Southeast Raleigh High

Summary:

Southeast Raleigh High is a public magnet high school serving grades 9-12 in Raleigh, North Carolina, with a diverse student population of 53.53% African American, 35.62% Hispanic, and 6.07% White students. The school is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 59 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating.

Despite the school's diverse student body and higher-than-average funding, Southeast Raleigh High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with significantly lower performance on end-of-course exams compared to the Wake County and North Carolina averages. The school has a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 72.52% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the nearby schools, which range from 26.86% to 49.67%. However, the school's student-teacher ratio of 13.6 is lower than the nearby schools, which range from 13.4 to 26.9 students per teacher.

The data suggests that Southeast Raleigh High faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, socioeconomic status, and racial disparities. While the school has access to resources, it appears to be struggling to effectively utilize them to improve student outcomes. Nearby high-performing schools, such as Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy, Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy, and Enloe High, have significantly higher academic performance and rankings, with more diverse student populations and lower percentages of low-income students.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 9-12

 2600 Rock Quarry Road
       Raleigh, NC  27610


(919) 856-2800

District: Wake County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
553rd of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,076 Help


Feeder schools for Southeast Raleigh High:

Elementary:    Brentwood Elementary
    Partnership Elementary
    Walnut Creek Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  14.6 Help
Number of students:  1,490

Racial breakdown:

African American:
53.0%
Hispanic:
37.1%
White:
5.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  76.9% Help


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Compare Details Southeast Raleigh High ranks worse than 86.4% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 29th among 32 ranked high schools in the Wake County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.73. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (53%), Hispanic (37.1%), White (5.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 76.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Southeast Raleigh High is 14.6, which is the 4th best among 32 high schools in the Wake County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Southeast Raleigh High is $10,076, which is the 11th highest among 32 high schools in the Wake County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Southeast Raleigh High:

SchoolDigger ranks Southeast Raleigh High 553rd of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See Southeast Raleigh High in the ranking list.)

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Wake County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Wake County Schools 59th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Southeast Raleigh High

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Rank History for all students at Southeast Raleigh High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 55.89 181st 431 58.0%
2007 47.89 244th 453 46.1%
2008 46.97 271st 477 43.2%
2009 42.67 314th 490 35.9%
2010 35.01 379th 499 24.0%
2011 33.85 390th 506 22.9%
2012 34.55 349th 502 30.5%
2013 25.77 339th 505 32.9%
2014 24.51 317th 451 29.7%
2015 34.29 308th 531 42.0%
2016 26.34 341st 507 32.7%
2017 27.88 325th 476 31.7%
2018 23.68 359th 469 23.5%
2019 18.91 417th 514 18.9%
2021 23.96 449th 594 24.4%
2022 14.76 542nd 621 12.7%
2023 14.08 547th 626 12.6%
2024 14.73 553rd 640 13.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Southeast Raleigh High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 51.58 92nd 195 52.8%
2021 68.56 49th 199 75.4%
2022 24.33 191st 226 15.5%
2023 52.62 107th 249 57.0%
2024 38.10 169th 261 35.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Southeast Raleigh High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.15 72nd 124 41.9%
2022 32.84 93rd 156 40.4%
2023 18.33 221st 226 2.2%
2024 39.34 139th 262 46.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Southeast Raleigh High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 28.92 259th 349 25.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Southeast Raleigh High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.29 294th 424 30.7%
2019 23.75 338th 446 24.2%
2021 31.62 263rd 432 39.1%
2022 18.17 482nd 544 11.4%
2023 16.65 532nd 597 10.9%
2024 19.06 521st 613 15.0%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Southeast Raleigh High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 35.69 31st 44 29.5%
2022 19.80 34th 34 0.0%
2023 21.78 41st 45 8.9%
2024 31.86 35th 47 25.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Southeast Raleigh High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.08 376th 449 16.3%
2019 15.54 415th 475 12.6%
2021 24.12 344th 475 27.6%
2022 12.49 530th 594 10.8%
2023 12.24 535th 588 9.0%
2024 12.54 545th 602 9.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Southeast Raleigh High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.71 276th 349 20.9%
2019 22.61 315th 364 13.5%
2021 48.29 122nd 334 63.5%
2022 36.65 183rd 330 44.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Southeast Raleigh High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.15 57th 100 43.0%
2019 48.77 195th 325 40.0%
2021 61.22 144th 337 57.3%
2022 63.03 169th 398 57.5%
2023 49.56 252nd 403 37.5%
2024 38.72 314th 403 22.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Southeast Raleigh High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.64 347th 463 25.1%
2019 18.18 403rd 488 17.4%
2021 22.30 364th 481 24.3%
2022 15.57 516th 585 11.8%
2023 14.85 528th 602 12.3%
2024 16.22 521st 607 14.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Southeast Raleigh High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.20 196th 359 45.4%
2019 35.20 215th 369 41.7%
2021 38.34 178th 364 51.1%
2022 25.52 341st 430 20.7%
2023 24.33 346th 434 20.3%
2024 24.48 349th 437 20.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Southeast Raleigh High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.00 271st 340 20.3%
2019 14.37 334th 354 5.6%
2021 30.72 243rd 370 34.3%
2022 18.01 393rd 436 9.9%
2023 16.68 411th 449 8.5%
2024 20.81 385th 454 15.2%
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Rank History for White students at Southeast Raleigh High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.08 100th 427 76.6%
2019 65.88 103rd 444 76.8%
2021 60.61 134th 439 69.5%
2022 51.69 256th 534 52.1%
2023 60.84 207th 537 61.5%
2024 50.58 280th 553 49.4%
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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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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Reviews:
by a student
Monday, January 9, 2023

