114 Spaniel Dr
Durham, NC 27703

Cary High is a great school, My one daughter graduated from here and doing science and engineering associates together,other daughter is in 11 grade , i have a superb experince with their studies they never struggles for their homework , all teschers are well trained , experienced and supportive. I am well satisfied with this school progress.

I am extremely disappointed with the environment at West Cary Middle School. There appears to be a serious bullying problem that is not being addressed. I have seen videos of students being jumped and beaten in the bathroom, and when concerns are brought to administration, it feels like nothing happens.There are also concerning issues with student supervision. I’ve seen videos of sixth-grade students making out in the classroom, which raises the question of where the teachers and supervision are during the day. I’ve also heard troubling reports of very young students communicating with older men outside of the school.Schools should be safe places for children, and right now it doesn’t feel like that standard is being met. I hope the administration takes these concerns seriously and works to create a safer and more supervised environment for students.

We are new to the area, and our daughter is going to PGES from another zone (the other school is capped). We had no idea what to expect given the not-great ratings, but we have overall been very happy with the school (and the ratings make absolutely no sense to us whatsoever!). Our daughter seeks challenge in school, and her teachers have been great about doing the best they can to help get her there, answer our questions, etc. (Having any support for GT/AIG is new to us, as the district we were in before in another state had zero support for teachers or parents/students in that situation.) The principal is very nice and supportive. Our daughter's teacher has been very kind and helpful in working both with our daughter and with us. My only substantial concern is that there seems to be far too much food-oriented rewarding at the school, which is not universal in the district, but too common from what I have gathered (it's the same for our son's middle school). This is complicated and concerning if there are health or behavioral concerns around food for some children, as we deal with, particularly with no school nurse on the grounds the vast majority of the time (that is a state/district issue). That said, the school is good about working with us when food presents a challenge in school. Overall, we have been as happy in most ways, and in some ways happier, with PGES as we were with our kids' former school (rated an 8). It's been a very good experience overall.