Wake Forest High School serves 2,194 learners in grade levels 9-12.

Wake Forest High School landed in the lower 50% of all schools in North Carolina for cumulative test scores (math proficiency (mastery) is lower 50%, and reading proficiency (mastery) is upper 20%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in math is ≤1% (which is lower than the North Carolina state average of 48%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in reading/language arts is 60% (which is higher than the North Carolina state average of 47%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 19:1 is higher than the North Carolina state level of 16:1.

Minority enrollment is 41% of the learner body (majority Black), which is lower than the North Carolina state average of 52% (majority Black).

School Overview: Wake Forest High School’s learner population of 2,194 learners has grown by 11% over five school years.

The teacher population of 117 teachers has grown by 5% over five school years.

School Comparison: Wake Forest High School is ranked within the lower 50% of all 2,561 schools in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency (mastery) testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Wake Forest High School is 0.59, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.68. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school and middle school to Wake Forest High School is Franklin Academy (1.2 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Richland Creek Elementary School (0.5 miles away)