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Lockhart Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1161^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Lockhart Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Knightdale, NC, serving 463 students as part of Wake County Schools. Overall, Lockhart sits in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools — ranked 1,161st of 1,492 — and its statewide standing has slipped over the past two years. That places it well below its own district, where reading proficiency across tested grades hovers around 40-43% versus 65-68% districtwide. Third and 4th grade math show the steepest gaps, with roughly four in ten students proficient compared to about 71-73% across Wake County. Nearly all Lockhart students (over 99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and chronic absenteeism (24.3%) runs above the district average. However, poverty alone does not tell the full story: nearby Knightdale Elementary, River Bend Elementary, and Forestville Road Elementary serve very similar student populations yet rank notably higher statewide. Higher-performing charter options nearby, including Doral Academy of North Carolina and Cardinal Charter Academy at Wendell Falls, add to the competitive landscape for Knightdale families.

The picture is not uniformly low, though. Lockhart's 5th graders outscored most neighboring Wake County elementary schools in math (61.3% proficient) and science (66.3%), suggesting genuine pockets of strength in the upper grades. The school also has favorable staffing on paper, with a student-teacher ratio of 11.8 — better than several nearby schools that post higher test results. Subgroup outcomes are mixed, with special education students ranking above the school's overall level, but the dominant pattern remains a school where early reading and math are the clearest weaknesses.

For parents, the biggest takeaway is that Lockhart's challenges concentrate in early literacy and elementary math — skills that shape later learning. It would be reasonable to ask school leaders how they plan to improve 3rd and 4th grade reading and math instruction, and what the 5th grade team is doing differently in math and science that could be applied more broadly. Visiting or comparing Lockhart with nearby higher-performing, similarly high-poverty schools may also help families understand which environment best fits their child.

463

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

95.5%

Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

1320 N Smithfield Rd
Knightdale, NC 27545

(919) 266-8525

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Lockhart Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Neuse River Middle
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:

Hispanic:

38.0%

African American:

37.6%

White:

18.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (47% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

1,161^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 22% (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	26.6	1161 of 1492	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.5	1048 of 1490	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	959 of 1505	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1147 of 1502	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1204 of 1514	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1268 of 1489	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1242 of 1473	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	952 of 1434	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.4	899 of 1429	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.1	999 of 1425	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.0	932 of 1440	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.6	782 of 1390	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.9	683 of 1403	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.7	607 of 1388	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.3	561 of 1381	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.7	560 of 1363	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.3	451 of 1354	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.5	396 of 1324	70.1%	★★★★☆
2007	69.2	363 of 1293	71.9%	★★★★☆
2006	76.4	224 of 1276	82.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	576 of 903	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.5	387 of 918	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	339 of 924	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	335 of 933	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	494 of 927	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	493 of 896	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	671 of 949	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.2	335 of 927	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	462 of 634	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	579 of 878	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	650 of 897	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	287 of 519	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.4	186 of 563	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	270 of 533	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	406 of 514	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	315 of 485	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	189 of 385	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.9	470 of 497	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	323 of 421	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	1166 of 1447	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.7	1108 of 1451	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	933 of 1455	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	881 of 1459	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1151 of 1458	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	1188 of 1440	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1160 of 1424	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	1020 of 1405	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	617 of 743	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.6	571 of 710	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	635 of 669	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	756 of 981	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.5	611 of 961	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	516 of 951	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	680 of 915	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	732 of 893	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	699 of 843	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	615 of 865	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.8	518 of 851	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	10 of 13	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.0	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	1108 of 1434	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.6	1113 of 1437	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1142 of 1450	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	1104 of 1437	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	981 of 1366	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	1079 of 1329	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1108 of 1361	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	834 of 1332	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	1094 of 1451	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.7	936 of 1450	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	919 of 1464	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1288 of 1461	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1186 of 1464	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	1253 of 1444	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1227 of 1430	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	883 of 1413	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	359 of 815	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.1	453 of 821	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	491 of 801	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	335 of 1146	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	47.9	630 of 1172	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	559 of 1166	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.0	1084 of 1183	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	949 of 1194	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	1016 of 1172	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	821 of 1183	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	645 of 1178	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)71st percentile+49 vs school

Special Education (2026)56th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)45th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2026)36th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile~ school

Homeless (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)19th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)17th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science66%~ state avg

