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East Wake High

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
5101 Rolesville Rd, Wendell, NC 27591
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370472001855
1,777
Students
99.0
Teachers (FTE)
18.0:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
56
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
37.2%
Chronically absent
63.2%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

East Wake High's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Wake County Schools

The area Wake County Schools assigns to East Wake High. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Wake County Schools as “base_attendance_areas_all”, last updated 2026-07-01.

How East Wake High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 56 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools34th percentile
Higher than 34% · rank 1,563 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools15th percentile
Higher than 15% · rank 426 of 514
Wake County Schools19th percentile
Higher than 19% · rank 151 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 13% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2016

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Score down 12 points since 2016 (68 → 56). Met or exceeded expected growth in 5 of 8 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202556CNot Met54.2
202463CMet57.9
202363CExceeded55.5
202261CExceeded53.8
201966CMet61.1
201858CNot Met56.6
201757CNot Met59
201668CExceeded62

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Wake County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Black 42.88%Hispanic 35.12%White 16.26%Two+ Races 4.22%Asian 1.41%Native Am. 0.11%
Black: 42.88% (762) Hispanic: 35.12% (624) White: 16.26% (289) Two+ Races: 4.22% (75) Asian: 1.41% (25) Native Am.: 0.11% (2)
Black42.88%
Hispanic35.12%
White16.26%
Two+ Races4.22%
Asian1.41%
Native Am.0.11%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,777
50.31%894 Female
49.69%883 Male

Student counts for East Wake High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,777 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 62.8%Chronically absent 37.2%
Regular attendance: 62.8% (1,214) Chronically absent: 37.2% (720)
Regular attendance62.8%
Chronically absent37.2%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,934
63.2%Economically disadvantaged
11.25%200 English learners

Student indicators for East Wake High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,934 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 73.92%Beginning 26.08%
Experienced: 73.92% (69) Beginning: 26.08% (24)
Experienced73.92%
Beginning26.08%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 93.4 FTE
91.11%Fully licensed
8.89%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for East Wake High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 93.4 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 363.8%34.8%
English II49.2%20.3%
Biology32.9%19%
NC Math 119.4%6.9%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology67.1%13.9%15.6%--
English II50.8%28.9%18.6%--
NC Math 180.6%12.5%5.6%--
NC Math 336.2%29%25%9.8%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-3.4862.6

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers93.38
Experienced teachers69.03 (74%)
Beginning teachers24.35 (26%)
Holding a standard license85.08 (91%)
Emergency or provisional licenses8.3 (9%)

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (720 of 1,934)37.2%
Economically disadvantaged63.2%
English learners making progress (of 200)10.5%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.57
Library books per student6.26
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.07

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingYes

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the East Wake High report card PDF

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East Wake High's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.