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South Garner High

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
8228 Hebron Church Rd, Garner, NC 27529
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370472003472
1,835
Students
105.3
Teachers (FTE)
17.4:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
69
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
44.3%
Chronically absent
61.2%
Economically disadvantaged

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South 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

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

How South Garner High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 69 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools69th percentile
Higher than 69% · rank 694 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools50th percentile
Higher than 50% · rank 244 of 514
Wake County Schools44th percentile
Higher than 44% · rank 100 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 5% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2019

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Score up 21 points since 2019 (48 → 69). Met or exceeded expected growth in 5 of 5 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202569CExceeded62
202469CExceeded60.9
202368CExceeded59.8
202269CExceeded60.9
201948DMet39.7

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 47.52%Hispanic 33.79%White 12.53%Asian 2.94%Two+ Races 2.83%Pacific Isl. 0.27%Native Am. 0.11%
Black: 47.52% (872) Hispanic: 33.79% (620) White: 12.53% (230) Asian: 2.94% (54) Two+ Races: 2.83% (52) Pacific Isl.: 0.27% (5) Native Am.: 0.11% (2)
Black47.52%
Hispanic33.79%
White12.53%
Asian2.94%
Two+ Races2.83%
Pacific Isl.0.27%
Native Am.0.11%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,835
49.81%914 Female
50.19%921 Male

Student counts for South Garner High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,835 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 55.7%Chronically absent 44.3%
Regular attendance: 55.7% (1,093) Chronically absent: 44.3% (870)
Regular attendance55.7%
Chronically absent44.3%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,963
61.2%Economically disadvantaged
15.04%276 English learners

Student indicators for South Garner High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,963 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 81.75%Beginning 18.25%
Experienced: 81.75% (79) Beginning: 18.25% (18)
Experienced81.75%
Beginning18.25%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 96.9 FTE
94.02%Fully licensed
5.98%Emergency or provisional
7.22%7 teachers certified

Teacher figures for South 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 96.9 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 376.7%52%
English II50.6%22.1%
NC Math 147.4%19.1%
Biology38.4%21.8%

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
Biology61.6%16.6%16%5.7%
English II49.4%28.5%20.7%--
NC Math 152.6%28.3%18.6%--
NC Math 323.3%24.7%35.8%16.2%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth8.3397.2

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers96.91
Experienced teachers79.22 (82%)
Beginning teachers17.69 (18%)
Holding a standard license91.11 (94%)
Emergency or provisional licenses5.8 (6%)
National Board certified7

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (870 of 1,963)44.3%
Economically disadvantaged61.2%
English learners making progress (of 276)12.3%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.62
Library books per student8.54
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.32

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 South Garner High report card PDF

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South 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.