Wake County Public School System

School district in North Carolina, United States

"CCMMS" redirects here. For the museum with the abbreviation CCMMS, see Chinese Canadian Military Museum Society.

Wake County Public School System

The main office of Wake County Public School System

Address

5625 Dillard Drive

Cary

, North Carolina, 27518
United States
Coordinates| 35°45′14.51″N 78°44′13.67″W﻿ / ﻿35.7540306°N 78.7371306°W﻿ / 35.7540306; -78.7371306Coordinates: 35°45′14.51″N 78°44′13.67″W﻿ / ﻿35.7540306°N 78.7371306°W﻿ / 35.7540306; -78.7371306
District information
Established| 1976; 46 years ago (1976)
Superintendent| Cathy Moore
Budget| $1.65 billion (Operating and Capital)
NCES District ID| 3704720[1]
Students and staff
Enrollment| 159,802 (2020-2021)[1]
Staff| 10,421 (as of 2018-2019 school year)
Student–teacher ratio| 15.20[1]
Other information
Website| www.wcpss.net

Green Hope High School

Millbrook High School

Jesse O. Sanderson High School

The Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) is a public school district located in Wake County, North Carolina. With 157,673 students in average daily membership and 194 schools as of the 2021–2022 school year,[2] it is the largest public school district in North Carolina and fourteenth largest in the United States as of 2016.[3]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Year-round calendar
* 3 Controversies
* 3.1 Diversity controversy
* 3.2 LGBT flashcards controversy
* 4 Schools
* 4.1 High schools
* 4.2 Middle schools
* 4.3 Elementary schools
* 5 Demographic Background
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## History[edit]

The current school system is the result of a 1976 merger between the previous (historically largely white) Wake County school system and the former (historically largely minority) Raleigh City schools. The merger was proposed initially by business leaders in the early 1970s out of concerns that continued "white flight" from Raleigh's inner-city schools would negatively impact the county's overall economy. Political and educational leaders also hoped that merging the two systems would ease court-mandated desegregation. The proposal proved initially unpopular with residents, however, who rejected it by a 3-1 margin in a non-binding referendum in 1973. School and business leaders instead convinced the North Carolina General Assembly to force the merger.[4]

The district since has become notable for its integration efforts. Schools in the system are integrated based on the income levels reported by families on applications for federally subsidized school lunches, with the goal of having a maximum ratio of 40% low-income students at any one school. Consequently, thousands of suburban students are bused to magnet schools in poorer areas—and likewise, low-income students to suburban schools—to help maintain this income balance. Magnet schools are characterized as being public schools that specialize in a particular area, such as science or the arts, to encourage desegregation by drawing students from multiple neighbourhood and districts to the same school.[5] Professor Gerald Grant of Syracuse University used Wake County as a metaphor of hope in his 2009 book Hope and Despair in the American City: Why There Are No Bad Schools in Raleigh.[6] Grant says, "The research is very clear that having the right mix of kids socioeconomically, as Wake County does, has enormous benefits for poor kids without hurting rich kids."[6] According to U.S. News and World Report, in 2005, 63.8% of low-income students in Wake County passed the state's end of high school exams, which was significantly higher than surrounding counties that do not have similar integration policies.[7]

The county's residents are divided in their support for the system's integration program due, partially, to some of the means of achieving that integration, such as long bus rides for many students and a lack of neighbourhood schools. Despite improved integration, test results among poorer students continue to lag: for the 2007–2008 school year, only 18% of the district's schools met the adequate yearly progress goals of the No Child Left Behind Act,[8] with only 71 percent passing state standardised tests.[9] Due to the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling restricting the use of race in assigning students, Wake has been cited as a model for how other school systems can still maintain diversity in enrollment.[10]