Mathematics47%-16 vs state

Reading41%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lockhart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1320 N Smithfield Rd	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 266-8525	463	39	11.8	—	85 (18.4%)	174 (37.6%)	176 (38.0%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	26.6	1161^st of 1492 public elementary schools	22.2%		32.5	1048^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.7%	113	42.3	39.6	61.3				41.0	43.0	40.0				66.3		95.5%	0%	$10,297	$790	$9,507
Forestville Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Lawson Ridge Road	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 266-8487	570	47	12.2	—	76 (13.3%)	212 (37.2%)	229 (40.2%)	21 (3.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	39.1	918^th of 1492 public elementary schools	38.5%		34.3	1013^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.0%	95	69.7	59.1	40.0				61.0	63.6	33.3				47.8		96.6%	1.1%	$11,324	$1,232	$10,091
Knightdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	109 Ridge St	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 266-8540	549	39	13.9	—	81 (14.8%)	228 (41.5%)	180 (32.8%)	23 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.6%)	45.3	820^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.0%		25.2	1178^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.9%	358	70.4	66.7	38.4				61.7	67.7	42.5				40.7				$10,196	$1,272	$8,925
Beaverdam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3591 Tarheel Club Rd	Raleigh	27604	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-0222	678	51	13.4	—	42 (6.2%)	263 (38.8%)	312 (46.0%)	26 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.9%)	34.3	1025^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.3%		32.9	1036^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.5%	11	62.5	49.1	57.6				45.6	47.8	48.0				56.0		99.2%	0.8%	$9,703	$1,189	$8,514
Hodge Road Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2128 Mingo Bluff Boulevard	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 266-8599	522	39	13.4	—	84 (16.1%)	123 (23.6%)	283 (54.2%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	35.3	999^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.0%		31.3	1067^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.4%	68	48.9	65.1	53.3				48.9	55.4	46.7				46.7		100%	0%	$10,873	$1,488	$9,385
Doral Academy of North Carolina	Public, Charter	K-7	7001 Destiny Drive	Raleigh	27604	Wake County	Doral Academy North Carolina	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 874-1001	592	43	13.8	30.7%	171 (28.9%)	210 (35.5%)	152 (25.7%)	25 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.6%)	86.7	160^th of 1492 public elementary schools	89.3%		77.1	292^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	80.4%	132	89.8	88.6	77.1	52.4	88.5		71.3	85.7	75.0	66.7	88.5		75.0
Cardinal Charter Academy at Wendell Falls	Public, Charter	K-8	6041 Taylor Rd.	Wendell	27591	Wake County	Cardinal Charter Academy at Wendell Falls	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 752-8870	567	10	54.5	57.3%	146 (25.7%)	185 (32.6%)	171 (30.2%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.2%)	52.7	684^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.2%		31.7	1064^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.6%	380	82.9	47.6	59.1	46.8	43.5	45.3	74.3	49.2	54.5	63.8	50.0	64.2	57.6	66.0	92.9%	2.9%
Rogers Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 North Rogers Lane	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-8670	763	54	14.0	—	47 (6.2%)	364 (47.7%)	321 (42.1%)	18 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	18.2	1313^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.0%		15.8	1340^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.1%	27	50.9	43.4	46.1				39.1	42.1	35.0				50.5				$10,012	$1,194	$8,817
Lake Myra Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Elk Falls Rd	Wendell	27591	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 365-8990	722	54	13.3	55.4%	242 (33.5%)	216 (29.9%)	207 (28.7%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.1%)	31.5	1067^th of 1492 public elementary schools	28.5%		42.3	875^th of 1490 public elementary schools	41.3%	192	57.6	51.2	47.8				45.5	52.0	46.0				56.1				$10,121	$996	$9,125
Harris Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3829 Forestville Road	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 217-5100	827	66	12.6	51.6%	238 (28.8%)	293 (35.4%)	178 (21.5%)	60 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.9%)	51.1	713^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.2%		48.2	774^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.1%	61	69.5	58.0	52.2				61.9	63.8	54.4				58.1		97.6%	1.6%	$9,484	$502	$8,982

Frequently Asked Questions about Lockhart Elementary

What district is Lockhart Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

Is Lockhart Elementary a good school?

Lockhart Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.2% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lockhart Elementary?

Students at Lockhart Elementary are 38% Hispanic, 38% African American, 18% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lockhart Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lockhart Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Neuse River Middle
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

How many students attend Lockhart Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 463 students attended Lockhart Elementary.

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