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Root Elementary

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Root Elementary ranks 281 st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

281^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Root Elementary is a public elementary school located in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 484 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 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Root Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 20% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 281 out of 1,490 schools. The school's performance on state standardized tests is impressive, with students consistently scoring above the state and district averages in mathematics, reading, and science. For example, in 2024-2025, Root Elementary's 3rd-5th grade students scored 71.2%, 72.6%, and 70.3% proficient or better in mathematics, respectively, compared to the state averages of 64.1%, 58.9%, and 59.3%.

However, the school's significant performance gaps between its white students and its African American and Hispanic students, as well as its special education and low-socioeconomic status (SES) students, are concerning. These subgroups perform significantly below the state and district averages, ranking in the bottom 20% and 30% of North Carolina elementary schools. The school should investigate the root causes of these disparities and develop strategies to ensure all students have access to the resources and support they need to succeed.

469

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,203

Per pupil spending ?

34.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3202 Northampton Street
Raleigh, NC 27609-6926

(919) 881-4940

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Root Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oberlin Middle
High:	Needham Broughton 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:

65.7%

Hispanic:

17.3%

African American:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (69% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg66%

North Carolina avg57%

281^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^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	77.9	281 of 1490	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	273 of 1505	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	213 of 1502	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	166 of 1514	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	90.3	114 of 1489	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	78.3	255 of 1473	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	342 of 1434	76.2%	★★★★☆
2017	77.0	286 of 1429	80.0%	★★★★☆
2016	80.1	227 of 1425	84.1%	★★★★☆
2015	86.9	136 of 1440	90.6%	★★★★★
2014	76.1	299 of 1390	78.5%	★★★★☆
2013	69.7	366 of 1403	73.9%	★★★★☆
2012	64.0	530 of 1388	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	42.0	894 of 1381	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.3	798 of 1363	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	65.5	497 of 1354	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.4	281 of 1324	78.8%	★★★★☆
2007	74.0	280 of 1293	78.3%	★★★★☆
2006	76.2	228 of 1276	82.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	791 of 918	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	699 of 924	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	689 of 933	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	631 of 927	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.3	837 of 896	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	934 of 949	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	830 of 927	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	58.6	174 of 634	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	51.4	347 of 878	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	208 of 897	76.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	270 of 1451	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	402 of 1455	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	398 of 1459	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	278 of 1458	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	136 of 1440	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	79.6	217 of 1424	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	335 of 1405	76.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	226 of 710	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	181 of 669	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	184 of 582	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	202 of 500	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.4	171 of 494	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	331 of 612	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	804 of 961	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	694 of 951	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.6	483 of 851	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	1401 of 1437	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	1267 of 1450	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1288 of 1437	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	1215 of 1366	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	1345 of 1361	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	1189 of 1332	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	277 of 1450	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	208 of 1464	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	177 of 1461	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	157 of 1464	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	90.7	98 of 1444	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	75.2	285 of 1430	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	365 of 1413	74.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	419 of 821	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	384 of 801	52.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	100 of 1172	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	57 of 1166	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	41 of 1183	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	101 of 1194	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	87.5	99 of 1172	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	83.8	128 of 1183	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	232 of 1178	80.3%	★★★★☆

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)91st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)68th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile-32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-65 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile-67 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-79 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science72%+10 vs state

Mathematics71%+11 vs state

Reading66%+14 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
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
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
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
Lacy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Lake Boone Trail	Raleigh	27607	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 881-4920	695	48	14.5	23.7%	506 (72.8%)	94 (13.5%)	67 (9.6%)	17 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	85.7	162^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	89.1%		83.7	191^st of 1505 public elementary schools	87.3%	29	78.9	69.7	76.7	69.9	69.7	74.2	81.7	$9,968	$302	$9,666
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
Stough Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4210 Edwards Mill Road	Raleigh	27612	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 881-4950	550	41	13.2	33.3%	287 (52.2%)	108 (19.6%)	54 (9.8%)	51 (9.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.7%)	79	262^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	82.4%		77.9	282^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	81.3%	20	84.3	65.9	65.1	69.7	70.5	68.6	68.6	$11,641	$528	$11,112
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%)	79.3	255^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.9%		83	205^th of 1505 public elementary schools	86.4%	50	61.8	69.6	79.5	61.8	73.2	68.2	88.6	$12,073	$582	$11,491
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%)	77	295^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.2%		68.9	429^th of 1505 public elementary schools	71.5%	134	65.3	64.7	75.9	56.8	72.5	73.4	79.7	$11,819	$732	$11,087

Frequently Asked Questions about Root Elementary

What district is Root Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

Is Root Elementary a good school?

Root Elementary ranks 281^st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Root Elementary attend?

Students who attend Root Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oberlin Middle
High : Needham Broughton 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

How many students attend Root Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Root Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Root Elementary?

Students at Root Elementary are 66% White, 17% Hispanic, 14% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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