The 92 WCPSS schools that serve Raleigh, 10 charter schools and 42 private schools, with addresses, grades, enrollment and report cards.
Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Sources: the Wake County Public School System’s enrollment page, base school lookup and draft 2027-28 enrollment plan; each school’s own website; Wake County property records; the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2024-25 report card data and 2025-26 school assessment workbook; the federal NCES school directory and Private School Survey.
Raleigh’s public schools are run by the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS). Customer Service is 919-431-7400 and Student Assignment, which handles school zones, is 919-431-7333. WCPSS assigns every address a base elementary, middle and high school, and zones do not follow city limits or mailing addresses. We drew 1,010 homes spread across Raleigh city limits from Wake County property records and ran each one through the district’s base school lookup on Oct. 12: 174 to Broughton Magnet High, 161 to Sanderson High, 103 to Leesville Road High, 93 to Wakefield High, 92 to Rolesville High, 77 to Millbrook Magnet High, 66 to Southeast Raleigh Magnet High, 65 to Athens Drive Magnet High, 52 to South Garner High, 43 to Enloe Magnet High, 39 to Knightdale High, 16 to Garner Magnet High, 15 to Heritage High, 8 to Middle Creek High, 4 to Apex High and 2 to Wake Forest High.
Find your school
- WCPSS base school lookup: enter an address, or browse the base attendance area map
- Proposed 2027-28 assignments: the proposal lookup. The draft plan would shift some students among Millbrook Magnet, Leesville Road, Sanderson and Wakefield high schools and several north Raleigh middle schools; the Board of Education holds a public hearing Tuesday, Oct. 20, and is scheduled to vote Nov. 17, according to the enrollment proposal page
- Magnet, year-round and early college seats: apply through the district’s enrollment page; magnet and year-round applications open Thursday, Oct. 15
- Charter schools: no zones; each admits by its own application
Each school below has its own page with the principal, bell times, calendar and report card. The tables list the WCPSS schools with Raleigh addresses and eight high schools in nearby towns whose zones take in Raleigh homes; a campus outside Raleigh shows its town in parentheses. Several schools with Raleigh mailing addresses sit outside city limits; each school’s page says so. Tables are in alphabetical order. The state grade is North Carolina’s A to F School Performance Grade for 2024-25, the latest in the state’s downloadable report card data; enrollment is the state’s average daily membership.
High schools
| School | Address | Grades | Enrollment (2024-25) | State grade (2024-25) | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex High (Apex) | 1501 Laura Duncan Road | 9-12 | 2,410 | B (79) | Base school lookup |
| Athens Drive Magnet High | 1420 Athens Drive | 9-12 | 2,075 | B (71) | Base school lookup |
| Broughton Magnet High | 723 St. Mary’s St. | 9-12 | 2,091 | B (80) | Base school lookup |
| Enloe Magnet High | 128 Clarendon Crescent | 9-12 | 2,571 | B (81) | Base school lookup |
| Garner Magnet High (Garner) | 2101 Spring Drive | 9-12 | 1,640 | C (62) | Base school lookup |
| Heritage High (Wake Forest) | 1150 Forestville Road | 9-12 | 1,728 | B (76) | Base school lookup |
| Knightdale High (Knightdale) | 100 Bryan Chalk Lane | 9-12 | 1,635 | C (57) | Base school lookup |
| Leesville Road High | 8410 Pride Way | 9-12 | 2,349 | B (78) | Base school lookup |
| Middle Creek High (Apex) | 123 Middle Creek Park Ave. | 9-12 | 1,545 | B (78) | Base school lookup |
| Millbrook Magnet High | 2201 Spring Forest Road | 9-12 | 2,403 | B (77) | Base school lookup |
| Rolesville High (Rolesville) | 1099 E. Young St. | 9-12 | 2,239 | C (61) | Base school lookup |
| Sanderson High | 5500 Dixon Drive | 9-12 | 1,595 | C (62) | Base school lookup |
| South Garner High (Garner) | 8228 Hebron Church Road | 9-12 | 1,764 | C (69) | Base school lookup |
| Southeast Raleigh Magnet High | 2600 Rock Quarry Road | 9-12 | 1,424 | D (50) | Base school lookup |
| Vernon Malone College and Career Academy | 2200 S. Wilmington St. | 9-13 | 342 | B (82) | Application school (enroll) |
| Wake Early College of Health and Sciences | 2901 Holston Lane | 9-13 | 314 | A (95) | Application school (enroll) |
| Wake Forest High (Wake Forest) | 420 W. Stadium Drive | 9-12 | 1,973 | B (75) | Base school lookup |
| Wake Young Men’s Leadership Academy | 567 E. Hargett St. | 6-13 | 260 | A (92) | Application school (enroll) |
| Wake Young Women’s Leadership Academy | 303 Ashe Ave. | 6-13 | 329 | A (91) | Application school (enroll) |
| Wakefield High | 2200 Wakefield Pines Drive | 9-12 | 1,975 | B (75) | Base school lookup |
Middle schools
Elementary schools
Hilburn Academy serves pre-kindergarten through eighth grade and is listed with the elementary schools.
