Parental Choice

There is no "one-size-fits-all" in our school system. Just as children are unique individuals, our school system offers a wide variety of choices. Our nationally renowned magnet schools feature an exciting menu of options for families who prefer something outside the traditional.

Honors & Awards

WCPSS' magnet schools won numerous awards during 2000-2001. Following is a small sampling of some of the awards won by these schools:

Wake County Public School System Magnet Programs - 2001 Recipient of the National Champion of Public Choice Award
A.B. Combs Leadership Elementary - 2001 National Magnet School Honorable Mention Award winner
Bugg Creative Arts & Science Elementary - 2001 National Magnet School Merit Award Winner
Wendell Gifted & Talented Elementary - 2001 National Magnet School Honorable Mention Award winner
Carnage Gifted & Talented Middle - 2001 Phale D. Hale "Triple A Schools Award" winner
East Millbrook International Baccalaureate/Integrated Arts Middle - 2001 National Magnet School Merit Award Winner
Enloe Gifted & Talented/International Baccalaureate High - 2000 Ronald P. Simpson Merit Award winner - recognizing Enloe as the number one magnet school in the nation.

Elementary Schools

Gifted and Talented
Apex
Fuller - math, science and technology
Hunter
Powell - visual and performing arts
Underwood
Wake Forest
Washington
Wendell
Zebulon

International Baccalaureate primary years programme
Farmington Woods
Millbrook

Community model
Lincoln Heights

Montessori
Poe

Leadership
Combs

University connections
Olds

Language explorations
Joyner

Creative arts and science
Bugg
Douglas

Global communications
Conn

Year round
Adams
Durant Road
Green
Jones Dairy
Morrisville
Oak Grove
Timber Drive
West Lake
Wilburn

Classical studies
Root

International Studies
Wiley

Wake County Public School System has 43 Magnet Schools K-12

Total magnet students for 2000-01 = 33,609

Magnet students comprise 35 percent of the total
number of WCPSS students

Middle Schools

Centennial campus

Gifted and talented
Carnage - math science and technology
Ligon
Martin
Zebulon - math science and technology

International Baccalaureate Middle Years
Daniels
East Millbrook

Year round Middle
Durant Road
Lufkin
West Lake

High Schools

International Baccalaureate Middle Years
(for 9th and 10th grade)
Broughton

Gifted and talented International Baccalaureate
Enloe

Accelerated studies
Southeast Raleigh

New Magnet Schools 2002-03

Brooks Museums Magnet Elementary School
Moore Square Museums Magnet Middle School

For a complete description of magnet programs, visit http://www.wcpss.net/magnet