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Raleigh Charter High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 93% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Raleigh Charter High School is a public charter high school serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 560 students in Raleigh, North Carolina. This exceptional institution consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 46th out of 641 high schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

Raleigh Charter High School's academic performance is truly remarkable, with students significantly outperforming state averages in all End-of-Course (EOC) exams. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, 98.6% of students were proficient or better in English II, compared to the state average of 59.6%, and 95% were proficient or better in Math III, compared to the state average of 66.4%. The school's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, indicating its ability to effectively serve a diverse student population.

Compared to nearby public schools, such as Enloe High, Vernon Malone College and Career Academy, and Central Wake High School, Raleigh Charter High School stands out with its exceptional academic results. This highlights the effectiveness of the charter school model in delivering high-quality education. Additionally, the presence of other high-performing schools, such as Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy and Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy, in the vicinity suggests a concentration of educational excellence in the Raleigh area.

552

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 2012 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (92% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of North Carolina high schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2012

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school92%

North Carolina avg53%

46^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 242Raleigh 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
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
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
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
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
2023	88.6	18 of 249	92.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
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)

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)90th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

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

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II99%+39 vs state

Math III95%+29 vs state

Biology89%+41 vs state

Math I69%+34 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

Schools Near Raleigh Charter High School

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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)	EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (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	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%)	93.3	46^th of 641 public high schools	92.8%		93	51^st of 640 public high schools	92.0%	5	89.1	98.6	68.8	95.0
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%)	68	185^th of 641 public high schools	71.1%		56.2	253^rd of 640 public high schools	60.5%	68	69.6	74.6	16.0	79.4								$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%)	86.7	99^th of 641 public high schools	84.6%		89.8	78^th of 640 public high schools	87.8%	21	63.8	97.2		100.0	87.7	98.0	92.9	87.7	94.2	100.0	83.9	$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%)	95.2	22^nd of 641 public high schools	96.6%		95.6	18^th of 640 public high schools	97.2%	4	90.9	100.0		100.0	89.6	93.9	95.1	81.3	87.9	92.7		$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%)	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
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%)	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
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	141^st of 641 public high schools	78.0%		76.4	149^th of 640 public high schools	76.7%	8	71.4	76.2	66.7	79.3								$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%)	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

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How many students attend Raleigh Charter High School?

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

Is Raleigh Charter High School a good school?

Yes. Raleigh Charter High School ranks in the top 7.2% of North Carolina high schools.

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.

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