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Root Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3202 Northampton Street, Raleigh, NC 27609 · (919) 881-4940 · Part of Wake County Schools

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

Directions
Students
469
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Root Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Raleigh kids: 18 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts73%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, A, 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 ↗

3202 Northampton Street, Raleigh

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K29
Kindergarten68
Grade 177
Grade 283
Grade 370
Grade 469
Grade 573
Enrollment over time
477’20
398’21
472’22
484’23
469’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 66%Hispanic 17%Black 14%Asian 1%Two or more races 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 Root 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.