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Best kept secret at North Forest Pines Elementary?
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Enrollment
536
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002824
North Forest Pines Elementary
11501 Forest Pines Drive, Raleigh, NC 27614 · (919) 570-2220 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL536 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% 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
14.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
223 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 | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
65%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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
60.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
61.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
65.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% 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 North Forest Pines Elementary
North Forest Pines Elementary's state test result (65.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Forest Pines Elementary this school | 536 | 41.6% | 65.0% |
| Douglas Elementary Raleigh | 562 | 44.0% | 57.0% |
| York Elementary Raleigh | 563 | 46.4% | 61.0% |
| Torrence Creek Elementary Huntersville | 653 | 39.5% | 69.5% |
| Cary Elementary Cary | 477 | 42.6% | 70.2% |
| Brassfield Elementary Raleigh | 613 | 41.9% | 54.8% |
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 North Forest Pines Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #350 of 1,297 | #61 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #586 of 1,296 | #78 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #313 of 1,300 | #66 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 536 | #507 of 1,485 | #94 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #596 of 1,377 | #96 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #459 of 1,379 | #65 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.6% | #1,213 of 1,414 | #63 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #217 of 937 | #23 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
536
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-38% since 2010-11, when it was 860
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 536 | 37 | 14.5:1 | 42% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 38.3 | 13.7:1 | 41% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 38.6 | 14.4:1 | 41% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 25% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 693 | 44.6 | 15.5:1 | 27% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 757 | 50 | 15.1:1 | 27% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 860 | 51 | 16.9:1 | 30% (261) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Forest Pines Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (693 to 536); teachers down 17% (44.6 to 37).
About North Forest Pines Elementary
At 11501 Forest Pines Drive in Raleigh, North Carolina, North Forest Pines Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school. Its enrollment is 536 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
The 198 schools in Wake County Schools enroll 163,176 students altogether, North Forest Pines Elementary among them.
White students account for 50% of enrollment at North Forest Pines Elementary, more than any other group. The remaining students are 27% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Wake County, the White share is about 58%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, North Forest Pines Elementary scores 65%.
On staff are 37 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. That is in line with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. North Forest Pines Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 42%. The average for public schools in Wake County is similar, at 42%.
On the allk12 Grade, North Forest Pines Elementary lands at B, ahead of 57% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
North Forest Pines Elementary scores 65.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 66.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Wake County show that median household income comes to about $105,768, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wake County counts 237 public schools with about 184,790 students.
Forest Pines Drive Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. North Forest Pines Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: North Forest Pines Elementary ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 65.0% versus a 59.4% average.
Federal data place North Forest Pines Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (526) and 2024-25 (536).
This page is set up for the North Forest Pines Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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Other schools in Raleigh
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
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- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
- Athens Drive HighHigh · 2,156 students
- Needham Broughton HighHigh · 2,153 students
- Wakefield HighHigh · 2,065 students
Nearby schools
- Forest Pines Drive Elementary0.0 mi · 493
- Wake Forest Middle School1.1 mi · 878
- Wakefield Elementary1.3 mi · 520
- Wakefield Middle1.3 mi · 803
- Wakefield High1.3 mi · 2,065
- Casa Esperanza Montessori Charter School1.5 mi · 752
Frequently asked questions
About North Forest Pines ElementaryHow large is North Forest Pines Elementary?
North Forest Pines Elementary enrolls approximately 536 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does North Forest Pines Elementary serve?
North Forest Pines Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Forest Pines Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Forest Pines Elementary is approximately 14.5:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Forest Pines Elementary?
At North Forest Pines Elementary, the student body is approximately 50% White, 27% Hispanic, 16% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is North Forest Pines Elementary public or private?
North Forest Pines Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.