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What's the biggest difference between Combs Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
695
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001846
Combs Elementary
2001 Lorimer Rd, Raleigh, NC 27606 · (919) 233-4300 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL695 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
290 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 | 15 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 122 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (112).
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
65.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
74.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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
71.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% 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 Combs Elementary
Combs Elementary's state test result (71.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combs Elementary this school | 695 | 41.7% | 71.0% |
| Fuquay-Varina Elementary Fuquay-Varina | 772 | 35.9% | 64.5% |
| Patriots Elementary Concord | 636 | 37.3% | 64.8% |
| Charles E Boger Elementary Kannapolis | 895 | 47.9% | 66.4% |
| Wake Forest Charter Academy Wake Forest | 650 | 44.8% | N/A |
| Richland Creek Elementary Wake Forest | 558 | 42.3% | 70.5% |
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 Combs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #206 of 1,297 | #40 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #218 of 1,296 | #37 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #207 of 1,300 | #47 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 695 | #186 of 1,485 | #38 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #367 of 1,377 | #59 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #122 of 1,379 | #14 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.7% | #1,212 of 1,414 | #62 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.0% | #168 of 937 | #16 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
695
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 695 | 51.2 | 13.6:1 | 42% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 48.1 | 13.2:1 | 38% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 622 | 47.1 | 13.2:1 | 41% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 700 | 50 | 14.0:1 | 33% (228) |
| 2017-18 | 927 | 59 | 15.7:1 | 37% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 893 | 55 | 16.2:1 | 38% (343) |
| 2010-11 | 813 | 49 | 16.6:1 | 31% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 41 | 12.4:1 | 26% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 411 | 38 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Combs Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (927 to 695); teachers down 13% (59 to 51.2).
About Combs Elementary
Combs Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Raleigh, North Carolina. School enrollment was 695 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students.
A total of 198 schools make up Wake County Schools, with 163,176 students enrolled.
Combs Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 44%. After that, the student body is 23% Black, 17% Hispanic, 12% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Wake County, the White share is about 58%. By the diversity index, Combs Elementary comes in at 71%.
At Combs Elementary, 51.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.6:1. That ratio is under the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 42% of enrollment. That is close to the 42% average for public schools in Wake County.
Test results at Combs Elementary are 4.9 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (71.0% actual, 66.1% predicted).
In Wake County (population about 1,178,653), median household income is about $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 237 public schools operate in Wake County, serving about 184,790 students.
Athens Drive High is the public school closest to Combs Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Combs Elementary places 1st out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Combs Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (700) to 2024-25 (695).
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
- 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
Other Combs Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Combs Elementary. Combs Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- COMBS ELEMENTARYFLORISSANT, MO · 293 students
Nearby schools
- Athens Drive High0.7 mi · 2,156
- Centennial Campus Middle1.4 mi · 477
- Mount Vernon1.5 mi · 70
- Dillard Drive Elementary1.9 mi · 648
- Dillard Drive Middle2.0 mi · 977
- Olds Elementary2.0 mi · 244
Frequently asked questions
About Combs ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Combs Elementary?
Combs Elementary enrolls approximately 695 students in grades PK-05.
Is Combs Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Combs Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Combs Elementary have?
Combs Elementary employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Combs Elementary?
Student demographics at Combs Elementary are roughly 44% White, 17% Hispanic, 23% Black, 12% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Combs Elementary?
Combs 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.