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Best High Schools in Zip Code 27614

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At a glance

School

2,065

Students

Top rankedWakefield High231^st of 641 North Carolina high schools

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Summary:

The 27614 zip code area is home to a single high school, Wakefield High, which serves students in grades 9-12. Wakefield High is a solid performer, ranking in the top 36% of North Carolina high schools and maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years.

Wakefield High's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly below the averages for Wake County Schools and the state of North Carolina. The school excels in Math III, with a 73.8% proficiency rate in 2024-2025, compared to 66.4% statewide. However, the school's Math I proficiency rate of 31.3% in 2024-2025 is lower than the state average of 34.4%, indicating an opportunity for improvement in foundational math skills.

Wakefield High spends $8,642 per student, which is in line with typical spending for the state, and has a student-teacher ratio of 19.3, slightly higher than the state average. Additionally, 35.87% of the school's students receive free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a mix of economic backgrounds among the student population.

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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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 27614

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Raleigh	0.36 mi	108	176^th
Wake Forest	5.22 mi	15	77^th
Rolesville	8.7 mi	5	210^th
Durham	8.84 mi	74	322^nd
Youngsville	10.21 mi	4	183^rd

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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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