Hunter Elementary

Hunter Elementary is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary-level communitys in Raleigh, North Carolina, operated by Wake County Schools, with 658 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Hunter Elementary sits 41% above that benchmark.

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

On demographics, Hunter Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 30% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the resource side, Hunter Elementary records 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wake County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hunter Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Wake County put median household income runs about $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Wake County runs 237 public schools (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students), of which Hunter Elementary is one.

Ligon Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hunter Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 66.3%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hunter Elementary has declined 8%, going from 715 students in 2018 to 658 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 40% to 52% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Hunter Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.