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Hunter Elementary

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
1018 E Davie St, Raleigh, NC 27601
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370472001866
658
Students
52.4
Teachers (FTE)
12.6:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
75
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
10.2%
Chronically absent
32.3%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Hunter 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 Hunter 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 Hunter Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 75 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools82nd percentile
Higher than 82% · rank 407 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools85th percentile
Higher than 85% · rank 183 of 1,419
Wake County Schools63rd percentile
Higher than 63% · rank 66 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 89% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 9 points since 2014 (66 → 75). Met or exceeded expected growth in 4 of 10 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202575BMet75.2
202476BMet73.8
202373BMet72
202266CNot Met69.1
201971BNot Met72.6
201867CNot Met68.3
201765CNot Met66
201660CNot Met60
201561CNot Met61
201466CMet62

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 51.98%Black 29.64%Asian 6.84%Hispanic 6.69%Two+ Races 4.86%
White: 51.98% (342) Black: 29.64% (195) Asian: 6.84% (45) Hispanic: 6.69% (44) Two+ Races: 4.86% (32)
White51.98%
Black29.64%
Asian6.84%
Hispanic6.69%
Two+ Races4.86%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 658
48.48%319 Female
51.52%339 Male

Student counts for Hunter Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 658 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 89.8%Chronically absent 10.2%
Regular attendance: 89.8% (590) Chronically absent: 10.2% (67)
Regular attendance89.8%
Chronically absent10.2%

Student Population

Students Counted: 657
32.3%Economically disadvantaged
1.67%11 English learners

Student indicators for Hunter Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 657 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 76.26%Beginning 23.74%
Experienced: 76.26% (36) Beginning: 23.74% (11)
Experienced76.26%
Beginning23.74%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 47.2 FTE
96.18%Fully licensed
3.82%Emergency or provisional
27.55%13 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Hunter 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 47.2 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)77.7%66.2%
Science (grades 5 & 8)75.4%57%
Reading (grades 3–8)72.3%60.1%

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)22.3%11.6%35.4%30.8%
Reading (grades 3–8)27.7%12.2%29.6%30.5%
Science (grades 5 & 8)24.6%18.4%28.9%28.1%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-0.9175.4

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers47.18
Experienced teachers35.98 (76%)
Beginning teachers11.2 (24%)
Holding a standard license45.38 (96%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.8 (4%)
National Board certified13

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (67 of 657)10.2%
Economically disadvantaged32.3%
English learners making progress (of 11)36.4%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.62
Library books per student16.66
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom0.93

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 Hunter Elementary report card PDF

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Hunter 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.