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Wake Forest Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

406 S Main Street, Wake Forest, NC 27587 · (919) 554-8655 · Part of Wake County Schools

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

Directions
Students
444
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Wake Forest Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 51% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 14.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Wake Forest kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Wake Forest ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts47%
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 ↗

406 S Main Street, Wake Forest

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K29
Kindergarten78
Grade 173
Grade 251
Grade 378
Grade 458
Grade 577
Enrollment over time
388’20
373’21
342’22
391’23
444’24

Up 14.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 48%Black 25%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 8%Asian 4%

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

Parents talk

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