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Millbrook High

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Millbrook High ranks 232 nd of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

232^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 64% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Millbrook High is a public magnet high school in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving 2,455 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60th out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Millbrook High generally performs above the state and district averages in end-of-course (EOC) exams, particularly in English II and Math III. For example, in 2024-2025, 70.8% of Millbrook students were proficient or better in EOC English II, compared to 59.6% statewide. However, the school struggles in Math I, with only 25.8% proficiency compared to 34.4% statewide. Millbrook High has maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 86.9% to 91.3% over the past few years, which is on par with or slightly above the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Millbrook High's performance is mixed. It generally outperforms Sanderson High, but lags behind high-performing schools like Leesville Road High, Enloe High, and Wake Early College of Health and Science. The school has also seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 21.03% in 2021-2022 to 37.6% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

2,498

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,648

Per pupil spending ?

33.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2201 Spring Forest Rd
Raleigh, NC 27615-7536

(919) 850-8787

District: Wake County Schools

Feeder schools for Millbrook High:

Elementary:	Millbrook Elementary
Middle:	West Millbrook Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.6%

African American:

22.9%

Hispanic:

22.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 48th percentile in 2024 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (61% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 64th (2025) from a 48th-percentile low (2024)

✓Above the North Carolina median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg63%

North Carolina avg53%

232^nd of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	59.3	232 of 641	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	330 of 640	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	285 of 626	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	283 of 621	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	275 of 594	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	196 of 514	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	147 of 469	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.3	159 of 476	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.4	136 of 507	73.2%	★★★★☆
2015	63.7	103 of 531	80.6%	★★★★☆
2014	60.8	115 of 451	74.5%	★★★★☆
2013	56.4	100 of 505	80.2%	★★★★☆
2012	41.1	304 of 502	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.6	274 of 506	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.6	210 of 499	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.2	165 of 490	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.1	221 of 477	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.9	189 of 453	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.5	165 of 431	61.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	196 of 440	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.9	319 of 437	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	259 of 434	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	197 of 430	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	111 of 364	69.5%	★★★★☆
2019	44.6	147 of 369	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	170 of 359	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	46 of 106	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	19.6	84 of 101	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	75 of 98	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	66 of 91	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.8	47 of 83	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	46 of 89	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	56 of 77	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	32.0	212 of 330	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	270 of 334	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.5	80 of 364	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	44.8	154 of 349	55.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	115 of 273	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	159 of 262	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	179 of 226	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	112 of 156	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	110 of 124	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	138 of 173	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	225 of 610	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	321 of 602	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	306 of 588	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.0	284 of 594	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	186 of 475	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	168 of 475	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	143 of 449	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	81 of 412	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	125 of 403	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	141 of 403	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	114 of 398	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	51.5	200 of 337	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.9	137 of 325	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	361 of 462	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	353 of 454	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	337 of 449	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	353 of 436	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	250 of 370	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	222 of 354	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	202 of 340	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	39.5	28 of 47	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	22 of 44	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	383 of 606	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	477 of 613	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	479 of 597	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	426 of 544	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	250 of 432	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	248 of 446	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	252 of 424	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	238 of 601	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	331 of 607	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	267 of 602	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	276 of 585	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	198 of 481	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	205 of 488	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	170 of 463	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	46 of 253	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	47 of 261	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	84 of 249	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	89 of 226	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	70 of 199	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	45 of 195	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	45.7	103 of 185	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	115 of 352	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	184 of 349	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	131 of 542	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	191 of 553	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.7	146 of 537	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	169 of 534	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.6	103 of 439	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	104 of 444	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	49 of 427	88.5%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)82nd percentile+18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)80th percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)60th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)57th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile-8 vs school

Homeless (2024)40th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-27 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III71%+5 vs state

English II71%+11 vs state

Biology63%+15 vs state

Math I26%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Wednesday, June 15, 2011

I remember Millbrook High School from 1979-1981 as a very good school that
had great teachers who realized that a students whole developement was a
major objective! Lance Rairden The Class of 1981 ! Millbrook a 5 star rating ! Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Thursday, March 12, 2009

Millbrook used to be a gang school, but it is getting better with a great principal and the help and mentoring of a large local church. Close Quote

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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
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
Sanderson High	Public	9-12	5500 Dixon Drive	Raleigh	27609	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 881-4800	1,648	91	18.0	43.4%	779 (47.3%)	384 (23.3%)	349 (21.2%)	55 (3.3%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	76 (4.6%)	35.3	411^th of 641 public high schools	35.9%		42.1	357^th of 640 public high schools	44.2%	54	40.6	57.1	18.6	58.5	$8,965	$528	$8,437
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)
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
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
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
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
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
Wakefield High	Public	9-12	2200 Wakefield Pines Drive	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 562-3600	2,065	106	19.5	36.1%	913 (44.2%)	577 (27.9%)	399 (19.3%)	93 (4.5%)	6 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	71 (3.4%)	59.4	231^st of 641 public high schools	64.0%		63.9	211^th of 640 public high schools	67.0%	20	60.1	67.2	31.3	73.8	$8,642	$337	$8,306

Frequently Asked Questions about Millbrook High

What is the racial makeup of Millbrook High?

Students at Millbrook High are 48% White, 23% African American, 22% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Millbrook High in?

Wake County Schools

How many students attend Millbrook High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,498 students attended Millbrook High.

What schools feed into Millbrook High?

Millbrook High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Millbrook Elementary
Middle : West Millbrook Middle

Is Millbrook High a good school?

Millbrook High ranks 232^nd of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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