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College Success Award
These are some of the best public high schools in Raleigh at preparing students for success in college. The College Success Award recognizes schools that do an exemplary job getting students to enroll in and stick with college, including those that excel at serving students from low-income families.
Districts
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Wake County School District
159,778 students | CARY, NC
Grades PK, K-12 | 196 schools -
Alamance-Burlington School District
22,489 students | BURLINGTON, NC
Grades PK, K-12 & Ungraded | 40 schools -
Nc Health And Human Services School District
0 students | RALEIGH, NC
Grades PK, K-12 & Ungraded | 12 schools -
Deaf And Blind School District
146 students | RALEIGH, NC
Grades PK, K-12 | 3 schools -
Nc Virtual Public School District
0 students | RALEIGH, NC
Grades 7-12 | 1 school
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Reviews From Schools in Raleigh
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Parent / Guardian
August 22, 2025
Leslie Blake is the worst Principal ever! She allows the School to become a jungle. Teachers will hit your Child and nothing is done! I hope she is fired asap.
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Green Elementary
Parent / Guardian
August 04, 2025
STMA is simply the best school in the area in terms of everything that matters to us as a family. It is authentically Catholic and supported by many wonderful priests in the Diocese of Raleigh for... More
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St. Thomas More Academy
Parent / Guardian
July 29, 2025
I can not say enough about SMS. I wish I could give them a 6th star!
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Saint Mary's School