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North Forest Pines Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

11501 Forest Pines Drive, Raleigh, NC 27614 · (919) 570-2220 · Part of Wake County Schools

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

Directions
Students
536
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about North Forest Pines Elementary

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 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–5North Forest Pines ElementaryYou are here
6–818 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency49%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts67%
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 ↗

11501 Forest Pines Drive, Raleigh

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K3
Kindergarten80
Grade 186
Grade 2102
Grade 395
Grade 485
Grade 585
Enrollment over time
526’20
539’21
554’22
523’23
536’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 50%Hispanic 27%Black 16%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about North Forest Pines 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.