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Wildwood Forest Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1218^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Wildwood Forest Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Raleigh, NC, serving 551 students within the Wake County Schools district, which ranks in the 76th percentile of districts statewide. The school’s student body is highly economically disadvantaged — 99.46% of students were eligible for free/reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025 — and its overall state ranking sits at 1,218 out of 1,492 elementary schools, placing it in the 18th percentile with a 1-star rating.

Academically, the school trails both state and district proficiency averages in every subject and grade tested. In 5th-grade math, for example, only 36.3% of students scored proficient, compared with 71.7% districtwide, and in 5th-grade science the gap is similar: 48.8% versus 73.5%. Reading gaps are more consistent across grade levels, hovering around 20 percentage points behind the district. Chronic absenteeism is an additional challenge — 25.6% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, above the district rate of 20.5% — and the school has ranked in the bottom fifth of elementary schools statewide for six consecutive years. Notably, the school’s student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1 is lower than several higher-performing nearby schools, including Abbotts Creek Elementary (14.4:1) and North Ridge Elementary (14.2:1), suggesting that staffing levels alone do not explain these outcomes.

There are meaningful bright spots. The school’s English Learner subgroup performs above the statewide median for ELL students, ranking in the 53rd percentile with a 3-star rating. Perhaps the most instructive comparison, though, is with River Bend Elementary, a nearby school with nearly identical poverty levels (99.58% free/reduced-price lunch) but a 51st-percentile overall ranking and 64.2% proficiency in 5th-grade math, compared with 36.3% at Wildwood Forest Elementary. That contrast shows that high poverty does not have to mean low performance, and it highlights a clear opportunity to learn from a demographically similar neighbor.

551

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8401 Wildwood Forest Drive
Raleigh, NC 27616

(919) 713-0600

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Wildwood Forest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	East Millbrook 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:

African American:

52.1%

Hispanic:

29.6%

White:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

1,218^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 18% (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	23.3	1218 of 1492	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	1256 of 1490	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1286 of 1505	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1202 of 1502	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1198 of 1514	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	1312 of 1489	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	1291 of 1473	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	1027 of 1434	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.1	1016 of 1429	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	49.4	745 of 1425	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.0	733 of 1440	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.0	644 of 1390	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.0	383 of 1403	72.7%	★★★★☆
2012	64.1	524 of 1388	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	76.0	270 of 1381	80.4%	★★★★☆
2010	66.0	490 of 1363	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.2	543 of 1354	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.9	585 of 1324	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.1	368 of 1293	71.5%	★★★★☆
2006	66.9	388 of 1276	69.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	546 of 903	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.2	586 of 918	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	531 of 924	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	481 of 933	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	403 of 927	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.5	497 of 896	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	610 of 949	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.1	319 of 927	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	46.6	73 of 106	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	20.8	798 of 878	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.8	434 of 897	51.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	246 of 519	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.9	271 of 563	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.8	371 of 533	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	244 of 514	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.6	395 of 485	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	278 of 385	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	415 of 497	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	362 of 421	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	1211 of 1447	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	1236 of 1451	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1122 of 1455	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1049 of 1459	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1107 of 1458	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	1249 of 1440	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1205 of 1424	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1040 of 1405	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	555 of 710	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	652 of 669	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	70.2	14 of 500	97.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	578 of 981	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.3	717 of 961	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	734 of 951	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	820 of 915	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	832 of 893	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	807 of 843	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	806 of 865	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	592 of 851	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	1157 of 1434	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	1240 of 1437	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1179 of 1450	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	1002 of 1437	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1017 of 1366	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1174 of 1329	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1252 of 1361	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	820 of 1332	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	1120 of 1451	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	1200 of 1450	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1338 of 1464	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1277 of 1461	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1188 of 1464	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1258 of 1444	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	1263 of 1430	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	982 of 1413	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	66.7	358 of 1166	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	14.1	1112 of 1194	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	889 of 1172	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	1005 of 1183	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.4	737 of 1178	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)69th percentile+55 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)53rd percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+23 vs school

African American (2026)40th percentile+21 vs school

Asian (2019)31st percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)9th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science49%-19 vs state