In the effort to maintain economic diversity and keep up with rapid growth in its student population, Wake routinely reassigns thousands of students each year to different schools.[11] Many parents object to this annual shuffle. For the 2008–09 school year, for example, the school district has stated that it will reassign some 6,464 students in order to affect a new system-wide policy designed to help schools in the same geographic area achieve similar economic demographics. This wave of changes will require the reassignment of many low-income students to schools that have greater proportion of higher-income students.[12] In February 2009, the school board approved a plan that would move 24,654 students to different schools over the next three years).[13] The newly elected board gained a 5:4 Republican majority and was successful in overturning the integration policy that had been operating in Wake County for years.[14]

There are currently 171 public schools in the system, consisting of 104 elementary (K-5), 33 Middle (6-8), 26 High (9-12), and 4 special/optional schools. With numerous new schools opening each year, the school board names new schools for a geographic feature (such as Holly Ridge) or for road where they are located (such as Athens Drive and Leesville Road) or for the geographic area they serve (such as Holly Springs High, Apex High and Garner High). The board, however, has recently tried to avoid naming schools after nearby subdivisions because such names may lead some residents to believe that the school is the "neighbourhood school." Unlike earlier times, schools are no longer named after people, which has proven to be controversial in the past. Schools named prior to the current naming policy, however, retain their existing non-geographic names.[15]

## Year-round calendar[edit]

The Wake County Public School System made headlines in 2006 and 2007 for converting 19 elementary schools and three middle schools to a mandatory year-round calendar. It put more than a third of the elementary schools on the year-round calendar starting in July 2007. The decision was unpopular with some families who argued that the calendar switch should've been voluntary.[16] The switch to a year-round calendar in many schools has led to some unanticipated needs. For example, PTA chapters at some of the affected schools have considered the purchase of sun shades for playgrounds to provide shelter for students during North Carolina's hot and humid summer months.[17]

A group of parents sued[18] to block the school system from converting the schools.[19] In May 2007, Judge Howard Manning ruled that the school system may offer a year-round calendar, but that it must obtain informed consent from a student's parents before assigning the students to a year-round school. Approximately 9% of the affected students did not consent and were assigned to a traditional calendar school.[20] As a result, many year-round schools have empty seats and many traditional-calendar schools remain overcrowded.[21] In May 2008, the North Carolina Court of Appeals overturned the lower court decision, ruling that Wake does not need parental permission for students to attend year-round schools, but the State Supreme Court School agreed to hear the case and stayed the appellate decision until it makes a ruling.[22] District leaders sought consent for the 2008–09 school year but did not plan to do so the following year (2009–10).[23]

In October 2008, the school board voted to convert Baucom Elementary in Apex and Green Hope Elementary in Cary back to the traditional calendar, citing a less than expected increase in enrollment. Salem Elementary in Apex was also considered for conversion back to a traditional calendar but that move was voted against by the board. Also at that same meeting, the board voted to convert Leesville Road Middle in North Raleigh to a year-round calendar.[24]

In May 2009, the state Supreme Court ruled that parental consent is not needed to send students to year-round schools.[25] As a result, the school board decided to no longer seek consent.[26] But the election of new school board members in October 2009, who said they opposed mandatory year-round schools, caused the district to go back to asking parents for permission.[27]

## Controversies[edit]

### Diversity controversy[edit]

National controversy arose in 2010 over the 5–4 decision of the Wake County School Board in March to switch from the socioeconomic diversification policy it had followed for a decade to a system that focused on neighborhood schools.[28] The prior plan, under which the public schools of the county were to "have no more than 40 percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch" was set aside for concerns over long student bus rides, but immediately raised comments among the public and the NAACP that the outcome of the shift would be to "resegregate" schools.[28] The decision led to protests spearheaded by the state NAACP chapter, with arrests in June and July,[29][30] and to the resignation of the superintendent of Wake County schools.[31] The NAACP lodged a civil rights complaint with the office of the United States Department of Education, which began an investigation into the matter.[31][32] The complaint also prompted one national accreditation agency, AdvancED, to evaluate the schools to see if the decision would impact the school's accreditation standing.[33][34]

