# List of public schools in Raleigh, North Carolina

Public education in Raleigh, North Carolina, is served by the Wake County Public School System and more than a dozen independent public charter schools.

## Public high schools

* Athens Drive High School is a co-educational secondary Wake County publicly funded high school that serves grades 9–12. In 2004–2005 the school had approximately 1,747 enrolled students and approximately 130 hired educators.
* Needham B. Broughton High School was founded in 1929 and is a co-educational, International Baccalaureate secondary Wake County publicly funded high school that serves grades 9–12. In 2005–2006, the school had approximately 2,157 enrolled students and approximately 150 hired educators.
* William G. Enloe High School opened in 1962. When it opened, it was the first integrated school in Raleigh.
* Leesville Road High School is a co-educational secondary Wake County public high school. It was built in 1993.
* Millbrook High School is a co-educational secondary Wake County public high school
* Jesse O. Sanderson High School is a co-educational secondary Wake County public high school that serves grades 9–12. As of 2004–2005, the school has approximately 1,800 enrolled students and approximately 150 hired educators.
* Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School is a co-educational secondary Wake County public high school with a Leadership & Technology Magnet Program. The school opened in July 1997 Southeast Raleigh HS Website
* Wakefield High School is a co-educational secondary Wake County public high school that opened in August 2000, making it Raleigh's newest public high school.
* Mary E. Phillips High School
* Raleigh Charter High School

## Public middle schools

* Carnage Middle School
* Carroll Middle School
* Centennial Campus Middle School
* Daniels Middle School
* Dillard Drive Middle School
* Durant Road Middle School
* East Millbrook Middle School
* East Wake Middle School
* The Exploris School is a charter school founded in 1997 and located in downtown Raleigh, currently serving grades K-8 between the middle and elementary schools.
* Holly Ridge Middle School
* Leesville Road Middle School
* John W. Ligon Middle School is a magnet middle school. Ligon is located in downtown Raleigh on Lenior Street.
* Magellan Charter School
* Martin Middle School
* Moore Square Museums Magnet Middle School
* West Millbrook Middle School
* Ligon GT Magnet Middle School

## Public elementary schools

* Bugg Elementary
* Brooks Elementary
* Casa Esperanza Montessori Charter School and Preschool is a public dual-language English / Spanish Montessori school for grades K-8 and a private dual-language preschool for children ages 3 and 4.
* Combs Elementary
* Emma Conn Elementary
* Durant Road Elementary
* Fuller GT Magnet Elementary
* Green Year Round Elementary
* Jeffreys Grove Elementary
* Lacy Elementary
* The Exploris School is a charter school which expanded to elementary starting the school year of 2014-2015. It currently serves K-8 between the elementary and middle schools.
* Leesville Road Elementary
* Lucille Hunter Elementary School
* Lynn Road Elementary
* Magellan Charter School
* Mary P. Douglas Elementary
* North Ridge Elementary
* Olds Elementary
* Partnership Elementary
* Pleasant Union Elementary
* Poe Elementary
* Reedy Creek Elementary
* Root Elementary
* Stough Elementary
* Swift Creek Elementary
* Underwood Elementary
* Vena Wilburn Elementary
* Washington Elementary
* Wiley International Magnet Elementary
* York Elementary