East Garner Elementary

Set in Garner, North Carolina, East Garner Elementary is a moderately sized elementary school, one of the schools within Wake County Schools. It teaches 535 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within Wake County Schools, which oversees 198 schools and 163,176 students, East Garner Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, East Garner Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Black (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 8% White, 7% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Wake County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, East Garner Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.5%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Wake County indicate median household income runs about $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wake County's 237 public schools (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students), East Garner Elementary is one campus in the mix.

East Garner Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around East Garner Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), East Garner Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 18%: 649 students in 2018 compared to 535 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share increased from 1% to 7%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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