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Brentwood Elementary

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Brentwood Elementary ranks 935 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

935^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Brentwood Elementary, a PK–5 school in Raleigh, NC, serves 385 students in the Wake County Schools district, in a high-poverty pocket of northeast Raleigh where nearby schools' performance varies sharply. Though the district ranks among North Carolina's strongest, Brentwood has historically finished below the state median; its latest ranking — 37th percentile statewide — is an improvement after four years in the mid-to-upper 20s. Nearly all students (99.22%) qualify for free/reduced-price lunch, up sharply from about 71% the previous year, and chronic absenteeism (21.8%) falls between the district rate (20.5%) and the state rate (24.2%). Average EOG proficiency is roughly 54%, versus 70% for the district and 61% statewide.

Nearby schools illustrate what that ranking means. Underwood Elementary, Root Elementary, Conn Elementary, and Joyner Elementary all rank in the 75th–85th percentile statewide, while Wilburn Elementary and Millbrook Elementary sit near the bottom. Brentwood sits between them: average proficiency is about 54% — well above Wilburn Elementary's (38%) and Millbrook Elementary's (46%), but below Green Elementary's (61%), a nearby school with nearly the same poverty rate and higher chronic absenteeism. Brentwood's student-teacher ratio (10.7) is also lower than most surrounding schools, including Conn Elementary (15.1), Root Elementary (13.0), and Millbrook Elementary (13.0), and per-pupil spending is higher than nearly all of theirs.

Recent improvement is real but uneven. Between the last two testing years, 3rd-grade math jumped from 41% to 61% proficiency, 5th-grade math from about 42% to 59%, and 3rd-grade reading from 34% to 49%, but 4th-grade results slipped and 5th-grade reading remains the school's weakest subject. The overall ranking also hides sizable gaps: White and Gifted & Talented students at Brentwood rank in the 80th and 96th percentiles statewide, while male, low-income, English Learner, Hispanic, and African American students rank well below the state midpoint. Chronic absenteeism has improved every year since 2020-2021, falling from 27.3% to 21.8%, and it remains better than at Wilburn Elementary and Millbrook Elementary. Brentwood isn't yet matching the very best schools nearby, but the upward trend is encouraging — and Green Elementary shows that a comparable high-poverty school in the same district can post much stronger results.

385

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

91.1%

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

Exemptions: 1.8% (any vaccine)

3426 Ingram Dr
Raleigh, NC 27604-2536

(919) 850-8720

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Brentwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Centennial Campus Middle
High:	Southeast Raleigh High
	Wake Early College of Health and Science
	Wake STEM Early College High School
	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
	More...
	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.0%

African American:

24.9%

White:

23.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (54% vs 61% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

935^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^th of 246Wake County Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	935 of 1492	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	1075 of 1490	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1116 of 1505	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1097 of 1502	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	930 of 1514	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	991 of 1489	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1096 of 1473	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	922 of 1434	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.1	1015 of 1429	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.9	989 of 1425	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.6	921 of 1440	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.2	1023 of 1390	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.8	1171 of 1403	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.2	1203 of 1388	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.1	1227 of 1381	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.1	1215 of 1363	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.4	1184 of 1354	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.4	1017 of 1324	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.5	1160 of 1293	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.0	1136 of 1276	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	857 of 918	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	41.7	556 of 924	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	729 of 933	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.6	537 of 927	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	649 of 896	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.8	386 of 949	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.5	133 of 927	85.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	27.4	516 of 646	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	524 of 878	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	601 of 897	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	360 of 519	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.7	455 of 563	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	380 of 533	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	439 of 514	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	460 of 485	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	254 of 385	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	189 of 497	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	221 of 421	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	639 of 1447	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.3	1060 of 1451	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	971 of 1455	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	950 of 1459	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	939 of 1458	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.7	1104 of 1440	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	978 of 1424	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	663 of 1405	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	31 of 743	95.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	102 of 582	82.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	815 of 981	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	851 of 961	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	893 of 951	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	796 of 915	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	749 of 893	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	705 of 843	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	645 of 865	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	561 of 851	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	75.6	2 of 14	85.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	1086 of 1434	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.0	1100 of 1437	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	1204 of 1450	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1128 of 1437	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.1	781 of 1366	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	931 of 1329	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	902 of 1361	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	639 of 1332	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	1085 of 1451	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.5	1001 of 1450	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	1165 of 1464	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1131 of 1461	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	878 of 1464	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	862 of 1444	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1122 of 1430	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	1060 of 1413	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.0	225 of 1146	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	262 of 1172	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	384 of 1166	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	381 of 1183	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	311 of 1194	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	52.9	531 of 1172	54.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)96th percentile+58 vs school

