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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Hunter Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
658
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001866
Hunter Elementary
1018 E Davie St, Raleigh, NC 27601 · (919) 856-7676 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
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
12.6:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
206 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 | 22 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (116).
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
Hunter Elementary→Ligon 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
72.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
77.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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
75.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Hunter Elementary
Hunter Elementary's state test result (75.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Elementary this school | 658 | 31.3% | 75.0% |
| Myers Park Traditional Elem Charlotte | 678 | 31.4% | 81.5% |
| Stough Elementary Raleigh | 550 | 33.3% | 70.3% |
| Heritage Elementary Wake Forest | 634 | 30.4% | 72.3% |
| Joyner Elementary Raleigh | 569 | 33.7% | 64.6% |
| Barnette Elementary Huntersville | 818 | 33.7% | 70.8% |
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 Hunter Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #135 of 1,297 | #27 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #155 of 1,296 | #29 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #107 of 1,300 | #24 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #240 of 1,485 | #48 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #155 of 1,377 | #24 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #572 of 1,379 | #83 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.3% | #1,288 of 1,414 | #87 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #671 of 937 | #75 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
658
+50 (+8%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 693
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
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 | 658 | 52.4 | 12.6:1 | 31% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 630 | 49 | 12.9:1 | 30% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 47.2 | 12.8:1 | 27% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 608 | 47 | 12.9:1 | 24% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 715 | 51.3 | 13.9:1 | 36% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 682 | 53 | 12.9:1 | 42% (286) |
| 2010-11 | 725 | 55 | 13.2:1 | 41% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 686 | 47 | 14.6:1 | 28% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 693 | 48 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hunter Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (715 to 658); teachers up 2% (51.3 to 52.4).
About Hunter Elementary
Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, Hunter Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment totals 658 students across pre-K through 5. The school is 41% bigger than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Wake County Schools operates 198 schools. Combined enrollment is 163,176 students.
At Hunter Elementary, 52% of students are White. After that, the student body is 30% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
The school had 52.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.6:1. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 14.9:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 31%. That is 11 points below the 42% average for public schools in Wake County.
On the allk12 Grade, Hunter Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 79% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Hunter Elementary would be expected to post about 69.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 75.0%.
Census data for Wake County show median household income comes to about $105,768, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 237 public schools and about 184,790 students.
Hunter Elementary's nearest public school is Ligon Middle (about 0.3 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Hunter Elementary places 2nd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put Hunter Elementary inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 658, up from 608 in 2020-21.
People who know Hunter Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Hunter Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Hunter Elementary. Hunter Elementary is the largest of the 8.
- Hunter ElementaryGreensboro, NC · 505 students
- Hunter ElementaryElizabethton, TN · 498 students
- HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMERIDIAN, ID · 460 students
- Hunter Elementary SchoolBROWNSTOWN TWP, MI · 418 students
- Hunter ElementaryFairbanks, AK · 332 students
Nearby schools
- Ligon Middle0.3 mi · 959
- Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy0.4 mi · 262
- Moore Square Middle0.7 mi · 594
- Carnage Middle0.9 mi · 924
- Poe Elementary1.0 mi · 324
- Phillips High1.0 mi · 123
Frequently asked questions
About Hunter ElementaryHow large is Hunter Elementary?
Hunter Elementary enrolls approximately 658 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hunter Elementary serve?
Hunter Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hunter Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hunter Elementary is approximately 12.6:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hunter Elementary?
At Hunter Elementary, the student body is approximately 52% White, 7% Hispanic, 30% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Hunter Elementary public or private?
Hunter Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.