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Partnership Elementary

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Partnership Elementary ranks 452 nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

452^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Partnership Elementary is a K–5 school in Raleigh, NC, serving 276 students in the Wake County Schools district — one of North Carolina's stronger districts. Over the past decade, Partnership Elementary has shown a remarkable arc: it sat near the 29th percentile statewide in 2016–17, climbed to the 86th percentile by 2023–24, then slipped to the 70th percentile (452nd of 1,492 schools) in 2025–26. That latest drop is the school's weakest showing in several years, though it remains above the state median. Families should also know that Partnership offers a notably low 10.2:1 student-to-teacher ratio and a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.6% — better than the district (20.5%) and state (24.2%) averages — which suggests students tend to show up and get solid individual attention.

Academically, the headline strength is 5th-grade science. Partnership posted an 85.5% proficiency rate in 2025–26, the highest among nearby schools including Hunter Elementary (81.8%), Root Elementary (79.7%), and Conn Elementary (76.0%) — and it has topped 80% for four straight years. The concern is a 4th-grade dip: only 55.2% of 4th graders were proficient in math, about 15 points below the district, and 60.3% were proficient in reading, roughly 8 points below. By contrast, 5th-grade math and reading hover near or above district averages, so this looks more like a challenging grade-level stretch than a school-wide decline.

Partnership sits in a high-opportunity neighborhood surrounded by strong schools, and most outranked it in 2025–26 — including Wiley Elementary just 0.4 miles away, plus Underwood Elementary, Hunter, and Olds Elementary. One trend worth monitoring is the widening gap for historically underserved student groups: results for low-income students dropped from the 78th percentile statewide in 2023–24 to the 39th percentile in 2025–26. Partnership clearly retains strong foundations — small classes, an excellent science program, and a proven ability to improve — but regaining its place among the area's top elementary schools will likely require renewed focus on 4th-grade math and reading and on supporting every student group well.

276

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

38.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Devereux Street
Raleigh, NC 27605

(919) 856-8200

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Partnership Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Moore Square Middle
High:	Southeast Raleigh 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:

45.3%

Hispanic:

26.1%

African American:

22.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 86th percentile in 2024 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (68% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Above the North Carolina median (70th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 86th-percentile peak (2024) to 70th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

452^nd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 30% (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	68.4	452 of 1492	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	79.3	255 of 1490	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	205 of 1505	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	245 of 1502	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	381 of 1514	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	52.8	670 of 1489	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.6	923 of 1473	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	937 of 1434	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.4	1012 of 1429	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	46.2	810 of 1425	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.2	599 of 1440	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.2	666 of 1390	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.7	557 of 1403	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.5	834 of 1388	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.2	791 of 1381	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.6	689 of 1363	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.8	610 of 1354	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.5	725 of 1324	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	66.7	410 of 1293	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.3	494 of 1276	61.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	376 of 903	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.5	254 of 918	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	57 of 924	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	80.6	106 of 933	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	121 of 927	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	54.2	297 of 896	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	559 of 949	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	600 of 927	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	33.0	633 of 878	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	378 of 1447	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	186 of 1451	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	198 of 1455	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	282 of 1459	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	294 of 1458	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	56.3	584 of 1440	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.5	917 of 1424	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	946 of 1405	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	271 of 743	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.7	141 of 710	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	317 of 669	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	201 of 582	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	14 of 500	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	52.7	311 of 494	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	509 of 981	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.8	659 of 961	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	440 of 951	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	587 of 915	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	470 of 893	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.5	758 of 843	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	828 of 865	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	871 of 1434	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.8	957 of 1437	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.5	314 of 1450	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	389 of 1437	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	55.0	567 of 1366	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	592 of 1329	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	829 of 1361	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.7	1120 of 1332	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	514 of 1451	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.4	331 of 1450	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	219 of 1464	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	214 of 1461	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	552 of 1464	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	737 of 1444	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	945 of 1430	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	903 of 1413	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	243 of 1146	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	90.5	45 of 1172	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	52 of 1166	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	79.1	195 of 1183	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	226 of 1194	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	333 of 1172	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	49.7	615 of 1183	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.4	571 of 1178	51.5%	★★★☆☆

