PreEminent Charter

PreEminent Charter is an elementary campus of medium-sized scale in Raleigh, North Carolina, one of the schools within PreEminent Charter School, instructing 667 students in grades K through 8. That puts it 43% bigger than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Operationally, PreEminent Charter answers to PreEminent Charter School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, PreEminent Charter shows that Black students make up the majority at 69%; the rest breaks down as 24% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting PreEminent Charter higher than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Wake County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Wake County put median household earnings sit near $105,768, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. PreEminent Charter is one of 237 public schools in Wake County (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students).

Nearest neighbor: Walnut Creek Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. PreEminent Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. PreEminent Charter's enrollment has edged up 12% since 2018, when it stood at 593 (now 667). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.