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Raleigh Charter High School

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Raleigh Charter High School ranks 70 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

70^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 89% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Raleigh Charter High School is a public charter high school on Glenwood Avenue in central Raleigh, NC, serving 552 students in grades 9–12 with a favorable 12.8:1 student-teacher ratio. The school once ranked #1 in North Carolina (2014–15 and 2015–16) and remains a strong performer, ranking 70th of 662 high schools statewide (89th percentile, 4 stars) for 2025–26. Small class sizes and a chronic absenteeism rate of 10.6%—less than half the state average of 24.2%—support a culture of engagement that far surpasses nearby traditional schools such as Enloe High (25.3%) and Needham Broughton High (23.4%).

Academically, RCHS posts exceptional End-of-Course exam results: 92.6% proficiency in Biology, 95.6% in English II, and 97.2% in Math III—all roughly 28–34 points above state averages and well ahead of nearby zoned schools. The school forms its own charter district, Raleigh Charter High School, ranking 15th of 246 statewide (5 stars). However, specialized public schools in the area now match or exceed its scores; Wake Early College of Health and Science surpassed RCHS in every EOC subject in 2025–26 while serving a student body with 34% free/reduced-price lunch eligibility.

Two areas warrant attention. Math I proficiency (65.4% in 2025–26) is a persistent weak spot—a 31.8-point gap versus the school's own Math III results, though still 23 points above the state average. Subgroup outcomes also show room for improvement: African American students ranked 108th statewide (76th percentile) versus 36th for White students, and low-SES rankings have fluctuated notably year to year. Encouragingly, multi-racial students ranked 9th of 265 statewide, demonstrating that excellence is achievable across diverse learners. Overall, RCHS remains a top-tier choice with elite test scores, low absenteeism, and individualized attention—just no longer the undisputed #1 it once was in a competitive Raleigh landscape.

552

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

1307 Glenwood Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27605-3249

(919) 715-1155

District: Raleigh Charter High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

40.6%

White:

38.8%

African American:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2013 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (93% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of North Carolina high schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school93%

North Carolina avg60%

70^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 1% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 246Raleigh Charter High School 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
2026	90.5	70 of 662	89.4%	★★★★☆
2025	93.3	46 of 641	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	51 of 640	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	62 of 626	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	51 of 621	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	96.4	19 of 594	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	4 of 514	99.2%	★★★★★
2016	91.7	1 of 507	99.8%	★★★★★
2015	92.5	1 of 531	99.8%	★★★★★
2013	94.1	3 of 505	99.4%	★★★★★
2012	79.7	4 of 502	99.2%	★★★★★
2011	82.9	10 of 506	98.0%	★★★★★
2010	83.1	5 of 499	99.0%	★★★★★
2009	87.6	5 of 490	99.0%	★★★★★
2008	90.9	2 of 477	99.6%	★★★★★
2007	93.7	2 of 453	99.6%	★★★★★
2006	89.0	8 of 431	98.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	108 of 450	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	87.7	53 of 440	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	55 of 437	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	56 of 434	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	91.0	43 of 430	90.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	12 of 106	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	10 of 101	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	4 of 89	95.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.5	80 of 629	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	93.0	43 of 610	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	37 of 602	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	49 of 588	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	31 of 594	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	4 of 475	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	4 of 475	99.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	92.1	47 of 454	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	93.1	39 of 449	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.6	60 of 436	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	97.1	7 of 370	98.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	91.1	80 of 613	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	162 of 597	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	86 of 544	84.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	93.0	45 of 624	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	93.2	55 of 601	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	64 of 607	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	90 of 602	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	91.7	69 of 585	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	96.1	9 of 481	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	6 of 488	98.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	94.5	9 of 265	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	18 of 249	92.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	90.7	36 of 551	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	89.5	51 of 542	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	60 of 553	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	57 of 537	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	53 of 534	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	10 of 439	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	1 of 427	99.8%	★★★★★

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)

Multi-racial (2026)97th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)90th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)87th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)76th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III97%+28 vs state

English II96%+31 vs state

Biology93%+34 vs state

Math I65%+23 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, January 5, 2015

Our son is a 2005 graduate of RCHS. We discovered that he had a learning disability in 8th grade. His public middle school principal told us we should not pursue an IEP for him because we would not want him to be labeled. RCHS told us we should absolutely establish an IEP for him so they could give him the tools he would need to succeed. What a difference in philosophy!

