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Brooks Elementary

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Brooks Elementary ranks 683 rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

683^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Brooks Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving 438 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60th out of 242 districts in the state.

Brooks Elementary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 222nd out of 1,425 North Carolina elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 1,017th out of 1,502 in 2022-2023. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school is ranked 683rd out of 1,490 elementary schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Compared to the district and state, Brooks Elementary generally performs below average in proficiency rates for 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade tests in mathematics, reading, and science. The school's performance is particularly weak for African American and English Language Learner students, ranking in the bottom 10% of North Carolina elementary schools for these subgroups.

Brooks Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 43.38% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than nearby Lacy Elementary (22.34%) and Jeffreys Grove Elementary (27.58%). The school's per-student spending of $9,556 is lower than Lacy Elementary ($9,968) and Stough Elementary ($11,641), but it has a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.2 compared to Lacy (12.8) and Jeffreys Grove (14.4).

471

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,556

Per pupil spending ?

47.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Northbrook Drive
Raleigh, NC 27609-5514

(919) 881-1350

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Brooks Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Moore Square Middle
High:	Sanderson 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:

White:

51.6%

African American:

20.6%

Hispanic:

19.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg66%

North Carolina avg57%

683^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

76^th of 115Elementary Schools in the Wake County Schools

60^th of 242Wake 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
2025	53.4	683 of 1490	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	844 of 1505	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	1017 of 1502	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	735 of 1514	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.0	632 of 1489	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	910 of 1473	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.1	360 of 1434	74.9%	★★★★☆
2017	77.0	284 of 1429	80.1%	★★★★☆
2016	80.4	222 of 1425	84.4%	★★★★☆
2015	76.8	295 of 1440	79.5%	★★★★☆
2014	89.9	101 of 1390	92.7%	★★★★★
2013	92.0	84 of 1403	94.0%	★★★★★
2012	69.8	414 of 1388	70.2%	★★★★☆
2011	63.9	545 of 1381	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.7	361 of 1363	73.5%	★★★★☆
2009	75.6	283 of 1354	79.1%	★★★★☆
2008	73.3	294 of 1324	77.8%	★★★★☆
2007	64.1	465 of 1293	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.1	474 of 1276	62.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	873 of 918	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	834 of 924	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	890 of 933	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	563 of 927	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	464 of 896	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.4	895 of 949	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	718 of 927	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	71.6	98 of 634	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	45.0	448 of 878	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	477 of 563	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	478 of 533	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	456 of 514	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	448 of 485	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	341 of 385	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	495 of 497	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	400 of 421	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	585 of 1451	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	864 of 1455	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	928 of 1459	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	756 of 1458	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.5	535 of 1440	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	829 of 1424	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.1	458 of 1405	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	245 of 710	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	356 of 669	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	534 of 582	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	452 of 500	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	52.6	316 of 494	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.1	40 of 612	93.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	544 of 961	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	583 of 951	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.7	897 of 915	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	783 of 893	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	805 of 843	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	856 of 865	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	774 of 851	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	1305 of 1437	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1319 of 1450	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1398 of 1437	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	1216 of 1366	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1153 of 1329	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	1332 of 1361	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1091 of 1332	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	757 of 1450	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	802 of 1464	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	1052 of 1461	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.7	696 of 1464	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	685 of 1444	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.0	987 of 1430	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.7	282 of 1413	80.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	33.9	535 of 801	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	216 of 1172	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	290 of 1166	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	416 of 1183	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.3	318 of 1194	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	168 of 1172	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	238 of 1183	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	89.5	60 of 1178	94.9%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2022)85th percentile+33 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile+27 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)65th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2024)33rd percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile-39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-45 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics60%~ state avg

Reading55%+3 vs state

Science50%-12 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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brooks Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	700 Northbrook Drive	Raleigh	27609	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 881-1350	471	37	12.8	47.1%	243 (51.6%)	97 (20.6%)	91 (19.3%)	20 (4.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	53.4	683^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	54.2%		44.6	844^th of 1505 public elementary schools	43.9%	161	67.9	64.4	42.6	53.1	57.5	54.5	50.0	$9,556	$383	$9,173
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	98.9%	149 (27.9%)	193 (36.1%)	158 (29.6%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.1%)	45.7	822^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	44.8%		44.5	848^th of 1505 public elementary schools	43.7%	26	53.8	54.8	56.1	30.0	60.3	55.1	62.2	$10,929	$1,409	$9,521
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%)	77.9	281^st of 1490 public elementary schools	81.1%		78.4	273^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	81.9%	8	71.2	72.6	70.3	64.4	74.0	60.8	71.6	$10,203	$586	$9,617
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%)	52.5	704^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.8%		57.4	628^th of 1505 public elementary schools	58.3%	76	70.5	56.3	51.1	60.3	57.5	48.9	55.6	$9,422	$383	$9,039
York Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5201 Brookhaven Drive	Raleigh	27612	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 881-4960	563	40	14.0	46.4%	260 (46.2%)	115 (20.4%)	151 (26.8%)	18 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.0%)	61	547^th of 1490 public elementary schools	63.3%		67.6	450^th of 1505 public elementary schools	70.1%	97	57.1	72.4	62.8	44.0	64.9	59.3	66.3	$10,560	$712	$9,848
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%)	47.1	799^th of 1490 public elementary schools	46.4%		58.2	613^th of 1505 public elementary schools	59.3%	186	77.1	53.3	56.3	51.4	54.7	42.3	45.1	$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%)	90.4	105^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.0%		89	128^th of 1505 public elementary schools	91.5%	23	85.7	70.1	85.5	72.5	79.3	78.3	82.7	$9,178	$552	$8,627
Stough Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4210 Edwards Mill Road	Raleigh	27612	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 881-4950	550	41	13.2	33.3%	287 (52.2%)	108 (19.6%)	54 (9.8%)	51 (9.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.7%)	79	262^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	82.4%		77.9	282^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	81.3%	20	84.3	65.9	65.1	69.7	70.5	68.6	68.6	$11,641	$528	$11,112
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%)	69.4	402^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	73.0%		69.5	418^th of 1505 public elementary schools	72.2%	16	73.8	68.0	58.5	63.1	69.8	59.6	61.3	$9,492	$422	$9,070
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	99.4%	71 (13.3%)	215 (40.3%)	224 (41.9%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	22.8	1223^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	17.9%		24.2	1205^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.9%	18	36.8	48.0	42.4	25.0	45.3	42.4	54.7	$12,320	$1,878	$10,442

Frequently Asked Questions about Brooks Elementary

What schools do graduates of Brooks Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brooks Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Moore Square Middle
High : Sanderson 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 Brooks Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

How many students attend Brooks Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Brooks Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Brooks Elementary?

Students at Brooks Elementary are 52% White, 21% African American, 19% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is Brooks Elementary a good school?

Brooks Elementary ranks 683^rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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