Pleasant Union Elementary

Pleasant Union Elementary is one of the average-sized K-5 schools in Raleigh, North Carolina, run under Wake County Schools, with 530 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Pleasant Union Elementary is one of 198 schools operated by Wake County Schools, a district that works with 163,176 students overall.

Demographically, Pleasant Union Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Wake County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Wake County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Pleasant Union Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 79.0%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Wake County put median household income runs about $105,768, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pleasant Union Elementary is one of 237 public schools in Wake County (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students).

Nearest neighbor: Brassfield Elementary, around 2.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Pleasant Union Elementary comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 65.1%.

Pleasant Union Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 15%: 623 students in 2018 compared to 530 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 81% to 72%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.