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PreEminent Charter

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1321^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

PreEminent Charter is an elementary and middle school located in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving 712 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the PreEminent Charter School District, which is ranked 206 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being in operation for over a decade, PreEminent Charter has consistently underperformed the state average on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Math ranged from 22.8% to 60.7% across grades 3-8, compared to the state average of 48.7% to 64.1%. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of North Carolina elementary schools for Female students and Special Education students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Wake County School District, which serve similar student populations, generally outperform PreEminent Charter on academic measures. For example, Poe Elementary and Fuller Elementary, both magnet schools, have significantly higher proficiency rates in Math, Reading, and Science compared to PreEminent Charter. This suggests that the school may be facing challenges in terms of staffing and resources to support student learning.

667

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3815 Rock Quarry Road
Raleigh, NC 27610

(919) 235-0511

District: PreEminent Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.8%

Hispanic:

24.1%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (41% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

1,321^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

487^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

206^th of 242PreEminent Charter 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	17.4	1321 of 1490	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1119 of 1505	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1278 of 1502	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1059 of 1514	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1205 of 1489	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	827 of 1473	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	933 of 1434	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.6	1162 of 1429	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.6	1152 of 1425	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.7	1169 of 1440	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.8	1309 of 1390	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.3	1285 of 1403	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	25.2	1152 of 1388	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.6	1291 of 1381	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.4	1318 of 1363	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.9	1319 of 1354	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.8	1238 of 1324	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.2	1239 of 1293	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.3	1169 of 1276	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	572 of 918	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.7	392 of 924	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.2	588 of 933	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.7	342 of 927	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	459 of 896	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.9	256 of 949	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	263 of 927	71.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	20.0	592 of 634	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.1	326 of 646	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	459 of 878	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.4	239 of 897	73.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	31.7	398 of 533	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.7	135 of 514	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	88 of 485	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	40.6	201 of 385	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	87.4	33 of 497	93.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	1340 of 1451	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1101 of 1455	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1325 of 1459	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1069 of 1458	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	1218 of 1440	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.7	640 of 1424	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.3	956 of 1405	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	641 of 961	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	522 of 951	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	558 of 915	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	450 of 893	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	517 of 843	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.1	206 of 865	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	39.4	554 of 851	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	1199 of 1437	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	985 of 1450	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1035 of 1437	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.6	775 of 1366	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	901 of 1329	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	532 of 1361	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	688 of 1332	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	1177 of 1450	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1091 of 1464	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1166 of 1461	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	985 of 1464	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	1025 of 1444	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	947 of 1430	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	948 of 1413	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	730 of 821	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	575 of 801	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	487 of 773	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	599 of 793	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	559 of 784	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	632 of 786	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	639 of 741	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	521 of 737	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	547 of 691	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	598 of 694	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.8	575 of 692	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.3	529 of 705	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.3	588 of 627	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.7	603 of 673	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.0	571 of 662	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.9	579 of 648	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.3	516 of 640	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.1	575 of 630	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.1	549 of 620	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.7	567 of 606	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.7	531 of 598	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	190 of 546	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	268 of 560	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	163 of 559	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	46.1	254 of 550	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.7	358 of 533	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	204 of 519	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	243 of 494	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	31.9	304 of 449	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	144 of 504	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	27.8	380 of 475	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	52.1	120 of 356	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	133 of 318	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	148 of 312	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	477 of 733	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	594 of 738	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	594 of 731	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	650 of 733	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	640 of 706	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	465 of 684	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.2	545 of 656	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	247 of 562	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	263 of 564	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	336 of 553	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	381 of 541	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	443 of 522	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.2	223 of 493	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.6	365 of 472	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	359 of 729	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.0	534 of 743	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.6	367 of 735	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	438 of 689	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	473 of 633	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	373 of 639	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	403 of 604	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	467 of 733	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	564 of 751	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	483 of 747	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	544 of 748	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	572 of 711	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	504 of 697	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	534 of 665	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	36.4	278 of 473	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)38th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-23 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile+42 vs school

