Wake County (Raleigh) Schools: How to Choose the Right School

Raleigh schools are located in the award winning Wake County Schools district. But we also have a a lot of choices for where to send our kids. In addition to local neighborhood schools, there are charter schools, magnet schools and also year round schools! Whew!! This video breaks down how our school system works in Wake County so you can make the best decision for your child!

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[ashutosh]

Thanks Ellen for putting in efforts to explain this important topic. For new immigrant like me this is pure GOLD. cannot thanks you enough.

[cooperdivine]

This is an excellent overview of schools and is a great resource to those moving to the local area.

[BehindTheFoodTV]

Where was this video when I was preparing to move here 3 months ago? This is great info - I'm sure new residents will love this! We are on a year-round school calendar and it's so much better than a traditional calendar!

[chandanavemaraju]

Thank you so much for this detailed video, very much appreciated. Really helpful.

[jeanmesi]

Do you have to go to your assigned schools or can i go choose different schools in my area?

[lavanyaiyer]

Really an eye opener for me about schools at NC. Will you suggest the best place for residing in order to get admission in Alston Ridge

[thiagofragoso]

Really good video, Ellen. Can I ask you something? My son will be 5 yo on Oct/22, and I'm not sure if he will be able to start kindergarten at that year or if he needs to wait until 2023. Is there any difference if we chose the year round or the same rule is applied? Thank you very much!

[Don-cqfg]

We are looking to move to the Raleigh area, but the school grades are incredibly low. Without visiting the schools its hard to judge if this is a good way to choose where to move. How much should I trust those schools ranked as a 2. It is odd that the higher end neighborhoods have schools with this ranking. Thanks!

[coreylivingston]

I was thinking the same thing about school leadership and then a K-12 education reporter for the News & Observer told me they wouldn’t put much stock in the area superintendent. They’d rather focus more on the individual school. What’s your opinion on which area has the best leadership? Southwestern, Northwestern, Southern, or Western.

[Skittl]

Really great video. Thank you! For students whose magnet schools are their neighborhood school, are they part of the magnet program? Or do they do a "normal" curriculum? Do daycares in the area run programs that work like traditional summer programs for year round kids? What do working parents do when their kids are out of school so often?