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Conn Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5
295th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools
Better than 80% of North Carolina elementary schools
Summary

Conn Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving 540 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 and has a 4-star rating.

Conn Elementary consistently performs above the state average in proficiency rates for end-of-grade tests in Mathematics, Reading, and Science across grades 3-5. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 5th-grade students achieved a 75.9% proficiency rate in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 59.3%. Similarly, the school's 4th-grade Reading proficiency rate of 72.5% was significantly higher than the state average of 58.1%. However, the school's African American and Special Education students have lower rankings, indicating an achievement gap that needs to be addressed.

While Conn Elementary generally outperforms nearby schools like Underwood Elementary and Hunter Elementary in academic proficiency, the school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with a dip during the COVID-19 pandemic. The school's relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 35.71% to 42.97%, also suggests the importance of providing additional resources and support for students from low-income families.

595
Students ?
15.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,819
Per pupil spending ?
42.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1220 Brookside Drive
       Raleigh, NC  27604

(919) 856-7637

District: Wake County Schools


Students who attend Conn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Oberlin Middle
High:    Needham Broughton High
    Wake Early College of Health and Science
    Wake STEM Early College High School
    Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
    More...
Racial breakdown:

White:
52.9%
African American:
31.6%
Hispanic:
9.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the North Carolina average (69% vs 57% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 20% of North Carolina elementary schools
Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school69%
District avg66%
North Carolina avg57%
295th of 1,490
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Top 20%▲ up 21 pts since 2015
From top 41% (2015) to top 20% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
48th of 115Elementary Schools in the Wake County Schools
60th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202577.0295 of 149080.2%★★★★☆
202468.9429 of 150571.5%★★★★☆
202368.3437 of 150270.9%★★★★☆
202273.2351 of 151476.8%★★★★☆
202159.1594 of 148960.1%★★★☆☆
201962.4536 of 147363.6%★★★☆☆
201849.8755 of 143447.4%★★☆☆☆
201749.2755 of 142947.2%★★☆☆☆
201650.4724 of 142549.2%★★☆☆☆
201559.2587 of 144059.2%★★★☆☆
201448.1734 of 139047.2%★★☆☆☆
201352.4623 of 140355.6%★★★☆☆
201249.7775 of 138844.2%★★☆☆☆
201136.0978 of 138129.2%★☆☆☆☆
201043.7869 of 136336.2%★★☆☆☆
200929.71036 of 135423.5%★☆☆☆☆
200836.4912 of 132431.1%★★☆☆☆
200750.0742 of 129342.6%★★☆☆☆
200661.9505 of 127660.4%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202547.4464 of 91849.5%★★☆☆☆
202434.2657 of 92428.9%★☆☆☆☆
202341.2547 of 93341.4%★★☆☆☆
202264.8235 of 92774.6%★★★★☆
202151.9327 of 89663.5%★★★☆☆
201953.8388 of 94959.1%★★★☆☆
201848.8461 of 92750.3%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
201941.8495 of 87843.6%★★☆☆☆
201850.0382 of 89757.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202572.2332 of 145177.1%★★★★☆
202471.5345 of 145576.3%★★★★☆
202370.6380 of 145974.0%★★★★☆
202270.6366 of 145874.9%★★★★☆
202162.9466 of 144067.6%★★★☆☆
201971.0370 of 142474.0%★★★★☆
201849.3760 of 140545.9%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202560.1330 of 71053.5%★★★☆☆
202458.5339 of 66949.3%★★☆☆☆
202365.8175 of 58269.9%★★★★☆
202262.2208 of 50058.4%★★★☆☆
202152.0319 of 49435.4%★★☆☆☆
201953.7408 of 61233.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
201856.4328 of 85161.5%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202547.2758 of 143747.3%★★☆☆☆
202427.01184 of 145018.3%★☆☆☆☆
202328.81114 of 143722.5%★☆☆☆☆
202249.2665 of 136651.3%★★★☆☆
202134.5879 of 132933.9%★★☆☆☆
201935.7961 of 136129.4%★☆☆☆☆
201833.2971 of 133227.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202579.5235 of 145083.8%★★★★☆
202463.9493 of 146466.3%★★★☆☆
202362.9508 of 146165.2%★★★☆☆
202272.4350 of 146476.1%★★★★☆
202152.4646 of 144455.3%★★★☆☆
201955.0654 of 143054.3%★★★☆☆
201850.4750 of 141346.9%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202423.3708 of 80111.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202588.282 of 117293.0%★★★★★
202489.368 of 116694.2%★★★★★
202389.068 of 118394.3%★★★★★
202288.765 of 119494.6%★★★★★
202188.678 of 117293.3%★★★★★
201988.865 of 118394.5%★★★★★
201874.5273 of 117876.8%★★★★☆
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)
White (2025)93rd percentile+13 vs school
Male (2025)84th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)77th percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2018)61st percentile+14 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)54th percentile-27 vs school
African American (2025)49th percentile-31 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-33 vs school
Disabled (2019)44th percentile-20 vs school
Special Education (2024)12th percentile-60 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Science80%+18 vs state
Mathematics68%+7 vs state
Reading67%+15 vs state

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Conn Elementary ranks 295th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Conn Elementary are 53% White, 32% African American, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 595 students attended Conn Elementary.


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