Enrollment
427
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001869
Kingswood Elementary
200 E. Johnson Street, Cary, NC 27513 · (919) 460-3481 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% 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.
- C+Beats 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
12.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
181 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 43 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
77%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
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
61.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
66.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
63.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Kingswood Elementary
Kingswood Elementary's state test result (63.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingswood Elementary this school | 427 | 42.4% | 63.8% |
| Rashkis Elementary Chapel Hill | 455 | 47.7% | 62.5% |
| Patriots Elementary Concord | 636 | 37.3% | 64.8% |
| Endhaven Elementary Charlotte | 790 | 36.1% | 67.8% |
| Bryan Road Elementary Garner | 685 | 34.0% | 72.9% |
| Cardinal Charter Academy Cary | 584 | 47.4% | N/A |
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 Kingswood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #390 of 1,297 | #66 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #444 of 1,296 | #67 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #285 of 1,300 | #59 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #819 of 1,485 | #120 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #174 of 1,377 | #31 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.8% | #10 of 1,379 | #1 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.4% | #1,205 of 1,414 | #59 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #305 of 369 | #31 of 33 |
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
427
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 427 | 33.7 | 12.7:1 | 42% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 35.5 | 12.2:1 | 44% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 35.5 | 11.2:1 | 47% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 34 | 12.3:1 | 39% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 31.3 | 13.2:1 | 46% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 33 | 12.9:1 | 49% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | 30 | 12.3:1 | 48% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 303 | 25 | 12.1:1 | 25% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 313 | 18 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kingswood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (414 to 427); teachers up 8% (31.3 to 33.7).
About Kingswood Elementary
Kingswood Elementary is an elementary school located in Cary, North Carolina, in Wake County. The student body numbers 427 students, from pre-K through 5.
The district, Wake County Schools, has 163,176 students enrolled across 198 schools.
Kingswood Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 29%. Other students are 27% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 19% Black, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Wake County residents are about 58% White. Kingswood Elementary has a diversity index of 77%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Kingswood Elementary was 12.7:1. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 42%. Across public schools in Wake County, the average is about the same, 42%.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Kingswood Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 65.9%. Kingswood Elementary scores 63.8%.
Across Wake County, median household income is about $105,768, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The public schools of Wake County number 237 and enroll about 184,790.
Cardinal Charter Academy is located about 0.6 miles from Kingswood Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Kingswood Elementary is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
Kingswood Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 427, starting from 418.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Kingswood Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Apex Friendship HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Panther Creek HighHigh · 2,609 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Apex HighHigh · 2,449 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
Other schools in Cary
- Panther Creek HighHigh · 2,609 students
- Green Hope HighHigh · 2,304 students
- Green Level HighHigh · 2,283 students
- Cary HighHigh · 2,044 students
- Triangle Math and Science AcademyCombined · 1,904 students
- Mills Park MiddleMiddle · 1,632 students
Other Kingswood Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Kingswood Elementary. Kingswood Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Kingswood Elementary SchoolSURPRISE, AZ · 826 students
- KINGSWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBRANDON, FL · 437 students
Nearby schools
- Cardinal Charter Academy0.6 mi · 584
- Northwoods Elementary0.7 mi · 579
- Cary Elementary0.8 mi · 477
- West Cary Middle1.1 mi · 824
- East Cary Middle1.2 mi · 597
- Adams Elementary1.4 mi · 655
Frequently asked questions
About Kingswood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Kingswood Elementary?
Kingswood Elementary enrolls approximately 427 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Kingswood Elementary serve?
Kingswood Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Kingswood Elementary?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Kingswood Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Kingswood Elementary?
Student demographics at Kingswood Elementary are roughly 29% White, 27% Hispanic, 19% Black, 19% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Kingswood Elementary in?
Kingswood Elementary is part of Wake County Schools.
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