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Barwell Road Elementary

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
3925 Barwell Road, Raleigh, NC 27610
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370472002854
648
Students
50.4
Teachers (FTE)
12.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
58
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
28.9%
Chronically absent
63.5%
Economically disadvantaged

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Attendance zone

Wake County Schools

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

How Barwell Road Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 58 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools40th percentile
Higher than 40% · rank 1,424 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools42nd percentile
Higher than 42% · rank 783 of 1,419
Wake County Schools22nd percentile
Higher than 22% · rank 146 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 29% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 12 points since 2014 (46 → 58). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202558CExceeded49.9
202455CMet49.4
202351DMet43.4
202246DExceeded36.1
201938FNot Met33.6
201848DMet41.5
201748DMet41
201652DExceeded43
201546DMet39
201446DNot Met42

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

Black 50%Hispanic 35.8%White 6.48%Asian 4.48%Two+ Races 2.62%Native Am. 0.46%Pacific Isl. 0.15%
Black: 50% (324) Hispanic: 35.8% (232) White: 6.48% (42) Asian: 4.48% (29) Two+ Races: 2.62% (17) Native Am.: 0.46% (3) Pacific Isl.: 0.15% (1)
Black50%
Hispanic35.8%
White6.48%
Asian4.48%
Two+ Races2.62%
Native Am.0.46%
Pacific Isl.0.15%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 648
49.38%320 Female
50.62%328 Male

Student counts for Barwell Road Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 648 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 71.1%Chronically absent 28.9%
Regular attendance: 71.1% (542) Chronically absent: 28.9% (220)
Regular attendance71.1%
Chronically absent28.9%

Student Population

Students Counted: 762
63.5%Economically disadvantaged
17.75%115 English learners

Student indicators for Barwell Road Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 762 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 79.78%Beginning 20.22%
Experienced: 79.78% (37) Beginning: 20.22% (9)
Experienced79.78%
Beginning20.22%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 46.7 FTE
93.7%Fully licensed
6.3%Emergency or provisional
10.71%5 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Barwell 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 46.7 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)56.1%32.2%
Science (grades 5 & 8)55.1%33.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)38.1%20.4%

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)43.9%23.9%22.6%9.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)61.9%17.6%16%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)44.9%21.5%28%5.6%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth3.8289.5

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers46.68
Experienced teachers37.24 (80%)
Beginning teachers9.44 (20%)
Holding a standard license43.74 (94%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.94 (6%)
National Board certified5

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (220 of 762)28.9%
Economically disadvantaged63.5%
English learners making progress (of 115)54.8%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.78
Library books per student9.19
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.5

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

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

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First page of the Barwell Road Elementary report card PDF

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Barwell 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.