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Knightdale High

Public Grades 9-12

536^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 16% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Knightdale High is a public high school located in Knightdale, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,725 students. It is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60 out of 242 school districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a highly-ranked district, Knightdale High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with its highest ranking being 390 out of 531 schools in the 2014-2015 school year. The school's proficiency rates on End-of-Course (EOC) exams are significantly lower than the Wake County Schools and North Carolina state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Knightdale High had a 29.8% proficiency rate in Biology, compared to 61% for Wake County and 48.3% for the state. Additionally, Knightdale High has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 63.04% in 2022-2023 to 67.19% in 2023-2024, suggesting a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Knightdale High's performance is significantly lower than many of the nearby schools in the Wake County district. For instance, Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy, a public school located about 8.87 miles away, consistently ranks in the top 5% of North Carolina high schools and has much higher proficiency rates on EOC exams. While Knightdale High's four-year graduation rate has remained relatively stable, ranging from 86.9% to 91.3% over the past few years, the school's high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients and relatively high student-teacher ratio may be contributing factors to its underperformance compared to other schools in the district.

1,695

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,100

Per pupil spending ?

66.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Bryan Chalk Lane
Knightdale, NC 27545

(919) 217-5350

District: Wake County Schools

Feeder schools for Knightdale High:

Elementary:	Forestville Road Elementary
	Hodge Road Elementary
	Knightdale Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.0%

Hispanic:

38.3%

White:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (34% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg63%

North Carolina avg53%

536^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 32High Schools in the Wake County Schools

60^th of 242Wake County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	536 of 641	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	565 of 640	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	539 of 626	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	525 of 621	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	460 of 594	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	432 of 514	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	412 of 469	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.6	412 of 476	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.4	408 of 507	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.5	390 of 531	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.2	338 of 451	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.7	383 of 505	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.5	322 of 502	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.5	298 of 506	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.9	382 of 499	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	52.1	239 of 490	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.3	277 of 477	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.6	317 of 453	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.5	218 of 431	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	300 of 440	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	343 of 437	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	318 of 434	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	314 of 430	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	179 of 364	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.4	275 of 369	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	291 of 359	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	100 of 106	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	74 of 98	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	81 of 91	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	74 of 89	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	70 of 77	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	22.8	279 of 330	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	281 of 334	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	161 of 273	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	177 of 226	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	110 of 156	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	71 of 124	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	119 of 173	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	533 of 610	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	552 of 602	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	520 of 588	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	516 of 594	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	345 of 475	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	429 of 475	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	417 of 449	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	206 of 412	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	198 of 403	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.7	115 of 398	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	29.5	268 of 337	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	307 of 325	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	82 of 100	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	404 of 462	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	426 of 454	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	423 of 449	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	405 of 436	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	257 of 370	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.3	347 of 354	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	331 of 340	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	29 of 39	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.3	25 of 47	46.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.7	6 of 9	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	511 of 606	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	547 of 613	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	507 of 597	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	462 of 544	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	271 of 432	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.1	378 of 446	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	389 of 424	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	514 of 601	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	539 of 607	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	525 of 602	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	507 of 585	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	382 of 481	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	419 of 488	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	417 of 463	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	224 of 253	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	238 of 261	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	49.9	114 of 249	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	132 of 226	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	114 of 199	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	119 of 195	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	137 of 185	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	262 of 352	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	232 of 349	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	417 of 542	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	409 of 553	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	461 of 537	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	371 of 534	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	279 of 439	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.5	403 of 444	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	367 of 427	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2025)50th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+15 vs school

Homeless (2025)26th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)6th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III43%-23 vs state

English II42%-18 vs state

Biology30%-18 vs state

Math I16%-19 vs state

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by a citizen
Sunday, July 1, 2012

My heart breaks for the KHS students because the levels of education they are receiving fall even below what some inmates in prison are receiving. Shame on the politicians and educators who are allowing this to happen. North Carolina should be better than this. Where has our pride gone? KHS is just one of the many schools that are in this category in NC. The lottery is a joke. Mostly it is not for education, but for a certain group of people who care nothing about anything except their own selves. And why should police be called to KHS 5 times in one day?

