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Rand Road Elementary

Q: Is Rand Road Elementary a good school?

Rand Road Elementary ranks 352 nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

352^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Rand Road Elementary is a PreK–5 school in Garner, North Carolina, serving about 394 students as part of Wake County Schools. The school currently holds a 4-star state rating and ranks #352 out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools, placing it in the 76th percentile statewide. About 52.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which makes Rand Road noticeably more economically diverse than several nearby Garner-area elementary schools such as East Garner Elementary, Smith Elementary, and Timber Drive Elementary, where that rate approaches 99%.

Rand Road's greatest academic strength is in the early grades. Its 3rd-grade reading proficiency is 81%, well above the Wake County average of 65.4% and the state average of 55.6%. In 3rd-grade math, the school posts an 84.1% proficiency rate, also ahead of the district (72.9%) and state (66.4%). Among nearby schools, only Bryan Road Elementary and West View Elementary come close in these early grades. The school also stands out for attendance: chronic absenteeism is just 16.0%, well below the Wake County rate of 20.5% and the state rate of 24.2%, and much lower than nearby schools like Timber Drive (29.1%), Smith Elementary (29.7%), and East Garner Elementary (29.0%). Rand Road also posts strong outcomes for low-income students and African American students, who have ranked in the 73rd–76th and 78th–91st percentiles statewide, respectively, over the past three years.

The school's main challenge is sustaining success into upper elementary. By 5th grade, math proficiency drops to 64.6% and reading to 63.1%, both below Wake County averages of 71.7% and 66.0%. This contrasts with Bryan Road Elementary, less than two miles away, which maintains strong math performance from 3rd through 5th grade. Rand Road has recovered impressively since the pandemic, jumping from the 39th percentile in 2021–22 to the 81st percentile in 2022–23, and it has now held 4-star status for four consecutive years. Families may also want to monitor gifted program results, which have been variable recently, and special education scores, which currently rank near the 37th percentile statewide.

394

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

52.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Arbor Greene Dr
Garner, NC 27529-9743

(919) 662-2275

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Rand Road Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	North Garner Middle
High:	Garner 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:

48.5%

African American:

23.1%

Hispanic:

22.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 81st percentile in 2023 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (71% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 81st-percentile peak (2023) to 76th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

352^nd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to top 24% (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	73.5	352 of 1492	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	68.3	423 of 1490	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	353 of 1505	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	279 of 1502	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	39.7	925 of 1514	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	919 of 1489	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	874 of 1473	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.0	424 of 1434	70.4%	★★★★☆
2017	76.1	302 of 1429	78.9%	★★★★☆
2016	66.5	449 of 1425	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.6	422 of 1440	70.7%	★★★★☆
2014	71.8	362 of 1390	74.0%	★★★★☆
2013	72.3	326 of 1403	76.8%	★★★★☆
2012	70.9	379 of 1388	72.7%	★★★★☆
2011	74.7	304 of 1381	78.0%	★★★★☆
2010	67.8	441 of 1363	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.0	574 of 1354	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.4	343 of 1324	74.1%	★★★★☆
2007	66.0	424 of 1293	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.5	300 of 1276	76.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	196 of 903	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	69.8	195 of 918	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	83 of 924	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	84 of 933	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	35.5	613 of 927	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	642 of 896	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	566 of 949	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	81.4	91 of 927	90.2%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	27.1	520 of 646	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.3	348 of 878	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	179 of 897	80.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	48.0	209 of 485	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.3	465 of 497	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.9	292 of 1447	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.7	307 of 1451	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	379 of 1455	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	248 of 1459	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	38.5	914 of 1458	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	950 of 1440	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	856 of 1424	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.6	494 of 1405	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	433 of 743	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	70.6	114 of 710	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	14 of 500	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	65.9	74 of 612	87.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	439 of 981	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.4	337 of 961	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	370 of 951	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	264 of 915	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	39.8	545 of 893	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	511 of 843	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.4	790 of 865	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	48.6	442 of 851	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	344 of 1434	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	65.4	389 of 1437	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	360 of 1450	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	261 of 1437	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	17.3	1258 of 1366	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	946 of 1329	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1142 of 1361	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.2	531 of 1332	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	439 of 1451	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.8	548 of 1450	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.2	350 of 1464	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	335 of 1461	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	40.6	886 of 1464	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	854 of 1444	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	863 of 1430	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.5	376 of 1413	73.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	516 of 815	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.6	176 of 1146	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	69.6	323 of 1172	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	239 of 1166	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	252 of 1183	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	45.2	679 of 1194	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	746 of 1172	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	562 of 1183	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	382 of 1178	67.6%	★★★☆☆

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)85th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)78th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile~ school

Male (2026)70th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)57th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)42nd percentile-35 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile-40 vs school

Disabled (2021)20th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Reading72%+16 vs state

