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Fuquay-Varina High

Q: Is Fuquay-Varina High a good school?

Fuquay-Varina High ranks 250 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

250^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 61% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Fuquay-Varina High is a public high school serving 1,744 students in grades 9-12 in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. The school is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Academically, Fuquay-Varina High has consistently ranked in the top half of North Carolina high schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on End-of-Course (EOC) exams is mixed compared to state and district averages, with higher proficiency in English II and Math III, but lower in Biology and Math I. The school's four-year graduation rate has remained strong, ranging from 86.9% to 93.1% in recent years. However, the school's performance on student subgroups is varied, with some, like English Language Learners and Special Education students, performing relatively well, while others, such as Low Socioeconomic Status students, have lower rankings.

Compared to nearby schools, Fuquay-Varina High performs well in many areas, but faces some challenges. It outperforms schools like Apex Friendship High and Holly Springs High, but lags behind the highly-ranked Wake STEM Early College High School and the virtual Crossroads FLEX school in the same district. Additionally, the school has seen an increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 14.69% in 2021-2022 to 26.72% in 2023-2024, which may impact its academic performance.

1,858

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,243

Per pupil spending ?

25.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Bengal Blvd
Fuquay Varina, NC 27526-1603

(919) 557-2511

District: Wake County Schools

Feeder schools for Fuquay-Varina High:

Elementary:	Ballentine Elementary
	Fuquay-Varina Elementary
	Lincoln Heights Elementary
	Willow Springs Elementary
Middle:	Fuquay-Varina Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.8%

Hispanic:

16.8%

African American:

14.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 55th percentile in 2022 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (60% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (88%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 61st (2025) from a 55th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg63%

North Carolina avg53%

250^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	57.2	250 of 641	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	205 of 640	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	206 of 626	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	280 of 621	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	257 of 594	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	165 of 514	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	95 of 469	79.7%	★★★★☆
2017	68.9	85 of 476	82.1%	★★★★☆
2016	57.1	122 of 507	75.9%	★★★★☆
2015	61.2	115 of 531	78.3%	★★★★☆
2014	47.3	176 of 451	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.3	166 of 505	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.5	232 of 502	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.8	123 of 506	75.7%	★★★★☆
2010	66.8	108 of 499	78.4%	★★★★☆
2009	69.0	82 of 490	83.3%	★★★★☆
2008	62.8	125 of 477	73.8%	★★★★☆
2007	64.0	111 of 453	75.5%	★★★★☆
2006	63.4	128 of 431	70.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	205 of 440	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	121 of 437	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	55.3	142 of 434	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	242 of 430	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	196 of 364	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	119 of 369	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	89 of 359	75.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	54 of 106	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	52 of 101	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	46 of 98	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	42 of 77	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	57.3	91 of 330	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	51.0	110 of 334	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	153 of 364	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	70 of 349	79.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	80 of 273	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.3	56 of 262	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	25 of 226	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	33.8	90 of 156	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.0	31 of 124	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	19 of 173	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	36 of 147	75.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	256 of 610	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	208 of 602	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	227 of 588	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	313 of 594	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	190 of 475	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	187 of 475	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	121 of 449	73.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	167 of 412	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	168 of 403	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	189 of 403	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	104 of 398	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	49.0	211 of 337	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.9	94 of 325	71.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	206 of 462	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	204 of 454	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	246 of 449	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	261 of 436	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	172 of 370	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	121 of 354	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	112 of 340	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	405 of 606	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	301 of 613	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	258 of 597	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.0	374 of 544	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	171 of 432	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.2	214 of 446	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	179 of 424	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	232 of 601	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	197 of 607	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	186 of 602	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	241 of 585	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	164 of 481	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	138 of 488	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	84 of 463	81.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	9 of 53	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	16 of 49	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	24 of 48	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	22 of 47	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	30 of 41	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	86 of 253	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	71 of 261	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	53 of 249	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	66 of 226	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	52 of 199	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	50 of 195	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.7	72 of 185	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	101 of 352	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	55.1	102 of 349	70.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	243 of 542	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	194 of 553	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	169 of 537	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	216 of 534	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	171 of 439	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	167 of 444	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.0	95 of 427	77.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Military Connected (2025)83rd percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2022)72nd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)66th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)58th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)49th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II74%+15 vs state

Math III70%+3 vs state

Biology53%+5 vs state

Math I27%-8 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, June 29, 2014

My student has been very happy at Fuquay Varina High School. She has been very successful due in part to the school's working lunch, where she can get help on any of the assignments she is having trouble with. We are both excited about the new principal coming in. My son knew him when we were at Green Hope and he connected with the kids in fun way, but was still the authority. Go, Tigers!! Close Quote

