Southern Wake Academy

Combined school·Grades 6-12·Charter Holly Springs, North Carolina·27540
Score
36.9/100
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#123
Among 194 North Carolina combined schools
#1
In Holly Springs
Top 64%
In North Carolina

Score 36.9/100: better than 36% of North Carolina combined schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
48%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 63%, better than 41% of them
217 students tested
Math
26%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 60%, better than 31% of them
286 students tested
Science
43%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 66%, better than 32% of them
128 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 7 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsHigh schoolNC EOC English II45.859
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading49.4158
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 110.955
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 329.272
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math29.6159
ScienceHigh schoolNC EOC Biology33.366
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science53.262

School profile

Grades
6-12
Students
553
Type
Combined school
Charter school
Yes
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
553
Typical combined school: 319
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Wake County

Contact

Address
5108 Old Powell Rd
Holly Springs, NC 27540
Website

"Typical" is the middle (median) combined school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

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Southern Wake Academy at a glance

Southern Wake Academy is a public combined school (a charter school) in Holly Springs, North Carolina, serving grades 6-12. It is part of the Southern Wake Academy school district. It has about 553 students (a typical North Carolina combined school has 319).

In 2025-26 state tests, 48% in English language arts (similar schools: 63%) and 26% in math (similar schools: 60%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina combined schools, it scores 36.9 out of 100: better than 36% of them, ranking #123 of 194. Its English language arts result fell by 8 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.