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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	Distance	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 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	0.0mi	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%)	77.5	274^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.6%		77.9	281^st of 1490 public elementary schools	81.1%	7	66.2	73.6	82.8	63.5	69.4	76.6	79.7	$10,203	$586	$9,617
Joyner Elementary	1.2mi	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%)	72.5	368^th of 1492 public elementary schools	75.3%		69.4	402^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	73.0%	34	70.6	71.4	69.6	61.2	72.7	69.6	71.7	$9,492	$422	$9,070
Brooks Elementary	1.4mi	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
Douglas Elementary	1.6mi	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%)	51.6	704^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.8%		52.5	704^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.8%		57.3	63.4	62.5	59.4	68.3	50.0	58.8	$9,422	$383	$9,039
Underwood Elementary	1.6mi	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%)	81.1	229^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.7%		84.8	178^th of 1490 public elementary schools	88.1%	51	82.8	73.8	69.6	70.7	78.7	71.0	75.4	$11,726	$564	$11,163
Lacy Elementary	1.9mi	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%)	83.7	194^th of 1492 public elementary schools	87.0%		85.7	162^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	89.1%	32	77.9	80.7	72.9	77.0	77.1	70.8	75.0	$9,968	$302	$9,666
Green Elementary	2.0mi	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
Stough Elementary	2.4mi	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%)	81.3	225^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.9%		79	262^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	82.4%	37	80.8	80.0	67.7	73.7	76.5	74.2	72.0	$11,641	$528	$11,112
Partnership Elementary	2.5mi	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
Conn Elementary	2.6mi	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

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