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Farmington Woods Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1413 Hampton Valley Rd, Cary, NC 27511 · (919) 460-3469 · Part of Wake County Schools

Cary’s School Grade A− better than 75% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
648
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Farmington Woods Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Cary kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

Where Cary kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Farmington Woods ElementaryYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts59%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1413 Hampton Valley Rd, Cary

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K5
Kindergarten106
Grade 1115
Grade 2109
Grade 3106
Grade 492
Grade 5115
Enrollment over time
672’20
616’21
623’22
652’23
648’24

Down 3.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 47%Hispanic 22%Asian 16%Black 10%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Farmington Woods Elementary from Cary families.

Other schools in Wake County Schools

The district →
Olive Chapel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
A+
1,066 students15:1
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fuquay-Varina
B+
988 students14:1
Alston Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cary
A
917 students14:1
Buckhorn Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Springs
B+
905 students14:1
Apex Friendship Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
896 students15:1
Holly Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Springs
A
889 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Cary’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.