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Wiley Elementary

Q: Is Wiley Elementary a good school?

Wiley Elementary ranks 540 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Wiley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 429 students attended Wiley Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Wiley Elementary?

Students at Wiley Elementary are 47% White, 23% African American, 21% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Wiley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wiley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Oberlin Middle High : Needham Broughton 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

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

540^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Wiley Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving 389 students from pre-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.

Wiley Elementary's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly below the Wake County and North Carolina state averages. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates range from 54.8% to 63.2%, compared to 67.7% to 71.1% for Wake County and 58.9% to 64.1% for the state. In reading, Wiley's proficiency rates range from 54.8% to 65.7%, compared to 57.2% to 66.6% for Wake County and 46.7% to 58.1% for the state. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate is 62.9%, compared to 69.1% for Wake County and 62% for North Carolina.

While Wiley Elementary has a diverse student population, there are significant disparities in academic performance between different student subgroups. White students at the school perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 10-15% of North Carolina elementary schools, while African American and Hispanic students perform significantly below the state average, ranking in the bottom 30-40%. The school's overall statewide ranking has fluctuated between the top 30% and the top 50% of North Carolina elementary schools in recent years, with a 3-star or 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

429

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,295

Per pupil spending ?

38.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 St. Mary's Street
Raleigh, NC 27605

(919) 856-7723

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Wiley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oberlin Middle
High:	Needham Broughton 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:

White:

47.1%

African American:

22.6%

Hispanic:

21.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg66%

North Carolina avg57%

540^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

67^th 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	61.4	540 of 1490	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	475 of 1505	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	524 of 1502	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	448 of 1514	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	565 of 1489	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	688 of 1473	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	668 of 1434	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.1	660 of 1429	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.8	578 of 1425	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.8	503 of 1440	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	78.5	264 of 1390	81.0%	★★★★☆
2013	89.2	114 of 1403	91.9%	★★★★★
2012	69.3	419 of 1388	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.1	400 of 1381	71.0%	★★★★☆
2010	70.4	384 of 1363	71.8%	★★★★☆
2009	68.8	424 of 1354	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	76.9	243 of 1324	81.6%	★★★★☆
2007	56.8	608 of 1293	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.5	782 of 1276	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	689 of 918	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	559 of 924	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	532 of 933	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	460 of 927	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.5	564 of 896	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.6	932 of 949	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	921 of 927	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	77.6	65 of 634	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	32.1	457 of 646	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.2	407 of 878	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	15.0	873 of 897	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	9.4	421 of 421	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	546 of 1451	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	538 of 1455	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	551 of 1459	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	532 of 1458	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	618 of 1440	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	821 of 1424	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	692 of 1405	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	232 of 710	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	387 of 669	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.0	305 of 582	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.3	205 of 500	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	307 of 494	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.7	223 of 612	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	691 of 961	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	797 of 951	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	657 of 915	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	759 of 893	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	753 of 851	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	1302 of 1437	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	1188 of 1450	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	1283 of 1437	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	1049 of 1366	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	1247 of 1329	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1310 of 1361	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	1326 of 1332	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	534 of 1450	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.3	410 of 1464	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	505 of 1461	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.1	377 of 1464	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	478 of 1444	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	483 of 1430	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	629 of 1413	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	486 of 821	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	134 of 1172	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	112 of 1166	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	133 of 1183	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	98 of 1194	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	75.3	245 of 1172	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	119 of 1183	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	66 of 1178	94.4%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2022)90th percentile+19 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile+25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)67th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-36 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile-39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-54 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)<1st percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science63%~ state avg

Reading60%+8 vs state

Mathematics60%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Olds Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	204 Dixie Trail	Raleigh	27607	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 856-7699	244	20	12.0	32.4%	160 (65.6%)	42 (17.2%)	20 (8.2%)	17 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	74.5	326^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.1%		77.1	294^th of 1505 public elementary schools	80.5%	32	80.0	69.6	67.4				62.5	67.4	62.8				62.8		$11,339	$870	$10,469
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
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
Joyner Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2300 Lowden St.	Raleigh	27608	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7650	569	43	13.3	33.7%	306 (53.8%)	141 (24.8%)	77 (13.5%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.1%)	69.4	402^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	73.0%		69.5	418^th of 1505 public elementary schools	72.2%	16	73.8	68.0	58.5				63.1	69.8	59.6				61.3		$9,492	$422	$9,070
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wiley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Wiley Elementary?

Students at Wiley Elementary are 47% White, 23% African American, 21% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Wiley Elementary a good school?

Wiley Elementary ranks 540^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Wiley Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

How many students attend Wiley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 429 students attended Wiley Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Wiley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wiley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oberlin Middle
High : Needham Broughton 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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