Wakefield High, 2200 Wakefield Pines Drive: grades 9-12, 1,975 students in 2024-25, a B (75) state grade.

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Sources: the school’s website; the Wake County Public School System’s enrollment and calendar pages, base school lookup and draft 2027-28 enrollment plan; Wake County property records; the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2024-25 report card data and 2025-26 school assessment workbook; the federal NCES school directory; and the NCHSAA’s 2025-29 realignment.

Wakefield High is a Wake County Public School System high school at 2200 Wakefield Pines Drive, Raleigh. The campus is in Raleigh, but its attendance zone reaches into a small area on the west side of Wake Forest. In our Oct. 12 check of 1,000 homes spread across the Wake County part of Wake Forest, drawn from Wake County property records and run through the district’s base school lookup, 8 were assigned to Wakefield High. All 8 were assigned to Wakefield Middle and Forest Pines Drive Elementary.

Who to call
Address 2200 Wakefield Pines Drive, Raleigh, NC 27614
Phone 919-562-3600
Grades 9 to 12
District Wake County Public School System
Mascot Wolverines
Calendar Traditional
State school code 920595

Principal

Principal Malik Bazzell, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: an average daily membership of 1,975 students in the 2024-25 school year, down from 2,025 in 2023-24, according to the state’s report card data.
  • Federal count: 2,105 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 108 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 19 students per teacher.

State report card

North Carolina grades every public school, charter schools included, A to F. The grade is based 80% on student achievement and 20% on academic growth, according to the state’s 2025-26 annual testing report. For a high school, achievement includes end-of-course tests, the ACT or WorkKeys, NC Math 3 and the four-year graduation rate.

School year Grade and score Growth
2024-25 B (75) Exceeded
2023-24 B (79) Exceeded

The 2024-25 grade is the latest in the state’s downloadable report card data. The state released 2025-26 test results in September 2026; from its 2025-26 school assessment workbook:

  • At grade level or above, all end-of-course tests: 63.7% (statewide: 59.6%)
  • College and career ready (Level 4 and above): 40.5%
  • Growth: exceeded expected growth
  • ACT composite of 17 or higher, 11th graders: 59.1% (statewide: 54.5%)
  • ACT or WorkKeys benchmark, 12th graders: 69.8%
  • Four-year graduation rate: 93.5% (statewide: 89%)

The full report card, with class sizes, teacher data and school safety figures, is on the state’s NC School Report Cards site.

Attendance zone

WCPSS assigns every address a base elementary, middle and high school. Enter an address in the district’s base school lookup to see all three, or browse the base attendance area map. Zones do not follow town limits or mailing addresses. We did not find a published feeder list on the district’s enrollment pages, so the pairings above come from the lookup itself; Student Assignment, 919-431-7333, can confirm an address.

Proposed changes for 2027-28: The district’s draft 2027-28 enrollment plan would move some students now assigned to Millbrook Magnet High to Leesville Road, Sanderson or Wakefield High. None of the 1,000 Wake Forest homes in our check would change schools under the draft, according to the district’s proposal lookup. The plan is a draft: the Board of Education holds a public hearing Tuesday, Oct. 20, and is scheduled to vote Nov. 17, according to the district’s enrollment proposal page.

Calendar and bell times

Wakefield High follows the district’s traditional calendar. Coming dates on the 2026-27 traditional calendar (PDF):

  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: teacher workday, no school for students
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day holiday
  • Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break

Bell times: 7:25 a.m. to 2:18 p.m., according to the bell schedule posted on the school’s website.

Sports and activities

Wakefield is an 8A school in the NCHSAA’s 8A Conference 1 for the 2025-29 alignment, with Athens Drive, Broughton, Corinth Holders, Enloe, Leesville Road, Millbrook and Rolesville, according to the approved realignment.

The Wolverines’ athletics website lists these teams:

  • Boys: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor track, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and wrestling
  • Girls: basketball, cross country, flag football, golf, gymnastics, indoor track, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball and wrestling
  • Coed: competitive cheerleading, cross country, dance, swimming, track and wrestling

Fall schedules and results are in our Friday night football guide and on our scoreboard.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Wakefield High serve?

Wakefield High serves ninth grade through 12th grade.

What is Wakefield High’s school grade?

Wakefield High earned a B, with a score of 75, in North Carolina’s 2024-25 School Performance Grades. In 2025-26, 63.7% of its state tests were at grade level or above and it exceeded its growth target.

What time does Wakefield High start?

The school day runs 7:25 a.m. to 2:18 p.m., according to the school’s website.

What conference is Wakefield High in?

Wakefield is an 8A school in the NCHSAA’s 8A Conference 1 for the 2025-29 alignment, with Athens Drive, Broughton, Corinth Holders, Enloe, Leesville Road, Millbrook and Rolesville.

How do I know if my address is zoned for Wakefield High?

Enter the address in the Wake County Public School System’s base school lookup, or call Student Assignment at 919-431-7333. Zones do not follow town limits.