Combs Elementary

Combs Elementary, a reasonably sized K-5 school in Raleigh, North Carolina, overseen by Wake County Schools, instructs 695 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 49% above typical.

Combs Elementary is one of 198 schools operated by Wake County Schools, a district that educates 163,176 students overall.

On demographics, Combs Elementary logs that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 23% Black, 17% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Combs Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Wake County) logs that median household income runs about $105,768, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Combs Elementary is one of 237 public schools in Wake County (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students).

The closest other public school is Athens Drive High, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Combs Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 55.3%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 25%: 927 students in 2018 compared to 695 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 49% to 44% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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