Overview of Southern Wake Academy: Southern Wake Academy is a charter school situated in Holly Springs, NC, which is in a huge suburb environment. The learner population of Southern Wake Academy is 742, and the school serves 6-12. At Southern Wake Academy, 35% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 53% scored above or at that level for reading. The school’s minority learner population is 21%. The learner-teacher ratio is 14:1, which is the same as that of the district. The learner population is made up of 47% female learners and 53% male learners. The school serves 5% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 55 equivalent full-time teachers.

Test Scores at Southern Wake Academy: At Southern Wake Academy, 35% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 53% scored above or at that level for reading. Juxtaposed with the district, the school did about the same in math and about the same in reading, according to this measure. In Southern Wake Academy, 53% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 35% tested above or at that level for math. Southern Wake Academy did worse in math and better in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In North Carolina, 43% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 46% tested above or at that level for math.