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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Fox Road Elementary?
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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002222
Fox Road Elementary
7101 Fox Rd, Raleigh, NC 27616 · (919) 850-8845 · Wake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
13.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
427 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
67%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
35.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
40.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Fox Road Elementary
Fox Road Elementary's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Road Elementary this school | 430 | 99.3% | 40.8% |
| Grove Park Elementary Burlington | 437 | 99.3% | 31.2% |
| Eno Valley Elementary Durham | 440 | 99.3% | 40.1% |
| North Rowan Elementary Spencer | 405 | 99.3% | 15.9% |
| College Park Elementary Wilmington | 470 | 99.4% | 35.7% |
| Northwood Elementary High Point | 502 | 99.4% | 48.6% |
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 Fox Road Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #1,078 of 1,297 | #112 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,140 of 1,296 | #116 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #1,086 of 1,300 | #116 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #813 of 1,485 | #118 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #339 of 1,377 | #57 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #391 of 1,379 | #57 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #399 of 1,414 | #23 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #656 of 937 | #73 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
430
+51 (+13%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 707
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 430 | 31.9 | 13.5:1 | 99% (427) |
| 2023-24 | 438 | 35.1 | 12.5:1 | 70% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 39.2 | 11.5:1 | 72% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 32 | 11.8:1 | 54% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 36.2 | 13.0:1 | 78% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 48 | 12.4:1 | 83% (495) |
| 2010-11 | 841 | 60 | 14.0:1 | 74% (620) |
| 2000-01 | 777 | 46 | 16.9:1 | 34% (261) |
| 1990-91 | 707 | 37 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fox Road Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (470 to 430); teachers down 12% (36.2 to 31.9).
About Fox Road Elementary
In Raleigh, North Carolina, Fox Road Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 430 students in 2024-25.
Wake County Schools operates 198 schools. Combined enrollment is 163,176 students.
The largest group at Fox Road Elementary is Black students, at 46%. It is also 31% Hispanic, 15% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Wake County is roughly 19% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Fox Road Elementary scores 67%.
Fox Road Elementary lists 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.5 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 14.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 99% of the student body. The gap from the 42% average for public schools in Wake County is 57 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Fox Road Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 17% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Fox Road Elementary, the prediction is 48.5% and the result is 40.8%.
The county, Wake County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $105,768, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 237, with about 184,790 students.
A public school about 1.2 miles away, River Bend Elementary, is the closest to Fox Road Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Fox Road Elementary is behind the 48.4% nearby average, ranking 5th of 8.
Fox Road Elementary is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 430, up from 379 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 11.8 to 13.5 over 4 years.
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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 Fox Road Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Fox Road Elementary. Fox Road Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Fox Road ElementaryHughson, CA · 287 students
Nearby schools
- River Bend Elementary1.2 mi · 709
- Wildwood Forest Elementary1.4 mi · 551
- River Bend Middle1.5 mi · 995
- East Millbrook Middle1.7 mi · 731
- Raleigh Oak Charter2.0 mi · 373
- Durant Road Elementary2.4 mi · 577
Frequently asked questions
About Fox Road ElementaryHow many students attend Fox Road Elementary?
Fox Road Elementary enrolls approximately 430 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Fox Road Elementary serve?
Fox Road Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Fox Road Elementary?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Fox Road Elementary.
How diverse is Fox Road Elementary?
Fox Road Elementary reports a student body of 15% White, 31% Hispanic, 46% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Fox Road Elementary in?
Fox Road Elementary is part of Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.