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Green Elementary

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Green Elementary ranks 822 nd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

822^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Green Elementary is a public magnet elementary school located in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 548 students. The school is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

While Green Elementary has a strong Gifted and Talented program, ranking in the top 5% of North Carolina elementary schools for this subgroup, the school faces significant academic challenges overall. Its performance on state standardized tests (EOG) is significantly lower than the Wake County Schools and North Carolina averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 30% to 60.3% in Reading and 53.8% to 56.1% in Mathematics. The school's academic ranking has consistently placed it in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years.

Compared to nearby elementary schools in the Wake County Schools district, such as Joyner Elementary, Root Elementary, and Jeffreys Grove Elementary, Green Elementary generally underperforms academically. These nearby schools consistently outperform Green Elementary on state standardized tests and have higher overall rankings, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique challenges faced by the Green Elementary community.

534

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,929

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5307 Six Forks Road
Raleigh, NC 27609

(919) 431-8141

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Green Elementary usually attend:

High:	Wake Early College of Health and Science
	Wake STEM Early College High School
	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.1%

Hispanic:

29.6%

White:

27.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Wake County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg66%

North Carolina avg57%

822^nd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

87^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	45.7	822 of 1490	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	848 of 1505	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1158 of 1502	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1163 of 1514	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	1172 of 1489	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1188 of 1473	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1335 of 1434	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	25.4	1150 of 1429	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.0	1188 of 1425	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.2	1001 of 1440	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.4	907 of 1390	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.1	641 of 1403	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	34.5	1017 of 1388	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.7	896 of 1381	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.6	1001 of 1363	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.2	779 of 1354	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.2	616 of 1324	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.7	570 of 1293	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.3	406 of 1276	68.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	455 of 918	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	420 of 924	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.5	741 of 933	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	749 of 927	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	767 of 896	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	778 of 949	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	831 of 927	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	0.9	98 of 99	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	53.1	218 of 634	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.5	698 of 878	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	831 of 897	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	266 of 563	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	344 of 533	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.8	482 of 514	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	248 of 497	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	18.5	396 of 421	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	751 of 1451	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	648 of 1455	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.9	1182 of 1459	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1156 of 1458	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	1100 of 1440	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1184 of 1424	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	1264 of 1405	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	22 of 710	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	70.5	42 of 669	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	62.3	229 of 582	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	362 of 500	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.3	118 of 612	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	719 of 961	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	710 of 951	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	868 of 915	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	871 of 893	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	659 of 843	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	545 of 865	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.2	728 of 851	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	862 of 1437	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	754 of 1450	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.0	1279 of 1437	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1151 of 1366	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1213 of 1329	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	1146 of 1361	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1299 of 1332	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	830 of 1450	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	969 of 1464	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	1075 of 1461	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	1095 of 1464	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	1154 of 1444	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	1109 of 1430	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1333 of 1413	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	504 of 821	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	680 of 801	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	236 of 1172	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	309 of 1166	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	505 of 1183	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	330 of 1194	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	52.0	544 of 1172	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	383 of 1183	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.5	963 of 1178	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)97th percentile+52 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile+35 vs school

Disabled (2022)66th percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2018)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science62%~ state avg

Mathematics55%-6 vs state

Reading49%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, June 30, 2018

Culturally diverse school with daily language lessons and character education. Tailors learning to child's abilities with various reading groups. Offers Spanish classes for native speakers too. Friendly office staff. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Lead Mine Elementary	Public	K-5	8301 Old Leadmine Rd	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4120	359	29	12.4	47.6%	175 (48.7%)	64 (17.8%)	93 (25.9%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	59.5	572^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	61.6%		49.8	750^th of 1505 public elementary schools	50.2%	178	71.2	63.0	59.0	57.6	61.1	52.5	55.7	$10,642	$920	$9,722

Frequently Asked Questions about Green Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Green Elementary?

Students at Green Elementary are 36% African American, 30% Hispanic, 28% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Green Elementary attend?

Students who attend Green Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Green Elementary a good school?

Green Elementary ranks 822^nd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Green Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended Green Elementary.

What district is Green Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

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