Raleigh Charter High School

{{Short description|American public charter school in North Carolina}}

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| name = Raleigh Charter High School

| image = Raleigh Charter High School Entrance.png

| caption = Front entrance to Raleigh Charter High School

| location = 1307 Glenwood Avenue

| city = Raleigh, North Carolina

| zipcode = 27615

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{Coord|35|47|46|N|78|38|49|W|display=it}}

| type = Public charter

| established = {{start date and age|1999|p=1}}

| locale = Urban

| ceeb = 343230

| principal = Lisa Huddleston (2014–present)

| grades = 9–12

| mascot = Phoenix

| website = {{URL|http://www.raleighcharterhs.org/}}

| free_label = Founding Principal

| free_text = Thomas Humble (1998–2014)

| ratio = 12.73

| teaching_staff = 44.00 (FTE)

| students = 560 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3700097&ID=370009702494|title=Raleigh Charter High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=November 1, 2024}}

| colors = Red and Gold{{cite web|url=https://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/schools/2016/list/national/raleigh-charter-raleigh-nc/|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=June 2, 2016|title=Raleigh Charter}}
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| pushpin_map = North Carolina#USA

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File:RCHSexterior.jpg

Raleigh Charter High School is a free, independent public school chartered by the North Carolina State Board of Education. It was founded in 1998 by parents of eighth graders at Magellan Charter School.{{cite web |title=History {{!}} Raleigh Charter High School {{!}} Raleigh |url=https://www.raleighcharterhs.org/history |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=Raleighcharterhs.org}}

From its inception through the 2010–2011 school year, Raleigh Charter occupied the historic Pilot Mill behind Peace College in downtown Raleigh. Over the summer of 2011, the school moved to the former Methodist Building on Glenwood Avenue. This location offers proximity to downtown Raleigh; the move, however, was motivated not by dissatisfaction with Pilot Mill, but by financial issues: the school rented its first space, but owns the current one.

Raleigh Charter High School is ranked 2nd within North Carolina. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement course work and exams. The AP participation rate at Raleigh Charter High School is 92 percent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/north-carolina/districts/raleigh-charter-high-school/raleigh-charter-high-school-14253|title=US News}} The student body makeup is 48 percent male and 52 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 37 percent.

As of the 2015–2016 school year, the school's 4-year graduation rate was 95%.{{cite web|url=https://ncreportcards.ondemand.sas.com/src/reports/92K000_2016_High.html|title=North Carolina School Report Card|website=Ncreportcards.ondemand.sas.com|access-date=2017-01-18}}

Honors and awards

On December 5, 2008, U.S. News & World Report ranked Raleigh Charter the 21st best high school in the country. In 2005 Raleigh Charter High School was named the ninth best public high school in the nation by Newsweek magazine based on the number of students taking Advanced Placement tests.{{cite web |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7723397/site/newsweek/ |title=The Complete List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools - Newsweek America's Best High Schools - MSNBC.com |access-date=2006-08-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831003824/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7723397/site/newsweek/ |archive-date=2006-08-31 }} It was rated number 53 and 18 in 2006 and 2007, respectively.{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/04-30-2006/0004350747&EDATE= |title=NEWSWEEK COVER: America's Best High Schools, 2006 |website=Prnewswire.com |access-date=2017-07-15}}{{cite web |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18757087/site/newsweek/ |title=America's Top Public High Schools - Newsweek America's Best High Schools - MSNBC.com |access-date=2007-05-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523054940/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18757087/site/newsweek/ |archive-date=2007-05-23 }} In 2003, 99 percent of tenth grade students at Raleigh Charter High School met or exceeded the requirements of the North Carolina End-of-Course Tests. For five years Raleigh Charter's students have been well ahead the state's high schools in EOC scores. In addition, almost everyone in the senior class of 2004 was accepted into college.{{cite web|url=http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/innovator/2005/0705.html |title=News | U.S. Department of Education |website=Ed.gov |access-date=2017-07-15}}

In the College Board's AP Report for 2005, Raleigh Charter High School had the highest percentage of students scoring a 3 or higher on the Environmental Science AP Test for medium-sized schools in the world.{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/listings/high-schools/north_carolina/raleigh_charter_high |title=Raleigh Charter High: Best High Schools - USNews.com |access-date=2017-09-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503103501/http://www.usnews.com/listings/high-schools/north_carolina/raleigh_charter_high |archive-date=2009-05-03 }}{{additional citation needed|date=May 2020}}

