Wake County School Testing Results 2009-2010
Wake County School testing results 2009-2010 are in and Cary area schools continue to dominate. Of the 9 Wake County schools that received top recognition 7 are Cary area schools. (Apex, Morrisvile included)
Of the 6 Wake County Schools that reached the Schools of Excellence 5 are Cary area schools.Why do Cary area schools dominate to Wake County Testing Results?
- Parents- supporting the school through volunteer hours
- Parents- supporting the teachers with supplies
- Parents- supporting school fund raisers
- Parents- supporting the teachers and staff
- Parents- supporting their children
For the 2009-10 school year, 14 WCPSS schools were named as Schools of Excellence including nine Honor Schools of Excellence.
Under the state ABCs of Public Education, a school earns recognition as an Honor School of Excellence when 90 percent of students are successful on state testing, the school’s state testing results show that it met or exceeded expected growth and the school meets the federal No Child Left Behind standard of Adequate Yearly Progress.
| Apex Middle | Mills Park Elementary |
| Cedar Fork Elementary | Morrisville Elementary |
| Davis Drive Elementary | Salem Middle |
| Highcroft Elementary | Wake Early College of Health Sciences |
| Lufkin Road Middle |
Schools are recognized as Schools of Excellence when 90 percent of students are successful on state testing, the school’s state testing results show that it meets or exceeds expected growth, but the school does not achieve Adequate Yearly Progress.
| Apex High | Holly Springs High |
| Davis Drive Middle | Panther Creek High |
| Green Hope High |
Schools of Distinction have more than 80 percent of students scoring proficient on state assessments, and the school testing results meets or exceeds expects growth.
| Adams Elem. | Reedy Creek Middle | Ligon Middle | Sycamore Creek Elem. |
| Apex Elem. | East Cary Middle | Leesville Road High | Turner Creek Elem. |
| Athens Drive High | Farmington Woods Elem. | Martin Middle | Vance Elem. |
| Bailywick Road Elem. | Fuller Elem. | Middle Creek Elem. | Wake Forest Elem. |
| Baucom Elem. | Fuquay-Varina High | Middle Creek High | Wake Forest-Rolesville High |
| Brassfield Elem. | Green Hope Elem. | Millbrook High | Wakefield Middle |
| Briarcliff Elem. | Heritage Middle | Oak Grove Elem. | Wakefield High |
| Brooks Elem. | Holly Springs Elem. | Olive Chapel Elem. | Washington Elem. |
| Broughton High | Holly Ridge Elem. | Olds Elem. | Weatherstone Elem. |
| Carpenter Elem. | Holly Ridge Middle | Penny Road Elem. | West Cary Middle |
| Cary Elem. | Jones Dairy Elem. | Pleasant Union Elem. | West Lake Elem. |
| Cary High | Heritage Elem. | Rand Road Elem. | West Lake Middle |
| Combs Elem. | Holly Grove Elem. | Rolesville Elem. | Wildwood Forest Elem. |
| Daniels Middle | Laurel Park Elem. | Salem Elem. | Wiley Elem. |
| Dillard Drive Elem. | Leesville Road Elem. | Sanderson High | Willow Springs Elem. |
| Durant Road Elem. | Lead Mine Elem. | Swift Creek Elem. |
Other State Recognitions
The state ABCs of Public Education recognizes schools that have more than 60 percent of students successful on state testing, and the school testing results show that they met or exceeded expected growth as Schools of Progress. Priority Schools have more than 50 percent of students successful on state testing, and the school testing results show that it met or exceeded expected growth. WCPSS continues to show a decrease in the number of schools recognized as Schools of Progress and Priority Schools.
| Honor Schools of Excellence | Schools of Excellence | Schools of Distinction | Schools of Progress | Priority Schools | |
| 2009-10 | 9 | 5 | 63 | 63 | 4 |
| 2008-09 | 10 | 2 | 50 | 68 | 12 |
There are two additional categories in which schools can be placed: low performing and no recognition. For the 2009-10 school year, WCPSS had 11 schools receiving no recognition compared to nine schools in the previous two years. Additionally, WCPSS did not have any schools designated by the state as low performing for 2009-10.
Wake County Schools Testing Results 2009-2010 was first published on CaryRealEstateBlogger-a Blog by Linda Lohman
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