Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001909
Wiley Elementary
301 St. Mary's Street, Raleigh, NC 27605 · (919) 856-7723 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
167 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Wiley Elementary→Oberlin 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
60.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
60.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
429
-17 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.8:1
% White
47%
was 48%
% Hispanic
21%
was 17%
% Black
23%
was 26%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Wiley Elementary
Set in Raleigh, North Carolina, Wiley Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school, part of Wake County Schools. It serves 429 students across grades pre-K through 5.
Wake County Schools comprises 198 schools with combined enrollment of 163,176 students; Wiley Elementary is among them.
On the student-mix side, Wiley Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 23% Black, 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Wiley Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wiley Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.8%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Wake County) shows that median household income runs about $105,768, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Wake County's 237 public schools (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students), Wiley Elementary is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Needham Broughton High, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Wiley Elementary comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 71.5%.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wiley Elementary has ticked down 4%, going from 446 students in 2018 to 429 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the Wiley Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Needham Broughton High0.4 mi · 2,153
- Partnership Elementary0.4 mi · 276
- The Exploris School0.5 mi · 448
- Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy0.6 mi · 337
- Governor Morehead School for the Blind0.6 mi · 35
- Raleigh Charter High School0.8 mi · 552
Frequently asked questions
About Wiley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Wiley Elementary?
Wiley Elementary enrolls approximately 429 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Wiley Elementary serve?
Wiley Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wiley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wiley Elementary is approximately 12.2:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Wiley Elementary?
Student demographics at Wiley Elementary are roughly 47% White, 21% Hispanic, 23% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Wiley Elementary?
Wiley 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.