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Wake Preparatory Academy

Summary:

Wake Preparatory Academy is a public charter school in Wake Forest, North Carolina, serving over 1,900 students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The school boasts a diverse student population, with a balanced representation of different racial and ethnic groups.

Academically, Wake Preparatory Academy consistently outperforms the state average in mathematics, reading, and science proficiency across all grade levels. The school's students excel in end-of-course exams, particularly in English II and Math III, where their proficiency rates are well above the state average. Compared to nearby schools like East Wake Academy, Falls Lake Academy, and Youngsville Academy, Wake Preparatory Academy's academic performance is generally stronger across various subject areas and grade levels.

However, the school's high student-teacher ratio of 19:1 is notably higher than the nearby schools, which may impact the level of individualized attention and support provided to students. While the school's overall academic results are impressive, there are a few areas, such as 3rd-grade reading and 8th-grade mathematics, where the proficiency rates are slightly lower than the state average. The school's socioeconomic diversity is not clearly evident, as the free and reduced-lunch rate is not provided, making it difficult to assess the economic background of the student population.


Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

 14111 Capital Blvd
       Wake Forest, NC  27587

(984) 245-0050

District: Wake Preparatory Academy

SchoolDigger Rank:
435th of 1,505 North Carolina Alternative Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  1961.0 Help
Number of students:  1,961

Racial breakdown:

White:
60.7%
African American:
17.0%
Hispanic:
15.1%
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Compare Details Wake Preparatory Academy ranks better than 71.1% of elementary schools in North Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.61. (See more...)
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Compare Details Wake Preparatory Academy ranks better than 79.1% of middle schools in North Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.62. (See more...)
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Compare Details Wake Preparatory Academy ranks better than 66.6% of high schools in North Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.35. (See more...)
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SchoolDigger ranks Wake Preparatory Academy 435th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Wake Preparatory Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Wake Preparatory Academy 166th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Wake Preparatory Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Wake Preparatory Academy 214th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See Wake Preparatory Academy in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wake Preparatory Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 68.61 435th 1505 71.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 55.21 76th 159 52.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 62.43 189th 801 76.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 59.98 503rd 1450 65.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 66.93 414th 1455 71.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Gifted and Talented students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 46.95 516th 669 22.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 67.80 418th 1464 71.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 83.00 5th 130 96.2%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 65.79 231st 924 75.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 66.37 253rd 951 73.4%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 51.80 581st 1166 50.2%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 75.62 166th 793 79.1%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 50.71 149th 306 51.3%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 67.75 70th 473 85.2%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 65.17 205th 743 72.4%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 76.23 151st 738 79.5%
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Rank History for middle school Gifted and Talented students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 43.45 347th 461 24.7%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 72.48 179th 751 76.2%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 73.68 100th 560 82.1%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 69.18 114th 564 79.8%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 65.03 204th 652 68.7%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 63.35 214th 640 66.6%
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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 77.90 42nd 261 83.9%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 82.68 22nd 349 93.7%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 53.74 219th 613 64.3%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 61.57 214th 602 64.5%
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Rank History for high school Gifted and Talented students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 72.89 92nd 403 77.2%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 64.87 196th 607 67.7%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 59.69 120th 437 72.5%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 61.20 124th 454 72.7%
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Rank History for high school White students at Wake Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 62.05 218th 553 60.6%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Wake Preparatory Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2023 1191 333 40 297 10 2 88 0 1961

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Wake Preparatory Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2023 1961 1.0 1961.0 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Wake Preparatory Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2023 1961 1.0 1961.0 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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In the 2022-23 school year, 1,961 students attended Wake Preparatory Academy.

Students at Wake Preparatory Academy are 61% White, 17% African American, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Wake Preparatory Academy ranks 435th of 1505 North Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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