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Banks Road Elementary

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
10225 Chambers Rd, Raleigh, NC 27603
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370472003132
651
Students
47.0
Teachers (FTE)
13.9:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
61
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
16.1%
Chronically absent
45%
Economically disadvantaged

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Banks Road Elementary's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Wake County Schools

The area Wake County Schools assigns to Banks Road Elementary. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Wake County Schools as “base_attendance_areas_all”, last updated 2026-07-01.

How Banks Road Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 61 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools49th percentile
Higher than 49% · rank 1,205 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools51st percentile
Higher than 51% · rank 662 of 1,419
Wake County Schools25th percentile
Higher than 25% · rank 140 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 72% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 15 points since 2014 (76 → 61). Met or exceeded expected growth in 6 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202561CMet58
202457CNot Met56
202362CExceeded54.8
202253DNot Met50.6
201961CNot Met62.2
201866CNot Met67.7
201775BMet73
201676BMet74
201576BMet75
201476BExceeded73

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Wake County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 45.93%Hispanic 28.57%Black 14.9%Asian 5.38%Two+ Races 4.92%Native Am. 0.15%Pacific Isl. 0.15%
White: 45.93% (299) Hispanic: 28.57% (186) Black: 14.9% (97) Asian: 5.38% (35) Two+ Races: 4.92% (32) Native Am.: 0.15% (1) Pacific Isl.: 0.15% (1)
White45.93%
Hispanic28.57%
Black14.9%
Asian5.38%
Two+ Races4.92%
Native Am.0.15%
Pacific Isl.0.15%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 651
50.84%331 Female
49.16%320 Male

Student counts for Banks Road Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 651 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 83.9%Chronically absent 16.1%
Regular attendance: 83.9% (570) Chronically absent: 16.1% (109)
Regular attendance83.9%
Chronically absent16.1%

Student Population

Students Counted: 679
45%Economically disadvantaged
14.9%97 English learners

Student indicators for Banks Road Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 679 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 93.9%Beginning 6.1%
Experienced: 93.9% (46) Beginning: 6.1% (3)
Experienced93.9%
Beginning6.1%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 49.2 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
8.14%4 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Banks Road Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 49.2 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)68.6%44.1%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)59.5%41.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)51.2%28.4%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)40.5%18%28.4%13%
Reading (grades 3–8)48.8%22.8%16.9%11.5%
Science (grades 5 & 8)31.4%24.5%34.3%9.8%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-1.3673.2

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers49.16
Experienced teachers46.16 (94%)
Beginning teachers3 (6%)
Holding a standard license49.16 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified4

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (109 of 679)16.1%
Economically disadvantaged45%
English learners making progress (of 97)53.6%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.61
Library books per student27.43
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom0.84

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingYes

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Banks Road Elementary report card PDF

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Banks Road Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.