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Rolesville High

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
1099 East Young St, Rolesville, NC 27571
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370472003276
2,321
Students
125.8
Teachers (FTE)
18.4:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
61
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
35.5%
Chronically absent
51.1%
Economically disadvantaged

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Rolesville 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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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Rolesville HighElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Rolesville ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.4 mi
  2. Sanford Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.8 mi
  3. Rolesville MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-82.1 mi
  4. Rolesville Charter AcademyElementary · Grades K-8 · Rolesville Charter Academy · Charter2.1 mi
  5. Jones Dairy ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-53.4 mi
  6. Franklin AcademyOther · Grades K-12 · Franklin Academy · Charter4.3 mi
  7. Heritage HighHigh · Grades 9-124.5 mi
  8. Harris Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-54.5 mi
  9. Heritage ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-54.8 mi
  10. Heritage MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-84.8 mi

How Rolesville High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 61 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools49th percentile
Higher than 49% · rank 1,205 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools27th percentile
Higher than 27% · rank 360 of 514
Wake County Schools25th percentile
Higher than 25% · rank 140 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 15% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 5 points since 2014 (56 → 61). Met or exceeded expected growth in 6 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202561CNot Met59.1
202465CMet59.6
202362CMet57.6
202258CNot Met57.6
201969CExceeded64.3
201866CMet63.5
201761CNot Met63
201662CMet59
201548DNot Met45
201456CMet50

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 37.01%Hispanic 28.57%White 25.59%Asian 4.61%Two+ Races 3.71%Native Am. 0.34%Pacific Isl. 0.17%
Black: 37.01% (859) Hispanic: 28.57% (663) White: 25.59% (594) Asian: 4.61% (107) Two+ Races: 3.71% (86) Native Am.: 0.34% (8) Pacific Isl.: 0.17% (4)
Black37.01%
Hispanic28.57%
White25.59%
Asian4.61%
Two+ Races3.71%
Native Am.0.34%
Pacific Isl.0.17%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 2,321
47.22%1,096 Female
52.78%1,225 Male

Student counts for Rolesville High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 2,321 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 64.5%Chronically absent 35.5%
Regular attendance: 64.5% (1,570) Chronically absent: 35.5% (865)
Regular attendance64.5%
Chronically absent35.5%

Student Population

Students Counted: 2,435
51.1%Economically disadvantaged
13.74%319 English learners

Student indicators for Rolesville High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 2,435 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 77.48%Beginning 22.52%
Experienced: 77.48% (89) Beginning: 22.52% (26)
Experienced77.48%
Beginning22.52%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 114.3 FTE
90.96%Fully licensed
9.04%Emergency or provisional
7.88%9 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Rolesville 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 114.3 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
English II54.1%27.8%
NC Math 353.4%34.6%
Biology38.9%22.6%
NC Math 117.4%5%

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
Biology61.1%16.2%17.1%5.5%
English II45.9%26.3%25.3%--
NC Math 182.6%13%----
NC Math 346.6%18.9%21.4%13.2%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-2.4267.9

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers114.27
Experienced teachers88.54 (77%)
Beginning teachers25.73 (23%)
Holding a standard license103.94 (91%)
Emergency or provisional licenses10.33 (9%)
National Board certified9

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (865 of 2,435)35.5%
Economically disadvantaged51.1%
English learners making progress (of 319)9.7%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.77
Library books per student7.4
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.02

Federal & state designations

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

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

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First page of the Rolesville High report card PDF

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Rolesville 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.