Rogers Lane Elementary

Rogers Lane Elementary is a sizable K-5 school in Raleigh, North Carolina, one of the schools within Wake County Schools. The school educates 763 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 63% bigger than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

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

On demographics, Rogers Lane Elementary reports that the largest single group is Black at 48%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 42% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Wake County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Rogers Lane Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Wake County put median household income runs about $105,768, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Rogers Lane Elementary is one of 237 public schools in Wake County (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students).

Hodge Road Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rogers Lane Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rogers Lane Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 50.5%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Rogers Lane Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 894 (now 763). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Rogers Lane Elementary typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.