Millbrook Elementary

Set in Raleigh, North Carolina, Millbrook Elementary is a mid-tier K-5 school, part of Wake County Schools. It caters to 534 students across grades pre-K through 5.

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

Demographically, Millbrook Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 42%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 40% Black, 13% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Wake County as a whole is about 12% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Millbrook Elementary has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Wake County's rate of about 42%.

After controlling for student poverty, Millbrook Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 43.7%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Wake County put median household earnings sit near $105,768, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wake County's 237 public schools (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students), Millbrook Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Millbrook High, roughly 1.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Millbrook Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Millbrook Elementary's enrollment has shrank 7% since 2018, when it stood at 575 (now 534). Hispanic enrollment moved from 36% to 42% across the same window.

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