Banks Road Elementary

As a mid-tier elementary school in Raleigh, North Carolina, Banks Road Elementary hosts 651 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Wake County Schools. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Banks Road Elementary sits 39% larger than that benchmark.

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

In terms of who attends, Banks Road Elementary reports that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 29% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 58% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Banks Road Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Banks Road Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.9%, the actual is 57.7%, a residual of -7.2 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Wake County indicate median household income runs about $105,768, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Banks Road Elementary is one of 237 public schools in Wake County (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students).

Willow Springs Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Banks Road Elementary at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 66.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 7%: 697 students in 2018 compared to 651 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 59% to 46% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

On this page, members of the Banks Road Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.