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How has Brassfield Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
613
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002221
Brassfield Elementary
2001 Brassfield Rd, Raleigh, NC 27614 · (919) 870-4080 · Wake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
257 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 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 122 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 16% |
Student demographics
64%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
Brassfield Elementary→West Millbrook Middle
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
49.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
57.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 →
Where Brassfield Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #673 of 1,297 | #85 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #675 of 1,296 | #89 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #622 of 1,300 | #86 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #329 of 1,485 | #62 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #390 of 1,377 | #64 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #520 of 1,379 | #76 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #1,211 of 1,414 | #61 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #333 of 937 | #41 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
613
-63 (-9%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 601
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 613 | 44.8 | 13.7:1 | 42% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 619 | 46.8 | 13.2:1 | 40% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 586 | 45 | 13.0:1 | 40% (234) |
| 2020-21 | 676 | 45 | 15.0:1 | 23% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 747 | 46.6 | 16.0:1 | 28% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 750 | 47 | 16.0:1 | 22% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 750 | 42 | 17.9:1 | 16% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 418 | 30 | 13.9:1 | 17% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 601 | 42 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brassfield Elementary.
About Brassfield Elementary
Brassfield Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Raleigh, North Carolina. It serves 613 students in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students.
Wake County Schools has 198 schools and 163,176 students, and Brassfield Elementary is one of those schools.
At Brassfield Elementary, the largest share of students is White, at 49%. Next come 32% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 58% White. Brassfield Elementary's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Brassfield Elementary was 13.7:1. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina have 14.9:1, compared with 13.7:1 here. Brassfield Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 42%. That tracks the 42% average for public schools in Wake County.
Brassfield Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.8% is 11.2 points below the 66.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Wake County show that the median household income is $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Brassfield Elementary is one of 237 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Magellan Charter, about 2.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 58.7% on proficiency, and Brassfield Elementary is below that at 54.8%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Brassfield Elementary's enrollment dropped 9%, to 613. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.0:1 to 13.7:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Magellan Charter2.4 mi · 411
- Baileywick Road Elementary2.6 mi · 352
- Pleasant Union Elementary2.7 mi · 530
- West Millbrook Middle2.9 mi · 1,164
- Durant Road Middle3.1 mi · 649
- Lead Mine Elementary3.3 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About Brassfield ElementaryHow large is Brassfield Elementary?
Brassfield Elementary enrolls approximately 613 students in grades KG-05.
Is Brassfield Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brassfield Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Brassfield Elementary?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Brassfield Elementary.
How diverse is Brassfield Elementary?
Brassfield Elementary reports a student body of 49% White, 32% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Brassfield Elementary?
Brassfield 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.