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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001838
Brooks Elementary
700 Northbrook Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609 · (919) 881-1350 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
222 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 | 14 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 56% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
65%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
55.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
60.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Brooks Elementary
Brooks Elementary's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Elementary this school | 471 | 47.1% | 55.5% |
| Wake Forest Elementary Wake Forest | 444 | 45.9% | 57.6% |
| Parkwood Elementary Jacksonville | 457 | 52.5% | 58.2% |
| Shiloh Valley Elementary Monroe | 574 | 51.2% | 61.0% |
| Cary Elementary Cary | 477 | 42.6% | 70.2% |
| East Mooresville Intermediate Mooresville | 612 | 49.8% | 64.0% |
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 Brooks Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #648 of 1,297 | #83 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #610 of 1,296 | #82 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #457 of 1,300 | #79 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #692 of 1,485 | #111 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #204 of 1,377 | #34 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #469 of 1,379 | #67 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.1% | #1,180 of 1,414 | #48 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #298 of 937 | #34 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
471
-85 (-15%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 471 | 36.6 | 12.9:1 | 47% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 438 | 38.8 | 11.3:1 | 43% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 37.3 | 11.8:1 | 49% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 556 | 41 | 13.6:1 | 38% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 40.1 | 14.6:1 | 28% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 27% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 584 | 38 | 15.4:1 | 32% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 32 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 35 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brooks Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (586 to 471); teachers down 9% (40.1 to 36.6).
About Brooks Elementary
Brooks Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school found in Raleigh, North Carolina. Federal data show 471 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Wake County Schools enrolls 163,176 students, and its 198 schools include Brooks Elementary.
More than half of enrollment at Brooks Elementary is White: 52%. Enrollment also includes 21% Black, 19% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The diversity index for Brooks Elementary is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. Compared with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 47% of the student body.
Brooks Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 55.5%, compared with a predicted 64.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Wake County show that 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 counts 237 public schools with about 184,790 students.
The closest school to Brooks Elementary is Carroll Middle, located about 0.7 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Brooks Elementary. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Brooks Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 471 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 556.
Brooks Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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
Other Brooks Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Brooks Elementary. Brooks Elementary is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Brooks Elementary SchoolKillen, AL · 874 students
- Brooks ElementaryNewnan, GA · 835 students
- Brooks ElementaryWindsor, CA · 493 students
- Brooks Elementary SchoolBrooks, KY · 444 students
Nearby schools
- Carroll Middle0.7 mi · 898
- Green Elementary0.9 mi · 534
- Sanderson High1.2 mi · 1,648
- Root Elementary1.3 mi · 469
- Douglas Elementary1.5 mi · 562
- York Elementary1.7 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About Brooks ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Brooks Elementary?
Brooks Elementary enrolls approximately 471 students in grades PK-05.
Is Brooks Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brooks Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brooks Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brooks Elementary is approximately 12.9:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Brooks Elementary?
Brooks Elementary reports a student body of 52% White, 19% Hispanic, 21% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Brooks Elementary public or private?
Brooks 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.