List of schools in Wake County Public School System explained

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Wake County Public School System
Address:	5625 Dillard Drive
State:	North Carolina
Zipcode:	27518
Country:	United States
Superintendent:	Dr. Robert P. Taylor^[1]
Budget:	$2.2 billion (2023-24)
Enrollment:	159,995
Staff:	10,899

This is a list of the schools operated by the Wake County Public School System in Wake County, North Carolina. The school directory below is current as of the 2023–2024 school year, and is collected through a number of sources including primary and secondary lists.

Traditional public schools

High schools

List of high schools.^[2]

Name! scope="col"

Grades	Calendar	Location	School code
Apex Friendship High School	9–12	Traditional	Apex	920317
Apex High School	9–12	Traditional	Apex	920316
Cary High School	9–12	Traditional	Cary	920368
Crossroads FLEX High School	9–12	Traditional	Cary	920386
East Wake High School	9–12	Traditional	Wendell	920411
Fuquay-Varina High School	9–12	Traditional	Fuquay-Varina	920428
Green Hope High School	9–12	Traditional	Cary	920441
Green Level High School	9–12	Traditional	Cary	920437
Heritage High School	9–12	Traditional	Wake Forest	920445
Holly Springs High School	9–12	Traditional	Holly Springs	920455
Knightdale High School	9–12	Early College	Knightdale	920466
Leesville Road High School	9–12	Traditional	Raleigh	920473
Middle Creek High School	9–12	Traditional	Cary	920495
North Wake College and Career Academy	9–13	Early College	Wake Forest	920518
Panther Creek High School	9–12	Traditional	Cary	920526
Phillips High School	9–12	Traditional	Raleigh	920528
Rolesville High School	9–12	Traditional	Rolesville	920546
SCORE Academy	9–12	Traditional	Cary	920556
Sanderson High School	9–12	Traditional	Raleigh	920552
South Garner High School	9–12	Traditional	Garner	920561
Vernon Malone College and Career Academy	9–13	Early College	Raleigh	920581
Wake Early College of Health and Sciences	9–13	Early College	Raleigh	920583
Wake Early College of Information and Biotechnologies	9–13	Early College	Morrisville	920587	^[3]
Wake Forest High School	9–12	Traditional	Wake Forest	920588
Wake STEM Early College High School	9–13	Early College	Cary	920582
Wakefield High School	9–12	Traditional	Raleigh	920595
Willow Spring High School	9–12	Traditional	Fuquay-Varina	920625	^[4]

Middle schools

List of middle schools.^[5]

Name! scope="col"

Grades	Calendar	Location	School code
Alston Ridge Middle School	6–8	Year-Round	Cary	920309
Apex Friendship Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Apex	920315
Apex Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Apex	920312
Connections Academy	6–8	Traditional	Cary	920381
Davis Drive Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Cary	920391
Dillard Drive Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Raleigh	920394
Durant Road Middle School	6–8	Year-Round (Track 4)	Raleigh	920399
East Cary Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Cary	920402
Fuquay-Varina Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Fuquay-Varina	920424
Herbert Akins Road Middle School	6–8	Year-Round	Fuquay-Varina	920435	^[6]
Heritage Middle School	6–8	Year-Round	Wake Forest	920444
Holly Grove Middle School	6–8	Year-Round	Holly Springs	920458
Holly Ridge Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Holly Springs	920450
Leesville Road Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Raleigh	920471
Lufkin Road Middle School	6–8	Year-Round	Apex	920484
Mills Park Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Cary	920502
Neuse River Middle School	6–8	Modified	Raleigh	920410
North Garner Middle School	6–8	Year-Round (Track 4)	Garner	920512
Pine Hollow Middle School	6–8	Year-Round	Raleigh	920529
River Bend Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Raleigh	920549
River Oaks Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Raleigh	920438
Rolesville Middle School	6–8	Year-Round	Rolesville	920545
Salem Middle School	6–8	Year-Round	Apex	920551
Wake Forest Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Wake Forest	920592
Wakefield Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Raleigh	920594
Wendell Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Wendell	920601
West Cary Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Cary	920604
West Lake Middle School	6–8	Year-Round (Track 4)	Apex	920607

Elementary schools

Below is a list of traditional public elementary schools.^{[7] [8]}

Name! scope="col"

