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Best public schools in Wendell, NC

8 public schools in Wendell: 3 elementary · 2 middle · 2 high · 1 K-8. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across North Carolina.

Elementary schools

3 schools in Wendell, best first
1
Carver Elementary 51.8
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 454 students
ELA 52%Math 59%Science 76%
#606 of 1,256 in North Carolina
2
Lake Myra Elementary 30.5
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 672 students
ELA 48%Math 52%Science 57%
#873 of 1,256 in North Carolina
3
Wendell Elementary 28.8
Wake County Schools · Grades K-5 · 424 students
ELA 50%Math 51%Science 51%
#895 of 1,256 in North Carolina

Middle schools

2 schools in Wendell, best first
1
Archer Lodge Middle 74.9
Johnston County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 1,223 students
ELA 62%Math 65%Science 69%
#116 of 460 in North Carolina
2
Wendell Middle 30.8
Wake County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 711 students
ELA 47%Math 42%Science 59%
#319 of 460 in North Carolina

High schools

2 schools in Wendell, best first
1
Corinth Holders High 58.1
Johnston County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 2,270 students
ELA 69%Math 61%Science 69%
#215 of 512 in North Carolina
2
East Wake High 15.7
Wake County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,708 students
ELA 50%Math 34%Science 39%
#432 of 512 in North Carolina

K-8 schools

1 school in Wendell
1
Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls 51.4
Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls · Grades K-8 · Charter · 627 students
ELA 60%Math 56%Science 62%
#85 of 174 in North Carolina

School districts serving Wendell

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