Kingswood Elementary

Set in Cary, North Carolina, Kingswood Elementary is a mid-tier K-5 school, part of Wake County Schools. It hosts 427 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Wake County Schools runs 198 schools in total, collectively educating 163,176 students. Kingswood Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Kingswood Elementary reports that 29% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 27% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 19% Black, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

Looking at school resources, Kingswood Elementary reports 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Kingswood Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Kingswood Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Wake County) logs that median household earnings sit near $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Wake County's 237 public schools (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students), Kingswood Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Cardinal Charter Academy, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kingswood Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 65.1%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kingswood Elementary has rose 3%, going from 414 students in 2018 to 427 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 37% to 29% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.