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Quest Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

8^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Quest Academy is a very small K–8 school in Raleigh, NC, serving just 139 students, and it is one of the most academically exceptional schools in the state. It operates as its own single-school district — the Quest Academy district — which ranks 3rd out of 246 districts in North Carolina. In the 2025–2026 school year, Quest Academy ranked 8th out of 1,492 North Carolina schools with a 5-star rating, and it has placed in the top 1% of schools in every reported year since 2018–2019.

What truly sets Quest Academy apart is its near-universal proficiency on North Carolina's End-of-Grade tests. In 2025–2026, math proficiency reached 100% in 3rd, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades, while reading reached 100% in 3rd, 7th, and 8th grades. The statewide averages for 8th grade, by comparison, were 53% in math and 56.1% in reading — a gap of roughly 45 points. Since Quest Academy serves kindergarten through 8th grade, this achievement extends through middle school, unlike most nearby schools that stop at 5th grade. With only about 15–20 students per grade and a low student-teacher ratio of 12.6 to 1 — well below most Wake County Schools — Quest Academy offers a personalized setting that larger schools struggle to replicate.

Compared with its immediate neighbors, Quest Academy outranks them all. Barton Pond Elementary (97th percentile), Leesville Road Elementary (98th), and Jeffreys Grove Elementary (96th) are all high-performing Wake County schools, yet Quest Academy tops them in overall ranking and in most grade-level subjects. At the middle school level, the gap widens: Quest Academy's 100% 8th grade math proficiency dwarfs the 55.6% posted by Hilburn Drive Academy and the 24.3% at Raleigh Oak Charter. The starkest contrast is with Baileywick Road Elementary, located just 0.87 miles away, which sits in the bottom 20% of North Carolina schools while Quest Academy sits in the top 1%. Small cohorts can swing a single year's proficiency rates by a few points, but Quest Academy's consistent record of elite performance makes clear its success is structural, not a statistical accident.

139

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

93.8%

Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 6.3% (any vaccine)

10908 Strickland Road
Raleigh, NC 27615

(919) 841-0441

District: Quest Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.5%

Two or more races:

7.2%

Hispanic:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2014 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (95% vs 59% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of North Carolina elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school95%

North Carolina avg59%

Elementary school

8^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

6^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 246Quest Academy 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
2026	97.5	8 of 1492	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	97.3	17 of 1490	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	4 of 1505	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	4 of 1502	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	3 of 1514	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.9	6 of 1489	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	2 of 1473	99.9%	★★★★★
2016	98.1	2 of 1425	99.9%	★★★★★
2015	97.9	4 of 1440	99.7%	★★★★★
2014	99.0	3 of 1390	99.8%	★★★★★
2013	99.6	3 of 1403	99.8%	★★★★★
2012	91.3	10 of 1388	99.3%	★★★★★
2011	91.3	9 of 1381	99.3%	★★★★★
2010	91.6	9 of 1363	99.3%	★★★★★
2009	92.8	5 of 1354	99.6%	★★★★★
2008	97.2	3 of 1324	99.8%	★★★★★
2007	92.6	7 of 1293	99.5%	★★★★★
2006	93.8	4 of 1276	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	94.5	40 of 1447	97.2%	★★★★★
2025	93.7	47 of 1451	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	8 of 1455	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	87 of 1459	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	3 of 1458	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	9 of 1440	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	1 of 1424	99.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	58 of 1146	94.9%	★★★★★
2025	93.0	18 of 1172	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	6 of 1166	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	5 of 1183	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	5 of 1194	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	17 of 1172	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	2 of 1183	99.8%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	98.3	6 of 778	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	99.0	3 of 773	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	1 of 793	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	2 of 784	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	1 of 786	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.6	2 of 741	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	5 of 737	99.3%	★★★★★
2016	97.9	3 of 692	99.6%	★★★★★
2015	96.0	13 of 705	98.2%	★★★★★
2013	98.8	5 of 673	99.3%	★★★★★
2012	88.9	1 of 662	99.8%	★★★★★
2011	89.1	2 of 648	99.7%	★★★★★
2010	89.4	2 of 640	99.7%	★★★★★
2009	91.4	2 of 630	99.7%	★★★★★
2008	97.1	2 of 620	99.7%	★★★★★
2007	91.3	3 of 606	99.5%	★★★★★
2006	91.9	4 of 598	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	98.7	4 of 738	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	2 of 684	99.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	95.8	4 of 644	99.4%	★★★★★
2025	94.3	18 of 649	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	3 of 652	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	3 of 656	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	2 of 658	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	1 of 632	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	7 of 624	98.9%	★★★★★

