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Alumni: what's one memory from Wakelon Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
679
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002806
Wakelon Elementary
8921 Pippin Rd, Zebulon, NC 27597 · (919) 404-3844 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL679 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
15.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
676 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 | 22 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
64%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
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
51.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
64.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Wakelon Elementary
Wakelon Elementary's state test result (59.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakelon Elementary this school | 679 | 99.6% | 59.1% |
| Pactolus Greenville | 657 | 99.5% | 44.8% |
| Zebulon Elementary Zebulon | 693 | 99.6% | 40.9% |
| Upchurch Elementary Raeford | 646 | 99.1% | 53.8% |
| Thomasville Primary Thomasville | 753 | 99.5% | 38.1% |
| Sandy Ridge Elementary Durham | 589 | 99.5% | 45.6% |
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 Wakelon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #529 of 1,297 | #76 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #496 of 1,296 | #71 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #559 of 1,300 | #81 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 679 | #207 of 1,485 | #43 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #837 of 1,377 | #120 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #526 of 1,379 | #77 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #80 of 1,414 | #3 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.9% | #82 of 369 | #10 of 33 |
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
679
+158 (+30%) vs 2020
+30% since 2010-11, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
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 | 679 | 44.5 | 15.3:1 | 100% (676) |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 44.8 | 13.5:1 | 74% (450) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 43.5 | 13.3:1 | 72% (416) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 62% (324) |
| 2017-18 | 548 | 38.5 | 14.2:1 | 76% (418) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 81% (427) |
| 2010-11 | 524 | 39 | 13.4:1 | 73% (381) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wakelon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (548 to 679); teachers up 15% (38.5 to 44.5).
About Wakelon Elementary
Wakelon Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Zebulon, North Carolina. The school's 679 students are in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students each.
Wake County Schools is made up of 198 schools with 163,176 students in all.
The most common group at Wakelon Elementary is Black students, at 48%. After that, the student body is 33% Hispanic, 13% White, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Wake County, the Black share is about 19%. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Wakelon Elementary is 100%. That rate is above the 42% average among public schools in Wake County.
The allk12 Grade for Wakelon Elementary is B+. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 65% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 59.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.4%.
Across Wake County, the median household income is $105,768, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. In all, Wake County has 237 public schools and roughly 184,790 students.
Zebulon Elementary is the public school closest to Wakelon Elementary, about 1.4 miles away. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Wakelon Elementary at 1st of 8.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment is up 30% from 2020-21, when Wakelon Elementary had 521 students, to 2024-25, when it had 679. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 14.1:1 to 15.3:1.
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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 Zebulon
- East Wake AcademyCombined · 1,265 students
- Zebulon MiddleMiddle · 772 students
- Zebulon ElementaryElementary · 693 students
- Corinth-Holders ElementaryElementary · 585 students
Nearby schools
- Zebulon Elementary1.4 mi · 693
- Zebulon Middle2.1 mi · 772
- East Wake Academy2.3 mi · 1,265
- Wendell Middle4.8 mi · 762
- Wendell Elementary5.2 mi · 458
- Carver Elementary5.2 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About Wakelon ElementaryHow large is Wakelon Elementary?
Wakelon Elementary enrolls approximately 679 students in grades PK-05.
Is Wakelon Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wakelon Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Wakelon Elementary have?
Wakelon Elementary employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Wakelon Elementary?
Student demographics at Wakelon Elementary are roughly 13% White, 33% Hispanic, 48% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Wakelon Elementary public or private?
Wakelon Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.