In January 2011, The Washington Post featured a story on the controversy,[31] following which it and the Associated Press were provided a letter by United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, in which he wrote that it was "troubling to see North Carolina's Wake County school board take steps to reverse a long-standing policy to promote racial diversity in its schools" and "urge[d] school boards across America to fully consider the consequences before taking such action".[32][35] The situation was also lampooned on The Colbert Report.[36] According to the Washington Post, the decision has been backed by prominent members of the Tea Party movement.[31]

Some strides have been made towards compromise in Wake County between proponents and critics of the old integration plan. Michael Alves, an education consultant with 30 years of experience designing and implementing choice-based student assignment plans in districts across the United States, has developed an integration by achievement plan for Wake County. Integration by achievement will assign students to schools based on their previous achievements on standardised state test scores. Schools will have 70% of its students' scores at or above the proficient level while the remaining 30% scores below the proficient level.[14] The plan stipulates that once a child is placed in a school, he or she cannot be reassigned during their time in that school. The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, the area's largest business membership organisation, has suggested this plan to the Wake County school board.[37]

### LGBT flashcards controversy[edit]

In May 2022, it was revealed that a teacher in a preschool classroom at Ballentine Elementary School (part of the Wake County Public School System) in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina showed her students LGBT-themed flashcards to teach them the colors of the rainbow, with one of the flashcards depicting a pregnant man. The flashcards were removed from the school. A Wake County spokesperson stated that "An initial review determined that flash cards were not tied to the district's Pre-K curriculum, did not complement, enrich, or extend the curriculum and were used without the principal's review, knowledge, and/or approval." The teacher later resigned.[38][39]

## Schools[edit]

Main article: List of Wake County Schools

### High schools[edit]

* Apex Friendship High School (Patriots)
* Apex High School (Cougars)
* Athens Drive High School (Jaguars)
* Cary High School (Imps)
* Crossroads FLEX High School (Phoenix)
* East Wake High School (Warriors)
* Fuquay-Varina High School (Bengals)
* Garner High School (Trojans)
* Green Hope High School (Falcons)
* Green Level High School (Gators)
* Heritage High School (Huskies)
* Holly Springs High School (Golden Hawks)
* Jesse O. Sanderson High School (Spartans)
* Knightdale High School (Knights)
* Leesville Road High School (Pride)
* Middle Creek High School (Mustangs)
* Millbrook High School (Wildcats)
* North Wake College and Career Academy (Griffins)
* Needham B. Broughton High School (Capitals)
* Panther Creek High School (Catamounts)
* Rolesville High School (Rams)
* Southeast Raleigh High School (Bulldogs)
* South Garner High School (Titans)
* Vernon Malone College & Career Academy (Silver Hawks)
* Wake Forest High School (Cougars)
* Wakefield High School (Wolverines)
* Wake STEM Early College High School (Wolves)
* Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy (Phoenix)
* Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy (Owls)
* William G. Enloe High School (Eagles)
* Willow Spring High School (opening in 2021–2022 school year) (Storm)

