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Lynn Road Elementary

Q: Is Lynn Road Elementary a good school?

Lynn Road Elementary ranks 631 st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

631^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Lynn Road Elementary is a PK–5 school in Raleigh, NC, serving 486 students as part of Wake County Schools. In the most recent 2025–26 ranking cycle, the school placed at the 58th percentile statewide with a 3-star rating. That places it mid-pack in the local cluster: well ahead of Baileywick Road Elementary, but well behind Jeffreys Grove Elementary and North Ridge Elementary, both located just a few miles away. Lynn Road has improved from its pre-2020 standing in the 25th–33rd percentile range to roughly the 43rd–59th percentile range since then.

Where Lynn Road stands out is early elementary. Third- and fourth-grade math proficiency is above both Wake County and North Carolina averages, and third-grade reading is close behind. The challenge shows up by fifth grade, when proficiency in math, reading, and science falls 13–16 points below the county average. Science has been a persistent weakness for years. The comparison with Baileywick Road Elementary is telling: both schools serve similar poverty rates of about 57–58%, yet Lynn Road exceeds Baileywick by 12–24 points in early-grade reading and math — evidence that the school is achieving meaningful results with its students.

The main caution signs are attendance and equity. Chronic absenteeism rose to 21.0% in 2024–25, slightly above the Wake County average, after a few years of improvement. Across subgroups, White, English Language Learner, and special education students rank relatively well statewide, while African American and low-income students rank in the bottom quartile — a gap worth asking the school about. Families should also note that the gifted-identified subgroup has dropped sharply in percentile ranking over the past two years. Ultimately, Lynn Road is best understood as a school with real early-grade strengths and a high-poverty enrollment (57.2% free or reduced-price lunch) — one that is improving but has not yet established a consistent trajectory through fifth grade.

486

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

57.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1601 Lynn Rd
Raleigh, NC 27612-6820

(919) 870-4074

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Lynn Road 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:

41.4%

African American:

28.2%

Hispanic:

24.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Carolina median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

631^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to top 42% (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	56.7	631 of 1492	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.1	799 of 1490	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.2	613 of 1505	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	808 of 1502	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	857 of 1514	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.1	631 of 1489	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.2	1031 of 1473	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1071 of 1434	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.7	1064 of 1429	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.9	952 of 1425	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.2	780 of 1440	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.8	953 of 1390	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.5	652 of 1403	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	24.6	1160 of 1388	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.9	1038 of 1381	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.1	1166 of 1363	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.6	1003 of 1354	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	53.1	665 of 1324	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	72.0	307 of 1293	76.3%	★★★★☆
2006	67.8	374 of 1276	70.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	697 of 903	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	830 of 918	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.7	538 of 924	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	640 of 933	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	697 of 927	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	514 of 896	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	685 of 949	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.3	483 of 927	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	21.8	569 of 634	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	187 of 519	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.9	264 of 563	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	236 of 533	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	271 of 514	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.2	146 of 485	69.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	571 of 1447	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.8	916 of 1451	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.1	542 of 1455	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	747 of 1459	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	867 of 1458	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	712 of 1440	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.6	1048 of 1424	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	983 of 1405	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	659 of 743	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.2	642 of 710	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	66.6	175 of 669	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	244 of 582	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.9	107 of 500	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	54.9	286 of 494	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	535 of 981	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.5	567 of 961	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	534 of 951	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	433 of 915	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	364 of 893	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	248 of 843	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.5	305 of 865	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	319 of 851	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	1053 of 1434	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	1088 of 1437	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	871 of 1450	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1053 of 1437	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1109 of 1366	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	843 of 1329	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	909 of 1361	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	870 of 1332	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	669 of 1451	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.8	653 of 1450	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	661 of 1464	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	838 of 1461	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	788 of 1464	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.0	510 of 1444	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	959 of 1430	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1155 of 1413	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	326 of 815	60.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	252 of 1146	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	60.8	437 of 1172	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	85.5	114 of 1166	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.2	166 of 1183	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	189 of 1194	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	235 of 1172	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	459 of 1183	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	669 of 1178	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)78th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)64th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)60th percentile~ school