Grades	Calendar	Location	School code
Abbotts Creek Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920303
Adams Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round	Cary	920304
Alston Ridge Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round	Cary	920307
Apex Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Apex	920308
Apex Friendship Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Apex	920314	^[9]
Aversboro Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Garner	920320
Baileywick Road Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920326
Ballentine Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round	Fuquay-Varina	920327
Banks Road Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round (Track 4)	Raleigh	920325
Barton Pond Elementary School	K-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920330	^[10]
Barwell Road Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round (Track 4)	Raleigh	920329
Baucom Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Apex	920328
Beaverdam Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920332
Brassfield Elementary School	K-5	Year-Round	Raleigh	920334
Briarcliff Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Cary	920340
Brier Creek Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round	Raleigh	920342
Bryan Road Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Garner	920349
Buckhorn Creek Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Holly Springs	920351
Carpenter Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round	Cary	920358
Carver Elementary School	PK-5	Modified	Wendell	920362
Cary Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Cary	920364
Cedar Fork Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Morrisville	920369
Creech Road Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Garner	920384
Davis Drive Elementary School	K-5	Traditional	Cary	920390
Dillard Drive Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920393
Durant Road Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round (Track 4)	Raleigh	920398
East Garner Elementary School	PK-5	Modified	Garner	920403
Forest Pines Drive Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920417
Forestville Road Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Knightdale	920413
Fuquay-Varina Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Fuquay-Varina	920420
Green Hope Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Cary	920439
Harris Creek Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round	Raleigh	920451
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round	Fuquay-Varina	920306
Heritage Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round	Wake Forest	920454
Highcroft Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Cary	920443
Holly Grove Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round	Holly Springs	920457
Holly Ridge Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Holly Springs	920449
Holly Springs Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round	Holly Springs	920447
Hortons Creek Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Cary	920459
Jones Dairy Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round	Wake Forest	920453
Knightdale Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Knightdale	920464
Lacy Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920468
Lake Myra Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round (Track 4)	Wendell	920474
Laurel Park Elementary School	Apex	Year-Round	Apex	920467
Lead Mine Elementary School	K-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920470
Leesville Road Elementary School	K-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920469
Lockhart Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round (Track 4)	Knightdale	920480
Lynn Road Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920488
Middle Creek Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round (Track 4)	Apex	920494
Mills Park Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Cary	920501
Morrisville Elementary School	K-5	Year-Round	Morrisville	920504
North Forest Pines Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round	Raleigh	920514
North Ridge Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920516
Northwoods Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Cary	920520
Oak Grove Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round	Raleigh	920522
Oakview Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Apex	920521
Olds Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920524
Olive Chapel Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round	Apex	920523
Parkside Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round	Morrisville	920527
Penny Road Elementary School	K-5	Traditional	Cary	920530
Pleasant Grove Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Morrisville	920533
Pleasant Union Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round	Raleigh	920531
Rand Road Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round (Track 4)	Garner	920540
Reedy Creek Elementary School	K-5	Traditional	Cary	920542
Richland Creek Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Wake Forest	920543
River Bend Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920302
Rogers Lane Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920547
Rolesville Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Rolesville	920544
Root Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920548
Salem Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round	Apex	920550
Sanford Creek Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round	Rolesville	920554
Scotts Ridge Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Apex	920557
South Lakes Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Fuquay-Varina	920559
Swift Creek Elementary School	K-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920568
Sycamore Creek Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round	Raleigh	920569
Timber Drive Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round (Track 4)	Garner	920570
Turner Creek Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round	Cary	920571
Vance Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round (Track 4)	Raleigh	920576
Vandora Springs Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Garner	920580
Wake Forest Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Wake Forest	920584
Wakefield Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920593
Wakelon Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Zebulon	920597
Walnut Creek Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round (Track 4)	Raleigh	920599
Weatherstone Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Cary	920598
West Lake Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round (Track 4)	Apex	920606
White Oak Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Apex	920614
Wilburn Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round (Track 4)	Raleigh	920616
Wildwood Forest Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920618
Willow Springs Elementary School	K-5	Year-Round	Willow Springs	920624
Yates Mill Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920626
York Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920628

Other schools

Below is a list of other public schools that do not fall in the above grade classifications.^{[7] [8] [5]}

Name! scope="col"

Grades	Calendar	Location	School code
Bridges Program	1–5	Traditional	Raleigh	None	^[11]
Hilburn Drive Academy	PK-8	Traditional	Raleigh	920442
Longview School	6–12	Traditional	Raleigh	920324
Mount Vernon School	K-8	Traditional	Raleigh	920508

Magnet schools

High schools

List of high schools.^{[7] [12]}

Name! scope="col"

