Wake Forest High School

420 West Stadium Drive, Wake Forest NC, 27587 | Wake County Schools | 919-554-8611
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2194
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 60% 40% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 15 in Wake Forest
  • Ranked #0 of 3289 in North Carolina
Proficiency Averages
63%Wake Forest
43%North Carolina

Wake Forest High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Wake County Schools" in Wake Forest, NC. There are a total of 2,194 students and 116 teachers at Wake Forest High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Wake Forest High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 59.5%, which is 40% higher than the North Carolina average.

Wake Forest High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2194
Teachers116
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment466
Taking some courses188
Taking some courses (not tests)286
Passing some courses127
Passing no courses52

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Wake Forest High School, there are a total of 466 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 188 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All57%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School57%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All62%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School62%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Wake Forest High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNorth CarolinaNational
White 60.5% 49.1% 51.3% 51.1%
Black 22.4% 24.2% 26.0% 15.9%
Asian 2.4% 6.8% 2.8% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 10.7% 15.5% 14.5% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.4% 1.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.7% 4.0% 3.7% 3.1%

Wake Forest demographics profile

StatisticWake ForestNorth CarolinaNational
Population44,06810,488,084328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,44221891
Median age37.738.337.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)61%57%55%
Speak English92%89%79%
Speak Spanish4%7%13%

Education level achieved in Wake Forest

IndexWake ForestNorth CarolinaNational
Completed 8th grade94.2%83.4%84.3%
Completed high school93.6%81.9%83.0%
Completed some college79.2%59.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree61.2%38.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors54.0%29.0%30.3%
Completed masters16.9%10.2%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.1%2.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.3%1.3%1.3%
Write a school review about Wake Forest High School Tell people what you like or don't like about Wake Forest High School…
Source: The Wake Forest High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.