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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Wake County, North Carolina

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public elementary schools in Wake County, North Carolina, drawn from 128 qualifying public elementary schools. River Bend Elementary leads the list at 99.6%, against a median of 39.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

128

Wake County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.6%

Median % FRL

39.3%

HIGHEST POVERTY · WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	River Bend Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	709	99.6%
2	Zebulon Elementary	Zebulon, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	693	99.6%
3	Wakelon Elementary	Zebulon, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	679	99.6%
4	Beaverdam Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	678	99.6%
5	PreEminent Charter	Raleigh, NC	PreEminent Charter School	Elementary	667	99.6%
6	Barwell Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	648	99.5%
7	Smith Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	596	99.5%
8	Wilburn Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	593	99.5%
9	Vandora Springs Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	582	99.5%
10	Walnut Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	574	99.5%
11	Forestville Road Elementary	Knightdale, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	570	99.5%
12	Wildwood Forest Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	551	99.5%
13	Creech Road Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	549	99.5%
14	Knightdale Elementary	Knightdale, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	549	99.5%
15	Yates Mill Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	538	99.4%
16	East Garner Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	535	99.4%
17	Millbrook Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	534	99.4%
18	Hodge Road Elementary	Knightdale, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	522	99.4%
19	Carver Elementary	Wendell, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	495	99.4%
20	Forest Pines Drive Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	493	99.4%
21	Lockhart Elementary	Knightdale, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	463	99.4%
22	Wendell Elementary	Wendell, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	458	99.3%
23	Fox Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	430	99.3%
24	Timber Drive Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	391	99.2%
25	Brentwood Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	385	99.2%
26	Aversboro Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	381	99.2%
27	Southeast Raleigh Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	378	99.2%
28	Green Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	534	98.9%
29	Bugg Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	345	98.8%
30	Rogers Lane Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	763	98.4%
31	RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	Raleigh, NC	RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	Elementary	484	97.7%
32	Reedy Creek Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	605	67.4%
33	Brier Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	642	63.9%
34	Wakefield Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	520	62.5%
35	Adams Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	655	61.2%
36	Rolesville Charter Academy	Rolesville, NC	Rolesville Charter Academy	Elementary	716	59.1%
37	Durant Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	577	58.6%
38	Baileywick Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	352	58.5%
39	Lynn Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	486	57.2%
40	Dillard Drive Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	648	56.5%
41	Lake Myra Elementary	Wendell, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	722	55.4%
42	Rand Road Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	394	52.5%
43	Harris Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	827	51.6%
44	Poe Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	324	49.1%
45	Lead Mine Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	359	47.6%
46	Powell Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	335	47.5%
47	Cardinal Charter Academy	Cary, NC	Cardinal Charter	Elementary	584	47.4%
48	Brooks Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	471	47.1%
49	York Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	563	46.4%
50	Wake Forest Elementary	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	444	45.9%

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