Thales Academy
3106 Heritage Trade Dr, Wake Forest, NC 27587Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-5
- Students (K-12)
- 656
- Students per teacher
- 23.4
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Wake Forest center
- Under 1 mile
Can you use Opportunity Scholarship here?
Not on the Opportunity Scholarship list we read
- About the list
- How the Opportunity Scholarship list works
- Applying
- The 2026-27 priority window ran February 2 to March 2, 2026. Expect early February again.
Source: Opportunity Scholarship official source, read October 26, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 28
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special program emphasis
- Boys and girls
- 46% boys, 54% girls
- Setting
- Suburb
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 544 to 656, up 112 (21%)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 1 (126)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 5 (90)
- Average a grade
- About 109
The school year
- Length of the school day
- 8 hours
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- School day, against North Carolina
- 60 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 23.4 here; median 8.8 at 175 NC elementary schools
- Size in Wake County
- Larger than 50 of 58 other schools we list
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Thales Academy tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Scholarship
- Award
- $3,574 to $7,942 per student, by household income
- How it varies
- Four income tiers. A family of four earning up to $61,050 gets the top amount. Students with disabilities can also use ESA+.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Thales Academy?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees Opportunity Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes Opportunity Scholarship; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 237 | 2 |
| Thales Academy ✓ | 6-12 | 625 | 4 |
| True Light Shines Academy ✓ | 5-12 | 17 | 4 |
| Commission Leadership Academy ✓ | K-12 | 281 | 5 |
| North Raleigh Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 1,568 | 5 |
| Christian Life Academy ✓ | 1-11 | 32 | 6 |
| Thales Academy of Raleigh ✓ | K-8 | 488 | 6 |
| Little Lambs Learning Center | PreK-Transitional K | 20 | 6 |
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