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Rolesville High

Public Grades 9-12

529^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 20% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Rolesville High is a large comprehensive high school in Rolesville, NC, serving 2,321 students in grades 9-12 as part of Wake County Schools. Despite belonging to one of the state's stronger districts—ranked 60th of 246 in North Carolina—the school itself sits at the 20th percentile statewide with a 1-star rating. Roughly half of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, and its ranking has remained in the bottom 20-30th percentile for the past five years.

Academically, Rolesville trails both its district and the state in every End-of-Course subject. In 2025-2026, only 19.6% of students were proficient in Math I, 39.3% in Biology, 58.7% in English II, and 50.9% in Math III. The gap with nearby schools is striking: Heritage High, just 4.5 miles away, posted proficiency rates roughly 25 points higher in Biology and Math III, and 16 points higher in Math I. Wake Forest High and Wakefield High also outperform Rolesville on nearly every test. Rolesville's results instead more closely resemble East Wake High and Knightdale High, which serve higher-poverty populations. Even Franklinton High—where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch—outperformed Rolesville in every subject. On the positive side, graduation rates are stable at about 89%, slightly above the state average, and Biology proficiency has improved from 26.7% in 2023-2024 to 39.3% today.

Chronic absenteeism is a major concern: 35.5% of students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, nearly double the state average of 24.2% and far above the 18.6% chronic absenteeism rate at Heritage High. Rates have remained above 33% for five straight years. Subgroup data shows nearly every student population—low-income, special education, gifted, and military-connected students—ranking in the bottom 20th percentile statewide for effectiveness, with several groups declining sharply over the past two years. For parents, the picture is nuanced: students generally graduate, but proficiency is low and absenteeism is high. Families should ask pointed questions about math instruction, attendance supports, and plans to turn these trends around.

2,321

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,260

Per pupil spending ?

50.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1099 East Young St
Rolesville, NC 27571

(919) 554-6303

District: Wake County Schools

Feeder schools for Rolesville High:

Elementary:	Harris Creek Elementary
	River Bend Elementary
	Rolesville Elementary
Middle:	Rolesville Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.0%

Hispanic:

28.6%

White:

25.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (44% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg68%

North Carolina avg60%

529^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	23.8	529 of 662	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.1	447 of 641	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	453 of 640	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	461 of 626	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	446 of 621	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	456 of 594	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	288 of 514	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	272 of 469	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.6	274 of 476	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.0	254 of 507	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	34.5	303 of 531	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	291 of 450	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.7	225 of 440	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	225 of 437	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	232 of 434	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	219 of 430	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	183 of 364	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	137 of 369	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	136 of 359	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	86 of 103	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	81 of 106	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	85 of 101	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	79 of 98	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	77 of 91	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	68 of 83	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	60 of 89	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	46 of 77	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	45.1	140 of 330	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.2	282 of 334	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.9	133 of 364	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	182 of 349	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	207 of 289	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.0	201 of 273	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	182 of 262	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	171 of 226	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	114 of 156	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	117 of 124	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.7	67 of 173	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.3	94 of 147	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	513 of 629	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	470 of 610	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	461 of 602	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	465 of 588	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	429 of 594	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	346 of 475	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	309 of 475	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	283 of 449	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	340 of 407	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.1	239 of 412	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.2	145 of 403	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	265 of 403	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	259 of 398	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	258 of 337	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	245 of 325	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.0	421 of 474	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	423 of 462	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	359 of 454	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	401 of 449	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	395 of 436	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	331 of 370	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	203 of 354	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	223 of 340	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	19 of 47	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	15 of 45	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	34.5	24 of 34	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	525 of 620	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	465 of 606	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	442 of 613	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	474 of 597	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	434 of 544	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	346 of 432	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	271 of 446	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	239 of 424	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	515 of 624	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	407 of 601	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	405 of 607	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	427 of 602	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	433 of 585	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	355 of 481	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	276 of 488	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	288 of 463	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	67 of 70	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	244 of 265	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	37.3	173 of 253	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	163 of 261	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	154 of 249	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	116 of 226	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.0	78 of 199	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	85 of 195	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	58 of 185	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	327 of 372	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.8	226 of 352	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	113 of 349	67.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	410 of 551	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.6	297 of 542	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	346 of 553	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	365 of 537	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	311 of 534	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	324 of 439	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.2	187 of 444	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	226 of 427	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)60th percentile+39 vs school

