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Cooperative Innovative Early College High School

Wake STEM Early College High School offers students in grades 9-13 a rigorous program that focuses on graduating college and career ready students in a College Transfer Pathway area of study.

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Our Magnet Academic Programs

Our school offers the following unique academic offerings to our students, allowing each learner to explore their interests and shape a personalized path to success.

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Early College

Students take both high school and university courses as part of their daily schedule. University courses are tuition-free and course credits count on their high school and college transcripts.

College Transfer Pathway

Students have access to university courses in a College Transfer Pathway. University courses that are successfully completed are transferable to the UNC system. 

North Carolina State University Partner

NC State is a land-grant, Research 1 university, recognized worldwide for their ideas and impact. It is a public university — one that believes in community, equality, sharing what is learned and serving the greater good.

Our School Community

Recognized for Excellence

These honors reflect the commitment of our educators, the achievements of our students, and the exceptional strength of public education in the Wake County Public School System.

North Carolina STEM Model School

Department of Public Instruction

Magnet Schools of America School of Excellence

Magnet Schools of America

Advanced Placement Honor Roll - Platinum Level

College Board

Academic Excellence

End of Course Exams

98% passing proficiency on all NC End of Course Exams for the 2024-2025 school year 

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4.23 Growth Score on North Carolina End of Course Exams for the 2024-2025 school year 

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Average College GPA of Wake STEM students is 3.61 out of 4.0 

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79 students participated in the following Work-Based Learning Experiences during Summer 2025

Voices of Our School

Our school is defined by the people who invest in it every day: students, families, faculty, community leaders and a network of alumni.

Evelyn Luna-Ramirez

“We definitely learned a lot, and we left the program meeting a lot of great people."

Grand Challenges Scholar

Sydney Richmond

"Wake STEM has prepared me by continuously challenging me to grow as an individual. Throughout my time, I received constant encouragement and motivation to strive for new opportunities to achieve more."

Power Grid Engineer

Shelby Sanchez- Herrera

"Project-based learning allowed me to gain more experience in
programming. Hands-on learning contributed strongly to my knowledge
of applying software development principles to real-world scenarios."

Software Developer