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Bugg Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1253^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Bugg Elementary is a PK–5 school in southeast Raleigh serving about 345 students in the Wake County Schools district, where nearly every child (99%) qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Bugg’s 2025–2026 state rank of 1,253 out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools — the 16th percentile, with a 1-star rating — is a genuine improvement from the prior two years, but the school remains well below the district average and most of its neighbors. Within a few miles, families can find very different outcomes: Hunter Elementary and Conn Elementary rank in the 88th and 81st percentiles, while Rogers Lane, Walnut Creek, and PreEminent Charter are near the bottom of state rankings. Bugg sits in the lower-middle of this cluster — above those three, but below Southeast Raleigh, RISE Southeast Raleigh, Powell, Fuller, and Poe.

Academically, Bugg’s combined EOG proficiency was roughly 44%, compared with about 70% districtwide and 61% statewide. Every tested grade and subject fell below the district average, with the widest gaps in 3rd grade: just 32% of students scored proficient in reading and 36% in math, both more than 30 points behind the district. Chronic absenteeism is a defining challenge — 32.7% of students were chronically absent, versus 20.5% across Wake County and only 10.2% at Hunter. Notably, Bugg spends more per student ($13,995) than most nearby schools and maintains a favorable 12.3-to-1 student-teacher ratio, which suggests the school’s struggles are tied more to attendance and economic instability than to a lack of resources.

The latest year shows uneven momentum. Bugg posted sharp gains in 4th and 5th grade math, reading, and science, but 3rd grade reading barely moved and 3rd grade math actually dropped — a pattern worth watching closely in a school this small. A true bright spot is the school’s service of its African American students, who ranked in the 48th percentile statewide among African American students in 2025–2026, up from the 23rd percentile the year before. By contrast, Hispanic students and English learners remain the least-served groups. With roughly one in three students absent chronically, reducing absenteeism is likely the single most powerful lever for lifting Bugg’s outcomes.

345

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

825 Cooper Rd
Raleigh, NC 27610-3799

(919) 250-4750

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Bugg Elementary usually attend:

High:	Enloe 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:

African American:

55.7%

Hispanic:

26.7%

White:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

1,253^rd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 16% (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	21.9	1253 of 1492	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	1379 of 1490	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1390 of 1505	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1217 of 1502	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	1078 of 1514	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	1385 of 1489	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	1462 of 1473	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	1413 of 1434	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.9	1394 of 1429	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.5	1376 of 1425	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.7	1221 of 1440	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.1	1036 of 1390	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.0	1021 of 1403	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.5	967 of 1388	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.4	1129 of 1381	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	56.8	667 of 1363	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	40.7	908 of 1354	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.1	853 of 1324	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.2	774 of 1293	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	65.5	428 of 1276	66.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	469 of 903	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.9	711 of 918	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	748 of 924	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.2	454 of 933	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	451 of 927	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.4	689 of 896	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	912 of 949	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	875 of 927	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	14.6	849 of 878	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	747 of 897	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	532 of 563	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	1153 of 1447	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	1307 of 1451	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1280 of 1455	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	1122 of 1459	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	1174 of 1458	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	1417 of 1440	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.5	1421 of 1424	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	1378 of 1405	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	907 of 981	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	894 of 961	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	862 of 865	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	841 of 851	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	1093 of 1434	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	1341 of 1437	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1412 of 1450	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1100 of 1437	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	881 of 1366	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.0	1226 of 1329	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	1350 of 1361	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	1305 of 1332	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	1246 of 1451	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.6	1343 of 1450	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1372 of 1464	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1220 of 1461	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	919 of 1464	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.2	1233 of 1444	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	1406 of 1430	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	1389 of 1413	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)48th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)3rd percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science49%-19 vs state

Reading44%-12 vs state

Mathematics43%-20 vs state

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by a teacher
Saturday, April 30, 2016

I work at Bugg, and it is a dangerous place to be. Discipline is totally out of control, and as a result test scores are falling. The latest science test scores were at ten percent. No real learning takes place and it is not a safe place for students or teachers. Parents beware! There is no sign that it is getting better. Close Quote

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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
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	—	32 (9.3%)	192 (55.7%)	92 (26.7%)	11 (3.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	21.9	1253^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	16.0%		13	1379^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.4%	126	36.0	45.1	49.0				32.0	54.9	45.1				49.0				$13,995	$3,141	$10,854
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%)	66.2	488^th of 1492 public elementary schools	67.3%		62	531^st of 1490 public elementary schools	64.4%	43	63.3	67.9	80.5				63.3	57.1	68.3				70.7		91.7%	4.2%	$13,641	$1,381	$12,261
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	—	12 (1.8%)	459 (68.8%)	161 (24.1%)	9 (1.3%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	19.3	1289^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.6%		17.4	1321^st of 1490 public elementary schools	11.3%	32	45.7	37.0	32.4	32.4	44.3	50.0	43.2	50.6	40.3	48.5	52.5	50.9	47.1	61.1	97.9%	2.1%
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	—	39 (6.8%)	286 (49.8%)	216 (37.6%)	15 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.8%)	14	1376^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.8%		10.3	1411^th of 1490 public elementary schools	5.3%	35	55.3	39.2	36.8				43.7	35.9	25.3				38.3		93.5%	0.9%	$10,856	$1,557	$9,299
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	—	11 (2.9%)	238 (63.0%)	115 (30.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	25.3	1180^th of 1492 public elementary schools	20.9%		13.8	1368^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.2%	188	53.5	53.8	57.6				37.2	49.1	33.9				45.8		100%	0%
Hunter Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1018 E Davie St	Raleigh	27601	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7676	658	52	12.5	31.3%	342 (52.0%)	195 (29.6%)	44 (6.7%)	45 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.9%)	85	181^st of 1492 public elementary schools	87.9%		86	158^th of 1490 public elementary schools	89.4%	23	80.0	69.2	82.9				78.1	69.2	80.9				81.8		92.3%	6.4%	$10,234	$544	$9,690
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%)	57.5	620^th of 1492 public elementary schools	58.4%		74.4	328^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.0%	292	63.3	63.5	59.3				57.8	63.5	67.0				62.6		100%	0%	$10,451	$779	$9,672
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
Rogers Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 North Rogers Lane	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-8670	763	54	14.0	—	47 (6.2%)	364 (47.7%)	321 (42.1%)	18 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	18.2	1313^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.0%		15.8	1340^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.1%	27	50.9	43.4	46.1				39.1	42.1	35.0				50.5				$10,012	$1,194	$8,817
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%)	28.5	1125^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.6%		39.7	922^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	38.1%	203	50.0	52.5	57.9	52.1	50.0	41.9	46.4	47.5	40.4	39.6	60.0	51.2	49.1	81.4

Frequently Asked Questions about Bugg Elementary

What district is Bugg Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Bugg Elementary?

Students at Bugg Elementary are 56% African American, 27% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Bugg Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 345 students attended Bugg Elementary.

Is Bugg Elementary a good school?

Bugg Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Bugg Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bugg Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Enloe 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

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