Safety scores and transparency grades from federal incident data · 2021-22 collection
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| SCHOOL | DISTRICT | GRADES | STUDENTS | SAFETY SCORE | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotts Creek Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 803 | 100 | B |
| Sycamore Creek Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 947 | 99 | B |
| Fox Road Elementary | Wake County Schools | KG–05 | 462 | 98 | B |
| Washington Elementary | Wake County Schools | KG–05 | 524 | 98 | B |
| Vance Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 414 | 98 | B |
| Underwood Elementary | Wake County Schools | KG–05 | 392 | 97 | B |
| Brassfield Elementary | Wake County Schools | KG–05 | 600 | 97 | B |
| Combs Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 613 | 96 | B |
| Stough Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 490 | 96 | B |
| Yates Mill Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 466 | 94 | B |
| Barwell Road Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 661 | 94 | B |
| Partnership Elementary | Wake County Schools | KG–05 | 288 | 93 | B |
| Wilburn Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 616 | 88 | B |
| Harris Creek Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 911 | 86 | B |
| Wakefield Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 546 | 85 | B |
| Lead Mine Elementary | Wake County Schools | KG–05 | 430 | 84 | B |
| Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy | Wake County Schools | 06–13 | 359 | 84 | B |
| North Forest Pines Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 548 | 82 | B |
| Poe Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 266 | 81 | B |
| Douglas Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 554 | 81 | B |
| Vernon Malone College and Career Academy | Wake County Schools | 09–13 | 343 | 80 | B |
| Lynn Road Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 503 | 79 | B |
| Joyner Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 518 | 79 | B |
| Root Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 381 | 77 | B |
| Green Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 549 | 76 | B |
| Conn Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 452 | 76 | B |
| Hunter Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 596 | 76 | B |
| Jeffreys Grove Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 512 | 75 | B |
| York Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 432 | 74 | B |
| Moore Square Middle | Wake County Schools | 06–08 | 613 | 74 | B |
| Banks Road Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 643 | 71 | B |
| Brooks Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 496 | 71 | B |
| Oak Grove Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 604 | 70 | B |
| Baileywick Road Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 369 | 66 | B |
| Southeast Raleigh Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 404 | 64 | B |
| Pleasant Union Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 557 | 64 | B |
| River Bend Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 736 | 61 | B |
| Leesville Road Elementary | Wake County Schools | KG–05 | 635 | 60 | B |
| Durant Road Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 660 | 59 | B |
| Dillard Drive Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 649 | 59 | B |
| Millbrook Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 470 | 59 | B |
| Smith Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 470 | 59 | B |
| The Exploris School | The Exploris School | KG–08 | 443 | 58 | B |
| Wildwood Forest Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 583 | 58 | B |
| Millbrook High | Wake County Schools | 09–12 | 2,372 | 55 | B |
| Phillips High | Wake County Schools | 09–12 | 109 | 54 | B |
| Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy | Wake County Schools | 06–13 | 263 | 54 | B |
| Leesville Road High | Wake County Schools | 09–12 | 2,618 | 54 | B |
| Forest Pines Drive Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 577 | 53 | B |
| Lacy Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 657 | 52 | B |
| Beaverdam Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 654 | 52 | B |
| Brentwood Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 368 | 51 | B |
| Raleigh Oak Charter | Raleigh Oak Charter School | KG–07 | 295 | 51 | B |
