Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls

Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls is an elementary school in Wendell, North Carolina, and it is part of Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls. Total enrollment is 567 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 8. By comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll about 467 students on average.

Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.

No group is above 50% at Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls; the largest is Black, at 33%. Other reported shares: 30% Hispanic, 26% White, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Wake County's residents are about 19% Black, 14 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls scores 73%.

Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls reports a ratio of 54.5 students per teacher, from 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls, 57% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 42% average for public schools in Wake County.

In Wake County, home to about 1,178,653 people, the median household earns about $105,768 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls shares Wake County with 236 other public schools.

Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls's closest public school neighbor is Lake Myra Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The NCES locale for Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area. Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls is run as a public charter school.

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 567, from 659 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 20.6:1 to 54.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

The discussion board for Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.