Best Schools in the Triangle
I’m often asked where are the best Triangle Area schools. in Cary, Raleigh or Chapel Hill?
There isn’t one definitive answer, so much depends on your children and the way they learn. I recommend going for a school visit. I often go with parents on the visit to keep up with the schools. Children seem to pick up on what feels right for them so once you have satisfied yourself a school is what you want academically take your child to visit a couple of schools. You may be surprised what feels best to them.
If you want a detailed report on all of the Triangle Area Schools and are on desktop this NC Public Schools site has more info than you may want to know.. You need flash for it work.
For a summary of information with lots of detail the NC Public Schools has a great website that shows all of the schools in NC and the test scores by County. NCpublicschools.org.
List of Triangle Area Public High Schools and their ranking 2019 according to the North Carolina Department of Education
Not including charter and magnet schools-those are mostly lottery based.
Wake County
Apex Friendship B 83
Apex High B 80
Panther Creek 91 A
Athens Drive 71 B
Cary High C 69
Crosswoods Flex B79
East Wake C 66
Enloe High B 74
Fuquay Varina B 74
Garner High C 62
Green Hope High A 88
Heritage High B 78
Holly Springs High B 79
Knightdale High 57
Leesville High B 84
Middle Creek High B 77
Millbrook High B 73
Broughton High C 67
Rolesville High C 69
Sanderson High B 73
South Garner High D 48
Southeast Raleigh C 55
Wake Forest High B 73
Wakefield High C 69
Chatham County
Chatham Central High B 70
Chatham School of Science and Engineering A 83
Jordan Mathews C 65
Northwood High B 77
Chapel Hill /Carrboro
Carrboro High B 81
Chapel Hill High A 86
East Chapel Hill A 89
Orange County Schools
Cedar Ridge High B 78
Orange High B 74
Raleigh is in Wake County. Raleigh Charter School is ranked #2 high school in the State according to US News. Enloe High has top 2018 SAT scores at 1257.
Apex Friendship High School, Green Hope High, Panther Creek High and Apex high have the highest Public test and SAT scores in Wake County following Raleigh’s Enloe High.
What’s the best school? One of my clients said it very well.
“Your child will get a good education in any of the Triangle schools because parents are well educated and care. Find the neighborhood and area that fits your family and then visit and get involved with the schools.”
Client in Cary
Marianne Howell Wright, Realtor, Broker/Owner Triangle Area Real Estate 919-274-4365
