East Wake High

High school·Grades 9-12 Wendell, North Carolina·27591
Score
15.7/100
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#432
Among 512 North Carolina high schools
#31
In Wake County Schools
#2
In Wendell
Top 85%
In North Carolina

Score 15.7/100: better than 15% of North Carolina high 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
50%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 64%, better than 23% of them
501 students tested
Math
34%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 10% of them
910 students tested
Science
39%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 59%, better than 17% of them
507 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 4 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 II50.1501
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 121.3447
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 346.4463
ScienceHigh schoolNC EOC Biology39.4507

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
1,708
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
1,708
Typical high school: 737
Free or reduced-price lunch
66%
Typical high school: 94%

District and location

School district
City
Wake County

Contact

Address
5101 Rolesville Rd
Wendell, NC 27591

"Typical" is the middle (median) high 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, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby high schools

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Location

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East Wake High at a glance

East Wake High is a public high school in Wendell, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12. It is part of Wake County Schools. It has about 1,708 students (a typical North Carolina high school has 737). About 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 94% at a typical North Carolina high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 50% in English language arts (similar schools: 64%) and 34% in math (similar schools: 58%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina high schools, it scores 15.7 out of 100: better than 15% of them, ranking #432 of 512. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged 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.