Envision Science Academy

Envision Science Academy in Wake Forest, NC, serves 759 students in grades K-8 from the broader Wake Forest area. Although the state categorizes it as an elementary school, its K-8 span means families can enroll their children for nine straight years — unlike most nearby schools, which stop at 5th grade. The school holds a 5-star rating, ranked #60 out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools, placing it in the top 4%, and that ranking has climbed in recent years. Among nearby schools, it is the highest-ranked: Jones Dairy Elementary is the closest competitor at #92, while Wake Forest Charter Academy, the other nearby K-8 charter school just 1.35 miles away, ranks #463. The Envision Science Academy charter district also ranks #9 of 246 districts statewide.

Academically, Envision exceeds state averages in every grade and subject. Across grades 3-8, math proficiency is 86.9% compared to 59.9% statewide; reading proficiency is 84.4% versus 56.0%. Science is the school's signature strength: 5th graders post 95.7% proficiency and 8th graders 94.1%, versus roughly 68% statewide in both grades. There is also no middle-school drop-off: reading proficiency in grades 6-8 runs from 84.1% to 88.2%, with math from 84.3% to 88.5%. The one pattern parents may want to watch is 4th-grade math at 72.9% — still above the 61.4% state average, but below Richland Creek Elementary at 83.8% and Jones Dairy Elementary at 82.0%.

The school also looks strong on the conditions that support learning. Chronic absenteeism is 9.5%, well below the 24.2% state rate and the 20.5% average across nearby Wake County Schools. The 13.3-to-1 student-teacher ratio is far more favorable than Wake Forest Charter Academy's 18.9-to-1 and matches the best ratios among nearby Wake County elementary schools. Perhaps most distinctive, Envision produces high outcomes for many student subgroups, including a #8 statewide ranking for African American students, #65 of 1,434 for low-income students, and #63 of 815 for special education students — 95th percentile or better in each case.