Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

Raleigh, NC 27606

Phone: (919) 508-9088
District: Wake County School District

9

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 6-10 • 246 students

Raleigh's Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy is a public school that serves grades 6-10 in the Wake County School District. It is among the few public schools in North Carolina to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.

Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy is a public school in the Wake County School District located in Raleigh, NC. The principal of Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy is Teresa Pierrie. As of 2014, the students are 38.6% White, non-Hispanic; 34.6% Black, non-Hispanic; 14.6% Hispanic; 6.1% Asian/Pacific Islander; 5.7% Multiracial; and 0.4% Native American or Native Alaskan. 36.2% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 38.6% 48.6% 50.3%
Black, non-Hispanic 34.6% 24.4% 25.5%
Hispanic 14.6% 15.7% 14.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander 6.1% 6.8% 2.7%
Multiracial 5.7% 4.1% 3.7%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.4% 0.3% 1.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — 0.1% 0.1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 36.2% — —
English learners — 7.4% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Hedingham Neighborhood/Subdivision Raleigh NC 6.6 mi
2 Eagle Ridge Neighborhood/Subdivision Raleigh NC 7.8 mi
3 Winston Pointe Neighborhood/Subdivision Clayton NC 11.9 mi
4 Forest Oaks Neighborhood/Subdivision Bunnlevel NC 36.8 mi
5 Anderson Creek Club Neighborhood/Subdivision Spring Lake NC 38.1 mi
6 The Summit Neighborhood/Subdivision Sanford NC 38.5 mi
7 Sunset Ridge Neighborhood/Subdivision Sanford NC 38.9 mi
8 Overhills Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Spring Lake NC 39.8 mi
9 Ellerslie Subdivision Neighborhood/Subdivision Fayetteville NC 39.9 mi
10 Castlebrooke Neighborhood/Subdivision Linden NC 40.2 mi
11 Carolina Seasons Neighborhood/Subdivision Cameron NC 41.6 mi
12 Forest Ridge Neighborhood/Subdivision Cameron NC 42.2 mi
13 Kings Grant Neighborhood/Subdivision Fayetteville NC 43.6 mi
14 Deerfield Neighborhood/Subdivision Spring Lake NC 43.9 mi
15 Inverness Neighborhood/Subdivision Fayetteville NC 45.1 mi
16 Patriot Park Village Neighborhood/Subdivision Fayetteville NC 45.1 mi
17 Stonegate Apartments Apartment Complex Spring Lake NC 45.4 mi
18 Kinwood Neighborhood/Subdivision Fayetteville NC 45.8 mi
19 College Lakes Area of Town Fayetteville NC 46.4 mi
20 Jacobs Ridge Neighborhood/Subdivision Goldsboro NC 46.8 mi
21 The Village Neighborhood/Subdivision Goldsboro NC 47.1 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Princeton Princeton NC 35.3 mi
2 North Ramsey Road Fayetteville NC 41.5 mi
3 Spring Lake Spring Lake NC 45.6 mi
4 Spring Lake by Ft Bragg Base Spring Lake NC 45.9 mi
Base Distance
Raleigh National Guard 3.5 mi.
Pope Field 46.2 mi.
Seymour Johnson AFB 48.9 mi.
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