Enrollment
244
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001885
Olds Elementary
204 Dixie Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607 · (919) 856-7699 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
79 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Olds Elementary→Martin Middle
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
64.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
72.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
67.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
244
-79 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 14.3:1
% White
66%
was 67%
% Hispanic
8%
was 5%
% Black
17%
was 24%
% Asian
7%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Olds Elementary
Olds Elementary is one of the tight-knit elementary-level communitys in Raleigh, North Carolina, operated by Wake County Schools, with 244 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Olds Elementary sits 48% below that benchmark.
Olds Elementary is one of 198 schools operated by Wake County Schools, a district that hosts 163,176 students overall.
On the student-mix side, Olds Elementary lists that 66% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 17% Black, 8% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 2% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Olds Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wake County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Olds Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.0%; this one delivers 67.2%.
Around the school, census data for Wake County shows median household income runs about $105,768, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Wake County runs 237 public schools (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students), of which Olds Elementary is one.
Needham Broughton High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Olds Elementary at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 69.9%.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 24%: 323 students in 2018 compared to 244 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 24% to 17% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.
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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 Raleigh
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- 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
- Needham Broughton High1.3 mi · 2,153
- Governor Morehead School for the Blind1.3 mi · 35
- Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy1.3 mi · 337
- Martin Middle1.4 mi · 1,011
- Wiley Elementary1.4 mi · 429
- Lacy Elementary1.5 mi · 695
Frequently asked questions
About Olds ElementaryHow many students attend Olds Elementary?
Olds Elementary enrolls approximately 244 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Olds Elementary serve?
Olds Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Olds Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Olds Elementary is approximately 12.0:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Olds Elementary?
Olds Elementary reports a student body of 66% White, 8% Hispanic, 17% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Olds Elementary?
Olds Elementary is overseen by Wake County Schools in Wake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.