Stough Elementary

As a moderately sized K-5 school in Raleigh, North Carolina, Stough Elementary enrolls 550 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Wake County Schools.

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

Looking at the student body, Stough Elementary records that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 20% Black, 10% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 9% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Wake County's rate of about 42%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Stough Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.3%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Wake County) records that median household earnings sit near $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Wake County's 237 public schools (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students), Stough Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is York Elementary, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Stough Elementary. On composite proficiency, Stough Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 66.8%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Stough Elementary has ticked up 38%, going from 399 students in 2018 to 550 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged up from 35% to 52%. Class-load math has grew: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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