North CarolinaPublic school district

Wake County Schools

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Elementary 121 · Middle school 38 · High school 34

At a glance

Students: 163,325 (2024-25)
Schools: 193
Students per teacher: 15.3
Grades: PK-13
Locale: City: Large
District office: 5625 Dillard Drive, Cary, NC 27518
Phone: (919) 431-7400
Website: www.wcpss.net/

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Schools (193)

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Elementary 121

Abbotts Creek Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 805
Adams Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Cary · Students 655
Alston Ridge Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Cary · Students 917
Apex Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Apex · Students 550
Apex Friendship Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Apex · Students 896
Aversboro Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Garner · Students 381
Baileywick Road Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 352
Ballentine Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Fuquay Varina · Students 742
Banks Road Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 651
Barton Pond Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 515
Barwell Road Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 648
Baucom Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Apex · Students 675
Beaverdam Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 678
Brassfield Elementary
Grades K-5 · Raleigh · Students 613
Brentwood Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 385
Briarcliff Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Cary · Students 486
Brier Creek Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 642
Brooks Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 471
Bryan Road Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Garner · Students 685
Buckhorn Creek Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Holly Springs · Students 905
Bugg Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 345
Carpenter Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Cary · Students 604
Carver Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Wendell · Students 495
Cary Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Cary · Students 477
Cedar Fork Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Morrisville · Students 778
Combs Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 695
Conn Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 595
Creech Road Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Garner · Students 549
Davis Drive Elementary
Grades K-5 · Cary · Students 794
Dillard Drive Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 648
Douglas Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 562
Durant Road Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 577
East Garner Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Garner · Students 535
Farmington Woods Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Cary · Students 648
Forest Pines Drive Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 493
Forestville Road Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Knightdale · Students 570
Fox Road Elementary
Grades K-5 · Raleigh · Students 430
Fuller Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 545
Fuquay-Varina Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Fuquay-Varina · Students 772
Green Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 534
Green Hope Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Cary · Students 548
Harris Creek Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 827
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Fuquay-Varina · Students 988
Heritage Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Wake Forest · Students 634
Highcroft Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Cary · Students 698
Hilburn Drive Academy
Grades PK-8 · Raleigh · Students 596
Hodge Road Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Knightdale · Students 522
Holly Grove Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Holly Springs · Students 889
Holly Ridge Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Holly Springs · Students 735
Holly Springs Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Holly Springs · Students 751
Hortons Creek Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Cary · Students 739
Hunter Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 658
Jeffreys Grove Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 543
Jones Dairy Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Wake Forest · Students 627
Joyner Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 569
Kingswood Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Cary · Students 427
Knightdale Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Knightdale · Students 549
Lacy Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 695
Lake Myra Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Wendell · Students 722
Laurel Park Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Apex · Students 694
Lead Mine Elementary
Grades K-5 · Raleigh · Students 359
Leesville Road Elementary
Grades K-5 · Raleigh · Students 528
Lincoln Heights Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Fuquay-Varina · Students 667
Lockhart Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Knightdale · Students 463
Lynn Road Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 486
Middle Creek Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Apex · Students 636
Millbrook Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 534
Mills Park Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Cary · Students 594
Morrisville Elementary
Grades K-5 · Morrisville · Students 643
North Forest Pines Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 536
North Ridge Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 730
Northwoods Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Cary · Students 579
Oak Grove Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 553
Oakview Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Apex · Students 873
Olds Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 244
Olive Chapel Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Apex · Students 1,066
Parkside Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Morrisville · Students 730
Partnership Elementary
Grades K-5 · Raleigh · Students 276
Penny Road Elementary
Grades K-5 · Cary · Students 509
Pleasant Grove Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Morrisville · Students 376
Pleasant Union Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 530
Poe Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 324
Powell Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 335
Rand Road Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Garner · Students 394
Reedy Creek Elementary
Grades K-5 · Cary · Students 605
Richland Creek Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Wake Forest · Students 558
River Bend Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 709
Rogers Lane Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 763
Rolesville Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Rolesville · Students 538
Root Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 469
Salem Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Apex · Students 776
Sanford Creek Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Rolesville · Students 599
Scotts Ridge Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Apex · Students 869
Smith Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 596
South Lakes Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Fuquay-Varina · Students 774
Southeast Raleigh Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 378
Stough Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 550
Swift Creek Elementary
Grades K-5 · Raleigh · Students 310
Sycamore Creek Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 778
Timber Drive Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Garner · Students 391
Turner Creek Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Cary · Students 638
Underwood Elementary
Grades K-5 · Raleigh · Students 405
Vance Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 445
Vandora Springs Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Garner · Students 582
Wake Forest Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Wake Forest · Students 444
Wakefield Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 520
Wakelon Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Zebulon · Students 679
Walnut Creek Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 574
Washington Elementary
Grades K-5 · Raleigh · Students 514
Weatherstone Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Cary · Students 730
Wendell Elementary
Grades K-5 · Wendell · Students 458
West Lake Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Apex · Students 581
White Oak Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Apex · Students 843
Wilburn Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 593
Wildwood Forest Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 551
Wiley Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 429
Willow Springs Elementary
Grades K-5 · Willow Spring · Students 826
Woods Creek Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Holly Springs · Students 406
Yates Mill Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 538
York Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Raleigh · Students 563
Zebulon Elementary
Grades PK-5 · Zebulon · Students 693

