Enrollment
385
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001836
Brentwood Elementary
3426 Ingram Dr, Raleigh, NC 27604 · (919) 850-8720 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% 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
10.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
382 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 26 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
71%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
44.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
46.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Brentwood Elementary
Brentwood Elementary's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood Elementary this school | 385 | 99.2% | 46.4% |
| Pickett Elementary School Lexington | 385 | 99.2% | 39.9% |
| Lakewood Elementary Durham | 439 | 98.9% | 37.3% |
| Aversboro Elementary Garner | 381 | 99.2% | 38.0% |
| Southwest Elementary Global Academy Lexington | 369 | 99.2% | 51.7% |
| Clear Creek Elementary Charlotte | 459 | 99.3% | 53.2% |
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 Brentwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #922 of 1,297 | #105 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #1,000 of 1,296 | #107 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #794 of 1,300 | #96 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #947 of 1,485 | #125 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #27 of 1,377 | #5 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #143 of 1,379 | #20 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #482 of 1,414 | #25 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #516 of 937 | #61 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
385
-27 (-7%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 385 | 35.9 | 10.7:1 | 99% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 37 | 10.8:1 | 71% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 37 | 10.5:1 | 72% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 37 | 11.1:1 | 58% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 37.2 | 11.7:1 | 76% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 34 | 11.8:1 | 76% (304) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 38 | 11.8:1 | 70% (316) |
| 2000-01 | 513 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 49% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 549 | 33 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brentwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (437 to 385); teachers down 4% (37.2 to 35.9).
About Brentwood Elementary
A low-enrollment elementary school in Raleigh, North Carolina, Brentwood Elementary is part of Wake County Schools. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 385 students.
The district, Wake County Schools, operates 198 schools serving 163,176 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Brentwood Elementary, with 41% of enrollment. Next come 25% Black, 23% White, 5% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The county population is about 12% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Brentwood Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
Teachers at the school number 35.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.7:1. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Brentwood Elementary is 99%. That is 57 points above the 42% average for public schools in Wake County.
Brentwood Elementary is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Brentwood Elementary would score about 48.5%. It scores 46.4%, 2.2 points below that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Wake County, median household income is about $105,768, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The public schools of Wake County number 237 and enroll about 184,790.
The nearest other public school, Wilburn Elementary, is about 1.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Brentwood Elementary ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Brentwood Elementary had 412 students in 2020-21 and 385 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Brentwood Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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Other Brentwood Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 8 states are named Brentwood Elementary. Brentwood Elementary is the 10th largest of the 13.
- Brentwood ElementaryFayetteville, NC · 494 students
- Brentwood ElementaryBrentwood, CA · 811 students
- Brentwood ElementaryVictorville, CA · 790 students
- Brentwood Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 671 students
- BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSARASOTA, FL · 590 students
Nearby schools
- Wilburn Elementary1.4 mi · 593
- Millbrook Elementary1.5 mi · 534
- Douglas Elementary2.0 mi · 562
- East Millbrook Middle2.1 mi · 731
- Joyner Elementary2.3 mi · 569
- Powell Elementary2.4 mi · 335
Frequently asked questions
About Brentwood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Brentwood Elementary?
Brentwood Elementary enrolls approximately 385 students in grades PK-05.
Is Brentwood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brentwood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Brentwood Elementary have?
Brentwood Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Brentwood Elementary?
Student demographics at Brentwood Elementary are roughly 23% White, 41% Hispanic, 25% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Brentwood Elementary in?
Brentwood Elementary is part of Wake County Schools.
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