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Bryan Road Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

133^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Bryan Road Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Garner, North Carolina, serving 685 students as part of Wake County Schools. In 2025–2026, it ranked #133 out of 1,492 elementary schools statewide — the 91st percentile with a five-star rating — up from the 62nd percentile in 2020–2021. Proficiency rates now exceed district and state averages in every subject and grade tested. Fifth graders posted especially strong results: 88.9% proficient in math (versus 62.9% statewide), 86.9% in science, and 75.8% in reading.

Attendance and student support also stand out. Chronic absenteeism fell from 29.7% in 2021–2022 to just 14.7% most recently — better than the district rate of 20.5% and the statewide rate of 24.2%. Bryan Road serves a more economically mixed population than many nearby schools: 34% of students qualify for free/reduced-price lunch, compared with roughly 99% at nearby Smith Elementary, Barwell Road Elementary, and East Garner Elementary. The school also posts strong subgroup results, ranking in the top 10% statewide for English Language Learners and Gifted students and in the top one-fifth to one-quarter of schools for low-income students.

Compared with nearby schools, Bryan Road’s academic advantage grows with each grade level. Rand Road Elementary, less than two miles away, posts higher scores in 3rd-grade math and reading, but by 5th grade Bryan Road is far ahead — 88.9% versus 64.6% proficient in math. Even West View Elementary in Johnston County Public Schools, a high-poverty success story ranking in the 87th percentile, is exceeded by Bryan Road in most 4th- and 5th-grade measures, while schools like Vandora Springs Elementary, Creech Road Elementary, and Aversboro Elementary all rank in the bottom half statewide. The one area worth watching is Special Education, where the subgroup ranking slipped from the 91st percentile to the 75th, though it remains above average.

685

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

34.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.7%

Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

8317 Bryan Rd
Garner, NC 27529

(919) 694-7844

District: Wake County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.0%

Asian:

23.9%

African American:

23.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2019 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (80% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

133^rd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 25 pts since 2019

From top 34% (2019) to top 9% (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	88.8	133 of 1492	91.1%	★★★★★
2025	84.4	184 of 1490	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	181 of 1505	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	255 of 1502	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	203 of 1514	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.4	567 of 1489	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	499 of 1473	66.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	118 of 903	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	83.2	84 of 918	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	66 of 924	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	75 of 933	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	60 of 927	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	67.0	176 of 896	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	147 of 949	84.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	54 of 134	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.9	53 of 131	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.4	21 of 130	83.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	77.6	66 of 634	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	32.0	459 of 646	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.0	46 of 519	91.1%	★★★★★
2025	73.3	79 of 563	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	83 of 533	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	56 of 514	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	36 of 485	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	39.1	215 of 385	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	135 of 1447	90.7%	★★★★★
2025	81.2	199 of 1451	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	193 of 1455	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	281 of 1459	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	147 of 1458	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	572 of 1440	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	368 of 1424	74.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	29 of 743	96.1%	★★★★★
2025	69.4	146 of 710	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	30 of 669	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	59.6	249 of 500	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.7	129 of 494	73.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	145 of 981	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	198 of 961	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	234 of 951	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	254 of 915	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	102 of 893	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	45.9	413 of 843	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	252 of 865	70.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	300 of 1434	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	70.1	310 of 1437	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	438 of 1450	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.7	240 of 1437	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	259 of 1366	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	46.7	660 of 1329	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	514 of 1361	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.4	124 of 1451	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	84.7	166 of 1450	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	162 of 1464	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	237 of 1461	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	255 of 1464	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.7	533 of 1444	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	627 of 1430	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	201 of 815	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	76.7	88 of 821	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	76 of 801	90.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	85.6	108 of 1146	90.6%	★★★★★
2025	81.5	168 of 1172	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	245 of 1166	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	168 of 1183	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	181 of 1194	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	352 of 1172	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	313 of 1183	73.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)96th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)91st percentile~ school

Female (2026)91st percentile~ school

White (2026)91st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)90th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)87th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)75th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2026)60th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science87%+19 vs state

Mathematics83%+20 vs state

Reading74%+18 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, January 16, 2020

Great School. School has only been open for a couple of years.
Teachers are great. Principal & Assistant Principal mingle with the students and can address most by name. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	98.7%	0%	$10,316	$641	$9,675
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	92.8%	0%	$10,382	$374	$10,008
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	—	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	96.3%	1.2%	$10,647	$1,063	$9,584
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	—	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	89.9%	1%	$10,446	$1,410	$9,036
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	—	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	94.1%	0%	$11,614	$1,062	$10,553
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	—	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	86.5%	4.5%	$9,721	$811	$8,910
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	—	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	94.9%	5.1%	$10,643	$1,329	$9,314
Swift Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	5601 Tryon Rd	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 233-4320	310	25	12.5	44.2%	150 (48.4%)	53 (17.1%)	73 (23.5%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	69.6	426^th of 1492 public elementary schools	71.4%		73	346^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.8%	80	73.5	70.6	64.6	63.3	74.5	60.4	68.8	100%	0%	$9,861	$588	$9,272
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	98.8%	1.2%	$10,698	$656	$10,042
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	—	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bryan Road Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Bryan Road Elementary?

Students at Bryan Road Elementary are 32% White, 24% Asian, 24% African American, 18% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Bryan Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 685 students attended Bryan Road Elementary.

What district is Bryan Road Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

Is Bryan Road Elementary a good school?

Yes. Bryan Road Elementary ranks in the top 8.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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