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Hunter Elementary

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Hunter Elementary ranks 181 st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

181^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hunter Elementary is a public PK-5 elementary school in Raleigh, NC, serving about 658 students in the Wake County Schools district. The school has become a clear academic leader in central Raleigh: it ranks 181st out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools, landing in the 88th percentile with a 4-star rating. That marks a steady climb since 2015-2016, when Hunter sat near the statewide middle. Today it is the highest-ranked elementary school among its nearest neighbors.

Hunter's strongest subject is reading. On 2025-2026 state tests, 5th grade reading proficiency reached 80.9%, well above the district's 66% and the state's 55.3%, while 3rd grade reading hit 78.1%. Attendance also sets Hunter apart: just 10.2% of students are chronically absent — about half the district rate of 20.5% and far lower than nearby Bugg Elementary (32.7%) or Southeast Raleigh Elementary (32%). Hunter outperforms nearby schools such as Washington Elementary, Conn Elementary, and Wiley Elementary in overall state ranking — all while spending less per student than most of its area peers.

Hunter's overall results, however, mask real differences in how subgroups perform. Students from low-income families scored at the 12th percentile statewide over the last few years, a sharp contrast with the school's top-tier overall standing. Since Hunter already excels in reading and attendance, adding more targeted support for these students is the clearest path forward — and the key to making Hunter a consistently excellent school for every student, not just some.

658

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

31.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1018 E Davie St
Raleigh, NC 27601-1624

(919) 856-7676

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Hunter Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ligon Middle
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:

White:

52.0%

African American:

29.6%

Asian:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (77% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 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 school77%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

181^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 38 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to top 12% (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	85.0	181 of 1492	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	86.0	158 of 1490	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	195 of 1505	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	239 of 1502	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	226 of 1514	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	89.8	125 of 1489	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	76.6	280 of 1473	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	459 of 1434	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.9	512 of 1429	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.9	715 of 1425	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.0	604 of 1440	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.3	503 of 1390	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.9	475 of 1403	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	32.2	1061 of 1388	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.1	918 of 1381	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.2	755 of 1363	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	65.1	506 of 1354	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	79.0	205 of 1324	84.5%	★★★★☆
2007	80.9	160 of 1293	87.6%	★★★★☆
2006	84.0	117 of 1276	90.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	521 of 903	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.2	620 of 918	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	442 of 924	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	453 of 933	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	388 of 927	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.2	110 of 896	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	355 of 949	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	513 of 927	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	43 of 131	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.5	3 of 107	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	74.4	28 of 106	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	11 of 99	88.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	56.9	187 of 634	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	37.0	579 of 897	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.8	219 of 1447	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	83.5	173 of 1451	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	208 of 1455	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	287 of 1459	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	168 of 1458	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	90.0	99 of 1440	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	72.7	337 of 1424	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	463 of 1405	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	163 of 743	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	68.7	155 of 710	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	324 of 669	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	441 of 582	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	64.5	164 of 500	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.0	99 of 494	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	347 of 612	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	44.3	531 of 951	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	795 of 915	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	765 of 851	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	1256 of 1434	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	1271 of 1437	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	1288 of 1450	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1392 of 1437	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	1265 of 1366	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	51.6	556 of 1329	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.9	1122 of 1361	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1147 of 1332	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	85.3	159 of 1451	89.0%	★★★★☆
2025	85.5	156 of 1450	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	179 of 1464	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	204 of 1461	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	296 of 1464	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	87.4	142 of 1444	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	77.8	246 of 1430	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	440 of 1413	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.8	19 of 181	89.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	354 of 815	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.6	288 of 821	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.3	91 of 801	88.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	93.3	9 of 1146	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	94.6	8 of 1172	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	61 of 1166	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	55 of 1183	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	53 of 1194	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	9 of 1172	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	21 of 1183	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	32 of 1178	97.3%	★★★★★

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 (2026)99th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)90th percentile~ school

Male (2026)89th percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)78th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)67th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2026)57th percentile-31 vs school

Hispanic (2024)44th percentile-43 vs school

African American (2026)42nd percentile-46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-75 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science82%+14 vs state

Mathematics77%+14 vs state

Reading76%+20 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/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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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		$10,451	$779	$9,672
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hunter Elementary

How many students attend Hunter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 658 students attended Hunter Elementary.

What district is Hunter Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Hunter Elementary?

Students at Hunter Elementary are 52% White, 30% African American, 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is Hunter Elementary a good school?

Hunter Elementary ranks 181^st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Hunter Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hunter Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ligon Middle
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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