Safety scores and transparency grades from federal incident data · 2021-22 collection
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| SCHOOL | DISTRICT | GRADES | STUDENTS | SAFETY SCORE | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Charter Academy | Cardinal Charter | KG–08 | 861 | 72 | A |
| SCORE Academy | Wake County Schools | 09–12 | 392 | 62 | A |
| Hortons Creek Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 794 | 60 | A |
| Highcroft Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 756 | 60 | A |
| Mills Park Middle | Wake County Schools | 06–08 | 1,618 | 60 | A |
| Weatherstone Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 754 | 59 | A |
| Northwoods Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 647 | 57 | A |
| Penny Road Elementary | Wake County Schools | KG–05 | 497 | 57 | A |
| Triangle Math and Science Academy | Triangle Math and Science Academy | KG–12 | 1,021 | 56 | A |
| Crossroads FLEX | Wake County Schools | 09–12 | 149 | 56 | A |
| Davis Drive Elementary | Wake County Schools | KG–05 | 818 | 54 | A |
| Farmington Woods Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 617 | 54 | A |
| Green Hope High | Wake County Schools | 09–12 | 2,075 | 50 | A |
| Kingswood Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 419 | 50 | A |
| Cary High | Wake County Schools | 09–12 | 2,084 | 48 | A |
| Alston Ridge Middle | Wake County Schools | 06–08 | 1,370 | 47 | A |
| Cary Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 493 | 46 | A |
| Green Level High | Wake County Schools | 09–12 | 1,949 | 46 | A |
| Green Hope Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 543 | 46 | A |
| Davis Drive Middle | Wake County Schools | 06–08 | 923 | 45 | A |
| Adams Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 525 | 43 | A |
| Reedy Creek Middle | Wake County Schools | 06–08 | 699 | 42 | A |
| Reedy Creek Elementary | Wake County Schools | KG–05 | 637 | 42 | A |
| West Cary Middle | Wake County Schools | 06–08 | 850 | 38 | A |
| Briarcliff Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 444 | 35 | A |
| East Cary Middle | Wake County Schools | 06–08 | 628 | 34 | A |
| Turner Creek Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 906 | 32 | A |
| Panther Creek High | Wake County Schools | 09–12 | 2,339 | 30 | A |
| Carpenter Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 724 | 23 | A |
| Alston Ridge Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 1,053 | — insufficient data | F |
| CE Academy | CE Academy | M–M | — insufficient data | ||
| Connections Academy | Wake County Schools | 06–08 | 9 | — insufficient data | A |
| Mills Park Elementary | Wake County Schools | PK–05 | 720 | — insufficient data | F |
| Wake Virtual Elementary | Wake County Schools | M–M | — insufficient data | ||
| Wake Virtual High | Wake County Schools | M–M | — insufficient data | ||
| Wake Virtual Middle | Wake County Schools | M–M | — insufficient data |