Needham Broughton High

Grades: 9-12
Students: 2128
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Student-Counselor Ratio: 306:1
Certified Teachers: 97%
Community Reviews
16 Reviews
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
6/10
Test Scores
3/10
Equity
NA
Academic Progress
7/10
College Readiness
8/10
Student Growth

Community Reviews

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Read what parents are saying about Needham Broughton High
Wouldn't recommend if you're low-income or minority. Most of my teachers were amazing. Truly better than a lot of my college professors. Still, there seems to be a "popular teachers click" that runs the school. All of their students are in dance, theatre, or student government, so they get all of th
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Posted by a community member on 2/20/2026
I am the parent of 2 BHS graduates who were accepted into UNC and NC State, the 2 largest schools and both prestigious regionally and nationally. These schools accept < 20% of applicants. Their experience at a larger school on a block schedule similar to college courses readied them for college. The
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Posted by a parent on 3/27/2024
I teach at Broughton High School. The number of passionate educators I work with is above average. No one is in this career anymore for the “summers off” because it is simply not tenable so for teachers to stay in education in the current climate, being at a supportive school is critical. I left ano
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Posted by a teacher on 7/29/2022
I like how the school deals with bullying. In one of my classes a group of kids absolutely hates my guts. I airdropped my friend a meme and it accidentally sent to the entire class. So then one of the kids renamed their iphone (my names)'s iphone and started sending everyone in the class but me phot
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Posted by a student on 10/22/2021
My family re-located from Europe and my kids are attending this school. The environment is welcoming, and there are plenty of opportunities to pursue your interests and thrive. Again, special mention to the IB diploma program, which was the main reason we chose this school. In my view it is quite mi
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Posted by a parent on 6/7/2020

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Raleigh schools - Needham Broughton High is located at 723 Saint Marys Street, Raleigh NC 27605. Needham Broughton High is in the Wake County School District. Needham Broughton High is a Public school that serves grade levels 9-12.

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