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Douglas Elementary

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Douglas Elementary ranks 704 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

704^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Douglas Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 513. The school is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Douglas Elementary's performance has been inconsistent over the years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating from 356 out of 1,514 North Carolina elementary schools in 2021-2022 (rated 4 stars) to 991 out of 1,473 in 2018-2019 (rated 2 stars). The school's academic achievement, as measured by proficiency rates on North Carolina's End-of-Grade (EOG) tests, is mixed compared to the district and state averages. While the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate is higher than the state average, its mathematics and reading proficiency rates for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades are generally lower.

One area of concern is the significant performance gaps between different student subgroups at Douglas Elementary. White students consistently perform well, ranking in the top 27% of North Carolina elementary schools for this subgroup. In contrast, the school's performance for Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students is significantly lower, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of North Carolina elementary schools for these subgroups. Addressing these disparities should be a priority for the school and the district to ensure that all students have access to a high-quality education.

562

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,422

Per pupil spending ?

44%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Ortega Rd
Raleigh, NC 27609-5957

(919) 881-4894

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Douglas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carroll 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:

49.8%

Hispanic:

27.6%

African American:

17.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg66%

North Carolina avg57%

704^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

79^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	52.5	704 of 1490	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	628 of 1505	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	579 of 1502	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.9	356 of 1514	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	57.9	608 of 1489	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	991 of 1473	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	819 of 1434	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.4	776 of 1429	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.6	580 of 1425	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.2	500 of 1440	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.5	565 of 1390	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.6	618 of 1403	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.9	603 of 1388	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.0	726 of 1381	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.6	936 of 1363	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.3	851 of 1354	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.3	797 of 1324	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.9	490 of 1293	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.6	530 of 1276	58.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	570 of 918	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	661 of 924	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	517 of 933	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	378 of 927	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.7	777 of 949	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	648 of 927	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	16.4	616 of 634	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	739 of 878	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	876 of 897	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	518 of 563	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	491 of 533	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	514 of 514	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	430 of 485	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	304 of 385	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	452 of 497	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	398 of 421	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	748 of 1451	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	775 of 1455	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.2	499 of 1459	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.5	297 of 1458	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	54.1	622 of 1440	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.8	1122 of 1424	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	883 of 1405	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	407 of 710	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.9	402 of 669	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	515 of 582	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.8	243 of 500	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.4	95 of 494	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	23.4	597 of 612	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	904 of 961	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	791 of 951	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	769 of 915	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	793 of 893	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	768 of 843	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	825 of 865	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	817 of 851	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	1346 of 1437	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1253 of 1450	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1137 of 1437	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1083 of 1366	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	1107 of 1329	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1289 of 1361	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1211 of 1332	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	611 of 1450	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	432 of 1464	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	54.9	648 of 1461	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	444 of 1464	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	552 of 1444	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	758 of 1430	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	740 of 1413	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	484 of 821	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	478 of 801	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	317 of 1172	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	316 of 1166	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	203 of 1183	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	147 of 1194	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	271 of 1172	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	51.1	595 of 1183	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.7	279 of 1178	76.3%	★★★★☆

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)73rd percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)43rd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile-45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-46 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-47 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-74 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics59%~ state avg

Science56%-6 vs state

Reading55%+3 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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	99.2%	90 (23.4%)	96 (24.9%)	158 (41.0%)	18 (4.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	30.8	1075^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.9%		29.1	1116^th of 1505 public elementary schools	25.8%	41	41.0	58.8	41.7	34.4	64.7	38.3	46.7	$12,415	$1,590	$10,825
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%)	84.8	178^th of 1490 public elementary schools	88.1%		87	151^st of 1505 public elementary schools	90.0%	27	78.9	71.9	75.4	68.4	75.0	70.8	75.4	$11,726	$564	$11,163
North Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7120 Harps Mill Road	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4100	730	51	14.2	35.5%	453 (62.1%)	130 (17.8%)	102 (14.0%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	79.3	256^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.8%		74.2	334^th of 1505 public elementary schools	77.8%	78	80.2	70.0	63.2	73.3	70.8	61.1	71.6	$9,055	$573	$8,482
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Douglas Elementary

How many students attend Douglas Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended Douglas Elementary.

Is Douglas Elementary a good school?

Douglas Elementary ranks 704^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Douglas Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

What schools do graduates of Douglas Elementary attend?

Students who attend Douglas Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carroll 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 is the racial makeup of Douglas Elementary?

Students at Douglas Elementary are 50% White, 28% Hispanic, 17% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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