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What do students at Barton Pond Elementary actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
515
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472003625
Barton Pond Elementary
12004 Strickland Road, Raleigh, NC 27613 · (919) 694-8211 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL515 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
63 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from Wake County Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
84.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
88.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
85.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Barton Pond Elementary
Barton Pond Elementary's state test result (85.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Pond Elementary this school | 515 | 12.2% | 85.9% |
| Dilworth Elementary Charlotte | 411 | 14.8% | N/A |
| Pinehurst Elementary Pinehurst | 584 | 18.7% | 87.0% |
| Hillsborough Elementary Hillsborough | 435 | 17.5% | 80.1% |
| Northern Guilford Elementary Greensboro | 622 | 18.0% | 84.1% |
| Selwyn Elementary Charlotte | 669 | 14.8% | 88.5% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Barton Pond Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.9% | #29 of 1,297 | #7 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.3% | #34 of 1,296 | #7 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #16 of 1,300 | #4 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 515 | #569 of 1,485 | #102 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #582 of 1,377 | #94 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #1,084 of 1,379 | #134 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.2% | #1,395 of 1,414 | #120 of 128 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 515 | 35.8 | 14.4:1 | 12% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 504 | 36.2 | 13.9:1 | 10% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 32.3 | 12.5:1 | 13% (52) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barton Pond Elementary.
About Barton Pond Elementary
Barton Pond Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 515 students.
Barton Pond Elementary is among 198 schools run by Wake County Schools, which serves 163,176 students.
More than half of enrollment at Barton Pond Elementary is White: 72%. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 58% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Barton Pond Elementary scores 45%.
Barton Pond Elementary lists 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.4 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 14.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 12% of the student body. The 42% average for public schools in Wake County is 30 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Barton Pond Elementary lands at A, ahead of 93% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Barton Pond Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 85.9%; the prediction is 75.1%.
In Wake County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $105,768 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Wake County number 237, with about 184,790 students.
Measured in a straight line, Quest Academy is about 1.1 miles from Barton Pond Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Barton Pond Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Barton Pond Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Wake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,178,653
Census ACS
Median income
$105,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
237
184,790 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wake County Schools
- Apex Friendship HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Panther Creek HighHigh · 2,609 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Apex HighHigh · 2,449 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
Other schools in Raleigh
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
- Athens Drive HighHigh · 2,156 students
- Needham Broughton HighHigh · 2,153 students
- Wakefield HighHigh · 2,065 students
Nearby schools
- Quest Academy1.1 mi · 139
- Leesville Road High1.7 mi · 2,411
- Baileywick Road Elementary1.8 mi · 352
- Leesville Road Middle1.8 mi · 795
- Leesville Road Elementary1.8 mi · 528
- Magellan Charter2.0 mi · 411
Frequently asked questions
About Barton Pond ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Barton Pond Elementary?
Barton Pond Elementary enrolls approximately 515 students in grades PK-05.
Is Barton Pond Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Barton Pond Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Barton Pond Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Barton Pond Elementary is approximately 14.4:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Barton Pond Elementary?
Student demographics at Barton Pond Elementary are roughly 72% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Barton Pond Elementary in?
Barton Pond Elementary is part of Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.