Yates Mill Elementary

Yates Mill Elementary operates as a reasonably sized K-5 school in Raleigh, North Carolina, one of the schools within Wake County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 538 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

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

On the student-mix side, Yates Mill Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 34% White, 14% Black, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Wake County's rate of about 42%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Yates Mill Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 57.6%.

Across the wider county, census data for Wake County shows 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%. In all, Wake County runs 237 public schools (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students), of which Yates Mill Elementary is one.

Dillard Drive Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Yates Mill Elementary at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 54.2%.

Yates Mill Elementary operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Yates Mill Elementary's enrollment has shrank 16% since 2018, when it stood at 641 (now 538). Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Yates Mill Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.