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Enrollment
569
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001868
Joyner Elementary
2300 Lowden St., Raleigh, NC 27608 · (919) 856-7650 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL569 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
192 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 | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (94).
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
Joyner Elementary→Oberlin 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
64.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
66.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
64.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% 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 Joyner Elementary
Joyner Elementary's state test result (64.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner Elementary this school | 569 | 33.7% | 64.6% |
| Sanford Creek Elementary Rolesville | 599 | 34.4% | 65.5% |
| Lansdowne Elementary Charlotte | 573 | 37.2% | 65.3% |
| Central Park School For Children Durham | 585 | 35.6% | N/A |
| Shamrock Gardens Elementary Charlotte | 532 | 32.1% | 65.5% |
| Rolesville Elementary Rolesville | 538 | 38.8% | 65.8% |
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 Joyner Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #360 of 1,297 | #63 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #436 of 1,296 | #64 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #244 of 1,300 | #56 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 569 | #418 of 1,485 | #79 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #308 of 1,377 | #50 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #588 of 1,379 | #87 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.7% | #1,269 of 1,414 | #80 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #320 of 937 | #38 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
569
-42 (-7%) vs 2020
+53% since 1990-91, when it was 373
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 569 | 42.7 | 13.3:1 | 34% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 42.5 | 12.1:1 | 30% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 41.3 | 12.7:1 | 28% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 611 | 44 | 13.9:1 | 24% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 697 | 46 | 15.2:1 | 21% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 720 | 47 | 15.3:1 | 26% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 678 | 48 | 14.1:1 | 28% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 554 | 39 | 14.2:1 | 32% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 373 | 38 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joyner Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (697 to 569); teachers down 7% (46 to 42.7).
About Joyner Elementary
As a mid-sized elementary school, Joyner Elementary serves students in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 569 students. That puts enrollment 22% above the 467-student average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
The 198 schools of Wake County Schools, including Joyner Elementary, enroll 163,176 students.
The share of White students at Joyner Elementary is 54%, a majority. It is also 25% Black, 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Joyner Elementary is 13.3:1, based on 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina, 14.9:1, is higher. Joyner Elementary counts 34% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Joyner Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 53% 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 Joyner Elementary, the prediction is 68.5% and the result is 64.6%.
The school's county is Wake County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $105,768 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Wake County number 237, with about 184,790 students.
Underwood Elementary, about 1.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Joyner Elementary places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% decline, from 611 to 569.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Joyner Elementary. 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
Other schools in Wake County Schools
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- 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
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- Needham Broughton HighHigh · 2,153 students
- Wakefield HighHigh · 2,065 students
Other Joyner Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Joyner Elementary. Joyner Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Joyner Elementary SchoolTupelo, MS · 444 students
- Joyner ElementarySan Diego, CA · 410 students
Nearby schools
- Underwood Elementary1.1 mi · 405
- Root Elementary1.2 mi · 469
- Oberlin Middle1.4 mi · 1,049
- Conn Elementary1.4 mi · 595
- Raleigh Charter High School1.5 mi · 552
- Douglas Elementary1.8 mi · 562
Frequently asked questions
About Joyner ElementaryHow large is Joyner Elementary?
Joyner Elementary enrolls approximately 569 students in grades PK-05.
Is Joyner Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Joyner Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Joyner Elementary?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Joyner Elementary.
How diverse is Joyner Elementary?
Joyner Elementary reports a student body of 54% White, 14% Hispanic, 25% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Joyner Elementary in?
Joyner Elementary is part of Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.