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Southeast Raleigh High

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12
581st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 641 North Carolina High Schools
Better than 9% of North Carolina high schools
Summary

Southeast Raleigh High is a public magnet high school serving 1,490 students in grades 9-12 in Raleigh, North Carolina. 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.

Despite being part of a highly-ranked district, Southeast Raleigh High consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on end-of-course exams. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 20.8% of students were proficient or better in Biology EOC, compared to 61% for the Wake County district and 48.3% for the state. The school also has relatively low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 86.9% to 90.6% over the past few years, which is below the state average.

Further, Southeast Raleigh High has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 76.91% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is significantly higher than nearby magnet schools like Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy (31.84%) and Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy (34.05%). As a result, Southeast Raleigh High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, placing it in the bottom 15-20% of schools in the state.

1,438
Students ?
13.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,076
Per pupil spending ?
99.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2600 Rock Quarry Road
       Raleigh, NC  27610

(919) 856-2800

District: Wake County Schools


Feeder schools for Southeast Raleigh High:

Elementary:    Brentwood Elementary
    Partnership Elementary
    Walnut Creek Elementary
Racial breakdown:

African American:
53.3%
Hispanic:
35.9%
White:
5.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (27% vs 53% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school27%
District avg63%
North Carolina avg53%
581st of 641
North Carolina public high schools ?
Bottom 9%▼ down 33 pts since 2015
From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
30th of 32High Schools in the Wake County Schools
60th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202512.7581 of 6419.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.7553 of 64013.6%★☆☆☆☆
202314.1547 of 62612.6%★☆☆☆☆
202214.8542 of 62112.7%★☆☆☆☆
202124.0449 of 59424.4%★☆☆☆☆
201918.9417 of 51418.9%★☆☆☆☆
201823.7359 of 46923.5%★☆☆☆☆
201727.9325 of 47631.7%★★☆☆☆
201626.3341 of 50732.7%★★☆☆☆
201534.3308 of 53142.0%★★☆☆☆
201424.5317 of 45129.7%★☆☆☆☆
201325.8339 of 50532.9%★★☆☆☆
201234.5349 of 50230.5%★★☆☆☆
201133.9390 of 50622.9%★☆☆☆☆
201035.0379 of 49924.0%★☆☆☆☆
200942.7314 of 49035.9%★★☆☆☆
200847.0271 of 47743.2%★★☆☆☆
200747.9244 of 45346.1%★★☆☆☆
200655.9181 of 43158.0%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202521.7371 of 44015.7%★☆☆☆☆
202424.5349 of 43720.1%★☆☆☆☆
202324.3346 of 43420.3%★☆☆☆☆
202225.5341 of 43020.7%★☆☆☆☆
202138.3178 of 36451.1%★★★☆☆
201935.2215 of 36941.7%★★☆☆☆
201838.2196 of 35945.4%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202236.6183 of 33044.5%★★☆☆☆
202148.3122 of 33463.5%★★★☆☆
201922.6315 of 36413.5%★☆☆☆☆
201825.7276 of 34920.9%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202527.1221 of 27319.0%★☆☆☆☆
202439.3139 of 26246.9%★★☆☆☆
202318.3221 of 2262.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202232.893 of 15640.4%★★☆☆☆
202138.272 of 12441.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202511.1568 of 6106.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.5545 of 6029.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.2535 of 5889.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.5530 of 59410.8%★☆☆☆☆
202124.1344 of 47527.6%★☆☆☆☆
201915.5415 of 47512.6%★☆☆☆☆
201818.1376 of 44916.3%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202548.3271 of 41234.2%★★☆☆☆
202438.7314 of 40322.1%★☆☆☆☆
202349.6252 of 40337.5%★★☆☆☆
202263.0169 of 39857.5%★★★☆☆
202161.2144 of 33757.3%★★★☆☆
201948.8195 of 32540.0%★★☆☆☆
201848.157 of 10043.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202515.1434 of 4626.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.8385 of 45415.2%★☆☆☆☆
202316.7411 of 4498.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.0393 of 4369.9%★☆☆☆☆
202130.7243 of 37034.3%★★☆☆☆
201914.4334 of 3545.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.0271 of 34020.3%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202521.036 of 397.7%★☆☆☆☆
202431.935 of 4725.5%★★☆☆☆
202321.841 of 458.9%★☆☆☆☆
202219.834 of 340.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201935.731 of 4429.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202515.3558 of 6067.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.1521 of 61315.0%★☆☆☆☆
202316.6532 of 59710.9%★☆☆☆☆
202218.2482 of 54411.4%★☆☆☆☆
202131.6263 of 43239.1%★★☆☆☆
201923.7338 of 44624.2%★☆☆☆☆
201830.3294 of 42430.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202512.5556 of 6017.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.2521 of 60714.2%★☆☆☆☆
202314.9528 of 60212.3%★☆☆☆☆
202215.6516 of 58511.8%★☆☆☆☆
202122.3364 of 48124.3%★☆☆☆☆
201918.2403 of 48817.4%★☆☆☆☆
201825.6347 of 46325.1%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202529.7193 of 25323.7%★☆☆☆☆
202438.1169 of 26135.2%★★☆☆☆
202352.6107 of 24957.0%★★★☆☆
202224.3191 of 22615.5%★☆☆☆☆
202168.649 of 19975.4%★★★★☆
201951.692 of 19552.8%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202519.5319 of 3529.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202428.9259 of 34925.8%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202539.5339 of 54237.5%★★☆☆☆
202450.6280 of 55349.4%★★☆☆☆
202360.8207 of 53761.5%★★★☆☆
202251.7256 of 53452.1%★★★☆☆
202160.6134 of 43969.5%★★★☆☆
201965.9103 of 44476.8%★★★★☆
201871.1100 of 42776.6%★★★★☆
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)45th percentile+32 vs school
White (2025)37th percentile+28 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)34th percentile+25 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile+14 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+10 vs school
African American (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school
Special Education (2025)9th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school
Homeless (2025)8th percentile~ school
Male (2025)7th percentile~ school
Female (2025)7th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Math III38%-29 vs state
English II37%-22 vs state
Biology21%-28 vs state
Math I14%-20 vs state

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by a student
Monday, January 9, 2023

Open Quote Awful school. People have died here. Drug issues, violence issues, teachers that don't care, useless administration. This school has been a source of confusion and frustration for the last 4 years. Take any logical sense, and throw it out the window. Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, January 13, 2017

Open Quote Great school for all students. Everyone fits in. Academies allow students to go on interesting field trips for engineering, internet technology, and health sciences. The athletics are great and comprehensive. There are tons of clubs. Staff is dedicated. The fine arts are great. The band travels everywhere and comes back with trophies every time. Students graduate with full-rides to colleges like Princeton, NC State, and Georgia Tech. Lots go to Chapel Hill and other schools too. Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about Southeast Raleigh High

Southeast Raleigh High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brentwood Elementary
Elementary : Partnership Elementary
Elementary : Walnut Creek Elementary

Southeast Raleigh High ranks in the bottom 9.4% of North Carolina high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,438 students attended Southeast Raleigh High.

Students at Southeast Raleigh High are 53% African American, 36% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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