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

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

White (2026)95th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Female (2024)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)99th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics98%+38 vs state

Reading95%+39 vs state

Science91%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Quest Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	10908 Strickland Road	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Quest Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 841-0441	139	11	12.6	—	105 (75.5%)	5 (3.6%)	9 (6.5%)	8 (5.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.2%)	97.5	8^th of 1492 public elementary schools	99.5%		97.3	17^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.9%	9	100.0	93.3	93.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.3	87.5	87.5	100.0	100.0	87.5	93.8	93.8%	6.3%
Baileywick Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9425 Baileywick Road	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 518-0090	352	33	10.6	58.5%	126 (35.8%)	28 (8.0%)	190 (54.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	23.3	1217^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.4%		31.5	1066^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.5%	151	53.7	52.1	41.2				36.6	50.0	39.2				52.9		72.5%	0%	$11,787	$1,035	$10,752
Barton Pond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12004 Strickland Road	Raleigh	27613	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 694-8211	515	36	14.4	12.2%	373 (72.4%)	46 (8.9%)	49 (9.5%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.0%)	94.6	48^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.8%		96.4	35^th of 1490 public elementary schools	97.7%	13	84.0	87.0	90.1				75.3	89.1	94.5				95.6		97.6%	2.4%
Lead Mine Elementary	Public	K-5	8301 Old Leadmine Rd	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4120	359	29	12.4	47.6%	175 (48.7%)	64 (17.8%)	93 (25.9%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	58.8	601^st of 1492 public elementary schools	59.7%		59.5	572^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	61.6%	29	65.2	55.2	68.8				54.3	65.5	62.5				68.8		92.1%	0%	$10,642	$920	$9,722
Lynn Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Lynn Rd	Raleigh	27612	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 870-4074	486	36	13.3	57.2%	201 (41.4%)	137 (28.2%)	119 (24.5%)	9 (1.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	56.7	631^st of 1492 public elementary schools	57.7%		47.1	799^th of 1490 public elementary schools	46.4%	168	73.1	74.6	55.6				60.3	62.5	52.8				58.3				$9,958	$880	$9,079
Jeffreys Grove Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6119 Creedmoor Rd	Raleigh	27612	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 881-4910	543	38	14.4	31.5%	298 (54.9%)	83 (15.3%)	135 (24.9%)	13 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	94.3	53^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	96.4%		90.4	105^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.0%	52	86.4	88.5	85.5				84.0	87.2	80.7				90.4		100%	0%	$9,178	$552	$8,627
Leesville Road Elementary	Public	K-5	8402 Pride Way	Raleigh	27613	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4200	528	36	14.5	27.7%	344 (65.2%)	76 (14.4%)	54 (10.2%)	27 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	95.4	34^th of 1492 public elementary schools	97.7%		92.7	76^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.9%	42	89.7	86.4	90.0				83.9	85.2	84.4				93.3		98.4%	0%	$9,581	$553	$9,028
Hilburn Drive Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7100 Hilburn Drive	Raleigh	27613	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 571-6800	596	45	13.2	36.2%	267 (44.8%)	131 (22.0%)	102 (17.1%)	43 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.7%)	72.7	365^th of 1492 public elementary schools	75.5%		60.4	559^th of 1490 public elementary schools	62.5%	194	79.4	79.7	67.1	67.5	68.6	55.6	60.3	73.4	56.2	60.0	76.5	75.6	77.0	86.7	100%	0%	$9,833	$684	$9,148
Sycamore Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10921 Leesville Rd	Raleigh	27613	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 841-4333	778	53	14.7	25.6%	473 (60.8%)	99 (12.7%)	104 (13.4%)	54 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	45 (5.8%)	88.1	145^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.3%		86.8	147^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.1%	2	79.5	81.0	81.9				74.8	74.4	79.0				83.3		96%	2%	$8,976	$347	$8,630
Pleasant Union Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Pleasant Union Church Roa	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4230	530	36	14.7	21.1%	381 (71.9%)	47 (8.9%)	51 (9.6%)	17 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.4%)	85.5	172^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	88.5%		88.6	129^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.3%	43	80.2	73.4	86.4				76.5	71.8	73.9				80.7		91.3%	5.2%	$9,334	$516	$8,818

Frequently Asked Questions about Quest Academy

How many students attend Quest Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 139 students attended Quest Academy.

Is Quest Academy a good school?

Yes! Quest Academy is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 8^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Quest Academy?

Students at Quest Academy are 76% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% African American, 1% American Indian.

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