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Conn Elementary

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Conn Elementary ranks 289 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

289^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Conn Elementary is a PK–5 school in Raleigh, NC, serving 595 students as part of Wake County Schools. The school currently holds a 4-star rating and ranks 289th out of roughly 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools, placing it around the 81st percentile. That standing reflects a decade of steady improvement: Conn ranked near the middle of the pack around 2015–2016 with 2 stars, then climbed year after year to its current top-quartile position. In a dense cluster of nearby Raleigh elementary schools, Conn now trails only Hunter Elementary, Underwood Elementary, and Washington Elementary overall, while sitting well ahead of Joyner Elementary, Wiley Elementary, Partnership Elementary, Poe Elementary, and Powell Elementary.

Academically, Conn scores at or above district and state averages in most tested subjects. Third grade reading jumped to 71.8% proficient — well above the Wake County average of 65.4% and the statewide average of 55.6% — while 5th grade math and 5th grade science also come in above both district and state benchmarks. The clearest relative weak spot is 4th grade math at 66.7% proficiency, below Wake County's 70.4% average despite still beating the state. A notable bright spot outside test scores is attendance: Conn's chronic absenteeism rate is 16.6%, far lower than the district's 20.5% and the state's 24.2%, and among nearby schools only Hunter has a lower rate.

Conn's overall success, however, is not evenly distributed across student groups. With 42.5% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school's economically disadvantaged students rank at just the 29th percentile statewide — a clear area for growth. By contrast, Conn's special education students have improved dramatically, moving from the 12th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 76th percentile in 2025–2026. The school also operates with the highest student-teacher ratio in its local comparison group at 15.1 students per teacher, yet still outperforms several nearby schools with smaller class sizes. Strong attendance, steady academic gains, and meaningful progress for special education students suggest Conn is on a solid upward path; improving consistency for economically disadvantaged students would be the most impactful next step.

595

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

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...
	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.9%

African American:

31.6%

Hispanic:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (72% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

289^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 31 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to top 19% (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	76.7	289 of 1492	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	77.0	295 of 1490	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	429 of 1505	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	437 of 1502	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	351 of 1514	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	59.1	594 of 1489	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	536 of 1473	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	755 of 1434	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.2	755 of 1429	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.4	724 of 1425	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.2	587 of 1440	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.1	734 of 1390	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.4	623 of 1403	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.7	775 of 1388	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.0	978 of 1381	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.7	869 of 1363	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.7	1036 of 1354	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.4	912 of 1324	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.0	742 of 1293	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.9	505 of 1276	60.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	484 of 903	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.4	464 of 918	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	657 of 924	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	547 of 933	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.8	235 of 927	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	51.9	327 of 896	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	388 of 949	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	461 of 927	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	41.8	495 of 878	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	382 of 897	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	327 of 1447	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	72.2	332 of 1451	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	345 of 1455	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	380 of 1459	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	366 of 1458	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	466 of 1440	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	370 of 1424	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	49.3	760 of 1405	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	205 of 743	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	60.1	330 of 710	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	339 of 669	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.8	175 of 582	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	208 of 500	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.0	319 of 494	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	408 of 612	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	353 of 981	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	328 of 851	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	1020 of 1434	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.2	758 of 1437	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1184 of 1450	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1114 of 1437	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.2	665 of 1366	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.5	879 of 1329	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	961 of 1361	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	971 of 1332	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.1	253 of 1451	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	79.5	235 of 1450	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	493 of 1464	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	508 of 1461	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.4	350 of 1464	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	52.4	646 of 1444	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	654 of 1430	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	750 of 1413	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	198 of 815	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	23.3	708 of 801	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.5	78 of 1146	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	88.2	82 of 1172	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	68 of 1166	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	68 of 1183	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	65 of 1194	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.6	78 of 1172	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	65 of 1183	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	74.5	273 of 1178	76.8%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)93rd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)77th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)76th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)72nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2026)46th percentile-34 vs school

Disabled (2019)44th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science76%+8 vs state

Mathematics71%+8 vs state

Reading70%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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		$11,819	$732	$11,087
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		$13,739	$1,144	$12,595
Underwood Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1614 Glenwood Avenue	Raleigh	27608	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7663	405	36	11.4	29.9%	237 (58.5%)	85 (21.0%)	50 (12.3%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	81.1	229^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.7%		84.8	178^th of 1490 public elementary schools	88.1%	51	82.8	73.8	69.6				70.7	78.7	71.0				75.4		$11,726	$564	$11,163
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		$9,492	$422	$9,070
Partnership Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	601 Devereux Street	Raleigh	27605	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-8200	276	27	10.2	38.8%	125 (45.3%)	63 (22.8%)	72 (26.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.0%)	68.4	452^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	69.7%		79.3	255^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.9%	197	71.4	55.2	69.1				64.3	60.3	69.1				85.5		$12,073	$582	$11,491
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		$10,234	$544	$9,690
The Exploris School	Public, Charter	K-8	401 Hillsborough St.	Raleigh	27603	Wake County	The Exploris School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 715-3690	448	38	11.7		283 (63.2%)	77 (17.2%)	34 (7.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (10.5%)	54.9	656^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.0%		62.7	516^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.4%	140	48.7	44.7	60.6	66.7	60.3	73.2	48.7	57.9	73.5	63.3	70.1	78.6	73.5	85.7
Wiley Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	301 St. Mary's Street	Raleigh	27605	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7723	429	35	12.2	38.9%	202 (47.1%)	97 (22.6%)	91 (21.2%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	70.8	400^th of 1492 public elementary schools	73.2%		61.4	540^th of 1490 public elementary schools	63.8%	140	73.2	64.1	68.2				69.4	68.8	67.7				68.2		$11,295	$640	$10,655
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		$13,641	$1,381	$12,261
Washington Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1000 Fayetteville St	Raleigh	27601	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7960	514	41	12.6	28.6%	95 (18.5%)	124 (24.1%)	37 (7.2%)	228 (44.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	78.3	265^th of 1492 public elementary schools	82.2%		78.3	274^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.6%	9	80.5	67.8	70.0				75.3	70.0	68.9				76.7		$10,892	$515	$10,377

Frequently Asked Questions about Conn Elementary

How many students attend Conn Elementary?

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

What is the racial makeup of Conn Elementary?

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

What schools do graduates of Conn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Conn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oberlin Middle
High : Needham Broughton 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 Conn Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

Is Conn Elementary a good school?

Conn Elementary ranks 289^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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