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Green Hope Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

71^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Green Hope Elementary in Cary, NC, serves 548 students in grades PK–5 and is part of the Wake County Schools district, surrounded by one of the strongest clusters of elementary schools in North Carolina. The school has held a five-star rating every year since 2015–16 and currently ranks 71st out of nearly 1,500 elementary schools statewide, placing it in the top 5% of all North Carolina elementary schools.

Academically, Green Hope stands well above district and state averages. In 2025–26, math proficiency ranged from roughly 83% in 3rd grade to 91% in 5th grade, while reading proficiency ranged from 77% to 83% and 5th-grade science reached 87%. Statewide reading proficiency sits in the mid-50s, so Green Hope’s results are striking. Attendance is another clear strength: only 8.8% of students were chronically absent in 2024–25, compared with 20.5% across Wake County Schools and 24.2% statewide. The school also posts standout outcomes for specific student groups, including African American students and English Learner students, who rank among the top schools in the state for those subgroups.

That said, Green Hope’s picture is a bit more nuanced when compared with its immediate neighbors. Davis Drive Elementary ranks 16th statewide, Mills Park Elementary ranks 27th, and Highcroft Elementary ranks 33rd, while Green Hope has slipped from 6th in 2021–22 to 71st in 2025–26. In some subjects, such as 3rd-grade reading, there is room for improvement, and the school’s overall ranking remains excellent but no longer leads this particular neighborhood. For most families, Green Hope is still an outstanding choice—strong in the classroom, consistent over time, and backed by exceptional attendance—but it now shares the spotlight with several equally impressive nearby schools.

548

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

14.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2700 Louis Stephens Drive
Cary, NC 27519

(919) 388-5270

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Green Hope Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Davis Drive Middle
High:	Green Hope High
	Wake Early College of Health and Science
	Wake STEM Early College High School
	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
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	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

49.3%

White:

31.2%

Hispanic:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (84% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school84%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

71^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 1% (2016) to top 5% (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	92.9	71 of 1492	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	94.5	55 of 1490	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	27 of 1505	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	12 of 1502	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	6 of 1514	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.3	10 of 1489	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	17 of 1473	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	31 of 1434	97.8%	★★★★★
2017	95.4	19 of 1429	98.7%	★★★★★
2016	96.2	12 of 1425	99.2%	★★★★★
2015	95.3	25 of 1440	98.3%	★★★★★
2014	95.2	35 of 1390	97.5%	★★★★★
2013	97.2	22 of 1403	98.4%	★★★★★
2012	86.1	94 of 1388	93.2%	★★★★★
2011	77.6	240 of 1381	82.6%	★★★★☆
2010	76.4	270 of 1363	80.2%	★★★★☆
2009	80.4	196 of 1354	85.5%	★★★★☆
2008	93.5	28 of 1324	97.9%	★★★★★
2007	89.4	36 of 1293	97.2%	★★★★★
2006	91.3	33 of 1276	97.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	95.9	12 of 903	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	31 of 924	96.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	68 of 134	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.3	41 of 131	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.2	38 of 130	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	31 of 114	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	24 of 107	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	19 of 95	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	15 of 106	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	13 of 99	86.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	72.8	132 of 878	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	50.8	373 of 897	58.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.8	24 of 519	95.4%	★★★★★
2025	95.0	16 of 563	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	12 of 533	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	7 of 514	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	4 of 385	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.4	41 of 497	91.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	94.2	44 of 1447	97.0%	★★★★★
2025	92.5	63 of 1451	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	20 of 1455	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	11 of 1459	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	4 of 1458	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.3	8 of 1440	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	16 of 1424	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	27 of 1405	98.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.7	202 of 743	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	57.1	393 of 710	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.7	138 of 669	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.0	331 of 582	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	95.6	11 of 851	98.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	228 of 1434	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	80.3	149 of 1437	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	123 of 1450	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	81.5	141 of 1437	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	45 of 1332	96.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	85.2	163 of 1451	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	93.0	64 of 1450	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	45 of 1464	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	24 of 1461	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	11 of 1464	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	18 of 1444	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	17 of 1430	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	55 of 1413	96.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	161 of 1146	86.0%	★★★★☆
2025	87.6	87 of 1172	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	66 of 1166	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	37 of 1183	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	22 of 1194	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	86.9	102 of 1172	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	102 of 1183	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	78.5	212 of 1178	82.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2018)99th percentile~ school

African American (2026)99th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)89th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)86th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2019)85th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)73rd percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2026)49th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science87%+20 vs state

Mathematics87%+23 vs state

Reading81%+25 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

We had good and bad experiences at GHE. The K-2 experience was wonderful. With a teacher, an assistant teacher, and a smaller class size, any disruptions in the classroom are manageable. In the upper elementary grades, the large class sizes and the loss of the assistant teachers make for highly disruptive classes. The principal is capable, kind and seems to care about the kids, but we found those parents "in the know" seem to have their children placed with the better teachers. At the end of the school year, write a letter to the principal indicating the qualities you'd like in a teacher for your child for the next year. If you are new to the school and don't know who the better teachers are - find out which teachers the PTA officers' kids have. There are some highly competent teachers at GHE, some teachers who are going through the motions, and a few who simply should leave teaching. The PTA is strong at this school and many parents volunteer.