Charter schools
| School | Address | Grades | Enrollment (2024-25) | State grade (2024-25) | Admission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Wake High School | 1425 Rock Quarry Road | 9-12 | 297 | Report card | Admission |
| Doral Academy of North Carolina | 7000 Destiny Drive | K-8 | 580 | B (75) | Admission |
| The Exploris School | 401 Hillsborough St. | K-8 | 441 | B (70) | Admission |
| Longleaf School of the Arts | 322 Chapanoke Road | 9-12 | 391 | B (77) | Admission |
| The Magellan Charter School | 9324 Baileywick Road | 3-8 | 410 | A (89) | Admission |
| PreEminent Charter School | 3815 Rock Quarry Road | K-8 | 656 | D (47) | Admission |
| Quest Academy | 10908 Strickland Road | K-8 | 138 | A (91) | Admission |
| RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School | 3420 Idlewood Village Drive | K-8 | 465 | C (58) | Admission |
| Raleigh Charter High School | 1307 Glenwood Ave. | 9-12 | 549 | A (94) | Admission |
| Raleigh Oak Charter School | 321 Rock Forest Road | K-8 | 355 | D (45) | Admission |
Central Wake High School is a charter school the state classifies as an alternative school; the state’s 2024-25 data does not give it a regular School Performance Grade.
Other schools that serve parts of Raleigh
Our address check also found Raleigh homes assigned to middle and elementary schools with campuses in nearby towns. These schools do not have their own pages here; each links to its website, with the number of the 1,010 homes assigned to it.
- Middle schools: Rolesville Middle, Rolesville address (45); East Garner Magnet Middle, Garner address (44); West Lake Middle, Apex address (21); Wake Forest Middle, Wake Forest address (17); Lufkin Road Middle, Apex address (14); North Garner Middle, Garner address (10); Reedy Creek Magnet Middle, Cary address (8); Holly Ridge Middle, Holly Springs address (7); Apex Middle, Apex address (4); Salem Middle, Apex address (3); Davis Drive Middle, Cary address (1)
- Elementary schools: East Garner Elementary, Garner address (14); Forestville Road Elementary, Knightdale address (11); Reedy Creek Elementary, Cary address (7); Middle Creek Elementary, Apex address (7); Farmington Woods Magnet Elementary, Cary address (7); Adams Elementary, Cary address (6); Timber Drive Elementary, Garner address (5); Penny Road Elementary, Cary address (4); Salem Elementary, Apex address (3); Weatherstone Elementary, Cary address (1); Sanford Creek Elementary, Rolesville address (1); Rand Road Elementary, Garner address (1); Kingswood Magnet Elementary, Cary address (1)
WCPSS also runs districtwide programs at Raleigh addresses that students are referred or apply to, with no base zone: Longview School on North King Charles Road, Mount Vernon Middle on Chapel Hill Road, Phillips High on Milburnie Road, River Oaks Middle on New Bern Avenue and Connections Academy on Buck Jones Road.
Enrollment by high school
2025-26 test results
The state released 2025-26 test and growth results in September 2026. Across WCPSS, 68.2% of state tests were at grade level or above, against 59.2% statewide, according to the state’s 2025-26 school assessment workbook. Each school page gives its own 2025-26 figures, and the state’s NC School Report Cards site holds the full report cards.
Private schools
The NCES Private School Survey for 2023-24 lists 42 private schools with Raleigh addresses. Names and grades are as reported to the survey.