Male (2026)54th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)45th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile-31 vs school

African American (2026)23rd percentile-35 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)11th percentile-46 vs school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics68%+4 vs state

Reading58%~ state avg

Science58%-9 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, November 7, 2016

Great school. My child came to this school in the 1st grade and was not reading. Within 2 months, he was reading very well. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, November 14, 2015

My son is a first grader at Lynn Road Elementary. This is a new school as we recently moved to Raleigh. He loves it. He's made friends and enjoys learning now. At his previous school (in another county) he was bullied and had a hard time making friends. So far the teacher's seem competent and nice. I like Lynn Road Elementary! Close Quote

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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
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%)	56.7	631^st of 1492 public elementary schools	57.7%		47.1	799^th of 1490 public elementary schools	46.4%	168	73.1	74.6	55.6				60.3	62.5	52.8				58.3		$9,958	$880	$9,079
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%)	94.3	53^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	96.4%		90.4	105^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.0%	52	86.4	88.5	85.5				84.0	87.2	80.7				90.4		$9,178	$552	$8,627
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%)	45.8	805^th of 1492 public elementary schools	46.0%		61	547^th of 1490 public elementary schools	63.3%	258	62.1	48.8	55.6				52.9	57.1	56.8				66.7		$10,560	$712	$9,848
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%)	58.8	601^st of 1492 public elementary schools	59.7%		59.5	572^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	61.6%	29	65.2	55.2	68.8				54.3	65.5	62.5				68.8		$10,642	$920	$9,722
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%)	54.9	657^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.0%		45.7	822^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	44.8%	165	62.8	54.4	65.8				55.1	60.3	57.9				71.1		$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%)	62.9	536^th of 1492 public elementary schools	64.1%		53.4	683^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	54.2%	147	67.6	65.3	59.4				69.1	68.0	56.3				67.2		$9,556	$383	$9,173
Raleigh Oak Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2600 Sumer Drive	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Raleigh Oak Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 424-7626	373	27	13.9		182 (48.8%)	71 (19.0%)	54 (14.5%)	8 (2.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (14.5%)	22.4	1237^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.1%		29	1105^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.8%	132	32.3	23.6	40.0	38.1	27.9	24.3	40.3	52.7	54.0	45.2	51.2	55.6	57.1	48.6
Quest Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	10908 Strickland Road	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Quest Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 841-0441	139	11	12.6		105 (75.5%)	5 (3.6%)	9 (6.5%)	8 (5.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.2%)	97.5	8^th of 1492 public elementary schools	99.5%		97.3	17^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.9%	9	100.0	93.3	93.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.3	87.5	87.5	100.0	100.0	87.5	93.8
Hilburn Drive Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7100 Hilburn Drive	Raleigh	27613	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 571-6800	596	45	13.2	36.2%	267 (44.8%)	131 (22.0%)	102 (17.1%)	43 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.7%)	72.7	365^th of 1492 public elementary schools	75.5%		60.4	559^th of 1490 public elementary schools	62.5%	194	79.4	79.7	67.1	67.5	68.6	55.6	60.3	73.4	56.2	60.0	76.5	75.6	77.0	86.7	$9,833	$684	$9,148
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%)	82.9	205^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.3%		79.3	256^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.8%	51	82.2	75.2	71.8				79.4	72.8	74.4				75.2		$9,055	$573	$8,482

Frequently Asked Questions about Lynn Road Elementary

How many students attend Lynn Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 486 students attended Lynn Road Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lynn Road Elementary?

Students at Lynn Road Elementary are 41% White, 28% African American, 24% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Lynn Road Elementary a good school?

Lynn Road Elementary ranks 631^st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Lynn Road Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

What schools do graduates of Lynn Road Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lynn Road 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

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