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Does Parkside Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
730
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472003494
Parkside Elementary
332 Parkside Valley Dr, Morrisville, NC 27560 · (919) 694-7888 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL730 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
160 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 | 27 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 19% |
Student demographics
67%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
Parkside Elementary→Alston Ridge 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
78.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
81.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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
80.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.2%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 →
Where Parkside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #66 of 1,297 | #14 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.9% | #96 of 1,296 | #19 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.9% | #52 of 1,300 | #13 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 730 | #151 of 1,485 | #32 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #557 of 1,377 | #90 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #341 of 1,379 | #50 of 137 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 730 | 51 | 14.3:1 | 22% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 865 | 59.8 | 14.5:1 | 19% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 871 | 58.5 | 14.9:1 | 18% (154) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkside Elementary.
About Parkside Elementary
This page covers Parkside Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school in Morrisville, North Carolina. It enrolled 730 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students each.
Parkside Elementary is one school in a 198-school district, Wake County Schools, which enrolls 163,176 students.
Enrollment at Parkside Elementary is mixed, with Asian students the largest group at 50%. After that, the student body is 22% White, 12% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Wake County is about 9% Asian. Parkside Elementary has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.3:1, with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Elementary schools in North Carolina have a similar average ratio of 14.9:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 22%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Wake County is 42%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Parkside Elementary would be expected to post about 72.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 80.8%.
Federal survey data for Wake County show that median household income is about $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Parkside Elementary is among the 237 public schools in Wake County.
Nearby, Cedar Fork Elementary is about 1.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Parkside Elementary places 2nd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, Parkside Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
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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 Morrisville
- Cedar Fork ElementaryElementary · 778 students
- Sterling Montessori AcademyElementary · 702 students
- Morrisville ElementaryElementary · 643 students
- Pleasant Grove ElementaryElementary · 376 students
- Wake EC of Information & BiotechnologiesHigh · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Cedar Fork Elementary1.3 mi · 778
- Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies1.4 mi · 260
- Sterling Montessori Academy1.5 mi · 702
- Panther Creek High1.8 mi · 2,609
- Carpenter Elementary2.0 mi · 604
- Morrisville Elementary2.3 mi · 643
Frequently asked questions
About Parkside ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Parkside Elementary?
Parkside Elementary enrolls approximately 730 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Parkside Elementary serve?
Parkside Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Parkside Elementary?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Parkside Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Parkside Elementary?
Student demographics at Parkside Elementary are roughly 22% White, 10% Hispanic, 12% Black, 50% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Parkside Elementary public or private?
Parkside 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.