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Which teacher or staff member at East Garner Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
535
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002837
East Garner Elementary
5545 Jones Sausage Road, Garner, NC 27529 · (919) 773-7411 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
532 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 | 33 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 15% |
Student demographics
63%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
40.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
47.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
Where East Garner Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #1,001 of 1,297 | #109 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #961 of 1,296 | #103 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #930 of 1,300 | #106 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #512 of 1,485 | #95 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #331 of 1,377 | #55 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #565 of 1,379 | #82 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #229 of 1,414 | #16 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #342 of 937 | #42 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
535
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 667
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 535 | 39.8 | 13.4:1 | 99% (532) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 40 | 12.4:1 | 99% (493) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 35.9 | 13.3:1 | 88% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | 39 | 13.4:1 | 67% (351) |
| 2017-18 | 649 | 43.4 | 15.0:1 | 83% (540) |
| 2015-16 | 700 | 45 | 15.6:1 | 82% (575) |
| 2010-11 | 667 | 49 | 13.6:1 | 70% (466) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Garner Elementary.
About East Garner Elementary
The public elementary school East Garner Elementary is located in Garner, North Carolina. In all, 535 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
East Garner Elementary is one school in a 198-school district, Wake County Schools, which enrolls 163,176 students.
About 50% of the student body at East Garner Elementary is Black. Smaller groups are 33% Hispanic, 8% White, 7% Asian, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 19% of Wake County residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.
For every teacher at East Garner Elementary, there are about 13.4 students; the school has 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina, 14.9:1, is higher. There are 532 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 99% of enrollment. It compares with 42% for public schools in Wake County.
East Garner Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.5% is 5.0 points below the 48.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Wake County, the median household earns about $105,768 a year, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Wake County, 237 public schools serve about 184,790 students.
East Garner Elementary's closest public school neighbor is East Garner Middle, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of East Garner Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, East Garner Elementary is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, East Garner Elementary enrolled 524; in 2024-25, 535.
This page is set up for the East Garner Elementary community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Garner
- South Garner HighHigh · 1,835 students
- Garner HighHigh · 1,670 students
- East Garner MiddleMiddle · 1,109 students
- Polenta ElementaryElementary · 1,010 students
- West View ElementaryElementary · 969 students
- Cleveland MiddleMiddle · 936 students
Nearby schools
- East Garner Middle0.4 mi · 1,109
- Creech Road Elementary0.9 mi · 549
- North Garner Middle1.5 mi · 831
- Aversboro Elementary2.1 mi · 381
- Vandora Springs Elementary2.4 mi · 582
- Barwell Road Elementary2.6 mi · 648
Frequently asked questions
About East Garner ElementaryHow large is East Garner Elementary?
East Garner Elementary enrolls approximately 535 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does East Garner Elementary serve?
East Garner Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at East Garner Elementary?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at East Garner Elementary.
How diverse is East Garner Elementary?
East Garner Elementary reports a student body of 8% White, 33% Hispanic, 50% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees East Garner Elementary?
East Garner 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.