Original Research by School Decision on Enloe High
Enloe High serves students in grades nine through twelve in Raleigh, North Carolina, as part of Wake County Schools. The school enrolls a substantial student body, distributed across four grade levels with the largest cohort in ninth grade and a steady decline in later years.
Enloe's student population is racially and ethnically diverse. White students make up the largest single group, followed closely by Black students, then Asian students, with smaller shares of Hispanic, multiracial, and Native American students. About one-quarter of the school's enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a metric that often signals economic diversity within the building.
The school's location is in the 27610 zip code in Raleigh, a part of the capital city where home values sit below the national benchmark and affordability is somewhat better than the nation as a whole, though mortgage costs remain substantial. Rents in the area are moderate and have risen slightly. This neighborhood sits amid Raleigh's ongoing redevelopment, with downtown anchored by state civic institutions and major employers including technology firms, healthcare systems, NC State University, and Research Triangle Park nearby. The area is largely car-dependent, though downtown and some walkable older districts like Oakwood and Five Points are accessible by bus and on foot.
The data available here does not include Enloe's state proficiency results, four-year graduation rate, or chronic absenteeism rate. These metrics are not provided in the records received. It is worth asking the school directly about academic performance, graduation outcomes, and attendance patterns so you have a full picture of student success.
Wake County Schools is in a period of significant change. A bond approved in 2022 is funding five new schools and renovations to existing buildings, financed by a property-tax increase. A new district-wide cellphone policy took effect in the 2025-26 school year, requiring high school students to keep phones away during instructional time. The district has also shifted all PreK-5 reading instruction to the Science of Reading approach, completed through state-mandated LETRS training for elementary teachers. Large student reassignments continue as the district opens new schools and rebalances enrollment; a reassignment plan affecting hundreds of students across the county took effect in 2025-26, and another affecting two dozen schools is being implemented for 2026-27. For families considering a home in this area, school assignment and reassignment risk remain practical considerations worth exploring.
Enloe's course and program offerings were not available in the data reviewed, so a parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand what AP courses, career pathways, special programs, or extracurriculars are available. Similarly, staffing, attendance data, and discipline records for the school were not provided. A straightforward conversation with the school's administration or a visit to its campus will fill those gaps and give you a sense of the environment and support systems in place.
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