The school also posted the highest average SAT score in the Raleigh Durham area: of 1861 with 100% of students taking the test.{{cite news|last=deBruyn|first=Jason|title=High schools with highest SAT scores in Raleigh-Durham area|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2012/10/08/sat.html?s=image_gallery|newspaper=Triangle Business Journal|access-date=2017-07-15}}

Athletics

Raleigh Charter offers a variety of varsity sports, competing in the 2A division of sports sanctioned by the NCHSAA:

Cross Country
Varsity Men's and Women's Golf
Varsity Men's and Women's Basketball
Varsity Men's and Women's Soccer
Varsity Men's and Women's Wrestling
Junior Varsity Men's Soccer
Men's and Women's Swimming
Men's and Women's Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball

Rowing and Ultimate, among others, are offered as club sports.

State championships

Tennis{{cite web |title=MEN'S TENNIS DUAL-TEAM STATE CHAMPIONS |url=https://www.nchsaa.org/sites/default/files/attachments/MTEN%20DT%20STATE%20CHAMPIONSHIP%20SCORES%2010022020.pdf |website=Men's Tennis |publisher=North Carolina High School Athletic Association |access-date=2 November 2021}}{{cite web |title=WOMEN'S TENNIS DUAL-TEAM STATE CHAMPIONS

|url=https://www.nchsaa.org/sites/default/files/attachments/WTEN%20Dual%20Team%20State%20Champions%2008122021.pdf |website=Women's Tennis |publisher=North Carolina High School Athletic Association |access-date=2 November 2021}}

2015 Men's
2016 Men's and Women's
2017 Men's and Women's
2018 Men's and Women's
2021 Men's (co-champion)
Soccer{{cite web |title=WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPION, COACH, MVP |url=https://www.nchsaa.org/sites/default/files/attachments/WSOC%20COACH%2C%20CONF%2C%20MVP%2005162021.pdf

|website=Women's Soccer |publisher=North Carolina High School Athletic Association |access-date=2 November 2021}}

2007 Women's
2015 Women's
Swimming {{cite web |title=Women's Swimming & Diving Team State Champions |url=https://www.nchsaa.org/sites/default/files/attachments/WSnD%20Team%20State%20Champions%2003202021.pdf |website=Swimming and Diving |publisher=North Carolina High School Athletic Association |access-date=2 November 2021}}{{cite web |title=Men's Swimming & Diving Team State Champions |url=https://www.nchsaa.org/sites/default/files/attachments/MSnD%20Team%20State%20Champs%200320201.pdf |website=Swimming and Diving |publisher=North Carolina High School Athletic Association |access-date=2 November 2021}}
2011 Women's
2012 Women's
2013 Women's
2014 Women's
2015 Women's
2018 Men's and Women's

Academic competitions

= Science Olympiad =

The Raleigh Charter Science Olympiad team first appeared at the national tournament in 2004, after winning the North Carolina state championship. They appeared at the national tournament in ten of the following fourteen years, winning the state championship four times and being the state runner-up six times in that period.{{cite web|url=https://scioly.org/wiki/index.php/North_Carolina|title=North Carolina – Science Olympiad Student Center Wiki|website=Scioly.org|language=en|access-date=2017-02-08}}

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Nationals Place \|30 \|26 \| – \|26 \|12 \|11 \|15 \|20 \| – \|21 \|30 \| – \|38 \| – \|38

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Notable alumni

James Kotecki (c/o 2004) – political video blogger
Kate Rhudy (c/o 2013) — singer and musician
Jacob Tobia (c/o 2010) – author, television producer and host, LGBTQ rights activist

References

External links

[http://www.raleighcharterhs.org Raleigh Charter High School website]
[http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/innovator/2005/0705.html US Department of Education: The Education Innovator]
[http://www.ncreportcards.org/src/schDetails.jsp?pYear=2003-2004&pLEACode=92K&pSchCode=000 The North Carolina Report Card]
[http://www.raleighcharterhs.org/studentlife/clubs/qb/ Raleigh Charter Quiz Bowl Team]

Category:Public high schools in North Carolina

Category:Educational institutions established in 1998

Category:Schools in Raleigh, North Carolina

Category:Charter schools in North Carolina

Category:Charter high schools in the United States