Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy (WYWLA) is a public secondary school for girls in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is a part of Wake County Public School System.

Exterior view of WYWLA

It has grades 6–13, with the Governor Morehead School's campus housing most grades, except the campus of St. Augustine's University has grades 11 through 13.[1]

History

In 2011 the school system proposed creating single gender schools. Initially they were to be located at William Peace University, but that institution chose not to host them.[2]

WYWLA was established in 2012.[3]

The Governor Morehead campus held all Wake Young Women's students until St. Augustine's formed a partnership in 2013. In 2016 the first class graduated.[2]

In the 2021 U.S. News & World Report 2021 Best High Schools List, WYWLA was ranked #36 in North Carolina and #1,282 in the United States.[4]

Admissions

Each year the school admits 50–60 students in the 6th grade and smaller numbers in other grades.[5]

References
  1. "2020–2021 High School Profile" (PDF). Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  2. Hui, T. Keung (2016-05-24). "Wake County's first single-gender public schools hold graduation". The News & Observer. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  3. "About Our School". Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  4. Hui, T. Keung (2021-04-27). "These are the top high schools in the Raleigh and Durham-Chapel Hill metro areas in 2021". News & Observer. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  5. "Top 20 Frequently Asked Questions". Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy. Retrieved 2021-07-01. – PDF

Further reading

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