- Address
- 5500 Dixon Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609
Open in Maps → - Phone
- (919) 881-4800
- Grades served
- 9-12
- NCES school ID
- 370472001892
School calendar
Sanderson 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.
View the calendar →Attendance zone
Wake County SchoolsThe area Wake County Schools assigns to Sanderson 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 Sanderson High compares
Its 2024–25 performance score of 62 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.
Chronic absence is lower here than at 37% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.
Performance score since 2014
Score down 14 points since 2014 (76 → 62). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 6. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.
| Year | Score | Grade | Growth | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62 | C | Not Met | 60.6 |
| 2024 | 70 | B | Exceeded | 65.2 |
| 2023 | 68 | C | Met | 64.1 |
| 2022 | 69 | C | Exceeded | 64.4 |
| 2019 | 73 | B | Exceeded | 68.2 |
| 2018 | 71 | B | Met | 69.7 |
| 2017 | 69 | C | Met | 68 |
| 2016 | 74 | B | Exceeded | 70 |
| 2015 | 74 | B | Exceeded | 69 |
| 2014 | 76 | B | Exceeded | 71 |
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
Gender Distribution
Total Students: 1,648Student counts for Sanderson High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,648 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.
Students
Student Population
Students Counted: 1,727Student indicators for Sanderson High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,727 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
Licensing & Certification
Total Teachers: 86.8 FTETeacher figures for Sanderson 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 86.8 FTE.
NC School Report Card
2024-2025Student performance by subject
| Subject | Grade-level proficient | Career & college ready |
|---|---|---|
| NC Math 3 | 58.5% | 38.8% |
| English II | 56.9% | 36.5% |
| Biology | 41.3% | 30% |
| NC Math 1 | 19.4% | 5% |
Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.
Achievement levels
| Subject | Not Proficient | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 58.7% | 11.3% | 16.6% | 13.5% |
| English II | 43.1% | 20.4% | 31.3% | 5.2% |
| NC Math 1 | 80.6% | 16.7% | -- | -- |
| NC Math 3 | 41.5% | 19.7% | 25.5% | 13.4% |
Academic growth
| Measure | Status | Growth index | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Does Not Meet Expected Growth | -2.88 | 65.6 |
Teachers
Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Total teachers | 86.82 |
| Experienced teachers | 67.8 (78%) |
| Beginning teachers | 19.02 (22%) |
| Holding a standard license | 79.1 (91%) |
| Emergency or provisional licenses | 7.72 (9%) |
| National Board certified | 12 |
Students
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Chronically absent (452 of 1,727) | 26.2% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 43.8% |
| English learners making progress (of 232) | 12.5% |
School environment
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Devices per student | 0.79 |
| Library books per student | 5.23 |
| Students have device access | Yes |
| Devices may go home | Yes |
| Wireless access points per classroom | 1.32 |
Federal & state designations
| Designation | Applies |
|---|---|
| Low-performing school | No |
| Recurring low-performing | No |
| CSI — low performing | No |
| CSI — low graduation rate | No |
| TSI — at risk | No |
| TSI — consistently underperforming | No |
CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.
Download this report card
Sanderson 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.
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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.