| Wiley Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 359 | 51 | B |
| Powell Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 283 | 48 | B |
| Enloe High | Wake County Schools | 09–12 | 2,427 | 48 | B |
| Pine Hollow Middle | Wake County Schools | 06–08 | 953 | 46 | B |
| Olds Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 251 | 43 | B |
| Rogers Lane Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 733 | 42 | B |
| Southeast Raleigh High | Wake County Schools | 09–12 | 1,483 | 39 | B |
| Wakefield Middle | Wake County Schools | 06–08 | 922 | 39 | B |
| West Millbrook Middle | Wake County Schools | 06–08 | 1,011 | 39 | B |
| Athens Drive High | Wake County Schools | 09–12 | 2,058 | 34 | B |
| Carroll Middle | Wake County Schools | 06–08 | 907 | 34 | B |
| Oberlin Middle | Wake County Schools | 06–08 | 1,206 | 32 | B |
| Walnut Creek Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 518 | 31 | B |
| Wakefield High | Wake County Schools | 09–12 | 2,137 | 30 | B |
| Needham Broughton High | Wake County Schools | 09–12 | 2,107 | 30 | B |
| Swift Creek Elementary | Wake County Schools | KG–05 | 408 | 29 | B |
| Martin Middle | Wake County Schools | 06–08 | 1,002 | 28 | B |
| Carnage Middle | Wake County Schools | 06–08 | 864 | 27 | B |
| Sanderson High | Wake County Schools | 09–12 | 1,629 | 27 | B |
| North Ridge Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 650 | 25 | B |
| Ligon Middle | Wake County Schools | 06–08 | 954 | 24 | B |
| Bugg Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 213 | 24 | B |
| RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter | RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School | KG–07 | 459 | 24 | B |
| East Millbrook Middle | Wake County Schools | 06–08 | 770 | 23 | B |
| Durant Road Middle | Wake County Schools | 06–08 | 793 | 22 | B |
| Gov. Morehead School f/t Blind | Deaf and Blind Schools | KG–12 | 47 | 20 | B |
| River Oaks Middle | Wake County Schools | 06–08 | 28 | 16 | B |
| River Bend Middle | Wake County Schools | 06–08 | 1,173 | 15 | B |
| Brier Creek Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 625 | 15 | B |
| Leesville Road Middle | Wake County Schools | 06–08 | 818 | 14 | B |
| Centennial Campus Middle | Wake County Schools | 06–08 | 539 | 14 | B |
| Dillard Drive Middle | Wake County Schools | 06–08 | 999 | 13 | B |
| PreEminent Charter | PreEminent Charter School | KG–08 | 761 | 13 | B |
| Mount Vernon | Wake County Schools | KG–08 | 58 | 11 | B |
| Neuse River Middle | Wake County Schools | 06–08 | 887 | 10 | B |
| Longview | Wake County Schools | 06–12 | 36 | 1 | B |
| Barton Pond Elementary | Wake County Schools | M–M | — insufficient data | ||
| Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy | Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy | M–M | — insufficient data | ||
| Casa Esperanza Montessori Charter School | Casa Esperanza Montessori | PK–08 | 567 | — insufficient data | D |
| Central Carolina Academy | Central Carolina Academy | M–M | — insufficient data | ||
| Central Wake High School | Central Wake Charter High School | 09–12 | 235 | — insufficient data | C |
| Doral Academy of North Carolina | Doral Academy North Carolina | KG–03 | 201 | — insufficient data | C |
| Hilburn Drive Academy | Wake County Schools | PK–08 | 649 | — insufficient data | D |
| Longleaf School of the Arts | Longleaf School of the Arts | 09–12 | 374 | — insufficient data | D |
| Magellan Charter | Magellan Charter | 03–08 | 405 | — insufficient data | D |
| NCVPS | NC Virtual Public School | 07–13 | — insufficient data | ||
| North Raleigh Charter Academy | North Raleigh Charter Academy | M–M | — insufficient data | ||
| Oak Hill Charter | Oak Hill Charter School | M–M | — insufficient data | ||
| Quest Academy | Quest Academy | KG–08 | 143 | — insufficient data | C |
| Raleigh Charter High School | Raleigh Charter High School | 09–12 | 560 | — insufficient data | D |
| Revitalize Charter School | Revitalize Charter School | M–M | — insufficient data | ||
| Torchlight Academy | Torchlight Academy | KG–08 | — insufficient data | ||
| Wake Early College of Health and Science | Wake County Schools | 09–13 | 338 | — insufficient data | D |
| Wake Preparatory Academy | Wake Preparatory Academy | M–M | — insufficient data | ||
| Wake STEM Early College High School | Wake County Schools | 09–13 | 253 | — insufficient data | C |