Open Quote Awful school. People have died here. Drug issues, violence issues, teachers that don't care, useless administration. This school has been a source of confusion and frustration for the last 4 years. Take any logical sense, and throw it out the window. Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, January 13, 2017

Open Quote Great school for all students. Everyone fits in. Academies allow students to go on interesting field trips for engineering, internet technology, and health sciences. The athletics are great and comprehensive. There are tons of clubs. Staff is dedicated. The fine arts are great. The band travels everywhere and comes back with trophies every time. Students graduate with full-rides to colleges like Princeton, NC State, and Georgia Tech. Lots go to Chapel Hill and other schools too. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Southeast Raleigh High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1998 704 437 16 11 3 n/a n/a 0 1171
1999 989 600 29 12 4 n/a n/a 0 1634
2000 1083 694 32 13 7 n/a n/a 0 1829
2001 1150 791 38 12 8 n/a n/a 0 1999
2002 887 1040 35 11 8 n/a n/a 0 1981
2003 887 1040 35 11 8 n/a n/a 0 1981
2004 853 1164 44 21 6 n/a n/a 0 2088
2005 808 1291 49 29 7 n/a n/a 0 2184
2006 689 1343 47 33 7 n/a n/a 0 2119
2007 604 1200 45 44 9 n/a n/a 39 1941
2008 474 1204 41 56 3 n/a n/a 33 1811
2009 360 1189 36 49 3 n/a n/a 0 1637
2010 276 1158 34 95 2 n/a n/a 0 1565
2011 229 1155 23 154 9 0 93 0 1663
2012 180 1218 20 200 6 0 96 0 1720
2013 147 1165 12 161 9 0 81 0 1575
2014 139 1228 23 202 7 0 85 0 1684
2015 106 1109 21 238 4 0 60 0 1538
2016 113 1049 20 275 7 2 49 0 1515
2017 125 1015 16 314 6 2 32 0 1510
2018 130 922 17 362 7 1 27 0 1466
2019 132 923 14 438 1 1 36 0 1545
2020 117 875 12 418 0 0 37 0 1459
2021 109 863 18 468 1 2 43 0 1504
2022 85 753 18 486 1 2 42 0 1387
2023 85 750 17 499 3 1 46 0 1401
2024 81 789 21 553 3 1 42 0 1490