The involved teachers at RCHS also made this a great school for him. They always challenged him to work through his disability so he could fulfill his potential. Many spent extra time helping him achieve success in classes that he would have struggled in otherwise. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Raleigh Charter is a wonderful school. The teachers go out of their way to help the students. My only note is this - If your child is accepted to this school and they did not attend Ligon Middle or Carnage Middle, then you need to get them a tutor so they will be up to speed on their math. PLEASE HEED MY WARNING!!!! Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Prepared me well for college! Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Thursday, March 12, 2009

Great school! Good teacher and good enviornment, but VERY academically based. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Raleigh Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1307 Glenwood Avenue	Raleigh	27605	Wake County	Raleigh Charter High School	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 715-1155	552	43	12.8	—	214 (38.8%)	42 (7.6%)	36 (6.5%)	224 (40.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.2%)	90.5	70^th of 662 public high schools	89.4%		93.3	46^th of 641 public high schools	92.8%	24	92.6	95.6	65.4	97.2
Needham Broughton High	Public, Magnet	9-12	723 Saint Marys St	Raleigh	27605	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7810	2,153	118	18.2	28.1%	1,259 (58.5%)	423 (19.6%)	342 (15.9%)	52 (2.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	74 (3.4%)	69	193^rd of 662 public high schools	70.8%		68	185^th of 641 public high schools	71.1%	8	74.6	83.6	26.3	84.8								$9,028	$494	$8,535
Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	301 Ashe Avenue	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 508-9088	337	21	15.9	34.4%	118 (35.0%)	111 (32.9%)	59 (17.5%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)	90.2	74^th of 662 public high schools	88.8%		86.7	99^th of 641 public high schools	84.6%	25	87.8	92.7		100.0	92.5	87.5	98.0	94.3	89.3	100.0	98.0	$11,659	$232	$11,427
Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	567 East Hargett St	Raleigh	27601	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 664-5644	262	21	12.7	35.1%	75 (28.6%)	116 (44.3%)	42 (16.0%)	20 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	93.4	22^nd of 662 public high schools	96.7%		95.2	22^nd of 641 public high schools	96.6%		96.0	99.9		100.0	87.0	86.8	90.6	87.0	86.8	90.6	93.8	$12,691	$443	$12,248
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%)	13.7	589^th of 662 public high schools	11.0%		6.3	614^th of 641 public high schools	4.2%	25	27.0	48.6	538.8	26.7								$35,266	$881	$34,385
Ncvps	Public, Virtual	7-12	343 E. Six Forks Road Suite 1	Raleigh	27609	Wake County	North Carolina Virtual Public School	No	No	Yes	No	(919) 513-8550	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
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%)	72	175^th of 662 public high schools	73.6%		74	160^th of 641 public high schools	75.0%	15	78.0	84.7	27.8	81.5								$8,913	$404	$8,510
Vernon Malone College and Career Academy	Public	9-12	2200 S Wilmington St	Raleigh	27603	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 856-8119	348	22	15.8	45.1%	90 (25.9%)	136 (39.1%)	90 (25.9%)	11 (3.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	78.1	149^th of 662 public high schools	77.5%		78.1	141^st of 641 public high schools	78.0%	8	83.3	91.8	55.6	79.7								$12,204	$705	$11,499
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%)	5.6	626^th of 662 public high schools	5.4%		6.8	612^th of 641 public high schools	4.5%	14	5.1	37.5	13.3	22.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Raleigh Charter High School

What is the racial makeup of Raleigh Charter High School?

Students at Raleigh Charter High School are 41% Asian, 39% White, 8% African American, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Is Raleigh Charter High School a good school?

Raleigh Charter High School ranks 70^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Raleigh Charter High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 552 students attended Raleigh Charter High School.

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