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Parkside Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

81^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Parkside Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Morrisville, North Carolina, serving 865 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Wake County Schools district. The school consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, with 82.6% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Mathematics compared to 71.1% for Wake County and 64.1% for North Carolina.

Parkside Elementary's strong performance extends across various student subgroups, including female students, African American students, and English Language Learners. The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.4 to 1. However, while Parkside is an excellent school, it is not the highest-performing in the immediate area, as Hortons Creek Elementary and Green Hope Elementary rank even higher in the state's elementary school rankings.

One area where Parkside could improve is in supporting its most academically advanced students, as the school's performance in the Gifted and Talented student subgroup is relatively weaker compared to its overall excellence. Additionally, Parkside serves a more affluent student population, with only 19.42% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, compared to nearby schools like Pleasant Grove Elementary and Carpenter Elementary, which have significantly higher percentages of economically disadvantaged students.

730

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

21.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

332 Parkside Valley Dr
Morrisville, NC 27560

(919) 694-7888

District: Wake County Schools

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

49.9%

White:

22.1%

African American:

12.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2021 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (81% vs 57% 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 (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg66%

North Carolina avg57%

81^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 3 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^th of 242Wake 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
2025	92.0	81 of 1490	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	75 of 1505	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	91 of 1502	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	69 of 1514	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	42 of 1489	97.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	63 of 918	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	37 of 924	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	47 of 933	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	47 of 927	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.6	19 of 896	97.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	48 of 131	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	50 of 130	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	61 of 114	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.3	64 of 107	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.7	46 of 95	51.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	13 of 563	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	35 of 533	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	79.7	55 of 514	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	92.7	22 of 485	95.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	57 of 1451	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	53 of 1455	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	71 of 1459	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	55 of 1458	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	42 of 1440	97.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	386 of 710	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	386 of 669	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.8	188 of 582	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.1	75 of 494	84.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	167 of 961	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	140 of 951	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	92 of 915	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	42 of 893	95.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	139 of 1437	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	83.7	109 of 1450	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	54 of 1437	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	43 of 1366	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.5	58 of 1329	95.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	113 of 1450	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	105 of 1464	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	105 of 1461	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	70 of 1464	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	42 of 1444	97.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	52.6	79 of 159	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	43.8	397 of 801	50.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	256 of 1172	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	120 of 1166	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	281 of 1183	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	150 of 1194	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.1	136 of 1172	88.4%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

African American (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)63rd percentile-31 vs school

Special Education (2024)50th percentile-45 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)50th percentile-45 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)46th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics82%+22 vs state

Science82%+20 vs state

Reading79%+27 vs state

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by a citizen
Sunday, March 21, 2021

Excellent school. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, March 21, 2021

I have heard from a lot of parents sending their kids to this school and have got an amazing feedback. Planning to buy/rent a house in the area to choose this school over others for my kid. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
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%)	92	81^st of 1490 public elementary schools	94.6%		92.7	75^th of 1505 public elementary schools	95.0%	6	82.6	86.2	78.5				78.3	79.7	79.2				82.3
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%)	88.3	134^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.0%		91.7	90^th of 1505 public elementary schools	94.0%	44	77.5	81.0	81.5				67.8	75.4	75.4				77.5		$8,320	$370	$7,950
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%)	78.3	275^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.5%		85.5	171^st of 1505 public elementary schools	88.6%	104	63.0	67.2	76.6	56.5	70.2	62.1	76.7	79.1	78.1	63.0	78.7	71.2	73.4	75.0
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%)	82.4	208^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.0%		83.2	203^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	86.5%	5	84.0	74.8	70.2				64.0	77.7	66.9				70.2		$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%)	91.1	93^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	93.8%		93.5	67^th of 1505 public elementary schools	95.5%	26	83.5	82.8	89.4				67.8	71.7	80.8				83.7		$9,542	$495	$9,047
Alston Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11555 Green Level Church Rd.	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 544-2474	917	66	13.9	17.8%	171 (18.6%)	120 (13.1%)	81 (8.8%)	501 (54.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.3%)	84	190^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.2%		91.8	88^th of 1505 public elementary schools	94.2%	102	82.7	75.3	72.7				60.3	75.9	73.2				72.7		$8,773	$530	$8,243
Hortons Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7615 O'Kelly Chapel Rd	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8660	739	47	15.6	11.5%	210 (28.4%)	78 (10.6%)	54 (7.3%)	372 (50.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.7%)	96.7	25^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.3	14^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.1%	11	84.8	89.5	92.3				78.1	91.0	94.6				93.0		$7,977	$280	$7,697
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%)	94.5	55^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.3%		96.7	27^th of 1505 public elementary schools	98.2%	28	79.0	91.8	89.6				76.5	81.6	84.4				89.6		$8,968	$486	$8,482
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%)	96.8	23^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	98.5%		95.8	41^st of 1505 public elementary schools	97.3%	18	93.8	85.3	93.8				81.3	82.6	91.2				92.9		$8,738	$372	$8,366
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%)	96.8	24^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.4%		97.7	10^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.3%	14	93.0	91.9	92.9				80.7	87.0	83.2				88.4		$8,277	$370	$7,907

Frequently Asked Questions about Parkside Elementary

What district is Parkside Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Parkside Elementary?

Students at Parkside Elementary are 50% Asian, 22% White, 12% African American, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Parkside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 730 students attended Parkside Elementary.

Is Parkside Elementary a good school?

Yes. Parkside Elementary ranks in the top 5.4% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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