- Adventist Christian Academy of Raleigh, 4805 Dillard Drive; Pre-K-10 in the survey; NCES record
- Al-Iman School, 3020 Ligon St.; Pre-K-8 in the survey; NCES record
- An-Noor School, 808 Atwater St.; 3-8 in the survey; NCES record
- Cardinal Gibbons, 1401 Edwards Mill Road; 9-12 in the survey; NCES record
- Cathedral School, 204 Hillsborough St.; Pre-K-8 in the survey; NCES record
- Children’s Discovery Center, 5511 Avent Ferry Road; Pre-K and kindergarten in the survey; NCES record
- Christian Life Academy, 3209 Gresham Lake Road, Suite 136; 1-11 in the survey; NCES record
- Dynamic Opportunities, 700 Brooks Ave.; ungraded in the survey; NCES record
- Follow the Child Montessori School, 3601 Harden Road; Pre-K-6 in the survey; NCES record
- Frankie Lemmon School and Development Center, 3311 Carl Sandburg Court; grade 1 in the survey; NCES record
- Friendship Christian School, 5510 Falls of Neuse Road; Pre-K-12 in the survey; NCES record
- Fusion Raleigh, 2418 Blue Ridge Road, Suite 200; 6-12 in the survey; NCES record
- Grace Christian School, 801 Buck Jones Road; K-12 in the survey; NCES record
- Iron Academy, 3510 Edwards Mill Road; 6-12 in the survey; NCES record
- Learn With the Best School, 4900 Waters Edge Drive, Suite 100; 1-12 in the survey; NCES record
- Little Lambs Learning Center, 12200 Bayleaf Church Road; Pre-K and kindergarten in the survey; NCES record
- Maracas Montessori, 12401 Strickland Road; Pre-K and kindergarten in the survey; NCES record
- Montessori School of Raleigh, 7005 Lead Mine Road; Pre-K-12 in the survey; NCES record
- Neuse Christian Academy, 7600 Falls of Neuse Road; K-12 in the survey; NCES record
- North Raleigh Christian Academy, 7300 Perry Creek Road; Pre-K-12 in the survey; NCES record
- Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School, 2710 Overbrook Drive; K-8 in the survey; NCES record
- Raleigh Christian Academy, 2110 Trawick Road; Pre-K-12 in the survey; NCES record
- Raleigh Day School, 1725 N. New Hope Road; Pre-K-4 in the survey; NCES record
- Ravenscroft School, 7409 Falls of Neuse Road; Pre-K-12 in the survey; NCES record
- Rising Stars Private School, 3201 Edwards Mill Road, No. 141; kindergarten in the survey; NCES record
- St. Mary’s Christian Academy, 3407 N. New Hope Road; Pre-K-6 in the survey; NCES record
- St. Mary’s School, 900 Hillsborough St.; 9-12 in the survey; NCES record
- St. Philip Lutheran Preschool, 7304 Falls of Neuse Road; Pre-K and kindergarten in the survey; NCES record
- St. Raphael Catholic School, 5815 Falls of Neuse Road; K-8 in the survey; NCES record
- St. Thomas More Academy, 3109 Spring Forest Road; 6-11 in the survey; NCES record
- St. Timothy’s School, 4523 Six Forks Road; Pre-K-8 in the survey; NCES record
- Sure Promise Christian Academy, 4301 Pearl Road; K-5 in the survey; NCES record
- Thales Academy of Cary, 1120 Buck Jones Road; K-10 in the survey; NCES record
- Thales Academy of Raleigh, 8151 Town Drive; K-8 in the survey; NCES record
- The Fletcher Academy, 400 Cedarview Court; 2-12 in the survey; NCES record
- The Franciscan School, 10000 Saint Francis Drive; K-8 in the survey; NCES record
- The Raleigh School, 1141 Raleigh School Drive; Pre-K-5 in the survey; NCES record
- The Trilogy School, 3810 Merton Drive; 2-12 in the survey; NCES record
- Trinity Academy, 10224 Baileywick Road; K-12 in the survey; NCES record
- Wake Christian Academy, 5500 Wake Academy Drive; K-12 in the survey; NCES record
- Wake Monarch Academy, 824 N. Bloodworth St.; 9-12 in the survey; NCES record
- Word of God Christian Academy, 3000 Rock Quarry Road; 6-12 in the survey; NCES record
More
- Our Raleigh schools guide: calendars, enrollment dates and the Board of Education
- Neighborhoods guide for Raleigh’s main neighborhoods
- Friday night football and the scoreboard for high school sports
Frequently asked questions
What school district is Raleigh in?
Raleigh’s public schools are run by the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS), which assigns every address a base elementary, middle and high school. A small part of Raleigh lies in Durham County, which is served by Durham Public Schools.
What high school serves my Raleigh address?
It depends on the address: 16 WCPSS high schools have base zones that take in Raleigh homes, led by Broughton Magnet High, Sanderson High and Leesville Road High. Enter the address in the WCPSS base school lookup or call Student Assignment at 919-431-7333.
How do I find my school zone in Raleigh?
Use the WCPSS base school lookup or call Student Assignment at 919-431-7333. Zones do not follow city limits or mailing addresses.
Are there charter schools in Raleigh?
Yes. 10 tuition-free public charter schools have Raleigh addresses, from Raleigh Charter High School on Glenwood Avenue to RISE Southeast Raleigh. Charter schools have no zones; each admits by its own application, most by lottery.
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