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Wendell Elementary

Q: Is Wendell Elementary a good school?

Wendell Elementary ranks 1116 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

1116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Wendell Elementary is a public magnet elementary school located in Wendell, North Carolina, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 424 students. The school is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60th out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a highly-ranked district, Wendell Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on end-of-grade (EOG) tests, is significantly lower than the Wake County Schools district and the state of North Carolina averages across all grade levels and subject areas. This is particularly true for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, Disabled students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

When comparing Wendell Elementary to other nearby schools in the Wake County district, such as Knightdale Elementary, Forestville Road Elementary, and Lockhart Elementary, the performance gap is evident. However, two schools outside the Wake County district, Riverwood Elementary and Corinth-Holders Elementary in the Johnston County district, significantly outperform Wendell Elementary and the other nearby Wake County schools on academic measures, despite serving higher-poverty student populations.

458

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,627

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3355 Wendell Blvd
Wendell, NC 27591-8942

(919) 365-2660

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Wendell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wendell 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:

White:

33.8%

African American:

33.0%

Hispanic:

23.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 16th percentile in 2023 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 25th (2025) from a 16th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (44% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the North Carolina average

!Near the bottom of Wake County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg66%

North Carolina avg57%

1,116^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

103^rd 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	28.1	1116 of 1490	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1155 of 1505	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1266 of 1502	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1213 of 1514	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	938 of 1489	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1150 of 1473	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1176 of 1434	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.7	1068 of 1429	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.5	974 of 1425	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.9	800 of 1440	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.0	888 of 1390	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.7	932 of 1403	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.9	909 of 1388	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.2	931 of 1381	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.4	1017 of 1363	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.5	1110 of 1354	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.1	919 of 1324	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.7	867 of 1293	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.1	715 of 1276	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	821 of 918	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	601 of 924	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	763 of 933	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	699 of 927	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	702 of 896	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	720 of 949	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	783 of 927	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	22.8	555 of 634	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	464 of 878	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.7	825 of 897	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	468 of 563	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	497 of 514	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	479 of 485	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.3	171 of 497	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	1050 of 1451	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	1013 of 1455	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1218 of 1459	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	1187 of 1458	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	922 of 1440	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1104 of 1424	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1146 of 1405	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	6.1	575 of 582	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.1	498 of 500	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	845 of 961	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	746 of 951	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	824 of 915	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	798 of 893	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.0	514 of 843	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	639 of 865	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	759 of 851	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	1261 of 1437	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1236 of 1450	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1230 of 1437	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1014 of 1366	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.1	607 of 1329	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.5	1059 of 1361	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1265 of 1332	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	1100 of 1450	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1224 of 1464	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	1251 of 1461	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1154 of 1464	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	914 of 1444	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1162 of 1430	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1170 of 1413	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	414 of 821	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	683 of 801	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	509 of 1172	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	666 of 1166	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1043 of 1183	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	815 of 1194	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	710 of 1172	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1048 of 1183	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	851 of 1178	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)57th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science50%-12 vs state

Mathematics47%-14 vs state

Reading40%-12 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 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
Wendell Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	3355 Wendell Blvd	Wendell	27591	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 365-2660	458	36	12.6	99.3%	155 (33.8%)	151 (33.0%)	109 (23.8%)	20 (4.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	28.1	1116^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.1%		27.3	1155^th of 1505 public elementary schools	23.3%	39	63.8	46.3	32.5				44.9	42.5	33.8				50.0		$10,627	$638	$9,989
Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	291 Liles-Dean Rd	Wendell	27591	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 365-2680	495	37	13.2	99.4%	110 (22.2%)	121 (24.4%)	223 (45.1%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.9%)	46.6	809^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.7%		50.9	732^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	51.4%	77	57.8	60.5	64.9				45.8	52.6	36.5				60.8		$11,967	$1,538	$10,428
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%)	31.7	1064^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.6%		34	1026^th of 1505 public elementary schools	31.8%	38	46.3	47.0	38.6	46.8	45.1	35.3	27.8	51.5	47.7	61.7	62.7	55.9	47.7	58.8
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%)	42.3	875^th of 1490 public elementary schools	41.3%		35.3	1010^th of 1505 public elementary schools	32.9%	135	60.0	40.0	53.8				44.0	51.0	50.0				63.2		$10,121	$996	$9,125
Zebulon Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	700 Proctor St	Zebulon	27597	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 404-3680	693	50	13.9	99.6%	110 (15.9%)	323 (46.6%)	211 (30.4%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	39 (5.6%)	20.2	1278^th of 1490 public elementary schools	14.2%		25.3	1187^th of 1505 public elementary schools	21.1%	91	40.9	50.0	39.2				29.6	49.0	36.8				40.8		$11,502	$1,536	$9,966
Wakelon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8921 Pippin Rd	Zebulon	27597	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 404-3844	679	44	15.2	99.6%	87 (12.8%)	325 (47.9%)	227 (33.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.0%)	59.1	581^st of 1490 public elementary schools	61.0%		47.5	791^st of 1505 public elementary schools	47.4%	210	74.6	62.3	56.9				46.9	63.2	47.1				65.7		$11,185	$1,875	$9,310
Corinth-Holders Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3976 Nc 231	Zebulon	27597	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 365-7560	585	36	16.2	99.5%	252 (43.1%)	81 (13.8%)	210 (35.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.3%)	57	608^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.2%		54.3	676^th of 1505 public elementary schools	55.1%	68	62.3	58.1	62.3				38.7	61.0	56.1				72.8		$9,379	$977	$8,402
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	99.5%	81 (14.8%)	228 (41.5%)	180 (32.8%)	23 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.6%)	25.2	1178^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.9%		16.3	1340^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.0%	162	60.7	30.8	34.4				46.3	41.8	40.0				33.3		$10,196	$1,272	$8,925
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	99.5%	76 (13.3%)	212 (37.2%)	229 (40.2%)	21 (3.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	34.3	1013^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.0%		39.9	935^th of 1505 public elementary schools	37.9%	78	58.1	35.2	51.8				47.7	29.7	43.4				65.1		$11,324	$1,232	$10,091
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	99.4%	85 (18.4%)	174 (37.6%)	176 (38.0%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	32.5	1048^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.7%		38.7	959^th of 1505 public elementary schools	36.3%	89	47.9	45.8	55.8				38.3	54.8	38.5				52.1		$10,297	$790	$9,507

Frequently Asked Questions about Wendell Elementary

What district is Wendell Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Wendell Elementary?

Students at Wendell Elementary are 34% White, 33% African American, 24% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Is Wendell Elementary a good school?

Wendell Elementary ranks 1116^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Wendell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wendell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wendell 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 Wendell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 458 students attended Wendell Elementary.

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