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Enrollment
693
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001912
Zebulon Elementary
700 Proctor St, Zebulon, NC 27597 · (919) 404-3680 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL693 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
690 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 | 28 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 18% |
Student demographics
66%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
38.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
42.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 →
Where Zebulon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #1,074 of 1,297 | #110 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #1,094 of 1,296 | #113 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #1,001 of 1,300 | #110 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 693 | #191 of 1,485 | #41 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #459 of 1,377 | #74 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #414 of 1,379 | #61 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #74 of 1,414 | #2 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.8% | #83 of 369 | #11 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
693
+196 (+39%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 695
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 693 | 49.7 | 13.9:1 | 100% (690) |
| 2023-24 | 595 | 46.7 | 12.8:1 | 76% (453) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 46.5 | 12.1:1 | 76% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 44 | 11.3:1 | 55% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 43.5 | 12.9:1 | 70% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | 41 | 13.2:1 | 78% (421) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | 40 | 12.6:1 | 57% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 762 | 50 | 15.2:1 | 53% (403) |
| 1990-91 | 695 | 38 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Zebulon Elementary.
About Zebulon Elementary
Zebulon Elementary, located in Zebulon, North Carolina, is a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 693 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students, so this school is 48% above average.
The Wake County Schools system has 198 schools and 163,176 students.
Black students form the largest group at Zebulon Elementary, 47% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 30% Hispanic, 16% White, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Wake County, the Black share is about 19%. The chance that two students picked at random at Zebulon Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
A ratio of 13.9:1 comes from the school's 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Wake County is 42%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Zebulon Elementary falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 40.9% actual against 48.4% predicted.
Federal survey data for Wake County show that median household income is about $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Zebulon Elementary is among the 237 public schools in Wake County.
The closest public school, Zebulon Middle, is about 0.7 miles from Zebulon Elementary. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Zebulon Elementary ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Zebulon Elementary is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
Federal counts put enrollment at 497 in 2020-21 and 693 in 2024-25, a 39% gain. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.3:1 in 2020-21 to 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Zebulon Elementary may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Wakelon ElementaryElementary · 679 students
- Corinth-Holders ElementaryElementary · 585 students
Nearby schools
- Zebulon Middle0.7 mi · 772
- East Wake Academy0.9 mi · 1,265
- Wakelon Elementary1.4 mi · 679
- Wendell Elementary4.7 mi · 458
- Wendell Middle4.8 mi · 762
- Carver Elementary5.0 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About Zebulon ElementaryHow many students attend Zebulon Elementary?
Zebulon Elementary enrolls approximately 693 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Zebulon Elementary serve?
Zebulon Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Zebulon Elementary?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Zebulon Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Zebulon Elementary?
Student demographics at Zebulon Elementary are roughly 16% White, 30% Hispanic, 47% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Zebulon Elementary in?
Zebulon Elementary is part of Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.