Reading46%-10 vs state

Mathematics45%-18 vs state

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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
Wildwood Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8401 Wildwood Forest Drive	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 713-0600	551	45	12.3	99.5%	53 (9.6%)	287 (52.1%)	163 (29.6%)	27 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	23.3	1218^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.4%		21.2	1256^th of 1490 public elementary schools	15.7%	38	53.5	45.2	36.3				45.3	47.9	46.3				48.8		$10,167	$1,043	$9,125
Fox Road Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	7101 Fox Rd	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 850-8845	430	32	13.4	99.3%	65 (15.1%)	198 (46.0%)	134 (31.2%)	18 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	15.5	1356^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.1%		21.5	1252^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	16.0%	104	38.2	49.3	29.2				36.8	50.7	30.8				41.5		$12,594	$1,648	$10,946
Abbotts Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9900 Durant Road	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-0555	805	56	14.4	37.5%	415 (51.6%)	204 (25.3%)	121 (15.0%)	24 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.8%)	83.5	197^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.8%		86.5	153^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	89.7%	44	79.1	80.8	81.7				66.4	77.6	71.8				75.4		$9,019	$705	$8,314
Durant Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9901 Durant Rd	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 870-4220	577	47	12.1	58.6%	194 (33.6%)	160 (27.7%)	173 (30.0%)	24 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.8%)	44.9	828^th of 1492 public elementary schools	44.5%		48.4	768^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.5%	60	69.4	58.5	58.7				58.2	44.3	50.0				59.8		$10,142	$822	$9,320
Endeavor Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4879 One World Way	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Endeavor Charter	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 848-0333	799	52	15.4		584 (73.1%)	67 (8.4%)	55 (6.9%)	35 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.3%)	97.2	12^th of 1492 public elementary schools	99.2%		96.5	33^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	97.8%	21	98.8	93.1	95.5	91.0	93.9	86.7	91.3	89.7	85.2	82.0	93.9	91.0	92.0	94.4
River Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6710 Perry Creek Road	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 431-8010	709	50	14.0	99.6%	102 (14.4%)	301 (42.5%)	195 (27.5%)	64 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.2%)	49.9	734^th of 1492 public elementary schools	50.8%		34	1018^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.7%	284	60.0	61.6	64.2				49.0	62.3	49.5				64.2		$9,613	$1,278	$8,335
Harris Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3829 Forestville Road	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 217-5100	827	66	12.6	51.6%	238 (28.8%)	293 (35.4%)	178 (21.5%)	60 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.9%)	51.1	713^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.2%		48.2	774^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.1%	61	69.5	58.0	52.2				61.9	63.8	54.4				58.1		$9,484	$502	$8,982
Casa Esperanza Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10510 Star Road	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Casa Esperanza Montessori	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 855-9811	752	40	18.8		165 (21.9%)	123 (16.4%)	402 (53.5%)	16 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.9%)	56.7	632^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	57.6%		38.5	946^th of 1490 public elementary schools	36.5%	314	57.3	65.4	57.3	62.3	62.1	59.3	54.7	63.0	69.3	58.0	70.7	92.6	64.0	85.2
Wakefield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Wakefield Pines Drive	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 562-3555	520	40	13.0	62.5%	139 (26.7%)	162 (31.2%)	180 (34.6%)	22 (4.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	37.9	945^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.7%		44.4	843^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	43.4%	102	58.8	56.1	52.1				48.8	52.4	52.1				57.4		$10,379	$816	$9,563
North Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7120 Harps Mill Road	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4100	730	51	14.2	35.5%	453 (62.1%)	130 (17.8%)	102 (14.0%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	82.9	205^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.3%		79.3	256^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.8%	51	82.2	75.2	71.8				79.4	72.8	74.4				75.2		$9,055	$573	$8,482

Frequently Asked Questions about Wildwood Forest Elementary

What schools do graduates of Wildwood Forest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wildwood Forest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Millbrook 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

What district is Wildwood Forest Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

How many students attend Wildwood Forest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 551 students attended Wildwood Forest Elementary.

Is Wildwood Forest Elementary a good school?

Wildwood Forest Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.4% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Wildwood Forest Elementary?

Students at Wildwood Forest Elementary are 52% African American, 30% Hispanic, 10% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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