Weatherstone Elementary

Weatherstone Elementary is a sizable elementary school in Cary, North Carolina, part of Wake County Schools. The school works with 730 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 56% larger than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Within Wake County Schools, which oversees 198 schools and 163,176 students, Weatherstone Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Weatherstone Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 58% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Weatherstone Elementary has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Wake County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Weatherstone Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.3%, the actual is 72.0%, a residual of +2.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Wake County put median household earnings sit near $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Weatherstone Elementary is one of 237 public schools in Wake County (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students).

The closest other public school is West Cary Middle, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Weatherstone Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Weatherstone Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 71.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Weatherstone Elementary has contracted 14%, going from 846 students in 2018 to 730 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 19% to 25% over that span.

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