Homeless (2023)86th percentile+59 vs school

White (2026)80th percentile+43 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)31st percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2021)20th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile-20 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics57%-6 vs state

Science56%-12 vs state

Reading50%-6 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
Brentwood Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3426 Ingram Dr	Raleigh	27604	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 850-8720	385	36	10.7	—	90 (23.4%)	96 (24.9%)	158 (41.0%)	18 (4.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	38.3	935^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.3%		30.8	1075^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.9%	140	61.0	51.7	59.3				49.2	56.9	44.4				55.6		91.1%	1.8%	$12,415	$1,590	$10,825
Wilburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3707 Marsh Creek Rd	Raleigh	27604	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 850-8738	593	43	13.7	—	47 (7.9%)	172 (29.0%)	314 (53.0%)	34 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	12.1	1396^th of 1492 public elementary schools	6.4%		12.1	1391^st of 1490 public elementary schools	6.6%	5	44.9	45.8	36.1				38.5	38.5	28.9				34.9		89.2%	2.7%	$11,065	$1,603	$9,462
Millbrook Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1520 E Millbrook Rd	Raleigh	27609	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 850-8700	534	41	13.0	—	71 (13.3%)	215 (40.3%)	224 (41.9%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	22.8	1229^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.6%		22.8	1223^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	17.9%	6	57.5	35.4	42.9				50.0	36.5	44.2				55.8		94%	1.2%	$12,320	$1,878	$10,442
Douglas Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	600 Ortega Rd	Raleigh	27609	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 881-4894	562	41	13.7	44.0%	280 (49.8%)	97 (17.3%)	155 (27.6%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	51.6	704^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.8%		52.5	704^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.8%		57.3	63.4	62.5				59.4	68.3	50.0				58.8		96.7%	2.2%	$9,422	$383	$9,039
Joyner Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2300 Lowden St.	Raleigh	27608	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7650	569	43	13.3	33.7%	306 (53.8%)	141 (24.8%)	77 (13.5%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.1%)	72.5	368^th of 1492 public elementary schools	75.3%		69.4	402^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	73.0%	34	70.6	71.4	69.6				61.2	72.7	69.6				71.7		92%	3.4%	$9,492	$422	$9,070
Powell Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1130 Marlborough Rd	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 856-7737	335	34	9.7	47.5%	147 (43.9%)	112 (33.4%)	51 (15.2%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	39.9	908^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.1%		47.5	790^th of 1490 public elementary schools	47.0%	118	55.6	60.9	48.0				59.3	54.7	48.0				52.0		98.1%	1.9%	$13,739	$1,144	$12,595
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%)	76.7	289^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.6%		77	295^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.2%	6	71.8	66.7	75.0				71.8	72.0	67.7				76.0		97.8%	1.1%	$11,819	$732	$11,087
Raleigh Oak Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2600 Sumer Drive	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Raleigh Oak Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 424-7626	373	27	13.9	—	182 (48.8%)	71 (19.0%)	54 (14.5%)	8 (2.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (14.5%)	22.4	1237^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.1%		29	1105^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.8%	132	32.3	23.6	40.0	38.1	27.9	24.3	40.3	52.7	54.0	45.2	51.2	55.6	57.1	48.6
Root Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3202 Northampton Street	Raleigh	27609	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 881-4940	469	36	13.0	34.8%	308 (65.7%)	67 (14.3%)	81 (17.3%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	77.5	274^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.6%		77.9	281^st of 1490 public elementary schools	81.1%	7	66.2	73.6	82.8				63.5	69.4	76.6				79.7		93.4%	2.6%	$10,203	$586	$9,617
Green Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5307 Six Forks Road	Raleigh	27609	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 431-8141	534	46	11.6	—	149 (27.9%)	193 (36.1%)	158 (29.6%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.1%)	54.9	657^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.0%		45.7	822^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	44.8%	165	62.8	54.4	65.8				55.1	60.3	57.9				71.1		95.7%	4.3%	$10,929	$1,409	$9,521

Frequently Asked Questions about Brentwood Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Brentwood Elementary?

Students at Brentwood Elementary are 41% Hispanic, 25% African American, 23% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Brentwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended Brentwood Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Brentwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brentwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Centennial Campus Middle
High : Southeast Raleigh High
High : Wake Early College of Health and Science
High : Wake STEM Early College High School
High : Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
High : Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

What district is Brentwood Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

Is Brentwood Elementary a good school?

Brentwood Elementary ranks 935^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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