Middle school 38

Alston Ridge Middle
Grades 6-8 · Cary · Students 1,494
Apex Friendship Middle
Grades 6-8 · Apex · Students 1,412
Apex Middle
Grades 6-8 · Apex · Students 867
Carnage Middle
Grades 6-8 · Raleigh · Students 924
Carroll Middle
Grades 6-8 · Raleigh · Students 898
Centennial Campus Middle
Grades 6-8 · Raleigh · Students 477
Davis Drive Middle
Grades 6-8 · Cary · Students 992
Dillard Drive Middle
Grades 6-8 · Raleigh · Students 977
Durant Road Middle
Grades 6-8 · Raleigh · Students 649
East Cary Middle
Grades 6-8 · Cary · Students 597
East Garner Middle
Grades 6-8 · Garner · Students 1,109
East Millbrook Middle
Grades 6-8 · Raleigh · Students 731
Fuquay-Varina Middle
Grades 6-8 · Fuquay-Varina · Students 1,004
Herbert Akins Road Middle
Grades 6-8 · Fuquay-Varina · Students 1,253
Heritage Middle
Grades 6-8 · Wake Forest · Students 947
Holly Grove Middle
Grades 6-8 · Holly Springs · Students 979
Holly Ridge Middle
Grades 6-8 · Holly Springs · Students 955
Leesville Road Middle
Grades 6-8 · Raleigh · Students 795
Ligon Middle
Grades 6-8 · Raleigh · Students 959
Lufkin Road Middle
Grades 6-8 · Apex · Students 1,035
Martin Middle
Grades 6-8 · Raleigh · Students 1,011
Mills Park Middle
Grades 6-8 · Cary · Students 1,632
Moore Square Middle
Grades 6-8 · Raleigh · Students 594
Neuse River Middle
Grades 6-8 · Raleigh · Students 877
North Garner Middle
Grades 6-8 · Garner · Students 831
Oberlin Middle
Grades 6-8 · Raleigh · Students 1,049
Pine Hollow Middle
Grades 6-8 · Raleigh · Students 776
Reedy Creek Middle
Grades 6-8 · Cary · Students 805
River Bend Middle
Grades 6-8 · Raleigh · Students 995
Rolesville Middle
Grades 6-8 · Rolesville · Students 889
Salem Middle
Grades 6-8 · Apex · Students 1,057
Wake Forest Middle School
Grades 6-8 · Wake Forest · Students 878
Wakefield Middle
Grades 6-8 · Raleigh · Students 803
Wendell Middle
Grades 6-8 · Wendell · Students 762
West Cary Middle
Grades 6-8 · Cary · Students 824
West Lake Middle
Grades 6-8 · Apex · Students 687
West Millbrook Middle
Grades 6-8 · Raleigh · Students 1,164
Zebulon Middle
Grades 6-8 · Zebulon · Students 772

