Cary High High School
638 Walnut St Cary NC, 27511, Wake County Phone: 919-460-3549 Ranking:  (56 out of 287, top 20%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Wake County Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 130 | 132 | 125 | 124 | 117 | 114 | 120 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,349 | 2,379 | 2,280 | 2,250 | 2,030 | 1,751 | 1,818 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 659 | 28.1% | 716 | 30.1% | 613 | 26.9% | 654 | 29.1% | 641 | 31.6% | 544 | 31.1% | 475 | 26.1% |
| Grade 10: | 614 | 26.1% | 567 | 23.8% | 572 | 25.1% | 601 | 26.7% | 557 | 27.4% | 404 | 23.1% | 403 | 22.2% |
| Grade 11: | 548 | 23.3% | 557 | 23.4% | 581 | 25.5% | 564 | 25.1% | 447 | 22.0% | 408 | 23.3% | 423 | 23.3% |
| Grade 12: | 528 | 22.5% | 539 | 22.7% | 514 | 22.5% | 431 | 19.2% | 385 | 19.0% | 395 | 22.6% | 517 | 28.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,261 | 53.7% | 1,256 | 52.8% | 1,213 | 53.2% | 1,204 | 53.5% | 1,083 | 53.3% | 911 | 52.0% | 884 | 48.6% |
| Female: | 1,088 | 46.3% | 1,123 | 47.2% | 1,067 | 46.8% | 1,046 | 46.5% | 939 | 46.3% | 832 | 47.5% | 863 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 12 | 0.5% | 15 | 0.6% | 15 | 0.7% | 15 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 132 | 5.6% | 131 | 5.5% | 126 | 5.5% | 128 | 5.7% | 114 | 5.6% | 96 | 5.5% | 110 | 6.1% |
| Hispanic: | 417 | 17.8% | 420 | 17.7% | 404 | 17.7% | 379 | 16.8% | 256 | 12.6% | 237 | 13.5% | 216 | 11.9% |
| Black: | 463 | 19.7% | 467 | 19.6% | 406 | 17.8% | 387 | 17.2% | 469 | 23.1% | 375 | 21.4% | 317 | 17.4% |
| White: | 1,206 | 51.3% | 1,231 | 51.7% | 1,213 | 53.2% | 1,231 | 54.7% | 1,181 | 58.2% | 1,040 | 59.4% | 1,107 | 60.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 116 | 4.9% | 115 | 4.8% | 116 | 5.1% | 110 | 4.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 609 | 25.9% | 665 | 28.0% | 554 | 24.3% | 551 | 24.5% | 411 | 20.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 133 | 5.7% | 136 | 5.7% | 146 | 6.4% | 115 | 5.1% | 124 | 6.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.08 | 18.07 | 18.24 | 18.17 | 17.40 | 15.40 | 15.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94.7% | 91.6% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 81.5% | 78.9% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 86.5% | 79.3% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 80.5% | 76.5% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 92.1% | 84.6% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 88.8% | 85% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 82.1% | 86.1% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 31.7% | 48.5% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 87.8% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 89.6% | 73.8% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 91.9% | 76.9% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 94.2% | 81.6% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 91.7% | 88.7% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 94.7% | 88.7% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 84% | 73.7% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 78.9% | 74.2% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 80.5% | 76.5% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 81.4% | 80.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 95% | 83.9% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 91.9% | 84.4% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 91.7% | 87.2% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 73.4% | 58.7% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 91.9% | 88.1% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 92.1% | 83.8% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 87.3% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 75.8% | 73% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 81.7% | 75.4% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 79.6% | 77.9% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 83.2% | 80.4% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 90.8% | 84% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 88.9% | 85.7% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 85.6% | 87.2% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 78.3% | 79.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 76.3% | 78.8% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 82.1% | 80.7% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 89.8% | 85.2% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 87.6% | 84.6% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 86.9% | 87% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 63.6% | 63.2% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 91.4% | 79.9% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 89.9% | 72.8% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 93.1% | 75.2% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 94.2% | 81% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 91.9% | 86.5% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 80.6% | 68.3% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 78.7% | 60.1% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 75% | 67.2% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 77.7% | 81.2% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 91.2% | 80.6% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 91.7% | 91% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 91.3% | 87.7% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 95% | 92.1% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 72.9% | 69.6% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 78% | 74.2% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 78% | 74.2% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 86% | 77.6% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 85.9% | 85.4% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 87.6% | 84.2% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 18.8% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 18.7% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 16.1% | 17.4% | 25.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 66.4% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 66% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 79.1% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 79.3% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 76.3% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 76.8% | 69.9% |
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* Cary High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.