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North Ridge Elementary

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
7120 Harps Mill Road, Raleigh, NC 27615
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370472001883
730
Students
51.1
Teachers (FTE)
14.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
73
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
12.3%
Chronically absent
34.3%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

North Ridge 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 North Ridge 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 North Ridge Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 73 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools78th percentile
Higher than 78% · rank 499 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools81st percentile
Higher than 81% · rank 237 of 1,419
Wake County Schools55th percentile
Higher than 55% · rank 79 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 84% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 6 points since 2014 (67 → 73). Met or exceeded expected growth in 6 of 10 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202573BMet70.4
202470BMet68
202359CNot Met57.6
202260CMet56.1
201963CNot Met61.9
201865CNot Met64.4
201773BMet70
201671BMet69
201561CNot Met61
201467CMet63

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 62.05%Black 17.81%Hispanic 13.97%Asian 3.84%Two+ Races 2.33%
White: 62.05% (453) Black: 17.81% (130) Hispanic: 13.97% (102) Asian: 3.84% (28) Two+ Races: 2.33% (17)
White62.05%
Black17.81%
Hispanic13.97%
Asian3.84%
Two+ Races2.33%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 730
50%365 Female
50%365 Male

Student counts for North Ridge Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 730 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 87.7%Chronically absent 12.3%
Regular attendance: 87.7% (648) Chronically absent: 12.3% (91)
Regular attendance87.7%
Chronically absent12.3%

Student Population

Students Counted: 739
34.3%Economically disadvantaged
9.45%69 English learners

Student indicators for North Ridge Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 739 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 84.46%Beginning 15.54%
Experienced: 84.46% (39) Beginning: 15.54% (7)
Experienced84.46%
Beginning15.54%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 46.3 FTE
98.27%Fully licensed
1.73%Emergency or provisional
8.63%4 teachers certified

Teacher figures for North Ridge 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 46.3 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)72.4%36.7%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)71.3%57.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)68%51.2%

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)28.7%14%34.7%22.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)32%16.8%26.4%24.8%
Science (grades 5 & 8)27.6%35.7%25.5%11.2%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth0.4381

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers46.34
Experienced teachers39.14 (84%)
Beginning teachers7.2 (16%)
Holding a standard license45.54 (98%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.8 (2%)
National Board certified4

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (91 of 739)12.3%
Economically disadvantaged34.3%
English learners making progress (of 69)52.2%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.68
Library books per student22.81
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom0.94

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 North Ridge Elementary report card PDF

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North Ridge 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.