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Washington Elementary

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Washington Elementary ranks 274 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving 478 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60th out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Washington Elementary consistently outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science were significantly higher than the state and district averages. For example, in 5th grade mathematics, Washington Elementary had a 72.6% proficiency rate, compared to 67.7% for the Wake County Schools district and 59.3% for the state of North Carolina. The school's performance on standardized tests has been strong, with a ranking between 92nd and 300th out of over 1,500 North Carolina elementary schools in recent years.

While Washington Elementary's overall academic performance is strong, the school's data also highlights the need to address achievement gaps among different student subgroups. The school's rankings for African American and Hispanic students are significantly lower than the rankings for Asian and White students, indicating the need for targeted interventions and support. The school's low ranking for English Language Learner (ELL) students and students with low socioeconomic status also suggest areas for improvement. Nearby schools, such as Underwood Elementary and Hunter Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance and are ranked highly within the state.

514

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,892

Per pupil spending ?

28.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Fayetteville St
Raleigh, NC 27601-2525

(919) 856-7960

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ligon Middle
High:	Enloe High
	Wake Early College of Health and Science
	Wake STEM Early College High School
	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
	More...
	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

44.4%

African American:

24.1%

White:

18.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (70% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg66%

North Carolina avg57%

274^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd of 115Elementary Schools in the Wake County Schools

60^th of 242Wake County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	274 of 1490	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	231 of 1505	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	300 of 1502	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	193 of 1514	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	92.1	92 of 1489	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	70.0	406 of 1473	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	495 of 1434	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.0	609 of 1429	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.3	438 of 1425	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	75.0	323 of 1440	77.6%	★★★★☆
2014	78.8	256 of 1390	81.6%	★★★★☆
2013	89.3	112 of 1403	92.0%	★★★★★
2012	78.7	237 of 1388	82.9%	★★★★☆
2011	69.7	410 of 1381	70.3%	★★★★☆
2010	63.8	536 of 1363	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.6	344 of 1354	74.6%	★★★★☆
2008	81.4	161 of 1324	87.8%	★★★★☆
2007	78.9	191 of 1293	85.2%	★★★★☆
2006	89.3	48 of 1276	96.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	738 of 918	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	694 of 924	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	618 of 933	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	513 of 927	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.7	304 of 896	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	616 of 949	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	672 of 927	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	28 of 131	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	19 of 130	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	21 of 114	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	32 of 107	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	10 of 95	89.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.3	8 of 106	92.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	29.6	680 of 878	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	752 of 897	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	17.1	480 of 497	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	363 of 1451	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	323 of 1455	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	159 of 1459	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	210 of 1458	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	93.5	64 of 1440	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	75.5	291 of 1424	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	530 of 1405	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	525 of 710	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.5	506 of 669	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.5	183 of 500	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	239 of 494	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	197 of 612	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	24.8	758 of 915	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	746 of 893	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	701 of 865	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	793 of 851	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1416 of 1437	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1346 of 1450	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1239 of 1437	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	922 of 1366	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	611 of 1329	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.4	1216 of 1361	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	1248 of 1332	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	183 of 1450	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	164 of 1464	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	535 of 1461	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.6	238 of 1464	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	298 of 1444	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	499 of 1430	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	445 of 1413	68.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	307 of 1172	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	130 of 1166	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	227 of 1183	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	161 of 1194	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	225 of 1172	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	264 of 1183	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	368 of 1178	68.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)87th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2025)79th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)26th percentile-56 vs school

Disabled (2019)23rd percentile-50 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile-62 vs school

Hispanic (2023)17th percentile-63 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)3rd percentile-69 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile-80 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science76%+14 vs state

Mathematics69%+8 vs state

Reading68%+15 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, December 12, 2018

This is our 9th year at Washington, with our younger child now in 4th grade. We have been extremely pleased with the experience and opportunities that both our children have had. They have received the individualized challenges that they have needed to push them to succeed from caring and effective teachers. The choices of electives are varied and stimulating, providing chances to stretch beyond the typical core classes. There is a very strong and engaged PTA, which coordinates many evening programs to bring families together and build school community: the Fall picnic, Arts & Letters night, Math/Science Fair, Cultural Night, and the Spring Fling which highlights the arts electives have been annual favorites for our family. It will be hard to leave the school when our younger child finishes 5th grade next year, we always feel welcome when we come to the school, whether to have lunch with a child, volunteer, or attend an after-school event. The principal Mr. Grant is very inclusive, knows every child and greets them by name. We have appreciated the diverse student body, which is celebrated by the school. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, December 12, 2018

