Millbrook Magnet High School, commonly known as Millbrook High School (MHS), is a public magnet high school located in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is one of thirty-two high schools in the Wake County Public School System. In 2006, Millbrook finished the renovation of its campus which includes a new three-level building, a courtyard for students, and a larger cafeteria making MHS one of the largest and up to date facilities in the area. In 2009, Millbrook High School was granted International Baccalaureate status by the North Carolina Board of Education. The school was named a Magnet School of Excellence by Magnet Schools of America in 2020 and 2024 for its innovative curriculum, strong community building, and success in removing barriers to student success.

History

Principals:

Academics

IB Programme

Millbrook is an International Baccalaureate world school. The program is a two-stage academic course that brings together highly motivated and engaged students and teachers in classrooms that dig deep into content critical thinking, and the impact of perspective on student understanding.

Middle Years Programme

All Millbrook students are automatically enrolled in the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) at the start of their freshman year. It was created to prepare students for the academic rigor of the IB Diploma Programme, but students may receive benefits regardless of their intentions to continue in the IB curriculum. The most notable aspect of the program is the Personal Project which students complete in their sophomore year English class. This year-long assignment invites students to explore an area of personal interest, document their progress, and present their final product to an audience of teachers and peers.

Diploma Programme

The IB Diploma Programme is a voluntary course of study that educates students with interdisciplinary practices and prepares them for the rigor and self-discipline of higher education. The curriculum includes the extended essay, a 4000-word student-directed research project on a subject of their choice. Those interested in participating in the IB Diploma Programme are encouraged to start taking a second language class as soon as possible for the program.

IB Courses Offered

AP Courses Offered

Schedules

Millbrook operates on A/B day schedule, where, unlike traditional semester-long classes, students alternate between a set of four 90-minute long classes one day, and another four the next. This divides an eight-period day over two school days. Due to the modified schedule, all finals are taken at the end of year school year, instead of in the middle like traditional semester courses.

Athletics

Millbrook's athletics department houses 40 athletic teams including varsity, junior varsity, and freshman levels, who all compete in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. The school is classified into 4A, the highest division, due to their large population. Its historical rival is Jesse O. Sanderson High School.

Sports Teams

Club Sports

State Champion Years

Arts

Choir

The current choir director is Mr. Eddie Adams, who has been teaching at Millbrook High School for more than a decade. Several different choir classes are offered and many of the higher level groups are award-winning. These are the current choir classes being offered:

Band

Millbrook offers 3 types of band classes: Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Percussion Ensemble.

Extracurriculars offered

Theater

The Theater department offers students numerous course levels in Academic, Honors, and IB Levels. The courses are offered as follows: Throughout the year, students get prompts to act out, while practicing memorization and projection skills. Proficient and Advanced get to perform class plays in the middle of each school year. This is an evening event that parents, friends, and other students can attend.

Tech Theatre

Tech Theatre offers different level courses as well, but they learn technological skills behind performances on the stage, such as lighting and sound. Tech Theatre also helps to prepare for Millbrook's Fall Play and Spring Musical. The courses offered are as follows:

Dance

Millbrook offers up to 4 courses for Dance. Each year, the classes perform in a winter and spring concert. The courses are offered as follows:

Dance Team

A small group of students who try out each year to perform in football games, pep rallies, basketball games. Occasionally perform at other athletic games if they are asked to. Starting in the 2025 season, Dance Team is expected to compete in various competitions. They have special jerseys that they wear for each performance, and exclusively do routines in the style of hip hop for athletic events, but are well versed in all genres of dance. Dance Team also does cheers in the bleachers alongside Marching Band and Winter Guard at Football games.

Visual Arts

Millbrook High Schools offers many course levels for both visual arts and sculpture/ceramics. Typically, students progress in each course every year, and move up to the next class level. The course levels are as follows:

Clubs & Organizations

Student Led

Organizations

Honor Societies

Demographics

=== As of the 2023-2024 school year: === 2,421 total students 127 certified teachers

Notable alumni