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Powell Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1130 Marlborough Rd, Raleigh, NC 27610 · (919) 856-7737 · Part of Wake County Schools

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

Directions
Students
335
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Powell Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 51% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 14.7% 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–5Powell ElementaryYou are here
6–818 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts52%
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 ↗

1130 Marlborough Rd, Raleigh

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K32
Kindergarten55
Grade 152
Grade 250
Grade 359
Grade 444
Grade 543
Enrollment over time
292’20
300’21
284’22
286’23
335’24

Up 14.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 44%Black 33%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Powell 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.