Citizens of NC, wake up. Save our children. I believe the children (all children) are entitled to an education. My grandchildren and great-grandchildren deserve more. Close Quote

Schools Near Knightdale High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Knightdale High	Public	9-12	100 Bryan Chalk Lane	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 217-5350	1,695	105	16.1	66.9%	173 (10.2%)	763 (45.0%)	649 (38.3%)	54 (3.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (3.1%)	18.1	536^th of 641 public high schools	16.4%		13.3	565^th of 640 public high schools	11.7%	29	29.8	42.1	15.7	43.0	$9,100	$534	$8,566
East Wake High	Public	9-12	5101 Rolesville Rd	Wendell	27591	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 365-2625	1,777	99	17.9	63.5%	289 (16.3%)	762 (42.9%)	624 (35.1%)	25 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (4.2%)	29.6	458^th of 641 public high schools	28.5%		38.4	380^th of 640 public high schools	40.6%	78	32.1	48.9	18.3	63.8	$11,170	$530	$10,640
Wake Early College of Health and Science	Public	9-12	2901 Holston Lane	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 212-5800	317	14	22.8	34.1%	91 (28.7%)	85 (26.8%)	58 (18.3%)	70 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	95.5	15^th of 641 public high schools	97.7%		92.5	53^rd of 640 public high schools	91.7%	38	91.5	99.9	92.3	100.0	$9,117	$232	$8,885
Rolesville High	Public	9-12	1099 East Young St	Rolesville	27571	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 554-6303	2,321	126	18.4	50.6%	594 (25.6%)	859 (37.0%)	663 (28.6%)	107 (4.6%)	8 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	86 (3.7%)	30.1	447^th of 641 public high schools	30.3%		29.5	453^rd of 640 public high schools	29.2%	6	38.9	54.1	17.4	53.4	$8,260	$382	$7,877
Enloe High	Public, Magnet	9-12	128 Clarendon Crescent	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7918	2,643	149	17.7	28.0%	930 (35.2%)	690 (26.1%)	352 (13.3%)	553 (20.9%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	113 (4.3%)	74	160^th of 641 public high schools	75.0%		70.1	180^th of 640 public high schools	71.9%	20	69.4	77.3	24.6	87.7	$8,913	$404	$8,510
Longview	Public	6-12	318 N King Charles Rd	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 856-7691	18	18	1.0	83.3%	2 (11.1%)	12 (66.7%)	2 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.1%)								(n/a)					$56,642	$2,923	$53,719
Phillips High	Public	9-12	1923 Milburnie Rd	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 856-7710	123	27	4.4	95.9%	25 (20.3%)	47 (38.2%)	42 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.3%)	6.3	614^th of 641 public high schools	4.2%		8.7	602^nd of 640 public high schools	5.9%	12	11.5	21.2	13.8	22.7	$35,266	$881	$34,385
Millbrook High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2201 Spring Forest Rd	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 850-8787	2,498	137	18.2	33.3%	1,188 (47.6%)	572 (22.9%)	552 (22.1%)	85 (3.4%)	6 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	91 (3.6%)	59.3	232^nd of 641 public high schools	63.8%		45.3	330^th of 640 public high schools	48.4%	98	62.9	70.8	25.8	71.0	$8,648	$382	$8,265
Central Wake High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1425 Rock Quarry Road	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Central Wake Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 521-5067	293	8	37.4		24 (8.2%)	130 (44.4%)	129 (44.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	6.8	612^th of 641 public high schools	4.5%		14.2	557^th of 640 public high schools	13.0%	55		26.0		31.3
Southeast Raleigh High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2600 Rock Quarry Road	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 856-2800	1,438	103	13.9	99.8%	72 (5.0%)	767 (53.3%)	516 (35.9%)	24 (1.7%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (3.8%)	12.7	581^st of 641 public high schools	9.4%		14.7	553^rd of 640 public high schools	13.6%	28	20.8	37.4	14.5	37.6	$10,076	$731	$9,346

Frequently Asked Questions about Knightdale High

What schools feed into Knightdale High?

Knightdale High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Forestville Road Elementary
Elementary : Hodge Road Elementary
Elementary : Knightdale Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Knightdale High?

Students at Knightdale High are 45% African American, 38% Hispanic, 10% White, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Knightdale High in?

Wake County Schools

Is Knightdale High a good school?

Knightdale High ranks in the bottom 16.4% of North Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Knightdale High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,695 students attended Knightdale High.

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