Schools Near Fuquay-Varina 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)	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
Fuquay-Varina High	Public	9-12	201 Bengal Blvd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2511	1,858	98	18.9	25.1%	1,073 (57.8%)	276 (14.9%)	313 (16.8%)	105 (5.7%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	83 (4.5%)	57.2	250^th of 641 public high schools	61.0%		64.7	205^th of 640 public high schools	68.0%	45	53.2	74.2	26.9	69.6								$8,243	$402	$7,841
Southern Wake Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	5108 Old Powell Rd	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Southern Wake Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 567-9955	534	36	14.7		351 (65.7%)	55 (10.3%)	59 (11.0%)	15 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.7%)	27	481^st of 641 public high schools	25.0%		26.8	471^st of 640 public high schools	26.4%	10	30.5	55.4	34.0	36.1	37.9	47.8	52.2	53.4	55.1	62.4	62.0
Holly Springs High	Public	9-12	5329 Cass Holt Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1444	2,018	103	19.6	13.8%	1,485 (73.6%)	156 (7.7%)	176 (8.7%)	120 (5.9%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	77 (3.8%)	82.6	124^th of 641 public high schools	80.7%		79.5	136^th of 640 public high schools	78.8%	12	78.4	82.5	46.1	89.1								$8,040	$403	$7,638
Willow Spring High	Public	9-12	1704 Old Honeycutt Rd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8030	2,223	110	20.2	28.7%	1,249 (56.2%)	319 (14.3%)	465 (20.9%)	99 (4.5%)	5 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	80 (3.6%)	58.2	240^th of 641 public high schools	62.6%		51.6	289^th of 640 public high schools	54.8%	49	61.2	69.7	31.1	67.0
Middle Creek High	Public	9-12	123 Middle Creek Park Avenue	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 773-3838	1,587	87	18.2	29.6%	925 (58.3%)	198 (12.5%)	360 (22.7%)	44 (2.8%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	52 (3.3%)	62	219^th of 641 public high schools	65.8%		59.3	239^th of 640 public high schools	62.7%	20	61.8	75.3	27.9	71.7								$8,441	$392	$8,048
Harnett Central High	Public	9-12	2911 Harnett Central Rd	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 639-6161	1,522	62	24.4	56.1%	626 (41.1%)	281 (18.5%)	506 (33.2%)	10 (0.7%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (5.9%)	23.4	503^rd of 641 public high schools	21.5%		25.8	476^th of 640 public high schools	25.6%	27	42.2	47.7	18.8	33.8								$7,920	$580	$7,341
Apex Friendship High	Public	9-12	7801 Humie Olive Rd	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-0500	2,748	131	21.0	11.2%	1,790 (65.1%)	188 (6.8%)	261 (9.5%)	390 (14.2%)	6 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	110 (4.0%)	85.6	106^th of 641 public high schools	83.5%		85.9	107^th of 640 public high schools	83.3%	1	78.9	85.2	59.7	87.3								$7,834	$322	$7,511
Apex High	Public	9-12	1501 Laura Duncan Road	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-2208	2,449	123	19.9	22.5%	1,422 (58.1%)	230 (9.4%)	378 (15.4%)	311 (12.7%)	2 (0.1%)	8 (0.3%)	98 (4.0%)	69.9	175^th of 641 public high schools	72.7%		72.5	169^th of 640 public high schools	73.6%	6	59.7	75.9	47.8	78.9								$8,281	$390	$7,891
Wake STEM Early College High School	Public	9-12	2205 Walnut Street	Cary	27518	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8130	294	15	20.2	35.7%	98 (33.3%)	40 (13.6%)	84 (28.6%)	60 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	96.4	6^th of 641 public high schools	99.1%		93.9	43^rd of 640 public high schools	93.3%	37	93.4	98.6	90.9									$10,774	$232	$10,542
Crossroads FLEX	Public, Virtual	9-12	5651 Dillard Dr	Cary	27518	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(919) 694-8515	139	6	23.4	5.8%	95 (68.3%)	9 (6.5%)	13 (9.4%)	13 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.5%)	92.5	56^th of 641 public high schools	91.3%		89.2	87^th of 640 public high schools	86.4%	31	73.3	100.0		99.9								$9,819	$232	$9,587

Frequently Asked Questions about Fuquay-Varina High

What schools feed into Fuquay-Varina High?

Fuquay-Varina High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ballentine Elementary
Elementary : Fuquay-Varina Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Heights Elementary
Elementary : Willow Springs Elementary
Middle : Fuquay-Varina Middle

How many students attend Fuquay-Varina High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,858 students attended Fuquay-Varina High.

Is Fuquay-Varina High a good school?

Fuquay-Varina High ranks 250^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Fuquay-Varina High in?

Wake County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Fuquay-Varina High?

Students at Fuquay-Varina High are 58% White, 17% Hispanic, 15% African American, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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