African American (2025)65th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2024)41st percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile+13 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science54%-7 vs state

Reading41%-12 vs state

Mathematics37%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, June 6, 2017

This is an aweful school. Please do not send your kids here. The staff is very unprofessional. The kids run the school, there's no order. DO NOT SEND YOUR KIDS HERE!! Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, December 16, 2013

My daughter currently attends Kindergarten at Preeminent and I must say that I am very pleased with the education that she has received thus far. She comes home telling me about the new things she learns every day. Her teacher is very informative and she communicates with the parents about the lesson plans 2-3 time per week. My child even made honor roll after being moved into an advanced kindergarten class. I am impressed with the parent/ family involvement with volunteering in the class room weekly. My only concern is the drop off process in the morning. Parents only have from 7:45- 8am to drop their child off at the door. After 8am there's no staff outside so you have to walk your child in because there is no one outside to direct traffic and ensure the students are safely directed into class. 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
PreEminent Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3815 Rock Quarry Road	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	PreEminent Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 235-0511	667	36	18.3	99.6%	12 (1.8%)	459 (68.8%)	161 (24.1%)	9 (1.3%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	17.4	1321^st of 1490 public elementary schools	11.3%		29	1119^th of 1505 public elementary schools	25.6%	202	47.4	39.2	22.9	30.6	22.8	60.7	35.9	37.8	34.8	41.9	41.4	56.4	45.7	64.9
Walnut Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Sunnybrook Rd	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 857-9500	574	51	11.1	99.5%	39 (6.8%)	286 (49.8%)	216 (37.6%)	15 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.8%)	10.3	1411^th of 1490 public elementary schools	5.3%		19.6	1291^st of 1505 public elementary schools	14.2%	120	42.9	33.7	33.0				31.8	34.0	21.0				32.4		$10,856	$1,557	$9,299
Bugg Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	825 Cooper Rd	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 250-4750	345	28	12.3	98.8%	32 (9.3%)	192 (55.7%)	92 (26.7%)	11 (3.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	13	1379^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.4%		13	1390^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.6%	11	48.1	19.2	30.0				34.6	40.4	27.5				35.0		$13,995	$3,141	$10,854
Barwell Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3925 Barwell Road	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 661-5405	648	50	12.8	99.5%	42 (6.5%)	324 (50.0%)	232 (35.8%)	29 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	35.1	1001^st of 1490 public elementary schools	32.8%		40.7	920^th of 1505 public elementary schools	38.9%	81	54.0	58.9	58.1				32.2	47.3	37.7				55.7		$10,467	$1,325	$9,142
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
RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3420 Idlewood Village Dr	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 446-4777	484	38	12.6	97.7%	11 (2.3%)	345 (71.3%)	104 (21.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	39.7	922^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	38.1%		39.4	941^st of 1505 public elementary schools	37.5%	19	70.6	45.5	54.7	54.3	52.3	37.2	37.3	43.6	34.0	63.0	52.3	53.5	52.8	67.4
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
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
Creech Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Creech Rd	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 662-2359	549	42	13.0	99.5%	66 (12.0%)	243 (44.3%)	216 (39.3%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (2.0%)	37.7	955^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.9%		30.1	1098^th of 1505 public elementary schools	27.0%	143	63.2	58.3	49.5				38.2	54.2	44.1				45.2		$10,643	$1,329	$9,314
East Garner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5545 Jones Sausage Road	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 773-7411	535	40	13.4	99.4%	43 (8.0%)	268 (50.1%)	174 (32.5%)	36 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	27.4	1119^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.9%		34.3	1021^st of 1505 public elementary schools	32.2%	98	60.8	46.7	39.3				43.0	48.9	33.7				39.3		$10,446	$1,410	$9,036

Frequently Asked Questions about PreEminent Charter

What is the racial makeup of PreEminent Charter?

Students at PreEminent Charter are 69% African American, 24% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is PreEminent Charter a good school?

PreEminent Charter ranks in the bottom 11.3% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend PreEminent Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 667 students attended PreEminent Charter.

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