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)79th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)64th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)58th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile-30 vs school

Disabled (2019)28th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science86%+18 vs state

Mathematics65%~ state avg

Reading65%+8 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, November 21, 2019

My twins are in second grade and have been there since kindergarten. Each year, the kids have had incredibly caring teachers, excelled academically, and enjoyed the small, intimate setting this school brings. Parents, teachers and students all know each other, and I love the level of parental involvement I see from the others. Also, this school feeds into a great middle and high school. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, November 20, 2018

I don't know who rates schools on school digger, but please check the school before you listen to school digger. Partnership is an excellent small school with a wonderful community. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, July 20, 2018

We love PME! We have two children attending. It's a small school but a great community of staff and families. I like how the school encourages student to participate in the community. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, August 4, 2017

small school with a big heart. This school has a great sense of community. we love it. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, February 7, 2012

We have spent 5 years at Partnership and we have been extremely happy with the staff and the teaching model. We have our 2nd child there now and look forward to being there 5 more years! Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, December 26, 2011

Partnership is a school that has some great teachers but the facilities of the school are not great. Library is very small and the playground is tiny. The requirement that you volunteer for 4 hours a month can be hard but we were ready to do it. We have not had the best experience with this school and will be taking our daughter out 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
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%)	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
Wiley Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	301 St. Mary's Street	Raleigh	27605	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7723	429	35	12.2	38.9%	202 (47.1%)	97 (22.6%)	91 (21.2%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	70.8	400^th of 1492 public elementary schools	73.2%		61.4	540^th of 1490 public elementary schools	63.8%	140	73.2	64.1	68.2				69.4	68.8	67.7				68.2		$11,295	$640	$10,655
The Exploris School	Public, Charter	K-8	401 Hillsborough St.	Raleigh	27603	Wake County	The Exploris School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 715-3690	448	38	11.7		283 (63.2%)	77 (17.2%)	34 (7.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (10.5%)	54.9	656^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.0%		62.7	516^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.4%	140	48.7	44.7	60.6	66.7	60.3	73.2	48.7	57.9	73.5	63.3	70.1	78.6	73.5	85.7
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%)	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
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%)	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
Washington Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1000 Fayetteville St	Raleigh	27601	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7960	514	41	12.6	28.6%	95 (18.5%)	124 (24.1%)	37 (7.2%)	228 (44.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	78.3	265^th of 1492 public elementary schools	82.2%		78.3	274^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.6%	9	80.5	67.8	70.0				75.3	70.0	68.9				76.7		$10,892	$515	$10,377
Olds Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	204 Dixie Trail	Raleigh	27607	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 856-7699	244	20	12.0	32.4%	160 (65.6%)	42 (17.2%)	20 (8.2%)	17 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	82.2	211^th of 1492 public elementary schools	85.9%		74.5	326^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.1%	115	86.4	71.1	75.0				77.3	73.7	68.2				74.4		$11,339	$870	$10,469
Hunter Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1018 E Davie St	Raleigh	27601	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7676	658	52	12.5	31.3%	342 (52.0%)	195 (29.6%)	44 (6.7%)	45 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.9%)	85	181^st of 1492 public elementary schools	87.9%		86	158^th of 1490 public elementary schools	89.4%	23	80.0	69.2	82.9				78.1	69.2	80.9				81.8		$10,234	$544	$9,690
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%)	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
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%)	77.5	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Partnership Elementary

How many students attend Partnership Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended Partnership Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Partnership Elementary attend?

Students who attend Partnership Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Moore Square Middle
High : Southeast Raleigh 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 is the racial makeup of Partnership Elementary?

Students at Partnership Elementary are 45% White, 26% Hispanic, 23% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Partnership Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

Is Partnership Elementary a good school?

Partnership Elementary ranks 452^nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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