Joyner Elementary

Joyner Elementary, a reasonably sized primary school in Raleigh, North Carolina, run under Wake County Schools, educates 569 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 22% above the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Across the 198 schools in Wake County Schools (163,176 students total), Joyner Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Joyner Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% Black, 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Joyner Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.6%.

Across the wider county, Wake County reports that the typical household earns roughly $105,768 per year, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Joyner Elementary is one of 237 public schools in Wake County (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students).

Nearest neighbor: Underwood Elementary, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Joyner Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 66.4%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 18%: 697 students in 2018 compared to 569 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 64% to 54%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

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