High school 34

Apex Friendship High
Grades 9-12 · Apex · Students 2,748
Apex High
Grades 9-12 · Apex · Students 2,449
Athens Drive High
Grades 9-12 · Raleigh · Students 2,156
Cary High
Grades 9-12 · Cary · Students 2,044
Crossroads FLEX
Grades 9-12 · Cary · Students 139
East Wake High
Grades 9-12 · Wendell · Students 1,777
Enloe High
Grades 9-12 · Raleigh · Students 2,643
Fuquay-Varina High
Grades 9-12 · Fuquay-Varina · Students 1,858
Garner High
Grades 9-12 · Garner · Students 1,670
Green Hope High
Grades 9-12 · Cary · Students 2,304
Green Level High
Grades 9-12 · Cary · Students 2,283
Heritage High
Grades 9-12 · Wake Forest · Students 1,778
Holly Springs High
Grades 9-12 · Holly Springs · Students 2,018
Knightdale High
Grades 9-12 · Knightdale · Students 1,695
Leesville Road High
Grades 9-12 · Raleigh · Students 2,411
Longview
Grades 6-12 · Raleigh · Students 18
Middle Creek High
Grades 9-12 · Apex · Students 1,587
Millbrook High
Grades 9-12 · Raleigh · Students 2,498
Needham Broughton High
Grades 9-12 · Raleigh · Students 2,153
North Wake College and Career Academy
Grades 9-13 · Wake Forest · Students 346
Panther Creek High
Grades 9-12 · Cary · Students 2,609
Rolesville High
Grades 9-12 · Rolesville · Students 2,321
Sanderson High
Grades 9-12 · Raleigh · Students 1,648
South Garner High
Grades 9-12 · Garner · Students 1,835
Southeast Raleigh High
Grades 9-12 · Raleigh · Students 1,438
Vernon Malone College and Career Academy
Grades 9-13 · Raleigh · Students 348
Wake Early College of Health and Science
Grades 9-13 · Raleigh · Students 317
Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies
Grades 9-12 · Morrisville · Students 260
Wake Forest High School
Grades 9-12 · Wake Forest · Students 2,043
Wake STEM Early College High School
Grades 9-13 · Cary · Students 294
Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
Grades 6-13 · Raleigh · Students 262
Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy
Grades 6-13 · Raleigh · Students 337
Wakefield High
Grades 9-12 · Raleigh · Students 2,065
Willow Spring High
Grades 9-12 · Fuquay Varina · Students 2,223

Checklist before renting in this district

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Checked the assigned school for the exact address with the official lookup before signing
Source:Fairfax County Public Schools (checked 2026-10-29)
Asked the district or council whether boundary or admission changes are planned
Asked whether the assigned school has room (or sends overflow elsewhere)
Checked that the lease is accepted as proof of address on the enrolment list
Source:U.S. Department of Education (NCELA) (checked 2026-10-29)
Asked how the assigned school supports English learners (ESL/EAL)
Source:U.S. Department of Education (NCELA) (checked 2026-10-29)
Checked the commute (school-bus eligibility, walking route)

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Sources

NCES Common Core of Data — 2024-25 preliminary directory files2024-25· Checked 2026-10-29
NCES Common Core of Data (EDGE school & district characteristics)2024-25· Checked 2026-10-29

School and district lists come from the NCES Common Core of Data; ratings from each state education agency. Every number carries its year. No house prices, crime data or home-made rankings.

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