Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002282
Rand Road Elementary
300 Arbor Greene Dr, Garner, NC 27529 · (919) 662-2275 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
207 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 | 14 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
66%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
Rand Road Elementary→North Garner 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
60.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
68.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
63.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Rand Road Elementary
Rand Road Elementary's state test result (63.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rand Road Elementary this school | 394 | 52.5% | 63.6% |
| Park View Elementary Mooresville | 421 | 55.8% | N/A |
| Parkwood Elementary Jacksonville | 457 | 52.5% | 58.2% |
| Lead Mine Elementary Raleigh | 359 | 47.6% | 59.7% |
| Pathways Elementary Hillsborough | 371 | 54.4% | 71.3% |
| Lynn Road Elementary Raleigh | 486 | 57.2% | 53.7% |
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 Rand Road Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #403 of 1,297 | #68 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #383 of 1,296 | #58 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #328 of 1,300 | #68 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #919 of 1,485 | #123 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #278 of 1,377 | #45 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.8% | #431 of 1,379 | #64 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.5% | #1,150 of 1,414 | #42 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.6% | #119 of 937 | #10 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
394
-81 (-17%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 600
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 394 | 29.7 | 13.3:1 | 53% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 31.5 | 11.4:1 | 48% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 31.5 | 11.8:1 | 50% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 36 | 13.2:1 | 41% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 34.5 | 15.8:1 | 33% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 37 | 15.4:1 | 36% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 572 | 36 | 15.9:1 | 29% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 552 | 38 | 14.5:1 | 63% (349) |
| 1990-91 | 600 | 36 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rand Road Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (544 to 394); teachers down 14% (34.5 to 29.7).
About Rand Road Elementary
Rand Road Elementary is one of the public schools in Garner, North Carolina. It is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school counts 394 students across pre-K through 5.
Rand Road Elementary is among 198 schools run by Wake County Schools, which serves 163,176 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Rand Road Elementary is White (48%). Smaller groups are 23% Black, 23% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Wake County is roughly 58% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Rand Road Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
Rand Road Elementary's 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 53%. That rate is above the 42% average among public schools in Wake County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Rand Road Elementary is +0.8 points: 63.6% actual, 62.8% predicted.
Across Wake County, median household income is about $105,768, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The public schools of Wake County number 237 and enroll about 184,790.
The school nearest to Rand Road Elementary is Bryan Road Elementary, at a distance of about 1.7 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Rand Road Elementary places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Rand Road Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Rand Road Elementary saw enrollment fall 17% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Rand Road Elementary. 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 Garner
- South Garner HighHigh · 1,835 students
- Garner HighHigh · 1,670 students
- East Garner MiddleMiddle · 1,109 students
- Polenta ElementaryElementary · 1,010 students
- West View ElementaryElementary · 969 students
- Cleveland MiddleMiddle · 936 students
Nearby schools
- Bryan Road Elementary1.7 mi · 685
- South Garner High2.1 mi · 1,835
- Aversboro Elementary2.3 mi · 381
- Timber Drive Elementary2.6 mi · 391
- Vance Elementary2.9 mi · 445
- Vandora Springs Elementary3.1 mi · 582
Frequently asked questions
About Rand Road ElementaryHow many students attend Rand Road Elementary?
Rand Road Elementary enrolls approximately 394 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rand Road Elementary serve?
Rand Road Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rand Road Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rand Road Elementary is approximately 13.3:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Rand Road Elementary?
Student demographics at Rand Road Elementary are roughly 48% White, 23% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Rand Road Elementary in?
Rand Road Elementary is part of Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.