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Garner High

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Garner High ranks 475 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

475^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 28% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Garner High is a large comprehensive high school in Garner, NC, enrolling about 1,670 students in grades 9–12 as part of Wake County Schools. While that district is a strong performer overall — ranked 60th of 246 districts in North Carolina with a 4-star rating — Garner High has not kept pace. The school ranked 475th out of 662 North Carolina high schools in 2025-2026, placing it in the 28th percentile with a 1-star rating, and its ranking has drifted downward from a 3-star showing in 2015-2016.

Test scores trail Wake County Schools and the rest of the state in every End-of-Course subject. The biggest concern is Math I, where only about 20% of Garner students score proficient, versus 36.6% in Wake County Schools and 42.1% across North Carolina — a gap that has persisted for four straight years. Biology, English II, and Math III also run below district and state averages. Chronic absenteeism is likely a key factor: roughly 38% of students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, double the district's rate. There is some encouraging news, however: the graduation rate has climbed from 75.5% in 2021-2022 to 86.0% in 2025-2026, though it still trails the district (91.3%) and state (88.8%).

Nearby comparisons highlight how unusual Garner's math profile is. South Garner High, just a few miles away and serving a similar comprehensive student body with higher chronic absenteeism, produced a 43.8% Math I proficiency rate and 76.5% in Math III, both far above Garner's 20.3% and 59.8%. Southeast Raleigh High also more than doubled Garner's Math I proficiency (46.3%) despite weaker scores overall. Highly ranked schools like Enloe High and Vernon Malone College and Career Academy outperform Garner by wide margins in most subjects, though those schools include selective or specialized programs. A genuine bright spot is performance with English Language Learner students, which improved steadily to the 50th percentile statewide. For parents, the bottom line is that math achievement and attendance are the two areas where Garner High most needs to improve.

1,670

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,960

Per pupil spending ?

54.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2101 Spring Drive
Garner, NC 27529-3423

(919) 662-2379

District: Wake County Schools

Feeder schools for Garner High:

Elementary:	Aversboro Elementary
	Creech Road Elementary
	Rand Road Elementary
	Timber Drive Elementary
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	Vandora Springs Elementary
Middle:	East Garner Middle
	North Garner Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.5%

African American:

33.0%

White:

28.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (48% vs 60% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 24% North Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg68%

North Carolina avg60%

475^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 20High Schools in the Wake County Schools

60^th of 246Wake 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
2026	30.7	475 of 662	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.9	384 of 641	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	428 of 640	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	396 of 626	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	410 of 621	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	395 of 594	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	368 of 514	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	283 of 469	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.1	310 of 476	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.8	246 of 507	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.2	207 of 531	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	40.3	215 of 451	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.3	175 of 505	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	34.7	347 of 502	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.1	212 of 506	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.9	268 of 499	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.2	237 of 490	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	42.3	308 of 477	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.3	287 of 453	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.6	258 of 431	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	312 of 450	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.8	211 of 440	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	214 of 437	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	207 of 434	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	221 of 430	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	131 of 364	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	222 of 369	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	169 of 359	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	29.8	70 of 89	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	47 of 77	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	57.9	88 of 330	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	53.0	106 of 334	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.2	195 of 364	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	159 of 349	54.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	144 of 289	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.4	170 of 273	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	185 of 262	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	156 of 226	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.1	165 of 173	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	80 of 147	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	479 of 629	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.5	388 of 610	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	417 of 602	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	355 of 588	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	416 of 594	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	294 of 475	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	361 of 475	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	304 of 449	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	294 of 407	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	71.6	127 of 412	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	281 of 403	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	207 of 403	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	273 of 398	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.5	208 of 337	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	217 of 325	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	354 of 474	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.2	287 of 462	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	345 of 454	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	318 of 449	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	329 of 436	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	339 of 370	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	284 of 354	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	219 of 340	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	34 of 47	27.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.7	20 of 39	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.4	31 of 45	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	26 of 44	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	14 of 17	17.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	463 of 620	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.9	370 of 606	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	441 of 613	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	440 of 597	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	327 of 544	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	297 of 432	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	336 of 446	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	271 of 424	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	452 of 624	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.7	371 of 601	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	417 of 607	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	409 of 602	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	383 of 585	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	316 of 481	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.3	369 of 488	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	293 of 463	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	179 of 265	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.5	194 of 253	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.8	150 of 261	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	137 of 249	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	85 of 226	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.2	51 of 199	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	44.9	107 of 195	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.9	148 of 185	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	249 of 372	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.3	229 of 352	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.6	340 of 349	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	299 of 551	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.0	234 of 542	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	291 of 553	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	257 of 537	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	288 of 534	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	239 of 439	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	331 of 444	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.3	171 of 427	60.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)50th percentile+22 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)32nd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)31st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)28th percentile~ school

Homeless (2026)28th percentile~ school

Male (2026)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2019)21st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III60%-9 vs state

English II59%-6 vs state

Biology48%-10 vs state

Math I20%-22 vs state

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Garner High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2101 Spring Drive	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 662-2379	1,670	107	15.5	54.7%	473 (28.3%)	551 (33.0%)	559 (33.5%)	23 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (3.7%)	30.7	475^th of 662 public high schools	28.2%		38.9	384^th of 641 public high schools	40.1%	91	48.1	58.7	20.3	59.8								$8,960	$511	$8,449
Longleaf School of the Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	322 Chapanoke Road	Raleigh	27603	Wake County	Longleaf School of the Arts	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 896-8164	405	32	12.6		254 (62.7%)	74 (18.3%)	48 (11.9%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	65.6	215^th of 662 public high schools	67.5%		73	164^th of 641 public high schools	74.4%	51	78.0	93.3	35.4	68.8
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
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%)	26.3	506^th of 662 public high schools	23.6%		12.7	581^st of 641 public high schools	9.4%	75	27.6	46.6	46.3	60.6								$10,076	$731	$9,346
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
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
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
South Garner High	Public	9-12	8228 Hebron Church Rd	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-7711	1,835	105	17.4	61.5%	230 (12.5%)	872 (47.5%)	620 (33.8%)	54 (2.9%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	52 (2.8%)	42	390^th of 662 public high schools	41.1%		47.9	317^th of 641 public high schools	50.5%	73	46.7	53.4	43.8	76.5								$10,505	$368	$10,137
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Garner High

What schools feed into Garner High?

Garner High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Aversboro Elementary
Elementary : Creech Road Elementary
Elementary : Rand Road Elementary
Elementary : Timber Drive Elementary
Elementary : Vandora Springs Elementary
Middle : East Garner Middle
Middle : North Garner Middle

How many students attend Garner High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,670 students attended Garner High.

What is the racial makeup of Garner High?

Students at Garner High are 33% Hispanic, 33% African American, 28% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Garner High in?

Wake County Schools

Is Garner High a good school?

Garner High ranks 475^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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