- Address
- 1704 Old Honeycutt Rd, Fuquay Varina, NC 27526
Open in Maps → - Phone
- (919) 694-8030
- Grades served
- 9-12
- NCES school ID
- 370472003570
School calendar
Willow Spring 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 Willow Spring 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 Willow Spring High compares
Its 2024–25 performance score of 73 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.
Chronic absence is lower here than at 60% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.
Performance score since 2022
Score up 4 points since 2022 (69 → 73). Met or exceeded expected growth in 4 of 4 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.
| Year | Score | Grade | Growth | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73 | B | Met | 72.2 |
| 2024 | 71 | B | Met | 69.8 |
| 2023 | 71 | B | Exceeded | 66.8 |
| 2022 | 69 | C | Met | 66.1 |
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: 2,223Student counts for Willow Spring High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 2,223 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.
Students
Student Population
Students Counted: 2,303Student indicators for Willow Spring High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 2,303 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: 102.5 FTETeacher figures for Willow Spring 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 102.5 FTE.
NC School Report Card
2024-2025Student performance by subject
| Subject | Grade-level proficient | Career & college ready |
|---|---|---|
| English II | 69.7% | 42.5% |
| NC Math 3 | 67% | 43.8% |
| Biology | 61.2% | 44.8% |
| NC Math 1 | 31.1% | 9.1% |
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 | 38.8% | 16.4% | 26% | 18.8% |
| English II | 30.3% | 27.2% | 36.6% | 5.8% |
| NC Math 1 | 68.9% | 22% | 8.2% | -- |
| NC Math 3 | 33% | 23.2% | 27.6% | 16.2% |
Academic growth
| Measure | Status | Growth index | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Meets Expected Growth | -0.51 | 77.4 |
Teachers
Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Total teachers | 102.51 |
| Experienced teachers | 88.51 (86%) |
| Beginning teachers | 14 (14%) |
| Holding a standard license | 101.31 (99%) |
| Emergency or provisional licenses | 1.2 (1%) |
| National Board certified | 11 |
Students
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Chronically absent (445 of 2,303) | 19.3% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 28.8% |
| English learners making progress (of 148) | 12.2% |
School environment
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Devices per student | 0.83 |
| Library books per student | 5.47 |
| Students have device access | Yes |
| Devices may go home | Yes |
| Wireless access points per classroom | 0.99 |
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 | Yes |
CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.
Download this report card
Willow Spring 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.