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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Conn Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
595
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001847
Conn Elementary
1220 Brookside Drive, Raleigh, NC 27604 · (919) 856-7637 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL595 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
253 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 | 25 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
67.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
68.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
70.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% 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 Conn Elementary
Conn Elementary's state test result (70.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conn Elementary this school | 595 | 42.5% | 70.3% |
| Joyner Elementary Raleigh | 569 | 33.7% | 64.6% |
| Lansdowne Elementary Charlotte | 573 | 37.2% | 65.3% |
| Rolesville Elementary Rolesville | 538 | 38.8% | 65.8% |
| Sanford Creek Elementary Rolesville | 599 | 34.4% | 65.5% |
| 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 Conn Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #222 of 1,297 | #43 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #394 of 1,296 | #60 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #174 of 1,300 | #40 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 595 | #358 of 1,485 | #68 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #797 of 1,377 | #116 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #670 of 1,379 | #98 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.5% | #1,203 of 1,414 | #58 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.3% | #102 of 369 | #14 of 33 |
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
595
+145 (+32%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 606
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 595 | 39.3 | 15.1:1 | 43% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 42 | 12.9:1 | 41% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 41.6 | 12.3:1 | 43% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 35 | 12.9:1 | 45% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 40 | 12.6:1 | 46% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 44 | 13.3:1 | 48% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 589 | 43 | 13.7:1 | 43% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 45 | 11.3:1 | 43% (217) |
| 1990-91 | 606 | 41 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Conn Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (503 to 595); teachers down 2% (40 to 39.3).
About Conn Elementary
Conn Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Raleigh, North Carolina. In all, 595 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. It has 27% more students than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina (about 467).
The district for Conn Elementary is Wake County Schools, with 198 schools and 163,176 students.
The share of White students at Conn Elementary is 53%, a majority. Other students are 32% Black, 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Conn Elementary are from different groups.
Conn Elementary reported 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is similar, at 14.9:1. There are 253 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 43% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Wake County is similar, at 42%.
On the allk12 Grade, Conn Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 72% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Conn Elementary would score about 65.9%. It scores 70.3%, 4.5 points above that figure.
Five-year Census Bureau 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 Conn Elementary is Phillips High, located about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Conn Elementary ranks 3rd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 70.3% against a local average of 67.3%.
Conn Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Conn Elementary had a net gain of 145 students, or 32%. The school's ratio increased from 12.9:1 to 15.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Conn Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Nearby schools
- Phillips High0.6 mi · 123
- Longview1.0 mi · 18
- Powell Elementary1.1 mi · 335
- Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy1.3 mi · 262
- Enloe High1.3 mi · 2,643
- Underwood Elementary1.3 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Conn ElementaryHow many students attend Conn Elementary?
Conn Elementary enrolls approximately 595 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Conn Elementary serve?
Conn Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Conn Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Conn Elementary is approximately 15.1:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Conn Elementary?
At Conn Elementary, the student body is approximately 53% White, 10% Hispanic, 32% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Conn Elementary?
Conn 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.