### Middle schools[edit]

* Alston Ridge Middle School (Warriors)
* Apex Friendship Middle School (Chargers)
* Apex Middle School (Cougars)
* Carroll Middle School (Cougars)
* Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School (Wolfpack)
* Davis Drive Middle School (Panthers)
* Dillard Drive Middle School (Dragons)
* Durant Road Middle School (Dolphins)
* East Cary Middle School (Imps)
* East Garner Middle School (Trojans)
* East Millbrook Middle School (Cougars)
* East Wake Middle School (Warriors)
* Fred J. Carnage Middle School (Trojans)
* Fuquay-Varina Middle School (Bengals)
* Heritage Middle School (Patriots)
* Holly Grove Middle School (Bulldogs)
* Holly Ridge Middle School (Hornets)
* John W. Ligon Middle School (Little Blues)
* Oberlin Middle School (Blue Jackets),[40]
* Leesville Road Middle School (Pride)
* Leroy Martin Middle School (Mustangs)
* Lufkin Road Middle School (Lightning)
* Mills Park Middle School (Leopards)
* Moore Square Magnet Middle School (Mountain Lions)
* North Garner Middle School (Trojans)
* Pine Hollow Middle School (Pilots)
* It opened in 2016 as a year-round school, the first such school to open in the district since 2012.[41]
* Reedy Creek Magnet Middle School (Eagles)
* River Bend Middle School (Tigers)
* Rolesville Middle School (Rams)
* Salem Middle School (Spartans)
* Wakefield Middle School (Wolves)
* Wake Forest Middle School (Cougars)
* Wendell Middle School (Wolves)
* West Cary Middle School (Imps)
* West Lake Middle School (Wildcats)
* West Millbrook Middle School (Wildcats)
* Zebulon Middle School (Cougars)

### Elementary schools[edit]

Cedar Fork Elementary School

* Abbotts Creek Elementary School (Alligators)
* Adams Elementary School (Aviators)
* Alston Ridge Elementary School (Alligators)
* Apex Elementary School (Cougars)
* Aversboro Elementary School (Owls)
* Baileywick Road Elementary School (Bulldogs)
* Ballentine Elementary School (Fireflies)
* Banks Road Elementary School (Trailblazers)
* Barwell Road Elementary School (Bears)
* Baucom Elementary School (Aviators)
* Beaverdam Elementary School (Beavers)
* Brassfield Elementary School (Bears)
* Brentwood Elementary School (Engineers)
* Briarcliff Elementary School (Bulldogs)
* Brier Creek Elementary School (Jets)
* Brooks Magnet Elementary School
* Bryan Road Elementary School (Buccaneers)
* Buckhorn Creek Elementary School (Buccaneers)
* Bugg Magnet Elementary School
* Carpenter Elementary School (Chameleons)
* Carver Elementary School (Cubs)
* Cary Elementary School (Cougars)
* Cedar Fork Elementary School (Stingrays)
* Combs Elementary School (Gators)
* Conn Elementary School
* Creech Road Elementary School
* Davis Drive Elementary School (Dolphins)
* Dillard Drive Elementary School
* Douglas Magnet Elementary School
* Durant Road Elementary School
* East Garner Elementary School
* Farmington Woods Elementary School
* Fred A. Olds Elementary School
* Forest Pines Elementary
* Forestville Road Elementary School
* Fox Road Elementary School
* Fuller Magnet Elementary School
* Fuquay-Varina Elementary School
* Green Elementary School
* Green Hope Elementary School
* Harris Creek Elementary School (Eagles)
* Herbert Akins Road Elementary School
* Heritage Elementary School
* Highcroft Drive Elementary School
* Hilburn Academy
* Hodge Road Elementary School
* Holly Grove Elementary School
* Holly Ridge Elementary School
* Holly Springs Elementary School
* Hortons Creek Elementary School
* Hunter Elementary School
* Jeffreys Grove Elementary School
* Jones Dairy Elementary School
* Joyner Elementary School
* Kingswood Elementary School
* Knightdale Elementary School
* Lacy Elementary School
* Lake Myra Elementary School
* Laurel Park Elementary School
* Lead Mine Elementary School
* Leesville Road Elementary School
* Lincoln Heights Elementary School
* Lockhart Elementary School
* Lynn Road Elementary School
* Middle Creek Elementary School
* Millbrook Elementary School
* Mills Park Elementary School
* Morrisville Elementary School
* North Forest Pines Elementary School
* North Ridge Elementary School
* Northwoods Elementary School
* Oak Grove Elementary School
* Oakview Elementary School
* Olds Elementary School
* Olive Chapel Elementary School
* Parkside Elementary School
* Partnership Elementary School
* Penny Road Elementary School
* Pleasant Grove Elementary School
* Pleasant Union Elementary School
* Poe Elementary School
* Powell Elementary School
* Rand Road Elementary School
* Reedy Creek Elementary School
* River Bend Elementary School
* Rogers Lane Elementary School
* Rolesville Elementary School
* Root Elementary School
* Salem Elementary School
* Sanford Creek Elementary School
* Scotts Ridge Elementary School
* Smith Magnet Elementary School
* Southeast Raleigh Elementary School
* It is in a 115,000-square-foot (10,700 m2) building,[42] on 32 acres (13 ha) of land,[43] on the ex-Watson Flea Market site, in proximity to Interstate 40, it is a joint project between WCPSS and the YMCA. The YMCA purchased the facility to have the YMCA and school put there. It opened on August 26, 2019. It has the only swimming pool in the entire school system.[44] Its anticipated student size was 426.[43]
* South Lakes Elementary School (Sea Turtles)
* Stough Elementary School
* Swift Creek Elementary School (Cougars)
* Sycamore Creek Elementary School
* Timber Drive Elementary
* Turner Creek Elementary School
* Underwood Elementary School
* Vance Elementary School
* Vandora Springs Elementary School
* Wake Forest Elementary School
* Wakefield Elementary School
* Wakelon Elementary School
* Washington Elementary School
* Weatherstone Elementary School
* Wendell Elementary School
* West Lake Elementary School
* White Oak Elementary School
* Wilburn Elementary School
* Wildwood Forest Elementary School
* Wiley Magnet Elementary School
* Willow Springs Elementary School
* Yates Mill Elementary School (Frogs)
* York Elementary School
* Zebulon Elementary School

