Student Achievement
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Our students have come from all over the globe, representing dozens of cultures and ethnic groups, speaking more than 100 languages. As diversity is our strength, excellence is our standard. The 2000-2001 school year marked record achievement across all grade levels and schools.
Student Profile
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2000 |
1976 |
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American Indian |
261 |
50 |
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Asian |
33,818 |
250 |
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Hispanic |
4,516 |
250 |
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African American |
25,550 |
15,469 |
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White |
61,682 |
39,534 |
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Multi-Racial |
1,754 |
N/A |
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Total Enrollment |
97,581 |
55,613 |
Achievement Gap Narrows: EOG Reading Scores Rise at All Grade Levels
Wake County Public School System students in grades 3-8 posted the highest End-of-Grade reading scores in the district's history, proof that the school system's concentrated efforts to reach Goal 2003 are working.
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Gains by minority students are especially remarkable and serve as strong indicators that the school system's troubling Achievement Gap is narrowing.
All grade levels showed gains. More than 90% of students in grades 5 and 8 are at or above grade level. More than 85% of students in grades 3,4,5,7,8 are at grade level or above. Eighty percent of Wake's 6th graders are at grade level or above.
Especially significant in the 2000-2001 results are gains made by black students. The results show a marked improvement in gap between performance by white students and black students, though both ethnic groups boosted their performance.
ABC Results
Wake County Schools posted good performance under the 1999-2000 ABCs of Public Education, a state accountability program that examines student performance school-by-school.
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Nine Schools of Excellence - Davis Drive, Kingswood, Morrisville, Oak Grove, Partnership and West Lake elementary schools, and Davis Drive, Lufkin Road, and West Lake middle schools. Schools of Excellence had at least 90 percent of their students perform at or above grade level and met expected growth.
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Fifty-five Schools of Distinction - Schools of Distinction had at least 80 percent of their students perform at or above grade level.
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Ninety percent of schools attained expected or exemplary growth status.
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No low-performing schools.
School by school results are available online at www.wcpss.net/news/abcs2000-results.html
SAT Scores 1999-2000
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Participation |
Verbal |
Math |
Total |
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USA |
44.0 |
505 |
514 |
1019 |
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NC |
64.0 |
492 |
496 |
988 |
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Wake County |
79.2 |
522 |
539 |
1061 |
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Apex |
85.9 |
526 |
551 |
1077 |
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Athens |
82.8 |
523 |
550 |
1073 |
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Broughton |
78.6 |
526 |
551 |
1077 |
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Cary |
79.4 |
525 |
544 |
1069 |
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East Wake |
68.7 |
470 |
487 |
957 |
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Enloe |
88.1 |
580 |
577 |
1157 |
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Fuquay |
71.1 |
497 |
505 |
1002 |
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Garner |
64.5 |
488 |
500 |
988 |
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Leesville |
86.9 |
539 |
557 |
1096 |
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Millbrook |
76.2 |
515 |
530 |
1045 |
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Sanderson |
82.5 |
518 |
552 |
1070 |
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SE Raleigh |
73.8 |
500 |
509 |
1009 |
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Wake Forest |
76.4 |
500 |
517 |
1017 |
SAT and ABC results for 2000-2001 are scheduled to be released after publication of Traditions.
Students Recognized
Many Wake County students earned scholarships, won academic competitions, and earned national recognition during 2000-2001. A listing of these remarkable students can be found at www.wcpss.net/news/poston/honors.