📍 2205 Walnut Street, Cary, Wake County, 27518
Wake STEM Early College High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cary, Wake County. The school has 263 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–13 in an urban setting. The school employs 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 95% of students are proficient in reading. 95% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wake STEM Early College High School enrolls 263 students across grades 9–13. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 95 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 66 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 46 | 17% |
| Asian | 45 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 4.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
78 of the school's 263 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 63 qualify for free lunch and 15 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 STEM Early College High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-20, state senate district 15, state house district 11.
Wake STEM Early College High School is one of 197 schools in Wake County Schools, based in Cary, North Carolina. The district serves 163,325 students district-wide and employs 10,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 263 students, Wake STEM Early College High School is smaller than the district average of about 829 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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