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Stough Elementary

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
4210 Edwards Mill Road, Raleigh, NC 27612
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370472001895
550
Students
41.4
Teachers (FTE)
13.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
69
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
13.9%
Chronically absent
31.5%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Stough 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 Stough 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 Stough Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 69 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools69th percentile
Higher than 69% · rank 694 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools72nd percentile
Higher than 72% · rank 359 of 1,419
Wake County Schools44th percentile
Higher than 44% · rank 100 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 79% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 9 points since 2014 (60 → 69). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202569CNot Met70.7
202470BMet69.8
202374BMet71.7
202270BExceeded65.9
201965CMet62.8
201861CMet56.8
201760CMet58
201664CExceeded59
201555CNot Met52
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

White 52.18%Black 19.64%Hispanic 9.82%Asian 9.27%Two+ Races 8.73%Native Am. 0.36%
White: 52.18% (287) Black: 19.64% (108) Hispanic: 9.82% (54) Asian: 9.27% (51) Two+ Races: 8.73% (48) Native Am.: 0.36% (2)
White52.18%
Black19.64%
Hispanic9.82%
Asian9.27%
Two+ Races8.73%
Native Am.0.36%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 550
48.36%266 Female
51.64%284 Male

Student counts for Stough Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 550 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 86.1%Chronically absent 13.9%
Regular attendance: 86.1% (491) Chronically absent: 13.9% (79)
Regular attendance86.1%
Chronically absent13.9%

Student Population

Students Counted: 570
31.5%Economically disadvantaged
5.09%28 English learners

Student indicators for Stough Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 570 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 62%Beginning 38%
Experienced: 62% (24) Beginning: 38% (15)
Experienced62%
Beginning38%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 38.2 FTE
94.5%Fully licensed
5.5%Emergency or provisional
15.72%6 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Stough 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 38.2 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)71.9%53.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)69.6%55.5%
Science (grades 5 & 8)68.6%47.7%

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)28.1%18.6%28.5%24.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)30.4%14.1%28.9%26.6%
Science (grades 5 & 8)31.4%20.9%31.4%16.3%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-3.2263.9

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers38.16
Experienced teachers23.66 (62%)
Beginning teachers14.5 (38%)
Holding a standard license36.06 (94%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.1 (6%)
National Board certified6

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (79 of 570)13.9%
Economically disadvantaged31.5%
English learners making progress (of 28)71.4%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.67
Library books per student23.68
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom0.98

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 Stough Elementary report card PDF

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Stough 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.