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Enrollment
486
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001837
Briarcliff Elementary
1220 Pond St, Cary, NC 27511 · (919) 460-3443 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest 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
15.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
209 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 | 30 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
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
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
59.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
56.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 60 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
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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 →
Schools most like Briarcliff Elementary
Briarcliff Elementary's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briarcliff Elementary this school | 486 | 43.0% | 58.1% |
| Cary Elementary Cary | 477 | 42.6% | 70.2% |
| Friendship Elementary Winston-Salem | 470 | 43.0% | 69.6% |
| Apex Elementary Apex | 550 | 34.2% | 69.4% |
| Penny Road Elementary Cary | 509 | 36.9% | 63.0% |
| Vance Elementary Raleigh | 445 | 42.9% | 64.8% |
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 Briarcliff Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #565 of 1,297 | #77 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #716 of 1,296 | #90 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #337 of 1,300 | #69 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #659 of 1,485 | #107 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #751 of 1,377 | #112 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #678 of 1,379 | #100 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.0% | #1,199 of 1,414 | #55 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #572 of 937 | #67 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
486
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 486 | 32.4 | 15.0:1 | 43% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 32.5 | 14.0:1 | 32% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 34.3 | 13.1:1 | 35% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 484 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 27% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 34.3 | 15.8:1 | 44% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 43% (244) |
| 2010-11 | 591 | 41 | 14.4:1 | 39% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 573 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 35% (201) |
| 1990-91 | 587 | 37 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Briarcliff Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (544 to 486); teachers down 6% (34.3 to 32.4).
About Briarcliff Elementary
Briarcliff Elementary is an elementary school located in Cary, North Carolina, in Wake County. The school counts 486 students across pre-K through 5.
Briarcliff Elementary falls under Wake County Schools, which has 198 schools enrolling 163,176 students.
A majority of students at Briarcliff Elementary, 57%, are White. The next largest groups are 24% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 58% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Briarcliff Elementary comes in at 61%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1 at Briarcliff Elementary, with 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 14.9:1, a similar figure. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 43% of enrollment. That is close to the 42% average for public schools in Wake County.
The allk12 Grade for Briarcliff Elementary is C+. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 40% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 65.7%.
In the county around the school, Wake County, median household income is about $105,768, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 237 public schools operate in Wake County, serving about 184,790 students.
Cary Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Briarcliff Elementary is behind the 66.7% nearby average, ranking 7th of 9.
Briarcliff Elementary falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21, Briarcliff Elementary enrolled 484; in 2024-25, 486. Students per teacher rose from 13.8 in 2020-21 to 15.0 in 2024-25.
The Briarcliff Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
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 Cary
- Panther Creek HighHigh · 2,609 students
- Green Hope HighHigh · 2,304 students
- Green Level HighHigh · 2,283 students
- Cary HighHigh · 2,044 students
- Triangle Math and Science AcademyCombined · 1,904 students
- Mills Park MiddleMiddle · 1,632 students
Other Briarcliff Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Briarcliff Elementary. Briarcliff Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MO · 352 students
Nearby schools
- Cary Elementary0.9 mi · 477
- Farmington Woods Elementary1.0 mi · 648
- Cary High1.2 mi · 2,044
- East Cary Middle1.4 mi · 597
- Adams Elementary1.5 mi · 655
- Kingswood Elementary1.7 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About Briarcliff ElementaryHow large is Briarcliff Elementary?
Briarcliff Elementary enrolls approximately 486 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Briarcliff Elementary serve?
Briarcliff Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Briarcliff Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Briarcliff Elementary is approximately 15.0:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Briarcliff Elementary?
At Briarcliff Elementary, the student body is approximately 57% White, 24% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Briarcliff Elementary public or private?
Briarcliff Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.