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Envision Science Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

60^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Envision Science Academy is a public charter elementary and middle school in Wake Forest, North Carolina, serving 743 students from kindergarten through 8th grade. This exceptional school consistently outperforms state and local district averages, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking in the top 10% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Envision Science Academy's academic performance is truly remarkable. In the 2024-2025 school year, 92% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in EOG/Reading, far surpassing the state average of 54.2%. The school has maintained a high statewide ranking, placing 60th out of 1,490 North Carolina elementary schools. Envision Science Academy's success extends across diverse student populations, ranking 25th out of 918 schools for African American students and 4th out of 175 schools for multi-racial students. The school's performance for students with special needs and those from low-income families is also exceptional, ranking 33rd out of 821 schools and 32nd out of 1,437 schools, respectively.

While Envision Science Academy outperforms nearby public schools in the Wake County and Franklin County districts, the charter school Wake Forest Charter Academy, located just 1.35 miles away, has lower overall academic performance. Envision Science Academy's consistent high performance, inclusive approach, and exceptional student-teacher ratio of 13.6 to 14 students per teacher make it a model of educational excellence in North Carolina.

759

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

1.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

590 Traditions Grande Blvd
Wake Forest, NC 27587

(919) 435-4002

District: Envision Science Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.0%

African American:

13.7%

Hispanic:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (86% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of North Carolina elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school86%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

60^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

22^nd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 242Envision Science 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
2025	94.2	60 of 1490	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	89 of 1505	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	124 of 1502	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	122 of 1514	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	85.3	181 of 1489	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	112 of 1473	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	127 of 1434	91.1%	★★★★★
2017	79.8	231 of 1429	83.8%	★★★★☆
2016	88.6	103 of 1425	92.8%	★★★★★
2015	95.5	23 of 1440	98.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	25 of 918	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	48 of 924	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	83 of 933	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	65 of 927	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	52 of 896	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	72 of 949	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	62 of 927	93.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	94.6	16 of 878	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	62.1	241 of 897	73.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	91 of 1451	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	72 of 1455	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	108 of 1459	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	110 of 1458	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	79.6	232 of 1440	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	99 of 1424	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	62 of 1405	95.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	77.9	122 of 915	86.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	32 of 1437	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	134 of 1450	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	78.3	185 of 1437	87.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	33 of 1450	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	109 of 1464	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	132 of 1461	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	143 of 1464	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	138 of 1444	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	84.2	169 of 1430	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	197 of 1413	86.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	4 of 175	97.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	33 of 821	96.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	113 of 1172	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	82.2	164 of 1166	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	176 of 1183	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	235 of 1194	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	330 of 1172	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	220 of 1183	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	221 of 1178	81.2%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	22 of 773	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	35 of 793	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	33 of 784	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	24 of 786	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	28 of 741	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	31 of 737	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	20 of 691	97.1%	★★★★★
2017	82.4	98 of 694	85.9%	★★★★☆
2016	94.2	24 of 692	96.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	33 of 546	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	26 of 560	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	16 of 559	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	19 of 550	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	11 of 533	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	14 of 519	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	10 of 494	98.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	15 of 733	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	28 of 738	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	37 of 731	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	27 of 733	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	42 of 706	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	18 of 684	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	12 of 656	98.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	41 of 729	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	54 of 743	92.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	24 of 733	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	50 of 751	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	42 of 747	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	24 of 748	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	25 of 711	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	53 of 697	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	29 of 665	95.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	96.5	6 of 473	98.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	25 of 649	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	52 of 652	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.8	62 of 656	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	40 of 658	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	40 of 632	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	67 of 624	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	49 of 596	91.8%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2019)98th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile~ school

African American (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2023)87th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2024)99th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science92%+31 vs state