## Demographic Background[edit]

As of the 2018–2019 school year the Wake County student body is split 51.2% male with a total of 82,424 students and 48.8% female representing a total of 78,535 students.[45]

Total | American Indian | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Pacific Islander | Two or More | White

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160,959 | 398 | 15,001 | 36,545 | 29,031 | 194 | 6,122 | 73,668
100% | 0.02% | 9.3% | 22.7% | 18.0% | 0.1% | 3.8% | 45.8%

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## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Year Round Schools Conversion
* wral.com, WRAL-TV archive of year-round conversion stories
* News & Observer's Wake school reassignment archive
* Mandatory year-round assignment story archive from WRAL

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* t
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Education in Wake County, North Carolina

Wake County Public School System

High Schools|

* Apex
* Apex Friendship
* Athens Drive
* Broughton
* Cary
* Crossroads FLEX
* East Wake
* Enloe
* Fuquay-Varina
* Garner
* Green Hope
* Green Level
* Heritage
* Holly Springs
* Knightdale
* Leesville Road
* Middle Creek
* Millbrook
* Panther Creek
* Rolesville
* Sanderson
* Southeast Raleigh
* South Garner
* Wakefield
* Wake Forest

Middle Schools|

* Ligon
* Others

Elementary Schools|

* Lucille Hunter
* Washington
* Others

Other|

* Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy (6-13)
* Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy (6-13)
* Mary E. Phillips
* Wake Early College of Health and Sciences

Independent public schools

Charter schools|

* Endeavor Charter School
* Franklin Academy
* Longleaf School of the Arts
* Raleigh Charter High School

State-operated schools

Schools for the blind|

* Governor Morehead School

Private schools

Secular schools|

* Cary Academy
* Hopewell Academy
* Ravenscroft School
* Thales Academy

Protestant schools|

* Cary Christian School
* Friendship Christian School
* Grace Christian School
* Heritage Christian Academy
* Hilltop Christian School
* Neuse Christian Academy
* North Raleigh Christian Academy
* Raleigh Christian Academy
* St. David's School
* Saint Mary's School
* Trinity Academy
* Wake Christian Academy
* Word of God Christian Academy