We love this school. Our daughter has excelled here. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1000 Fayetteville St	Raleigh	27601	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7960	514	41	12.6	28.6%	95 (18.5%)	124 (24.1%)	37 (7.2%)	228 (44.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	78.3	274^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.6%		80.6	231^st of 1505 public elementary schools	84.7%	43	69.5	64.8	72.6				63.4	71.6	68.4				75.8		$10,892	$515	$10,377
The Exploris School	Public, Charter	K-8	401 Hillsborough St.	Raleigh	27603	Wake County	The Exploris School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 715-3690	448	38	11.7		283 (63.2%)	77 (17.2%)	34 (7.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (10.5%)	62.7	516^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.4%		38.3	964^th of 1505 public elementary schools	35.9%	448	47.2	41.7	63.2	60.0	60.8	67.6	66.7	66.7	57.9	67.1	74.3	73.7	71.1	75.7
Hunter Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1018 E Davie St	Raleigh	27601	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7676	658	52	12.5	31.3%	342 (52.0%)	195 (29.6%)	44 (6.7%)	45 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.9%)	86	158^th of 1490 public elementary schools	89.4%		83.4	195^th of 1505 public elementary schools	87.0%	37	74.8	82.9	75.4				63.1	81.1	71.9				75.4		$10,234	$544	$9,690
Wiley Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	301 St. Mary's Street	Raleigh	27605	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7723	429	35	12.2	38.9%	202 (47.1%)	97 (22.6%)	91 (21.2%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	61.4	540^th of 1490 public elementary schools	63.8%		65.9	475^th of 1505 public elementary schools	68.4%	65	63.2	62.7	54.8				60.3	65.7	54.8				62.9		$11,295	$640	$10,655
Fuller Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	806 Calloway Drive	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7625	545	45	12.0	39.6%	36 (6.6%)	136 (25.0%)	84 (15.4%)	269 (49.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	74.4	328^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.0%		80.2	238^th of 1505 public elementary schools	84.2%	90	65.3	66.7	74.2				54.7	70.1	72.0				69.9		$10,451	$779	$9,672
Partnership Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	601 Devereux Street	Raleigh	27605	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-8200	276	27	10.2	38.8%	125 (45.3%)	63 (22.8%)	72 (26.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.0%)	79.3	255^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.9%		83	205^th of 1505 public elementary schools	86.4%	50	61.8	69.6	79.5				61.8	73.2	68.2				88.6		$12,073	$582	$11,491
Southeast Raleigh Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1436 Rock Quarry Rd	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 694-8444	378	29	12.9	99.2%	11 (2.9%)	238 (63.0%)	115 (30.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	13.8	1368^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.2%		9.8	1425^th of 1505 public elementary schools	5.3%	57	46.6	50.7	37.0				22.4	29.9	18.5				35.2
Poe Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	400 Peyton St	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 250-4777	324	31	10.3	49.1%	83 (25.6%)	115 (35.5%)	88 (27.2%)	19 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	62	531^st of 1490 public elementary schools	64.4%		63.6	516^th of 1505 public elementary schools	65.7%	15	73.9	56.4	51.1				63.0	53.8	66.0				63.8		$13,641	$1,381	$12,261
Conn Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1220 Brookside Drive	Raleigh	27604	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 856-7637	595	39	15.1	42.5%	315 (52.9%)	188 (31.6%)	58 (9.7%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	77	295^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.2%		68.9	429^th of 1505 public elementary schools	71.5%	134	65.3	64.7	75.9				56.8	72.5	73.4				79.7		$11,819	$732	$11,087
Underwood Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1614 Glenwood Avenue	Raleigh	27608	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7663	405	36	11.4	29.9%	237 (58.5%)	85 (21.0%)	50 (12.3%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	84.8	178^th of 1490 public elementary schools	88.1%		87	151^st of 1505 public elementary schools	90.0%	27	78.9	71.9	75.4				68.4	75.0	70.8				75.4		$11,726	$564	$11,163

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks 274^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Washington Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 44% Asian, 24% African American, 18% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ligon Middle
High : Enloe High
High : Wake Early College of Health and Science
High : Wake STEM Early College High School
High : Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
High : Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

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