Mathematics86%+29 vs state

Reading83%+31 vs state

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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
Envision Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	590 Traditions Grande Blvd	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Envision Science Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 435-4002	759	57	13.3		463 (61.0%)	104 (13.7%)	76 (10.0%)	53 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.2%)	94.2	60^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.0%		91.8	89^th of 1505 public elementary schools	94.1%	29	75.9	86.2	89.7	90.9	83.7	87.8	67.8	92.0	85.1	85.2	79.1	91.5	92.0	92.7
Wake Forest Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1851 Friendship Chapel Rd	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake Forest Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 263-8673	650	34	18.9	44.8%	229 (35.2%)	207 (31.8%)	98 (15.1%)	54 (8.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.1%)	56.4	625^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.1%		48.9	763^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	49.3%	138	59.2	49.3	50.6	68.1	69.4	33.9	42.1	68.1	54.3	58.3	58.1	48.4	74.1	62.9
Wake Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	406 S Main Street	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 554-8655	444	38	11.7	45.9%	214 (48.2%)	110 (24.8%)	65 (14.6%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.1%)	55.3	649^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.4%		61.1	564^th of 1505 public elementary schools	62.5%	85	65.1	60.0	58.2				48.8	61.8	48.1				64.6		$11,352	$1,126	$10,226
Richland Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	840 Wallridge Drive	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 554-6333	558	36	15.5	42.3%	257 (46.1%)	127 (22.8%)	94 (16.8%)	40 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.8%)	80.9	235^th of 1490 public elementary schools	84.2%		83.3	197^th of 1505 public elementary schools	86.9%	38	82.9	76.7	70.5				65.7	72.6	64.0				68.8		$10,554	$524	$10,030
Jones Dairy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Jones Dairy Road	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 562-6181	627	38	16.5	15.0%	385 (61.4%)	63 (10.0%)	80 (12.8%)	60 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.7%)	92.3	79^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.7%		93.8	62^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	95.9%	17	92.7	74.4	83.1				84.4	82.2	71.5				88.4		$10,583	$464	$10,118
Youngsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Us I-A	Youngsville	27596	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 556-5250	425	31	13.5	99.3%	169 (39.8%)	119 (28.0%)	85 (20.0%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.6%)	79.6	251^st of 1490 public elementary schools	83.2%		80.5	235^th of 1505 public elementary schools	84.4%	16	75.0	69.8	74.2				62.5	73.0	60.6				75.8		$9,628	$887	$8,741
Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Rogers Road	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 562-6000	634	41	15.5	30.4%	358 (56.5%)	117 (18.5%)	95 (15.0%)	40 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.6%)	81.6	227^th of 1490 public elementary schools	84.8%		79.7	245^th of 1505 public elementary schools	83.7%	18	67.3	76.6	79.4				65.5	71.0	64.5				78.6		$9,799	$404	$9,394
Forest Pines Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11455 Forest Pines Drive	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 562-6262	493	35	14.1	99.4%	125 (25.4%)	199 (40.4%)	117 (23.7%)	19 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.5%)	35.6	989^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.6%		53.1	698^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.6%	291	40.6	63.9	44.0				34.7	55.4	48.0				56.0		$9,477	$757	$8,720
Sanford Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Granite Falls Blvd	Rolesville	27571	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 570-2100	599	43	13.9	34.4%	306 (51.1%)	147 (24.5%)	100 (16.7%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.5%)	71.2	370^th of 1490 public elementary schools	75.2%		64.1	504^th of 1505 public elementary schools	66.5%	134	70.0	64.5	66.4				64.0	68.2	58.2				68.2		$9,933	$494	$9,439
North Forest Pines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11501 Forest Pines Drive	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 570-2220	536	37	14.4	41.6%	266 (49.6%)	88 (16.4%)	143 (26.7%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	26 (4.9%)	64.6	489^th of 1490 public elementary schools	67.2%		67.7	447^th of 1505 public elementary schools	70.3%	42	50.0	60.4	76.5				41.7	68.0	75.3				79.0		$9,951	$575	$9,376

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How many students attend Envision Science Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 759 students attended Envision Science Academy.

Is Envision Science Academy a good school?

Yes! Envision Science Academy is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 60^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Envision Science Academy?

Students at Envision Science Academy are 61% White, 14% African American, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

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