Mathematics71%+8 vs state

Science68%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, March 22, 2019

Rand is a great school. Staff are supportive, parents are welcome, students are the focus. Family feel at this school and they truly care about my kids and their education. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Severe lack of organization - carpool is a nightmare. Be prepared for watching teachers talking to one another rather than focusing on getting the children safely into cars children sitting in front of the school with little to no supervision kids running to their parents cars because they cannot hear their number being called over the other children talking, but see their parents cars pulling up weaving throughout the parking lot and almost getting hit by other cars trying to pull out of spaces or while you’re trying to come around the corners by the other cars exiting the school. Some serious adjustments need to be evaluated to circumvent the poor decisions made for this situation.
Lack of communication between administration and parents: buses not leaving the school until 1 hour after school lets out. Meaning, your child doesn’t get home until 2 hours after school ended. No communication from school the day of incidents or accountability taken by school afterwards.
Recess: 2nd, 4th, 5th graders are all out together. 4th/5th graders switch days when they can play on the swingset. The swingset they play on is meant for kindergarteners and 1st graders. The 2nd graders play on the 2 larger structures made for 4th/5th graders. 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 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
Rand Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Arbor Greene Dr	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 662-2275	394	30	13.2	52.5%	191 (48.5%)	91 (23.1%)	89 (22.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	73.5	352^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	76.4%		68.3	423^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	71.6%	71	84.1	65.7	64.6	81.0	71.4	63.1	67.7	$10,382	$374	$10,008
Bryan Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8317 Bryan Rd	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-7844	685	49	13.9	34.0%	219 (32.0%)	163 (23.8%)	122 (17.8%)	164 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.2%)	88.8	133^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	91.1%		84.4	184^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.7%	51	80.3	81.4	88.9	72.6	74.6	75.8	86.9	$10,316	$641	$9,675
Aversboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1605 Aversboro Rd	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 662-2325	381	27	14.2	99.2%	77 (20.2%)	125 (32.8%)	141 (37.0%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.5%)	17.1	1333^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	10.7%		17.3	1322^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	11.3%	11	60.7	42.4	29.5	34.4	39.0	39.3	47.5	$10,647	$1,063	$9,584
Timber Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Timber Drive	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 773-9500	391	31	12.5	99.2%	138 (35.3%)	130 (33.2%)	88 (22.5%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	30.9	1073^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	28.1%		31.3	1068^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.3%	5	52.0	53.5	50.8	36.0	46.5	52.5	59.3	$11,614	$1,062	$10,553
Vance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8808 Old Stage Rd	Raleigh	27603	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 662-2472	445	34	13.1	42.9%	271 (60.9%)	36 (8.1%)	106 (23.8%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	67.6	460^th of 1492 public elementary schools	69.2%		68.4	416^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.1%	44	61.0	71.4	75.4	55.8	68.6	67.7	73.8	$10,698	$656	$10,042
Vandora Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Vandora Springs Road	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 662-2486	582	44	13.1	99.5%	146 (25.1%)	193 (33.2%)	201 (34.5%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	47.9	769^th of 1492 public elementary schools	48.5%		58.5	589^th of 1490 public elementary schools	60.5%	180	64.8	67.4	61.1	37.5	56.8	46.7	71.1	$9,721	$811	$8,910
East Garner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5545 Jones Sausage Road	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 773-7411	535	40	13.4	99.4%	43 (8.0%)	268 (50.1%)	174 (32.5%)	36 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	28.8	1118^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.1%		27.4	1119^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.9%	1	55.2	39.8	60.4	45.4	48.3	44.0	52.2	$10,446	$1,410	$9,036
Creech Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Creech Rd	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 662-2359	549	42	13.0	99.5%	66 (12.0%)	243 (44.3%)	216 (39.3%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (2.0%)	46.1	800^th of 1492 public elementary schools	46.4%		37.7	955^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.9%	155	66.3	59.3	58.1	51.6	58.0	47.3	60.8	$10,643	$1,329	$9,314
Smith Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1101 Maxwell Drive	Raleigh	27603	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 662-2458	596	46	12.9	99.5%	120 (20.1%)	153 (25.7%)	255 (42.8%)	38 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	25 (4.2%)	28.7	1120^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.9%		19.6	1286^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.7%	166	55.0	50.6	54.8	45.9	43.8	49.2	46.8	$12,653	$1,489	$11,164
West View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11755 Cleveland Road	Garner	27529	Wake County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 661-6184	969	60	16.2	98.5%	376 (38.8%)	274 (28.3%)	230 (23.7%)	25 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.4%)	83.5	195^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.9%		70.2	388^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.0%	193	83.6	75.4	72.7	77.6	73.1	67.5	80.8	$8,744	$427	$8,317

Frequently Asked Questions about Rand Road Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rand Road Elementary?

Students at Rand Road Elementary are 48% White, 23% African American, 23% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Rand Road Elementary a good school?

Rand Road Elementary ranks 352^nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rand Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Rand Road Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Rand Road Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rand Road Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Garner Middle
High : Garner 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

What district is Rand Road Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

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