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Garner High

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
2101 Spring Drive, Garner, NC 27529
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370472001863
1,670
Students
107.2
Teachers (FTE)
15.6:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
62
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
37.8%
Chronically absent
54.6%
Economically disadvantaged

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Garner 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 Garner 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 Garner High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 62 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools52nd percentile
Higher than 52% · rank 1,137 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools30th percentile
Higher than 30% · rank 341 of 514
Wake County Schools26th percentile
Higher than 26% · rank 136 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 12% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 9 points since 2014 (71 → 62). Met or exceeded expected growth in 6 of 10 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202562CMet57.1
202465CMet60.1
202361CMet57.3
202257CNot Met53.8
201962CNot Met63.4
201862CNot Met64.4
201759CNot Met61
201667CExceeded62
201570BExceeded64
201471BExceeded64

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

Hispanic 33.47%Black 32.99%White 28.32%Two+ Races 3.65%Asian 1.38%Native Am. 0.12%Pacific Isl. 0.06%
Hispanic: 33.47% (559) Black: 32.99% (551) White: 28.32% (473) Two+ Races: 3.65% (61) Asian: 1.38% (23) Native Am.: 0.12% (2) Pacific Isl.: 0.06% (1)
Hispanic33.47%
Black32.99%
White28.32%
Two+ Races3.65%
Asian1.38%
Native Am.0.12%
Pacific Isl.0.06%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,670
48.44%809 Female
51.56%861 Male

Student counts for Garner High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,670 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 62.2%Chronically absent 37.8%
Regular attendance: 62.2% (1,112) Chronically absent: 37.8% (675)
Regular attendance62.2%
Chronically absent37.8%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,787
54.6%Economically disadvantaged
15.99%267 English learners

Student indicators for Garner High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,787 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 90.85%Beginning 9.15%
Experienced: 90.85% (89) Beginning: 9.15% (9)
Experienced90.85%
Beginning9.15%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 98.3 FTE
97.25%Fully licensed
2.75%Emergency or provisional
20.34%20 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Garner 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 98.3 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 369.5%42.6%
English II54.8%28.7%
Biology41.9%29%
NC Math 120.9%6.4%

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
Biology58.1%12.9%20.3%8.7%
English II45.2%26.1%25.4%--
NC Math 179.1%14.5%5.5%--
NC Math 330.5%26.9%29.5%13.1%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth1.3883.4

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers98.31
Experienced teachers89.31 (91%)
Beginning teachers9 (9%)
Holding a standard license95.61 (97%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.7 (3%)
National Board certified20

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (675 of 1,787)37.8%
Economically disadvantaged54.6%
English learners making progress (of 267)20.6%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.7
Library books per student12.22
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom2.07

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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Garner 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.