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Barwell Road Elementary

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Barwell Road Elementary ranks 886 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

886^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Barwell Road Elementary is a PK–5 school in Raleigh's 27610 area serving 648 students, part of Wake County Schools, with nearly every student (99.5%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. On the surface, Barwell Road Elementary looks mid-pack—41st percentile statewide, 2 stars, ranked 886th of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools. But that snapshot masks a dramatic turnaround: Barwell has climbed from the 5th percentile in 2018–2019 to its current standing, making it one of the strongest improvement stories among the high-poverty elementary schools in eastern Raleigh and Garner. It now leads most of those schools—including East Garner Elementary, Hodge Road Elementary, Bugg Elementary, Rogers Lane Elementary, and Southeast Raleigh Elementary—by 20 or more percentile points.

Barwell's most impressive results come from specific groups. African American students scored at the 78th percentile statewide—top quarter of all North Carolina elementary schools. Gifted and Talented students ranked at the 96th percentile, and English Language Learners hit the 71st percentile. Third-grade results are particularly strong: math proficiency reached 70.9% (above the state average), and reading jumped 21 points to 53.2%, far ahead of similar schools. Barwell also outperforms two nearby charter schools serving similar populations: RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School (25th percentile) and PreEminent Charter (14th percentile).

Challenges exist, too. Proficiency slides from 3rd to 5th grade—5th grade reading sits at 42.9%, below some peers—signaling that early gains are not yet carrying through upper elementary. Special Education students (32nd percentile) need more support. Chronic absenteeism (28.8%) is high, though it is lower than most comparable neighborhood schools like Walnut Creek Elementary, Bugg, Rogers Lane, and Southeast Raleigh. Barwell is not a high-achieving school when compared with affluent nearby schools such as Poe Elementary—demographics differ sharply—but judged against schools with similar challenges, Barwell Road is quietly exceeding expectations and offers real evidence that meaningful progress is possible.

648

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3925 Barwell Road
Raleigh, NC 27610

(919) 661-5405

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Barwell Road Elementary usually attend:

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:

50.0%

Hispanic:

35.8%

White:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (55% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Science scores 13 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

886^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 41% (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	41.5	886 of 1492	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.1	1001 of 1490	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	920 of 1505	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1080 of 1502	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1140 of 1514	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	1376 of 1489	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1401 of 1473	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1293 of 1434	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	1275 of 1429	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	1226 of 1425	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.2	1255 of 1440	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.3	1184 of 1390	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.1	1047 of 1403	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.7	853 of 1388	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	21.8	1178 of 1381	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.1	1289 of 1363	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.8	1250 of 1354	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.8	1237 of 1324	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	32.3	994 of 1293	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	199 of 903	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	67.4	221 of 918	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	222 of 924	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	51.9	410 of 933	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	480 of 927	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	779 of 896	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	798 of 949	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	602 of 927	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	31.3	444 of 634	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.4	853 of 878	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	896 of 897	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	152 of 519	70.7%	★★★★☆
2025	43.2	288 of 563	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	186 of 533	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	122 of 514	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	50.1	191 of 485	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.7	279 of 385	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	453 of 497	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	309 of 421	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	908 of 1447	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.6	999 of 1451	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	1045 of 1455	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1153 of 1459	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1256 of 1458	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	1339 of 1440	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1330 of 1424	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1293 of 1405	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	28 of 710	96.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	579 of 981	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	555 of 961	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.2	360 of 951	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	472 of 915	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	485 of 893	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.8	737 of 843	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	812 of 865	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	665 of 851	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	593 of 1434	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.5	730 of 1437	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.1	441 of 1450	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	799 of 1437	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	738 of 1366	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.0	1143 of 1329	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	1281 of 1361	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1071 of 1332	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	823 of 1451	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.3	923 of 1450	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	720 of 1464	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	979 of 1461	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	971 of 1464	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.9	1312 of 1444	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	1387 of 1430	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1268 of 1413	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	551 of 815	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)96th percentile+63 vs school

African American (2026)78th percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)71st percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile~ school

Female (2026)37th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics63%~ state avg

Science55%-13 vs state

Reading48%-8 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, August 31, 2016

I am excited about my kids second year at Barwell Elementary. The teachers sincerely care about the jobs and are enthusiastic about teaching. We also have a great principal and assistant principal. I'm pleased I made the choice for my children to attend Barwell, despite the negative reviews! 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
Barwell Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3925 Barwell Road	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 661-5405	648	50	12.8	99.5%	42 (6.5%)	324 (50.0%)	232 (35.8%)	29 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	41.5	886^th of 1492 public elementary schools	40.6%		35.1	1001^st of 1490 public elementary schools	32.8%	115	70.9	59.1	58.2				53.2	46.9	42.9				54.9		$10,467	$1,325	$9,142
PreEminent Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3815 Rock Quarry Road	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	PreEminent Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 235-0511	667	36	18.3	99.6%	12 (1.8%)	459 (68.8%)	161 (24.1%)	9 (1.3%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	19.3	1289^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.6%		17.4	1321^st of 1490 public elementary schools	11.3%	32	45.7	37.0	32.4	32.4	44.3	50.0	43.2	50.6	40.3	48.5	52.5	50.9	47.1	61.1
Walnut Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Sunnybrook Rd	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 857-9500	574	51	11.1	99.5%	39 (6.8%)	286 (49.8%)	216 (37.6%)	15 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.8%)	14	1376^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.8%		10.3	1411^th of 1490 public elementary schools	5.3%	35	55.3	39.2	36.8				43.7	35.9	25.3				38.3		$10,856	$1,557	$9,299
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
Bugg Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	825 Cooper Rd	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 250-4750	345	28	12.3	98.8%	32 (9.3%)	192 (55.7%)	92 (26.7%)	11 (3.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	21.9	1253^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	16.0%		13	1379^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.4%	126	36.0	45.1	49.0				32.0	54.9	45.1				49.0		$13,995	$3,141	$10,854
Rogers Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 North Rogers Lane	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-8670	763	54	14.0	98.4%	47 (6.2%)	364 (47.7%)	321 (42.1%)	18 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	18.2	1313^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.0%		15.8	1340^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.1%	27	50.9	43.4	46.1				39.1	42.1	35.0				50.5		$10,012	$1,194	$8,817
Hodge Road Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2128 Mingo Bluff Boulevard	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 266-8599	522	39	13.4	99.4%	84 (16.1%)	123 (23.6%)	283 (54.2%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	35.3	999^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.0%		31.3	1067^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.4%	68	48.9	65.1	53.3				48.9	55.4	46.7				46.7		$10,873	$1,488	$9,385
RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3420 Idlewood Village Dr	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 446-4777	484	38	12.6	97.7%	11 (2.3%)	345 (71.3%)	104 (21.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	28.5	1125^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.6%		39.7	922^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	38.1%	203	50.0	52.5	57.9	52.1	50.0	41.9	46.4	47.5	40.4	39.6	60.0	51.2	49.1	81.4
Southeast Raleigh Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1436 Rock Quarry Rd	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 694-8444	378	29	12.9	99.2%	11 (2.9%)	238 (63.0%)	115 (30.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	25.3	1180^th of 1492 public elementary schools	20.9%		13.8	1368^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.2%	188	53.5	53.8	57.6				37.2	49.1	33.9				45.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Barwell Road Elementary

Is Barwell Road Elementary a good school?

Barwell Road Elementary ranks 886^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Barwell Road Elementary attend?

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

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 Barwell Road Elementary?

Students at Barwell Road Elementary are 50% African American, 36% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Barwell Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 648 students attended Barwell Road Elementary.

What district is Barwell Road Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

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