Catholic schools|

* Cardinal Gibbons High School
* Cathedral School
* Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School
* St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School
* St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School
* St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic School
* St. Thomas More Academy

Tertiary

Universities|

* North Carolina State University
* Template
* Meredith College
* William Peace University
* Shaw University
* St. Augustine's University

Community colleges|

* Wake Technical Community College

Professional schools|

* Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law

* v
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* e

City of Raleigh, North Carolina

Main|

* Notable people
* Wake County
* The Triangle
* North Carolina
* Piedmont
* Tallest buildings
* Timeline

Government|

* Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin
* Mayors of Raleigh
* Raleigh City Council
* Wake County Public School System
* Raleigh Fire Department
* Raleigh Police Department

Colleges and Universities|

* North Carolina State University
* Wake Technical Community College
* Meredith College
* William Peace University
* Shaw University
* St. Augustine's University
* Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
* Skema Business School

Attractions|

* Museums:
* North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
* North Carolina Museum of History
* North Carolina Museum of Art
* Marbles Kids Museum
* City of Raleigh Museum

* Historic Sites
* City Market
* Joel Lane House
* Mordecai House
* Montfort Hall
* Long View Center
* Dorton Arena
* The Village Subway

* Performing Arts:
* Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts
* Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
* Red Hat Amphitheater
* Raleigh Little Theatre

* Parks:
* William B. Umstead State Park
* Pullen Park
* JC Raulston Arboretum
* North Carolina State Fair

Sports|

* Carolina Hurricanes-NHL (PNC Arena)
* NC State Wolfpack-NCAA Division I (ACC) (Carter–Finley Stadium, PNC Arena)
* North Carolina FC-USLC
* North Carolina Courage-NWSL
* North Carolina FC U23-USL2
* Carolina Mudcats-MiLB A
* Rex Hospital Open-Nationwide Tour

Media|

* Newspapers:
* News & Observer
* Raleigh Downtowner
* Technician
* Indy Week

* Television:
* 4 WUNC (PBS \- Chapel Hill)
* 5 WRAL (NBC)
* 8 WAUG-LD (Ind.)
* 11 WTVD (ABC)
* 17 WNCN (CBS)
* 22 WLFL (CW)
* 28 WRDC (MyNetworkTV \- Durham)
* 30 WRAY (Ind./Jewelry TV - Wilson)
* 40 WUVC-DT (Univision \- Fayetteville)
* 50 WRAZ (Fox)

* Cable Television:
* Spectrum News

Transportation|

* Raleigh–Durham International Airport
* Capital Area Transit (CAT)
* Triangle Transit

* Roads:
* I-40
* I-440
* I-540
* U.S. 1
* U.S. 64
* U.S. 70
* U.S. 264
* U.S. 401
* N.C. 54
* N.C. 50
* N.C. 98

* Rail:
* Amtrak Station
* Carolinian
* Silver Star
* Piedmont

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Cary, North Carolina

Background

History|

* History
* Samuel Fenton Cary

Areas|

* Carpenter Historic District
* Cary Historic District
* Green Level Historic District

Education

Primary and secondary schools|

* Wake County PSS
* Cary HS
* Green Hope HS
* Green Level HS
* Middle Creek HS
* Panther Creek HS
* Cary Academy
* Cary Christian School
* Hopewell Academy

Other

Landmarks|

* Cary Towne Center
* Crossroads Plaza
* Ivey-Ellington House
* Nancy Jones House
* Koka Booth Amphitheatre
* Prestonwood Country Club
* St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church
* USA Baseball National Training Complex
* WakeMed Soccer Park
* Herbert Young Community Center

Transportation|

* Cary station

This list is incomplete.
Although Middle Creek High School officially has an Apex mailing address, it is located within the town limits of Cary.

Authority control

General|

* ISNI
* 1
* VIAF
* 1
* WorldCat

National libraries|

* United States

Other|

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