If your child is highly motivated, have them tutored at least a year ahead of the current year in math and language arts. This will best prepare them for the COG AT and ITBS so they will get the test scores required for AG placement. There are some highly motivated kids who missed out on enrichment because they didn't get the test scores required for AG placement. This is especially important in the upper elementary grades because a strong AG placement will make advanced courses available to your child in middle school and ultimately high school.

The more assertive, even downright aggressive kids seem to do best at this school because of the sheer number of kids in the classroom. Most teachers do their best, but it appears the teachers are required to handle disruptive kids in the classroom, rather than send them to the office or to detention. I'm not sure if this is county- wide or just at GHE. We have two children at this school - the assertive child is happy and excelling and ready for middle school. The quiet, kind child is doing well academically but having difficulty being "heard" at GHE. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

The Principle back 2006 is a great one, but some of the teachers are bad, glad they are all gone from that school now. I knew it those teachers should not get that job at the first place. 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Green Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Louis Stephens Drive	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 388-5270	548	36	15.2	14.4%	171 (31.2%)	40 (7.3%)	51 (9.3%)	270 (49.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	92.9	71^st of 1492 public elementary schools	95.2%		94.5	55^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.3%	16	82.8	86.7	90.8				77.4	83.3	81.7				87.2		$8,968	$486	$8,482
Carpenter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Morrisville Parkway	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 462-6780	604	44	13.7	28.8%	144 (23.8%)	42 (7.0%)	138 (22.8%)	262 (43.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	88.2	144^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.3%		82.4	208^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.0%	64	79.2	84.4	80.9				71.9	79.2	77.3				82.7		$9,401	$613	$8,788
Morrisville Elementary	Public	K-5	1519 Morrisville Pkwy	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 460-3400	643	45	14.2	13.2%	172 (26.7%)	43 (6.7%)	45 (7.0%)	353 (54.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.4%)	90.7	105^th of 1492 public elementary schools	93.0%		91.1	93^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	93.8%	12	84.0	88.7	88.7				77.0	82.1	76.3				78.4		$9,542	$495	$9,047
Highcroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5415 Highcroft Drive	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 460-3527	698	45	15.6	9.2%	210 (30.1%)	41 (5.9%)	42 (6.0%)	355 (50.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.9%)	95.6	33^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	97.8%		96.8	24^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.4%	9	96.9	86.8	91.6				82.0	84.3	83.2				90.1		$8,277	$370	$7,907
Davis Drive Elementary	Public	K-5	2151 Davis Drive	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-2130	794	53	14.8	9.2%	324 (40.8%)	24 (3.0%)	54 (6.8%)	376 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (1.8%)	96.9	16^th of 1492 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.1	20^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.7%	4	92.7	561.0	94.9				80.8	94.3	88.0				93.7		$9,368	$407	$8,961
Mills Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	509 Mills Park Dr	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 466-1466	594	42	14.2	17.7%	194 (32.7%)	28 (4.7%)	84 (14.1%)	278 (46.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	95.9	27^th of 1492 public elementary schools	98.2%		96.8	23^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	98.5%	4	94.8	89.8	92.1				87.5	86.4	84.2				87.7		$8,738	$372	$8,366
Turner Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6801 Turner Creek Road	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 363-1391	638	51	12.6	22.6%	280 (43.9%)	66 (10.3%)	100 (15.7%)	155 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.3%)	88.4	143^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	90.4%		79.8	247^th of 1490 public elementary schools	83.4%	104	74.2	79.8	90.1				70.1	78.2	79.2				90.1		$9,601	$458	$9,143
Sterling Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	202 Treybrooke Drive	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Sterling Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 462-8889	702	33	21.0	—	256 (36.5%)	57 (8.1%)	30 (4.3%)	299 (42.6%)	8 (1.1%)	8 (1.1%)	44 (6.3%)	75.6	308^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.4%		78.3	275^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.5%	33	70.5	50.0	68.8	76.9	63.0	75.0	78.2	71.4	76.6	86.5	68.1	84.1	76.6	88.6
Cedar Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 Town Hall Drive	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 388-5240	778	55	14.1	17.0%	115 (14.8%)	57 (7.3%)	59 (7.6%)	516 (66.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.6%)	91.9	88^th of 1492 public elementary schools	94.1%		88.3	134^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.0%	46	87.5	79.0	89.6				80.5	76.6	83.4				84.7		$8,320	$370	$7,950
Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	332 Parkside Valley Dr	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-7888	730	51	14.3	21.9%	161 (22.1%)	91 (12.5%)	71 (9.7%)	364 (49.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.3%)	90.5	110^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.6%		92	81^st of 1490 public elementary schools	94.6%	29	86.6	80.5	81.1				80.4	82.1	79.5				81.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Green Hope Elementary

What schools do graduates of Green Hope Elementary attend?

Students who attend Green Hope Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Davis Drive Middle
High : Green Hope 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 Green Hope Elementary?

Students at Green Hope Elementary are 49% Asian, 31% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Green Hope Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 548 students attended Green Hope Elementary.

What district is Green Hope Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

Is Green Hope Elementary a good school?

Yes! Green Hope Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 71^st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools.

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