Partnership Elementary

Partnership Elementary is a tight-knit elementary-level community in Raleigh, North Carolina, overseen by Wake County Schools. The school teaches 276 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 41% leaner than the state mean of about 467.

Partnership Elementary is one of 198 schools operated by Wake County Schools, a district that hosts 163,176 students overall.

On demographics, Partnership Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 23% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 58% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Roughly 39% of students at Partnership Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Partnership Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.9%.

Across the wider county, Wake County reports that the typical household earns roughly $105,768 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Wake County's 237 public schools (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students), Partnership Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Needham Broughton High, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Partnership Elementary at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 69.1%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 15%: 324 students in 2018 compared to 276 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 31% to 23%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

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