East Wake High

Regular School · Wendell, NC

East Wake High is a regular school school in Wendell, North Carolina, serving grades 09–12 with 1,777 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

1,777

Teachers (FTE)

99.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

18:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	762	43%
Hispanic/Latino	624	35%
White	289	16%
Two or more races	75	4%
Asian	25	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	1,777	883M / 894F

English Language Learners: 126 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	51.0% +9.1pp	41.9%	224
Reading Proficiency	44.0% -2.9pp	46.9%	328
Science Proficiency	40-44%	—	146
4-Year Graduation Rate	86.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (13)

199 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

68 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

338

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

208

11.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

680

38.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,777	100%

Contact & Location

5101 Rolesville Rd

Wendell, NC 27591

Phone: (919)365-2625

http://www.wcpss.net/eastwakehs

District

Wake County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,702

District enrollment: 159,778

Other Schools in District

View all 196 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 27591) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370472001855

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD