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How has Rogers Lane Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
763
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472003411
Rogers Lane Elementary
201 North Rogers Lane, Raleigh, NC 27610 · (919) 694-8670 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL763 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
751 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 32 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 129 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 134 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (129) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (134).
Student demographics
59%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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
30.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
40.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Rogers Lane Elementary
Rogers Lane Elementary's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Lane Elementary this school | 763 | 98.4% | 37.7% |
| Warsaw Elementary Warsaw | 808 | 99.6% | 31.4% |
| Forsyth Academy Winston-Salem | 729 | 99.5% | N/A |
| Winding Springs Elementary Charlotte | 786 | 99.6% | 46.4% |
| Whitewater Academy Charlotte | 832 | 99.6% | 52.5% |
| Griffith Elementary Winston Salem | 621 | 99.5% | 48.0% |
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 Rogers Lane Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #1,147 of 1,297 | #116 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #1,127 of 1,296 | #115 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #1,184 of 1,300 | #119 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 763 | #118 of 1,485 | #23 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #477 of 1,377 | #78 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #733 of 1,379 | #106 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #848 of 1,414 | #30 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #420 of 937 | #53 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
763
-28 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 763 | 54.5 | 14.0:1 | 98% (751) |
| 2023-24 | 743 | 50.8 | 14.6:1 | 100% (740) |
| 2022-23 | 746 | 57.1 | 13.1:1 | 86% (638) |
| 2020-21 | 791 | 56 | 14.1:1 | 67% (533) |
| 2017-18 | 894 | 52.5 | 17.0:1 | 83% (744) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rogers Lane Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (894 to 763); teachers up 4% (52.5 to 54.5).
About Rogers Lane Elementary
Rogers Lane Elementary is a large elementary school that serves part of Raleigh, North Carolina. It serves 763 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students.
Rogers Lane Elementary is one school in Wake County Schools, a system of 198 schools with 163,176 students.
Black students form the largest group at Rogers Lane Elementary, 48% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 42% Hispanic, 6% White, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Black share of Wake County's population at about 19%. By the diversity index, Rogers Lane Elementary comes in at 59%.
Its 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.0:1. That ratio is under the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 98%. Public schools in Wake County average 42%.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Rogers Lane Elementary receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Rogers Lane Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.7%; the prediction is 48.8%.
Wake County census figures show that median household income is about $105,768, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 237 public schools operate in Wake County, serving about 184,790 students.
The next-closest public school is Hodge Road Elementary, about 1.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Rogers Lane Elementary ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 37.7% versus a 50.5% average.
Federal data place Rogers Lane Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students dropped from 791 to 763 over 4 years.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Nearby schools
- Hodge Road Elementary1.4 mi · 522
- River Oaks Middle1.5 mi · 7
- Wake Early College of Health and Science2.1 mi · 317
- Bugg Elementary2.4 mi · 345
- PreEminent Charter2.9 mi · 667
- Barwell Road Elementary3.2 mi · 648
Frequently asked questions
About Rogers Lane ElementaryHow large is Rogers Lane Elementary?
Rogers Lane Elementary enrolls approximately 763 students in grades PK-05.
Is Rogers Lane Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rogers Lane Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rogers Lane Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rogers Lane Elementary is approximately 14.0:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Rogers Lane Elementary?
Student demographics at Rogers Lane Elementary are roughly 6% White, 42% Hispanic, 48% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Rogers Lane Elementary?
Rogers Lane 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.