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 Southeast Raleigh High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 1171 89.0 13.2 n/a
1999 1634 113.0 14.5 8.9
2000 1829 113.0 16.2 6.5
2001 1999 114.0 17.5 9.1
2002 1981 130.0 15.2 12.7
2003 1981 130.0 15.2 12.7
2004 2088 130.0 16.1 23.1
2005 2184 124.0 17.6 22.2
2006 2119 145.0 14.6 26
2007 1941 124.9 15.5 26.4
2008 1811 122.7 14.8 n/a
2009 1637 111.7 14.7 n/a
2010 1565 101.6 15.3 38.3
2011 1663 99.5 16.7 42.2
2012 1720 113.0 15.2 51.6
2013 1575 106.0 14.8 54.3
2014 1684 108.3 15.5 54.2
2015 1538 111.0 13.8 57.8
2016 1515 104.0 14.5 61.7
2017 1510 100.5 15.0 62.6
2018 1466 103.6 14.1 60.4
2019 1545 97.0 15.9 58.3
2020 1459 101.0 14.4 60.6
2021 1504 104.8 14.3 56.3
2022 1387 106.2 13.0 45.4
2023 1401 102.9 13.6 72.5
2024 1490 101.8 14.6 76.9

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 Southeast Raleigh High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 1171 89.0 13.2 n/a
1999 1634 113.0 14.5 8.9
2000 1829 113.0 16.2 6.5
2001 1999 114.0 17.5 9.1
2002 1981 130.0 15.2 12.7
2003 1981 130.0 15.2 12.7
2004 2088 130.0 16.1 23.1
2005 2184 124.0 17.6 22.2
2006 2119 145.0 14.6 26
2007 1941 124.9 15.5 26.4
2008 1811 122.7 14.8 n/a
2009 1637 111.7 14.7 n/a
2010 1565 101.6 15.3 38.3
2011 1663 99.5 16.7 42.2
2012 1720 113.0 15.2 51.6
2013 1575 106.0 14.8 54.3
2014 1684 108.3 15.5 54.2
2015 1538 111.0 13.8 57.8
2016 1515 104.0 14.5 61.7
2017 1510 100.5 15.0 62.6
2018 1466 103.6 14.1 60.4
2019 1545 97.0 15.9 58.3
2020 1459 101.0 14.4 60.6
2021 1504 104.8 14.3 56.3
2022 1387 106.2 13.0 45.4
2023 1401 102.9 13.6 72.5
2024 1490 101.8 14.6 76.9

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Southeast Raleigh High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $730 (7.2%) $9,346 (92.8%) $10,076

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Southeast Raleigh High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 417th of 514 High schoolsRanks 547th of 626 High schools
 6.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (Southeast Raleigh High)37.422.2
 15.2%
   End of Course Biology (Wake County Schools)66.162
 4.1%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (Southeast Raleigh High)4642.5
 3.5%
   End of Course English II (Wake County Schools)68.671.4
 2.8%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (Southeast Raleigh High)1615.1
 0.9%
   End of Course Math I (Wake County Schools)34.633
 1.6%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (Southeast Raleigh High)27.233
 5.8%
   End of Course Math III (Wake County Schools)53.571.4
 17.9%
   End of Course Math III (North Carolina)46.858.3
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students15451401
 9.3%
African American923750
 18.7%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian1417
 21.4%
Hispanic438499
 13.9%
Pacific Islander11
White13285
 35.6%
Two or More Races3646
 27.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients58.3%72.5%
 14.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Southeast Raleigh High

Southeast Raleigh High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brentwood Elementary
Elementary : Partnership Elementary
Elementary : Walnut Creek Elementary

Students at Southeast Raleigh High are 53% African American, 37% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Southeast Raleigh High ranks in the bottom 13.6% of North Carolina high schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,490 students attended Southeast Raleigh High.


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