📍 5108 Old Powell Rd, Holly Springs, Wake County, 27540
Southern Wake Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Holly Springs, Wake County. The school has 579 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Southern Wake Academy school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 50.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southern Wake Academy enrolls 579 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 50.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino and 7.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 433 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 7.8% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Southern Wake Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 17, state house district 37.
Southern Wake Academy is one of 1 schools in Southern Wake Academy, based in Holly Springs, North Carolina. The district serves 534 students district-wide and employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 579 students, Southern Wake Academy is close to the district average of about 534 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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