📍 1851 Friendship Chapel Rd, Wake Forest, Wake County, 27587
Wake Forest Charter Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wake Forest, Wake County. The school has 636 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake Forest Charter Academy school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 64% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wake Forest Charter Academy enrolls 636 students across grades K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 23% Black or African American and 17% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 246 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 147 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 107 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 89 | 14% |
| Asian | 40 | 6.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
264 of the school's 636 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 231 qualify for free lunch and 33 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wake Forest Charter Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-20, state senate district 18, state house district 35.
Wake Forest Charter Academy is one of 1 schools in Wake Forest Charter Academy, based in Wake Forest, North Carolina. The district serves 650 students district-wide and employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 636 students, Wake Forest Charter Academy is close to the district average of about 650 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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