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The public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Wake County, North Carolina

This ranking covers the public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Wake County, North Carolina, drawn from 138 qualifying public elementary schools. RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School leads the list at 71.3%, against a median of 17.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

138

Wake County, North Carolina

Top % Black

71.3%

Median % Black

17.8%

MOST BLACK · WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	Raleigh, NC	RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	484	345	71.3%
2	PreEminent Charter	Raleigh, NC	PreEminent Charter School	667	459	68.8%
3	Southeast Raleigh Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	378	238	63.0%
4	Bugg Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	345	192	55.6%
5	Wildwood Forest Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	551	287	52.1%
6	East Garner Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	535	268	50.1%
7	Barwell Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	648	324	50.0%
8	Walnut Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	574	286	49.8%
9	Wakelon Elementary	Zebulon, NC	Wake County Schools	679	325	47.9%
10	Rogers Lane Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	763	364	47.7%
11	Zebulon Elementary	Zebulon, NC	Wake County Schools	693	323	46.6%
12	Brier Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	642	299	46.6%
13	Fox Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	430	198	46.0%
14	Creech Road Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	549	243	44.3%
15	River Bend Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	709	301	42.5%
16	Knightdale Elementary	Knightdale, NC	Wake County Schools	549	228	41.5%
17	Forest Pines Drive Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	493	199	40.4%
18	Millbrook Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	534	215	40.3%
19	Beaverdam Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	678	263	38.8%
20	Lockhart Elementary	Knightdale, NC	Wake County Schools	463	174	37.6%
21	Forestville Road Elementary	Knightdale, NC	Wake County Schools	570	212	37.2%
22	Rolesville Charter Academy	Rolesville, NC	Rolesville Charter Academy	716	259	36.2%
23	Green Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	534	193	36.1%
24	Reedy Creek Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	605	218	36.0%
25	Poe Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	324	115	35.5%
26	Doral Academy of North Carolina	Raleigh, NC	Doral Academy North Carolina	592	210	35.5%
27	Harris Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	827	293	35.4%
28	Cardinal Charter Academy	Cary, NC	Cardinal Charter	584	198	33.9%
29	Powell Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	335	112	33.4%
30	Timber Drive Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	391	130	33.3%
31	Vandora Springs Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	582	193	33.2%
32	Wendell Elementary	Wendell, NC	Wake County Schools	458	151	33.0%
33	Aversboro Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	381	125	32.8%
34	Wake Forest Charter Academy	Wake Forest, NC	Wake Forest Charter Academy	650	207	31.9%
35	Conn Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	595	188	31.6%
36	Wakefield Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	520	162	31.1%
37	Lake Myra Elementary	Wendell, NC	Wake County Schools	722	216	29.9%
38	Hunter Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	658	195	29.6%
39	Wilburn Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	593	172	29.0%
40	Dillard Drive Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	648	183	28.2%
41	Lynn Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	486	137	28.2%
42	Durant Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	577	160	27.7%
43	Smith Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	596	153	25.7%
44	Abbotts Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	805	204	25.3%
45	Fuller Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	545	136	24.9%
46	Brentwood Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	385	96	24.9%
47	Joyner Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	569	141	24.8%
48	Wake Forest Elementary	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	444	110	24.8%
49	Sanford Creek Elementary	Rolesville, NC	Wake County Schools	599	147	24.5%
50	Carver Elementary	Wendell, NC	Wake County Schools	495	121	24.4%

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