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Enrollment
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001903
Washington Elementary
1000 Fayetteville St, Raleigh, NC 27601 · (919) 856-7960 · Wake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
12.7:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
147 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
70%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
Washington Elementary→Ligon 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
67.8%
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 68 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
69.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Washington Elementary
Washington Elementary's state test result (69.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary this school | 514 | 28.6% | 69.6% |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary Morrisville | 376 | 29.8% | 60.9% |
| Fuller Elementary Raleigh | 545 | 39.6% | 67.7% |
| Parkside Elementary Morrisville | 730 | 21.9% | 80.8% |
| Carpenter Elementary Cary | 604 | 28.8% | 71.8% |
| Elon Park Elementary Charlotte | 732 | 22.0% | 81.8% |
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 Washington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #240 of 1,297 | #48 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #382 of 1,296 | #57 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #168 of 1,300 | #38 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #574 of 1,485 | #103 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #173 of 1,377 | #30 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #184 of 1,379 | #27 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.6% | #1,312 of 1,414 | #96 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #523 of 937 | #62 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
514
-26 (-5%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 542
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 514 | 40.6 | 12.7:1 | 29% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 39.8 | 12.0:1 | 30% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 42.2 | 11.7:1 | 31% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 44 | 12.3:1 | 24% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 583 | 42.7 | 13.7:1 | 35% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 41 | 13.5:1 | 35% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 46 | 11.9:1 | 26% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 614 | 47 | 13.1:1 | 38% (236) |
| 1990-91 | 542 | 37 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (583 to 514); teachers down 5% (42.7 to 40.6).
About Washington Elementary
Washington Elementary is an elementary school in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it is part of Wake County Schools. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 514 students.
The Wake County Schools system has 198 schools and 163,176 students.
Of every 100 students at Washington Elementary, about 44 are Asian, the largest group. It is also 24% Black, 18% White, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Wake County is roughly 9% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
Based on 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, Washington Elementary has a ratio of 12.7:1. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 14.9:1. Income data for the school show 29% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 13 points below the 42% average for public schools in Wake County.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Washington Elementary outscored 63%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 70.1% at Washington Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 69.6%.
In Wake County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $105,768 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Washington Elementary, Wake County has 237 public schools.
About 0.7 miles separate Washington Elementary from the closest public school, Moore Square Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 76.5%; Washington Elementary's is 69.6%, ranking 6th of 7.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
In 2020-21, Washington Elementary enrolled 540 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 514.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Washington Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary is the 18th largest of the 156.
- Washington ElementaryShelby, NC · 376 students
- Washington ElementaryGreensboro, NC · 214 students
- Washington ElementaryRiverside, CA · 818 students
- Washington ElementaryRedondo Beach, CA · 776 students
- Washington ElementaryLindsay, CA · 730 students
Nearby schools
- Moore Square Middle0.7 mi · 594
- The Exploris School0.9 mi · 448
- Carnage Middle0.9 mi · 924
- Ligon Middle1.0 mi · 959
- Vernon Malone College and Career Academy1.0 mi · 348
- Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy1.1 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About Washington ElementaryHow many students attend Washington Elementary?
Washington Elementary enrolls approximately 514 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Washington Elementary serve?
Washington Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Washington Elementary?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Washington Elementary.
How diverse is Washington Elementary?
Washington Elementary reports a student body of 18% White, 7% Hispanic, 24% Black, 44% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Washington Elementary public or private?
Washington 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.