Wake Forest High School
| Wake Forest High School | |
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420 West Stadium Drive Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States, North America | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Excellence Will Be Standard |
| Founded | 1941 |
| School district | Wake County Public Schools |
| School code | 370472001901 |
| Principal | Mr. Grant Smith |
| Staff | List of Staff |
| Number of students | Approximately 1,940 |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue, Red and White |
| Athletics | wfrhsabc.com |
| Mascot | Cougar |
| Team name | Cougar Crazies |
| Website | wfhighschool.com |
Wake Forest High School, formerly Wake Forest-Rolesville High School, is a four-year high school (9-12) located in Wake Forest, North Carolina.[1]
Principals
Current Principal: Mrs. Patti Hamler as of October 3, 2012
2012-2013 Dr. Clinton Robinson: Promoted to Southwestern Area Superintendent
2009-2011 Dr. Tina Hoots: Retired at end of the year.
1997-2009 Mr. Andre Smith: Promoted to Northeastern Area Superintendent
Demographics
There are around 1,940 students in grades 9-12 attending Wake Forest High School.[2] Of those students, 59% of the student body is White, 22% is Black, 11% is Hispanic, 3% is Asian and 5% is Other [based on 2011 - 2012 school year or 2116 students].[3] On the College Board SAT, the school had a participation rate of 66% with an average score of 1,024.[4] On the North Carolina, Math I, End-of-Course Test 10.2% of the participants were at or above grade level.[5] For Biology, the average was 65% compared to the state average of 46%.[6] For English II, the average was 63% while the state's average was 51%.[7]
College Placement
Wake Forest students have been offered admission to some of the nation's best colleges and universities including Davidson College, Duke University, Georgetown University, UNC Charlotte, UNC Chapel-Hill, North Carolina State University, Wake Forest University, University of Virginia, U.S Naval Academy, U.S Air Force Academy, Columbia University, Princeton University, Cornell University, and more.
See also
References
- ↑ School Directory
- ↑ "NC Report Card School Profile". NC Report Card. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
- ↑ "Student Demographics". National Center for Education Statistics. 2011 - 2012 School Year. Retrieved 2014-08-31. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "SAT Scores". NC Schools Report Card.
- ↑ "Math I Score Percentage". NC School Report Card.
- ↑ "Biology Test Scores". NC School Report Card.
- ↑ "English II Test Scores". NC School Report Card.
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