Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001887
Poe Elementary
400 Peyton St, Raleigh, NC 27610 · (919) 250-4777 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
159 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 36% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
73%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
Poe Elementary→Moore Square 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
61.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
60.6%
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
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Poe Elementary
Poe Elementary's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poe Elementary this school | 324 | 49.1% | 61.4% |
| Powell Elementary Raleigh | 335 | 47.5% | 52.4% |
| Swift Creek Elementary Raleigh | 310 | 44.2% | 66.9% |
| Lead Mine Elementary Raleigh | 359 | 47.6% | 59.7% |
| Lincoln Heights Montessori Charlotte | 244 | 38.9% | 79.7% |
| Rand Road Elementary Garner | 394 | 52.5% | 63.6% |
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 Poe Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #463 of 1,297 | #70 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #595 of 1,296 | #79 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #294 of 1,300 | #60 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #1,134 of 1,485 | #134 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #15 of 1,377 | #3 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #64 of 1,379 | #7 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.1% | #1,167 of 1,414 | #44 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #284 of 937 | #32 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
324
+24 (+8%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 324 | 31.3 | 10.3:1 | 49% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 28.3 | 10.3:1 | 48% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 272 | 31.2 | 8.7:1 | 59% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 300 | 30 | 10.0:1 | 57% (171) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 32.3 | 12.5:1 | 67% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 354 | 30 | 11.8:1 | 70% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 42% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 428 | 34 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 524 | 37 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Poe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (405 to 324); teachers down 3% (32.3 to 31.3).
About Poe Elementary
Poe Elementary is a small elementary school in North Carolina, with an address in Raleigh. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 324 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in North Carolina) has about 467 students.
Wake County Schools is responsible for 198 schools, Poe Elementary included, with 163,176 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Poe Elementary is Black (35%). Enrollment also includes 27% Hispanic, 26% White, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The school's Black share is 17 points above the 19% share among Wake County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Poe Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 73%.
Teacher staffing is 31.3 full-time equivalents, or about 10.3 students per teacher. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 49%.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Poe Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Poe Elementary are 2.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (61.4% actual, 63.9% predicted).
Census estimates describe Wake County this way: median household income is about $105,768, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Federal data list 237 public schools in Wake County, with a combined enrollment of about 184,790.
The closest other public school is Enloe High, about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 53.7% on proficiency, and Poe Elementary is above that at 61.4%.
Locale data from NCES put Poe Elementary inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment was 300 in 2020-21 and 324 in 2024-25, a rise of 24 students.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Other Poe Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Poe Elementary. Poe Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Poe Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 748 students
Nearby schools
- Enloe High0.8 mi · 2,643
- Longview0.9 mi · 18
- Central Wake High School0.9 mi · 293
- Hunter Elementary1.0 mi · 658
- Southeast Raleigh Elementary1.1 mi · 378
- Ligon Middle1.2 mi · 959
Frequently asked questions
About Poe ElementaryHow many students attend Poe Elementary?
Poe Elementary enrolls approximately 324 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Poe Elementary serve?
Poe Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Poe Elementary?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Poe Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Poe Elementary?
Student demographics at Poe Elementary are roughly 26% White, 27% Hispanic, 35% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Poe Elementary?
Poe 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.