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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Wake County Schools

This page covers 119 elementary schools in Wake County Schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

119
Schools Ranked
North Carolina
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 119
1
rank
Underwood Elementary
Grades KG–05381 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.0:1)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
10.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
58/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,074
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
28%
Low economic need
2
rank
Scotts Ridge Elementary
Grades PK–05766 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
62
/100
Student:Teacher
14.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,074
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
8%
Low economic need
3
rank
Mount Vernon
Grades KG–0868 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (2.7:1)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
2.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,074
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
96%
High economic need
4
rank
Morrisville Elementary
Grades KG–05651 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
62
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,074
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
12%
Low economic need
5
rank
Baucom Elementary
Grades PK–05506 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.9:1)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
12.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,074
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
27%
Low economic need
6
rank
Stough Elementary
Grades PK–05507 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.2:1)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
12.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,074
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
32%
Low economic need
7
rank
Olive Chapel Elementary
Grades PK–05982 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
61
/100
Student:Teacher
14.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,074
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
10%
Low economic need
8
rank
Holly Grove Elementary
Grades PK–05907 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
61
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,074
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
11%
Low economic need
9
rank
Jeffreys Grove Elementary
Grades PK–05487 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
60
/100
Student:Teacher
13.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,074
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
24%
Low economic need
10
rank
Joyner Elementary
Grades PK–05523 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.7:1)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
12.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
58/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,074
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
28%
Low economic need
109 more elementary schools in Wake County Schools not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
119
Elementary Schools
193
Total Schools
62
#1 Score
53
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.