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Brooks Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

700 Northbrook Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609 · (919) 881-1350 · Part of Wake County Schools

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

Directions
Students
471
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Brooks Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 15.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Raleigh kids: 18 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Brooks ElementaryYou are here
6–818 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts54%
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 ↗

700 Northbrook Drive, Raleigh

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K14
Kindergarten86
Grade 176
Grade 284
Grade 381
Grade 475
Grade 555
Enrollment over time
556’20
507’21
439’22
438’23
471’24

Down 15.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 52%Black 21%Hispanic 19%Asian 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

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