Grades	Calendar	Location	School code
Athens Drive High School	9–12	Traditional	Raleigh	920318
Broughton High School	9–12	Traditional	Raleigh	920348
Enloe High School	9–12	Traditional	Raleigh	920412
Garner High School	9–12	Traditional	Garner	920436
Millbrook High School	9–12	Traditional	Raleigh	920500
Southeast Raleigh High School	9–12	Modified	Raleigh	920562

Middle schools

Name! scope="col"

Grades	Calendar	Location	School code
Carnage Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Raleigh	920356	^[13]
Carroll Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Raleigh	920360	^[14]
Centennial Campus Middle School	6–8	Modified	Raleigh	920370	^[15]
East Garner Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Garner	920404	^[16]
East Millbrook Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Raleigh	920408	^[17]
Ligon Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Raleigh	920472	^[18]
Martin Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Raleigh	920492	^[19]
Moore Square Middle School	6–8	Modified	Raleigh	920506	^[20]
Oberlin Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Raleigh	920388	^[21]
Reedy Creek Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Cary	920400	^[22]
West Millbrook Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Raleigh	920608	^[23]
Zebulon Middle School	6–8	Traditional	Zebulon	920636	^[24]

Elementary schools

Below is the list public magnet elementary schools.^{[7] [25]}

Name! scope="col"

Grades	Calendar	Location	School code
Brentwood Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920336
Brooks Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920344
Bugg Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920352
Combs Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920376
Conn Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920380
Douglas Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920396
Farmington Woods Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Cary	920414
Fox Road Elementary School	K-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920415
Fuller Elementary School	K-5	Traditional	Garner	920416
Green Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920440
Hodge Road Elementary School	PK-5	Year-Round (Track 4)	Knightdale	920446
Hunter Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920448
Jeffreys Grove Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920452
Joyner Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920456
Kingswood Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Cary	920460
Lincoln Heights Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Fuquay-Varina	920476
Millbrook Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920496
Partnership Elementary School	K-5	Modified	Raleigh	920525
Poe Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920532
Powell Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920536
Smith Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920560
Southeast Raleigh Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920563
Stough Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920564
Underwood Elementary School	K-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920572
Washington Elementary School	K-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920596
Wendell Elementary School	K-5	Traditional	Wendell	920600
Wiley Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Raleigh	920620
Zebulon Elementary School	PK-5	Traditional	Zebulon	920632

Other schools

Below is a list of other public magnet schools that do not fall in the above grade classifications.

Name! scope="col"

Grades	Calendar	Location	School code
Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy	6–13	Early College	Raleigh	920585
Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy	6–13	Early College	Raleigh	920586

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Office of the Superintendent . wcpss.net . Wake County Public School System . 22 October 2022.
2. Web site: Search Best High Schools . . 7 June 2024.
3. Web site: About Us . Wake Early College of Information and Biotechnologies . 27 June 2024.
4. Web site: Staff Directory . Willow Spring High School . 27 June 2024.
5. Web site: Search K-12 Schools . . 7 June 2024.
6. Web site: About Our School . Herbert Akins Road Middle School . 6 June 2024.
7. Web site: District Facts . . 5 June 2024.
8. Web site: Search K-12 Schools . . 5 June 2024.
9. Web site: About Our School . Apex Friendship Elementary School . 4 June 2024.
10. Web site: About Our School . Barton Pond Elementary School . 4 June 2024.
11. Web site: About BRIDGES . Bridges Program . 27 June 2024.
12. Web site: Search Best High Schools . . 7 June 2024.
13. Web site: Administration . Carnage Middle School . 6 June 2024.
14. Web site: Staff Directory . Carroll Middle School . 6 June 2024.
15. Web site: Faculty Directory . Centennial Campus Middle School . 6 June 2024.
16. Web site: Administration . East Garner Middle School . 6 June 2024.
17. Web site: Administrative Team . East Millbrook Middle School . 6 June 2024.
18. Web site: Administrative Staff . Ligon Middle School . 6 June 2024.
19. Web site: Staff Directory . Martin Middle School . 6 June 2024.
20. Web site: Administration . Moore Square Middle School . 7 June 2024.
21. Web site: Administration . Oberlin Middle School . 7 June 2024.
22. Web site: Staff Directory . Reedy Creek Middle School . 7 June 2024.
23. Web site: Meet our Administrators . West Millbrook Middle School . 7 June 2024.
24. Web site: Faculty Directory . Zebulon Middle School . 7 June 2024.
25. Web site: Search K-12 Schools . . 5 June 2024.