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Enrollment
648
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002854
Barwell Road Elementary
3925 Barwell Road, Raleigh, NC 27610 · (919) 661-5405 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL648 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
12.8:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
645 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
61%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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
38.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
56.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Barwell Road Elementary
Barwell Road Elementary's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barwell Road Elementary this school | 648 | 99.5% | 48.9% |
| Walnut Creek Elementary Raleigh | 574 | 99.5% | 32.7% |
| Paw Creek Elementary Charlotte | 784 | 99.6% | 73.2% |
| Gibson Elementary Winston-Salem | 589 | 99.5% | 23.0% |
| Clara J Peck Elementary Greensboro | 638 | 99.5% | 37.4% |
| East Garner Elementary Garner | 535 | 99.4% | 43.5% |
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 Barwell Road Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #842 of 1,297 | #95 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #730 of 1,296 | #92 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #1,009 of 1,300 | #112 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 648 | #267 of 1,485 | #55 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #199 of 1,377 | #33 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #648 of 1,379 | #95 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #106 of 1,414 | #6 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #785 of 937 | #85 of 91 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
648
-21 (-3%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 762
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 648 | 50.4 | 12.8:1 | 100% (645) |
| 2023-24 | 672 | 52.7 | 12.8:1 | 100% (669) |
| 2022-23 | 672 | 50.7 | 13.3:1 | 88% (592) |
| 2020-21 | 669 | 52 | 12.9:1 | 73% (490) |
| 2017-18 | 683 | 49 | 13.9:1 | 80% (548) |
| 2015-16 | 821 | 59 | 13.9:1 | 84% (693) |
| 2010-11 | 762 | 54 | 14.1:1 | 71% (540) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barwell Road Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (683 to 648); teachers up 3% (49 to 50.4).
About Barwell Road Elementary
This page covers Barwell Road Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Raleigh, North Carolina. Total enrollment is 648 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. It has 39% more students than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina (about 467).
Wake County Schools enrolls 163,176 students in 198 schools, including Barwell Road Elementary.
No group is above 50% at Barwell Road Elementary; the largest is Black, at 50%. The rest of enrollment is 36% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Wake County, the Black share is about 19%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
With 50.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Roughly 100% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Wake County, the average is 42%.
Barwell Road Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 37% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 48.5%. Barwell Road Elementary scores 48.9%.
The school is in Wake County, where median household income comes to about $105,768, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wake County's 237 public schools enroll about 184,790 students and include Barwell Road Elementary.
Of the public schools around it, Barwell Road Elementary is closest to PreEminent Charter, about 2.0 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 38.4%; Barwell Road Elementary's is 48.9%, ranking 2nd of 8.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 3%.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Barwell Road Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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- 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
- PreEminent Charter2.0 mi · 667
- Walnut Creek Elementary2.3 mi · 574
- East Garner Elementary2.6 mi · 535
- East Garner Middle2.8 mi · 1,109
- Creech Road Elementary3.0 mi · 549
- Bugg Elementary3.1 mi · 345
Frequently asked questions
About Barwell Road ElementaryHow many students attend Barwell Road Elementary?
Barwell Road Elementary enrolls approximately 648 students in grades PK-05.
Is Barwell Road Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Barwell Road Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Barwell Road Elementary have?
Barwell Road Elementary employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Barwell Road Elementary?
At Barwell Road Elementary, the student body is approximately 6% White, 36% Hispanic, 50% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Barwell Road Elementary?
Barwell Road Elementary is overseen by Wake County Schools in Wake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.