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Phillips High

Q: Is Phillips High a good school?

Phillips High ranks in the bottom 4.2% of North Carolina high schools.

Q: How many students attend Phillips High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 123 students attended Phillips High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Phillips High?

Students at Phillips High are 38% African American, 34% Hispanic, 20% White, 7% Two or more races.

Public Grades 9-12

614^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 4% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Phillips High is a public high school located in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 125 students. It is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Phillips High has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of North Carolina high schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 450-600 out of 500-600 schools. The school's performance on End-of-Course (EOC) exams is significantly below the state and district averages, ranging from 11.5% to 22.7% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 34.4% to 66.4%. Additionally, the school's graduation rates have been below 90% in recent years, with a four-year graduation rate of 87.7% in 2024-2025. Despite these academic challenges, Phillips High has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and significantly higher per-student spending compared to nearby schools, such as Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy, Vernon Malone College and Career Academy, Southeast Raleigh High, and Wake Early College of Health and Science.

The nearby charter schools, such as Raleigh Charter High School and Central Wake High School, also outperform Phillips High in academic metrics, with Raleigh Charter High School ranking among the top 50 high schools in North Carolina. The stark differences in academic performance and resource allocation between Phillips High and the nearby schools suggest the need for a deeper examination of the factors contributing to the challenges faced by Phillips High and the implementation of targeted interventions to address these issues.

123

Students ?

4.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,266

Per pupil spending ?

95.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1923 Milburnie Rd
Raleigh, NC 27610-2209

(919) 856-7710

District: Wake County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.2%

Hispanic:

34.1%

White:

20.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 4 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (17% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (62% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg63%

North Carolina avg53%

614^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^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	6.3	614 of 641	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	602 of 640	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	544 of 626	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	599 of 621	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	584 of 594	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	472 of 514	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	447 of 469	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.5	452 of 476	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.9	450 of 507	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	3.7	493 of 531	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.3	489 of 505	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.6	482 of 502	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.5	452 of 506	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	2.6	479 of 499	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.0	451 of 490	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.5	455 of 477	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.9	433 of 453	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.2	395 of 431	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	403 of 440	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	428 of 437	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	370 of 434	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	426 of 430	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	344 of 364	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	357 of 369	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	357 of 359	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	60.8	87 of 364	76.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	581 of 610	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	555 of 602	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	547 of 588	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	579 of 594	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	469 of 475	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	460 of 475	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	460 of 462	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	449 of 454	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	424 of 449	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	344 of 354	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	322 of 340	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	592 of 606	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	600 of 613	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	521 of 597	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	537 of 544	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	401 of 432	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	422 of 446	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	411 of 424	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	589 of 601	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	589 of 607	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	520 of 602	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	566 of 585	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	481 of 481	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	459 of 488	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	435 of 463	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)76th percentile+68 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III23%-44 vs state

English II21%-38 vs state

Math I14%-21 vs state

Biology12%-37 vs state

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Schools Near Phillips 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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Phillips High

Is Phillips High a good school?

Phillips High ranks in the bottom 4.2% of North Carolina high schools.

What district is Phillips High in?

Wake County Schools

How many students attend Phillips High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 123 students attended Phillips High.

What is the racial makeup of Phillips High?

Students at Phillips High are 38% African American, 34% Hispanic, 20% White, 7% Two or more races.

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