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Joyner Elementary

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
2300 Lowden St., Raleigh, NC 27608
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370472001868
569
Students
42.7
Teachers (FTE)
13.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
64
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
18%
Chronically absent
33.3%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Joyner 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 Joyner 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 Joyner 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 64% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 9 points since 2014 (73 → 64). Met or exceeded expected growth in 2 of 10 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202564CNot Met65.6
202469CNot Met68.3
202363CNot Met62.3
202263CNot Met62.3
201971BNot Met72.3
201868CNot Met69.8
201773BMet73
201668CNot Met70
201574BMet73
201473BNot Met75

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 53.78%Black 24.78%Hispanic 13.53%Two+ Races 5.1%Asian 2.11%Native Am. 0.35%Pacific Isl. 0.35%
White: 53.78% (306) Black: 24.78% (141) Hispanic: 13.53% (77) Two+ Races: 5.1% (29) Asian: 2.11% (12) Native Am.: 0.35% (2) Pacific Isl.: 0.35% (2)
White53.78%
Black24.78%
Hispanic13.53%
Two+ Races5.1%
Asian2.11%
Native Am.0.35%
Pacific Isl.0.35%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 569
48.51%276 Female
51.49%293 Male

Student counts for Joyner Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 569 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 82%Chronically absent 18%
Regular attendance: 82% (477) Chronically absent: 18% (105)
Regular attendance82%
Chronically absent18%

Student Population

Students Counted: 582
33.3%Economically disadvantaged
4.57%26 English learners

Student indicators for Joyner Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 582 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 79.39%Beginning 20.61%
Experienced: 79.39% (31) Beginning: 20.61% (8)
Experienced79.39%
Beginning20.61%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 38.8 FTE
98.2%Fully licensed
1.8%Emergency or provisional
10.31%4 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Joyner 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 38.8 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)66.5%56.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)64.2%48.9%
Science (grades 5 & 8)61.3%40.9%

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)33.5%10.2%30.9%25.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)35.8%15.3%28.8%20.1%
Science (grades 5 & 8)38.7%20.4%25.8%15.1%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-4.6358.9

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers38.81
Experienced teachers30.81 (79%)
Beginning teachers8 (21%)
Holding a standard license38.11 (98%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.7 (2%)
National Board certified4

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (105 of 582)18%
Economically disadvantaged33.3%
English learners making progress (of 26)53.8%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.55
Library books per student22.16
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 riskNo
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 Joyner Elementary report card PDF

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Joyner 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.