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Rand Road Elementary

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
300 Arbor Greene Dr, Garner, NC 27529
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370472002282
394
Students
29.7
Teachers (FTE)
13.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
67
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
16%
Chronically absent
49.9%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Rand Road 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 Rand Road 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 Rand Road Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 67 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools65th percentile
Higher than 65% · rank 809 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools68th percentile
Higher than 68% · rank 422 of 1,419
Wake County Schools41st percentile
Higher than 41% · rank 110 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 72% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 1 points since 2014 (68 → 67). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202567CMet64.5
202471BMet67.8
202373BExceeded69.3
202252DMet46.4
201958CNot Met54.8
201871BExceeded67.4
201773BMet72
201669CMet67
201567CNot Met67
201468CMet67

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 48.48%Black 23.1%Hispanic 22.59%Two+ Races 4.82%Asian 1.02%
White: 48.48% (191) Black: 23.1% (91) Hispanic: 22.59% (89) Two+ Races: 4.82% (19) Asian: 1.02% (4)
White48.48%
Black23.1%
Hispanic22.59%
Two+ Races4.82%
Asian1.02%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 394
48.48%191 Female
51.52%203 Male

Student counts for Rand Road Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 394 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 84%Chronically absent 16%
Regular attendance: 84% (357) Chronically absent: 16% (68)
Regular attendance84%
Chronically absent16%

Student Population

Students Counted: 425
49.9%Economically disadvantaged
8.88%35 English learners

Student indicators for Rand Road Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 425 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 94.44%Beginning 5.56%
Experienced: 94.44% (28) Beginning: 5.56% (2)
Experienced94.44%
Beginning5.56%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 30 FTE
96.9%Fully licensed
3.13%Emergency or provisional
13.33%4 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Rand Road 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 30 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)68.5%42%
Science (grades 5 & 8)60.7%45.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)60%36.5%

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)31.5%26.5%27%15%
Reading (grades 3–8)40%23.5%23%13.5%
Science (grades 5 & 8)39.3%14.8%36.1%9.8%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-0.9675.2

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers30.01
Experienced teachers28.34 (94%)
Beginning teachers1.67 (6%)
Holding a standard license29.08 (97%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.94 (3%)
National Board certified4

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (68 of 425)16%
Economically disadvantaged49.9%
English learners making progress (of 35)65.7%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.74
Library books per student40.36
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.42

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 Rand Road Elementary report card PDF

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Rand Road 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.