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Poe Elementary

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
400 Peyton St, Raleigh, NC 27610
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370472001887
324
Students
31.3
Teachers (FTE)
10.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
63
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
17.9%
Chronically absent
49.7%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Poe 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 Poe 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 Poe Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 63 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools54th percentile
Higher than 54% · rank 1,060 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools56th percentile
Higher than 56% · rank 580 of 1,419
Wake County Schools29th percentile
Higher than 29% · rank 130 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 65% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 3 points since 2014 (60 → 63). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202563CNot Met62
202467CMet62.8
202359CMet55.5
202259CExceeded51.6
201958CExceeded49.4
201853DExceeded44.1
201746DNot Met41
201654DMet48
201554DMet49
201460CMet55

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

Black 35.49%Hispanic 27.16%White 25.62%Asian 5.86%Two+ Races 5.56%Native Am. 0.31%
Black: 35.49% (115) Hispanic: 27.16% (88) White: 25.62% (83) Asian: 5.86% (19) Two+ Races: 5.56% (18) Native Am.: 0.31% (1)
Black35.49%
Hispanic27.16%
White25.62%
Asian5.86%
Two+ Races5.56%
Native Am.0.31%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 324
43.83%142 Female
56.17%182 Male

Student counts for Poe Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 324 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 82.1%Chronically absent 17.9%
Regular attendance: 82.1% (248) Chronically absent: 17.9% (54)
Regular attendance82.1%
Chronically absent17.9%

Student Population

Students Counted: 302
49.7%Economically disadvantaged
9.26%30 English learners

Student indicators for Poe Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 302 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 83.25%Beginning 16.75%
Experienced: 83.25% (24) Beginning: 16.75% (5)
Experienced83.25%
Beginning16.75%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 29.2 FTE
94.86%Fully licensed
5.14%Emergency or provisional
3.42%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Poe 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 29.2 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)63.8%29.8%
Reading (grades 3–8)61.4%42.4%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)60.6%50%

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)39.4%10.6%31.8%18.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)38.6%18.9%24.2%18.2%
Science (grades 5 & 8)36.2%34%19.1%10.6%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-2.4267.9

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers29.2
Experienced teachers24.31 (83%)
Beginning teachers4.89 (17%)
Holding a standard license27.7 (95%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.5 (5%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (54 of 302)17.9%
Economically disadvantaged49.7%
English learners making progress (of 30)63.3%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.52
Library books per student39.13
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.28

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 Poe Elementary report card PDF

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Poe 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.