Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001858
Fuller Elementary
806 Calloway Drive, Raleigh, NC 27610 · (919) 856-7625 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% 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.
- 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
12.1:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
216 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 23 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (87).
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
Fuller Elementary→Martin Middle
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
65.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
68.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
67.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Fuller Elementary
Fuller Elementary's state test result (67.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuller Elementary this school | 545 | 39.6% | 67.7% |
| Washington Elementary Raleigh | 514 | 28.6% | 69.6% |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary Morrisville | 376 | 29.8% | 60.9% |
| Carpenter Elementary Cary | 604 | 28.8% | 71.8% |
| Parkside Elementary Morrisville | 730 | 21.9% | 80.8% |
| Mills Park Elementary Cary | 594 | 17.7% | 88.9% |
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 Fuller Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #281 of 1,297 | #54 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #375 of 1,296 | #55 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #211 of 1,300 | #49 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #481 of 1,485 | #90 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #100 of 1,377 | #14 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #393 of 1,379 | #58 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.6% | #1,227 of 1,414 | #64 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #804 of 937 | #86 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
545
+126 (+30%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 489
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 545 | 45.2 | 12.1:1 | 40% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 43.2 | 11.7:1 | 34% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 36 | 10.5:1 | 34% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 36 | 11.6:1 | 33% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 43.8 | 13.0:1 | 44% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 42 | 13.7:1 | 44% (254) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 38 | 13.9:1 | 35% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 456 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 29% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 489 | 36 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fuller Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (571 to 545); teachers up 3% (43.8 to 45.2).
About Fuller Elementary
Fuller Elementary is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Raleigh, North Carolina. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 545 students.
Wake County Schools runs 198 schools with a combined 163,176 students. Fuller Elementary is one of them.
Enrollment at Fuller Elementary is mixed, with Asian students the largest group at 49%. The school is also 25% Black, 15% Hispanic, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 9% Asian share among all Wake County residents. By the diversity index, Fuller Elementary comes in at 67%.
The school has about 12.1 students per teacher and 45.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 40%. That is close to the 42% average for public schools in Wake County.
allk12 grades Fuller Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Fuller Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 67.7% is within a point of the 66.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Wake County (population about 1,178,653), median household income is about $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 237 public schools operate in Wake County, serving about 184,790 students.
Carnage Middle is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. Fuller Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Fuller Elementary ranks 4th on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Fuller Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 545 was 30% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 419.
Discussions about Fuller Elementary may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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Other Fuller Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Fuller Elementary. Fuller Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Fuller Elementary SchoolTEMPE, AZ · 468 students
- Fuller Elementary SchoolKeene, NH · 275 students
Nearby schools
- Carnage Middle0.5 mi · 924
- Southeast Raleigh Elementary0.6 mi · 378
- Central Wake High School0.8 mi · 293
- Vernon Malone College and Career Academy1.1 mi · 348
- RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School1.2 mi · 484
- Ligon Middle1.2 mi · 959
Frequently asked questions
About Fuller ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Fuller Elementary?
Fuller Elementary enrolls approximately 545 students in grades PK-05.
Is Fuller Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fuller Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Fuller Elementary have?
Fuller Elementary employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fuller Elementary?
At Fuller Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 15% Hispanic, 25% Black, 49% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Fuller Elementary in?
Fuller Elementary is part of Wake County Schools.
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