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Forestville Road Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

100 Lawson Ridge Road, Knightdale, NC 27545 · (919) 266-8487 · Part of Wake County Schools

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

Directions
Students
570
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Forestville Road Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Knightdale kids: Neuse River Middle

On the path

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

PK–5Forestville Road ElementaryYou are here
6–8Neuse River Middlein Raleigh

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency16%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C−, 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 ↗

100 Lawson Ridge Road, Knightdale

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K30
Kindergarten90
Grade 1102
Grade 285
Grade 393
Grade 482
Grade 588
Enrollment over time
515’20
514’21
494’22
528’23
570’24

Up 10.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 40%Black 37%White 13%Two or more races 5%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Forestville Road Elementary from Knightdale 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; Knightdale’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.