Disabled (2022)58th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2026)35th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)28th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile~ school

Male (2026)17th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)17th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)16th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)8th percentile-12 vs school

Military Connected (2026)4th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English II59%-6 vs state

Math III51%-18 vs state

Biology39%-19 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)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rolesville High	Public	9-12	1099 East Young St	Rolesville	27571	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 554-6303	2,321	126	18.4	50.6%	594 (25.6%)	859 (37.0%)	663 (28.6%)	107 (4.6%)	8 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	86 (3.7%)	23.8	529^th of 662 public high schools	20.1%		30.1	447^th of 641 public high schools	30.3%	82	39.3	58.7	19.6	50.9	$8,260	$382	$7,877
Heritage High	Public	9-12	1150 Forestville Road	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 570-5600	1,778	97	18.2	27.7%	950 (53.4%)	257 (14.5%)	418 (23.5%)	86 (4.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (3.5%)	59.8	256^th of 662 public high schools	61.3%		66	198^th of 641 public high schools	69.1%	58	64.6	75.7	35.8	78.7	$8,792	$487	$8,305
East Wake High	Public	9-12	5101 Rolesville Rd	Wendell	27591	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 365-2625	1,777	99	17.9	63.5%	289 (16.3%)	762 (42.9%)	624 (35.1%)	25 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (4.2%)	18.9	562^nd of 662 public high schools	15.1%		29.6	458^th of 641 public high schools	28.5%	104	39.3	50.3	21.1	46.4	$11,170	$530	$10,640
Wake Forest High School	Public	9-12	420 West Stadium Drive	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 554-8611	2,043	109	18.8	30.4%	1,052 (51.5%)	473 (23.2%)	360 (17.6%)	71 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	82 (4.0%)	59	262^nd of 662 public high schools	60.4%		63.8	207^th of 641 public high schools	67.7%	55	70.0	72.5	33.8	77.1	$8,011	$375	$7,637
Knightdale High	Public	9-12	100 Bryan Chalk Lane	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 217-5350	1,695	105	16.1	66.9%	173 (10.2%)	763 (45.0%)	649 (38.3%)	54 (3.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (3.1%)	23.8	531^st of 662 public high schools	19.8%		18.1	536^th of 641 public high schools	16.4%	5	40.9	54.7	27.9	50.4	$9,100	$534	$8,566
North Wake College and Career Academy	Public	9-12	931 Durham Rd	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8650	346	19	17.9	36.1%	122 (35.3%)	117 (33.8%)	75 (21.7%)	15 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	84.5	110^th of 662 public high schools	83.4%		86.6	100^th of 641 public high schools	84.4%	10	84.1	82.4	76.7	94.1	$13,377	$439	$12,939
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%)	55.1	286^th of 662 public high schools	56.8%		59.4	231^st of 641 public high schools	64.0%	55	65.1	74.0	30.7	73.8	$8,642	$337	$8,306
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%)	53.2	301^st of 662 public high schools	54.5%		59.3	232^nd of 641 public high schools	63.8%	69	67.3	75.2	33.2	66.1	$8,648	$382	$8,265
Bunn High	Public	9-12	29 Bunn Elem School Road	Bunn	27508	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 496-3975	817	49	16.6	—	317 (38.8%)	167 (20.4%)	296 (36.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.9%)	28.6	484^th of 662 public high schools	26.9%		36.3	403^rd of 641 public high schools	37.1%	81	36.0	50.3	37.3	63.1	$9,236	$603	$8,633
Franklinton High	Public	9-12	910 Cedar Creek Road	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 494-2332	1,127	63	18.0	—	416 (36.9%)	383 (34.0%)	250 (22.2%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (5.9%)	43.3	381^st of 662 public high schools	42.4%		47.6	322^nd of 641 public high schools	49.8%	59	48.7	66.4	56.5	57.0	$8,675	$527	$8,148

Frequently Asked Questions about Rolesville High

Is Rolesville High a good school?

Rolesville High ranks in the bottom 20.1% of North Carolina high schools.

What district is Rolesville High in?

Wake County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Rolesville High?

Students at Rolesville High are 37% African American, 29% Hispanic, 26% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Rolesville High?

Rolesville High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Harris Creek Elementary
Elementary : River Bend Elementary
Elementary : Rolesville Elementary
Middle : Rolesville Middle

How many students attend Rolesville High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,321 students attended Rolesville High.

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