Ballentine Elementary

Ballentine Elementary is a substantial elementary school in Fuquay Varina, North Carolina, one of the schools within Wake County Schools. The school instructs 742 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 59% larger than typical.

Within Wake County Schools, which oversees 198 schools and 163,176 students, Ballentine Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Ballentine Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment; the rest consists of 21% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Ballentine Elementary has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Wake County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ballentine Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 70.1%, the actual is 76.7%, a residual of +6.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Wake County) records that the typical household earns roughly $105,768 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ballentine Elementary is one of 237 public schools in Wake County (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students).

The closest other public school is Fuquay-Varina Elementary, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ballentine Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 65.2%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Ballentine Elementary's enrollment has rose 28% since 2018, when it stood at 581 (now 742).

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