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Lockhart Elementary

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
1320 N Smithfield Rd, Knightdale, NC 27545
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370472001874
463
Students
39.0
Teachers (FTE)
11.9:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
56
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
24.3%
Chronically absent
59.9%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Lockhart 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 Lockhart 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 Lockhart Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 56 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools34th percentile
Higher than 34% · rank 1,563 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools36th percentile
Higher than 36% · rank 865 of 1,419
Wake County Schools19th percentile
Higher than 19% · rank 151 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 42% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 3 points since 2014 (59 → 56). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202556CMet49.5
202457CExceeded48.6
202349DExceeded40.4
202244DMet35.2
201950DNot Met45.4
201858CMet54.6
201761CMet55
201656CNot Met53
201557CMet52
201459CMet54

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

Hispanic 38.01%Black 37.58%White 18.36%Two+ Races 4.54%Asian 1.08%Native Am. 0.43%
Hispanic: 38.01% (176) Black: 37.58% (174) White: 18.36% (85) Two+ Races: 4.54% (21) Asian: 1.08% (5) Native Am.: 0.43% (2)
Hispanic38.01%
Black37.58%
White18.36%
Two+ Races4.54%
Asian1.08%
Native Am.0.43%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 463
45.14%209 Female
54.86%254 Male

Student counts for Lockhart Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 463 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 75.7%Chronically absent 24.3%
Regular attendance: 75.7% (401) Chronically absent: 24.3% (129)
Regular attendance75.7%
Chronically absent24.3%

Student Population

Students Counted: 530
59.9%Economically disadvantaged
20.95%97 English learners

Student indicators for Lockhart Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 530 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 89.88%Beginning 10.12%
Experienced: 89.88% (35) Beginning: 10.12% (4)
Experienced89.88%
Beginning10.12%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 38.9 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
5.14%2 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Lockhart 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 38.9 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)52.1%20.8%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)50.2%30.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)43%22.4%

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)49.8%19.5%18.4%12.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)57%20.5%16.7%5.7%
Science (grades 5 & 8)47.9%31.3%16.7%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth1.6884.2

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers38.94
Experienced teachers35 (90%)
Beginning teachers3.94 (10%)
Holding a standard license38.94 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified2

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (129 of 530)24.3%
Economically disadvantaged59.9%
English learners making progress (of 97)50.5%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.56
Library books per student22.54
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 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 Lockhart Elementary report card PDF

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Lockhart 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.