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The lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Wake County, North Carolina

120 public elementary schools in Wake County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Walnut Creek Elementary leads the list at 32.7%, against a median of 65.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

120

Wake County, North Carolina

Best % Proficient

32.7%

Median % Proficient

65.2%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Walnut Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	574	32.7%
2	Southeast Raleigh Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	378	34.5%
3	Bugg Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	98.8%	345	35.0%
4	Wilburn Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	593	35.6%
5	Rogers Lane Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	98.4%	763	37.7%
6	Aversboro Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	381	38.0%
7	Smith Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	596	39.7%
8	Wildwood Forest Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	551	40.7%
9	Fox Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.3%	430	40.8%
10	Knightdale Elementary	Knightdale, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	549	40.8%
11	Zebulon Elementary	Zebulon, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.6%	693	40.9%
12	East Garner Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	535	43.5%
13	Millbrook Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	534	43.7%
14	Wendell Elementary	Wendell, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.3%	458	45.1%
15	Baileywick Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	58.5%	352	46.0%
16	Brentwood Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	385	46.4%
17	Brier Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	63.9%	642	46.4%
18	Hodge Road Elementary	Knightdale, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	522	46.5%
19	Timber Drive Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	391	46.5%
20	Dillard Drive Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	56.5%	648	46.6%
21	Forestville Road Elementary	Knightdale, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	570	47.7%
22	Lockhart Elementary	Knightdale, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	463	47.9%
23	River Bend Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.6%	709	47.9%
24	Beaverdam Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.6%	678	47.9%
25	Forest Pines Drive Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	493	48.9%
26	Barwell Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	648	48.9%
27	Creech Road Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	549	49.8%
28	Powell Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	47.5%	335	52.4%
29	Lake Myra Elementary	Wendell, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	55.4%	722	52.5%
30	Carver Elementary	Wendell, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	495	52.9%
31	Green Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	98.9%	534	53.1%
32	Lynn Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	57.2%	486	53.7%
33	Wakefield Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	62.5%	520	53.8%
34	Harris Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	51.6%	827	53.8%
35	Durant Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	58.6%	577	54.4%
36	Brassfield Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	41.9%	613	54.8%
37	Reedy Creek Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	67.4%	605	54.8%
38	Brooks Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	47.1%	471	55.5%
39	Adams Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	61.2%	655	56.4%
40	Douglas Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	44.0%	562	57.0%
41	Wake Forest Elementary	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	45.9%	444	57.6%
42	Yates Mill Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	538	57.6%
43	Banks Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	45.8%	651	57.7%
44	Briarcliff Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	43.0%	486	58.1%
45	Wakelon Elementary	Zebulon, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.6%	679	59.1%
46	Lead Mine Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	47.6%	359	59.7%
47	Wiley Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	38.9%	429	60.8%
48	Vandora Springs Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	582	60.8%
49	Pleasant Grove Elementary	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	29.8%	376	60.9%
50	York Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	46.4%	563	61.0%

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