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The Exploris School

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The Exploris School ranks 516 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

516^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

The Exploris School is a public charter elementary and middle school located in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving 450 students in grades K-8. The school is ranked 36th out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Exploris School consistently demonstrates strong academic performance, with students outperforming the state average in both math and reading across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 67.6% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 48.7%. The school also excels in science, with 75.7% of 8th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 60.1%. Additionally, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.1 to 12.3 over the past few years, may contribute to its strong academic performance.

When compared to nearby schools in the Wake County School District, The Exploris School generally outperforms the district average in both math and reading proficiency. However, some schools, such as Underwood Elementary and Partnership Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, particularly in math. The Exploris School's performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is mixed, suggesting the school may need to focus on addressing the needs of this student population to ensure equitable outcomes.

448

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

3.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 Hillsborough St.
Raleigh, NC 27603

(919) 715-3690

District: The Exploris School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.2%

African American:

17.2%

Two or more races:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (65% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Above the North Carolina median (65th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

516^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

140^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^th of 242The Exploris School 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	516 of 1490	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	964 of 1505	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.9	620 of 1502	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.9	453 of 1514	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	353 of 1489	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	149 of 1473	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	91.7	73 of 1434	94.9%	★★★★★
2017	89.2	94 of 1429	93.4%	★★★★★
2016	92.3	54 of 1425	96.2%	★★★★★
2015	84.1	169 of 1440	88.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	224 of 918	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	33.5	671 of 924	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	491 of 1451	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	903 of 1455	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	607 of 1459	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	367 of 1458	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	325 of 1440	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	107 of 1424	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	53 of 1405	96.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	656 of 1437	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	537 of 1450	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	758 of 1437	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.6	378 of 1366	72.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	542 of 1450	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	976 of 1464	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	611 of 1461	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	567 of 1464	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.8	364 of 1444	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	213 of 1430	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	124 of 1413	91.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	129 of 821	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	46.3	370 of 801	53.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	460 of 1172	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.8	984 of 1166	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.1	623 of 1183	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.7	397 of 1194	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.7	405 of 1172	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.2	241 of 1183	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	167 of 1178	85.8%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	140 of 773	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	174 of 793	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	93 of 784	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	89 of 786	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	93.4	42 of 741	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	41 of 737	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	28 of 691	95.9%	★★★★★
2017	94.8	20 of 694	97.1%	★★★★★
2016	96.3	15 of 692	97.8%	★★★★★
2015	96.5	10 of 705	98.6%	★★★★★
2014	98.7	2 of 627	99.7%	★★★★★
2013	98.3	7 of 673	99.0%	★★★★★
2012	85.7	37 of 662	94.4%	★★★★★
2011	84.8	35 of 648	94.6%	★★★★★
2010	86.5	26 of 640	95.9%	★★★★★
2009	87.6	20 of 630	96.8%	★★★★★
2008	94.1	10 of 620	98.4%	★★★★★
2007	89.7	10 of 606	98.3%	★★★★★
2006	90.9	8 of 598	98.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	226 of 546	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	242 of 559	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.7	97 of 550	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	86.9	38 of 533	92.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	85.3	27 of 449	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	10 of 478	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	4 of 504	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	4 of 475	99.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	187 of 733	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	187 of 738	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	103 of 731	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	85 of 733	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	93.9	35 of 706	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	29 of 684	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	28 of 656	95.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	104 of 729	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	170 of 743	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	108 of 735	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	79 of 689	88.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	96 of 733	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	154 of 751	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	84 of 747	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	97 of 748	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	90.2	52 of 711	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	54 of 697	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	25 of 665	96.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	20 of 478	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	80.3	31 of 473	93.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	144 of 649	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	207 of 652	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.4	142 of 656	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	142 of 658	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	89.0	55 of 632	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	65 of 624	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.0	58 of 596	90.3%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)76th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile~ school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)94th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science74%+13 vs state

Reading69%+16 vs state

Mathematics59%~ 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 The Exploris School

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What is the racial makeup of The Exploris School?

Students at The Exploris School are 63% White, 17% African American, 10% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Is The Exploris School a good school?

The Exploris School ranks 516^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend The Exploris School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended The Exploris School.

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