-Varina Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Fuquay-Varina 920420
Green Hope Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Cary 920439
Harris Creek Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round Raleigh 920451
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round Fuquay-Varina 920306
Heritage Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round Wake Forest 920454
Highcroft Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Cary 920443
Holly Grove Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round Holly Springs 920457
Holly Ridge Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Holly Springs 920449
Holly Springs Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round Holly Springs 920447
Hortons Creek Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Cary 920459
Jones Dairy Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round Wake Forest 920453
Knightdale Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Knightdale 920464
Lacy Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920468
Lake Myra Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round (Track 4) Wendell 920474
Laurel Park Elementary School Apex Year-Round Apex 920467
Lead Mine Elementary School K-5 Traditional Raleigh 920470
Leesville Road Elementary School K-5 Traditional Raleigh 920469
Lockhart Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round (Track 4) Knightdale 920480
Lynn Road Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920488
Middle Creek Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round (Track 4) Apex 920494
Mills Park Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Cary 920501
Morrisville Elementary School K-5 Year-Round Morrisville 920504
North Forest Pines Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round Raleigh 920514
North Ridge Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920516
Northwoods Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Cary 920520
Oak Grove Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round Raleigh 920522
Oakview Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Apex 920521
Olds Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920524
Olive Chapel Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round Apex 920523
Parkside Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round Morrisville 920527
Penny Road Elementary School K-5 Traditional Cary 920530
Pleasant Grove Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Morrisville 920533
Pleasant Union Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round Raleigh 920531
Rand Road Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round (Track 4) Garner 920540
Reedy Creek Elementary School K-5 Traditional Cary 920542
Richland Creek Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Wake Forest 920543
River Bend Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920302
Rogers Lane Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920547
Rolesville Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Rolesville 920544
Root Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920548
Salem Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round Apex 920550
Sanford Creek Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round Rolesville 920554
Scotts Ridge Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Apex 920557
South Lakes Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Fuquay-Varina 920559
Swift Creek Elementary School K-5 Traditional Raleigh 920568
Sycamore Creek Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round Raleigh 920569
Timber Drive Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round (Track 4) Garner 920570
Turner Creek Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round Cary 920571
Vance Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round (Track 4) Raleigh 920576
Vandora Springs Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Garner 920580
Wake Forest Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Wake Forest 920584
Wakefield Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920593
Wakelon Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Zebulon 920597
Walnut Creek Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round (Track 4) Raleigh 920599
Weatherstone Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Cary 920598
West Lake Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round (Track 4) Apex 920606
White Oak Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Apex 920614
Wilburn Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round (Track 4) Raleigh 920616
Wildwood Forest Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920618
Willow Springs Elementary School K-5 Year-Round Willow Springs 920624
Yates Mill Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920626
York Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920628

Other schools

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Below is a list of other public schools that do not fall in the above grade classifications.[3][9][7]

Other traditional public schools
Name Grades Calendar Location School code Ref.
Bridges Program 1–5 Traditional Raleigh None [12]
Hilburn Drive Academy PK-8 Traditional Raleigh 920442
Longview School 6–12 Traditional Raleigh 920324
Mount Vernon School K-8 Traditional Raleigh 920508

Magnet schools

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High schools

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List of high schools.[3][13]

Magnet high schools
Name Grades Calendar Location School code Ref.
Athens Drive High School 9–12 Traditional Raleigh 920318
Broughton High School 9–12 Traditional Raleigh 920348
Enloe High School 9–12 Traditional Raleigh 920412
Garner High School 9–12 Traditional Garner 920436
Millbrook High School 9–12 Traditional Raleigh 920500
Southeast Raleigh High School 9–12 Modified Raleigh 920562

Middle schools

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Magnet middle schools
Name Grades Calendar Location School code Ref.
Carnage Middle School 6–8 Traditional Raleigh 920356 [14]
Carroll Middle School 6–8 Traditional Raleigh 920360 [15]
Centennial Campus Middle School 6–8 Modified Raleigh 920370 [16]
East Garner Middle School 6–8 Traditional Garner 920404 [17]
East Millbrook Middle School 6–8 Traditional Raleigh 920408 [18]
Ligon Middle School 6–8 Traditional Raleigh 920472 [19]
Martin Middle School 6–8 Traditional Raleigh 920492 [20]
Moore Square Middle School 6–8 Modified Raleigh 920506 [21]
Oberlin Middle School 6–8 Traditional Raleigh 920388 [22]
Reedy Creek Middle School 6–8 Traditional Cary 920400 [23]
West Millbrook Middle School 6–8 Traditional Raleigh 920608 [24]
Zebulon Middle School 6–8 Traditional Zebulon 920636 [25]

Elementary schools

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Below is the list public magnet elementary schools.[3][26]

Magnet elementary schools
Name Grades Calendar Location School code Ref.
Brentwood Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920336
Brooks Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920344
Bugg Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920352
Combs Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920376
Conn Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920380
Douglas Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920396
Farmington Woods Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Cary 920414
Fox Road Elementary School K-5 Traditional Raleigh 920415
Fuller Elementary School K-5 Traditional Garner 920416
Green Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920440
Hodge Road Elementary School PK-5 Year-Round (Track 4) Knightdale 920446
Hunter Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920448
Jeffreys Grove Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920452
Joyner Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920456
Kingswood Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Cary 920460
Lincoln Heights Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Fuquay-Varina 920476
Millbrook Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920496
Partnership Elementary School K-5 Modified Raleigh 920525
Poe Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920532
Powell Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920536
Smith Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920560
Southeast Raleigh Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920563
Stough Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920564
Underwood Elementary School K-5 Traditional Raleigh 920572
Washington Elementary School K-5 Traditional Raleigh 920596
Wendell Elementary School K-5 Traditional Wendell 920600
Wiley Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Raleigh 920620
Zebulon Elementary School PK-5 Traditional Zebulon 920632

Other schools

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Below is a list of other public magnet schools that do not fall in the above grade classifications.

Other megnet schools
Name Grades Calendar Location School code Ref.
Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy 6–13 Early College Raleigh 920585
Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy 6–13 Early College Raleigh 920586

References

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  1. ^ "The Office of the Superintendent". wcpss.net. Wake County Public School System. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Wake County Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "District Facts". Wake County Public School System. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Search Best High Schools". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "About Us". Wake Early College of Information and Biotechnologies. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Staff Directory". Willow Spring High School. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Search K-12 Schools". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  8. ^ "About Our School". Herbert Akins Road Middle School. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Search K-12 Schools". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  10. ^ "About Our School". Apex Friendship Elementary School. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  11. ^ "About Our School". Barton Pond Elementary School. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  12. ^ "About BRIDGES". Bridges Program. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  13. ^ "Search Best High Schools". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  14. ^ "Administration". Carnage Middle School. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  15. ^ "Staff Directory". Carroll Middle School. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  16. ^ "Faculty Directory". Centennial Campus Middle School. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  17. ^ "Administration". East Garner Middle School. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  18. ^ "Administrative Team". East Millbrook Middle School. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  19. ^ "Administrative Staff". Ligon Middle School. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  20. ^ "Staff Directory". Martin Middle School. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  21. ^ "Administration". Moore Square Middle School. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  22. ^ "Administration". Oberlin Middle School. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  23. ^ "Staff Directory". Reedy Creek Middle School. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  24. ^ "Meet our Administrators". West Millbrook Middle School. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  25. ^ "Faculty Directory". Zebulon Middle School. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  26. ^ "Search K-12 Schools". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved June 5, 2024.