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Douglas Elementary

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
600 Ortega Rd, Raleigh, NC 27609
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370472001851
562
Students
40.8
Teachers (FTE)
13.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
64
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
21.1%
Chronically absent
44.1%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Douglas 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 Douglas 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 Douglas Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 64 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools57th percentile
Higher than 57% · rank 991 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools59th percentile
Higher than 59% · rank 534 of 1,419
Wake County Schools32nd percentile
Higher than 32% · rank 121 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 53% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score unchanged since 2014 (64 → 64). Met or exceeded expected growth in 5 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202564CExceeded57.2
202460CNot Met59.7
202364CMet61.5
202266CMet61.5
201954DNot Met53.9
201862CMet59
201758CNot Met59
201662CNot Met63
201561CNot Met64
201464CMet62

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 49.82%Hispanic 27.58%Black 17.26%Two+ Races 3.2%Asian 2.14%
White: 49.82% (280) Hispanic: 27.58% (155) Black: 17.26% (97) Two+ Races: 3.2% (18) Asian: 2.14% (12)
White49.82%
Hispanic27.58%
Black17.26%
Two+ Races3.2%
Asian2.14%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 562
55.52%312 Female
44.48%250 Male

Student counts for Douglas Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 562 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 78.9%Chronically absent 21.1%
Regular attendance: 78.9% (450) Chronically absent: 21.1% (120)
Regular attendance78.9%
Chronically absent21.1%

Student Population

Students Counted: 570
44.1%Economically disadvantaged
14.23%80 English learners

Student indicators for Douglas Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 570 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 78.75%Beginning 21.25%
Experienced: 78.75% (29) Beginning: 21.25% (8)
Experienced78.75%
Beginning21.25%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 36.2 FTE
95.03%Fully licensed
4.97%Emergency or provisional
16.56%6 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Douglas 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 36.2 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)58.8%41.2%
Science (grades 5 & 8)55.6%34.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)55.3%39.6%

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)41.2%17.6%26.7%14.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)44.7%15.7%20.4%19.2%
Science (grades 5 & 8)44.4%21.1%25.6%8.9%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth3.9189.7

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers36.24
Experienced teachers28.54 (79%)
Beginning teachers7.7 (21%)
Holding a standard license34.44 (95%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.8 (5%)
National Board certified6

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (120 of 570)21.1%
Economically disadvantaged44.1%
English learners making progress (of 80)40%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.71
Library books per student12.4
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.18

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
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 Douglas Elementary report card PDF

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Douglas 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.