- Address
- 401 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, NC 27603
Open in Maps → - Phone
- (919) 715-3690
- Grades served
- K-8
- NCES school ID
- 370004302358
School calendar
The Exploris School'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.
View the calendar →Location and nearby schools
10 nearestLoading the map…
- Wiley Elementary0.5 mi
- Moore Square Middle0.7 mi
- Partnership Elementary0.7 mi
- Needham Broughton High0.8 mi
- Governor Morehead School for the Blind0.8 mi
- Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy0.8 mi
- Washington Elementary0.9 mi
- Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy0.9 mi
- Raleigh Charter High School1.1 mi
- Ligon Middle1.2 mi
How The Exploris School compares
Its 2024–25 performance score of 70 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.
Chronic absence is lower here than at 53% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.
Performance score since 2014
Score down 21 points since 2014 (91 → 70). Met or exceeded expected growth in 7 of 10 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.
| Year | Score | Grade | Growth | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70 | B | Exceeded | 65.5 |
| 2024 | 61 | C | Not Met | 59.9 |
| 2023 | 67 | C | Met | 65.4 |
| 2022 | 68 | C | Met | 63.8 |
| 2019 | 81 | B | Met | 82 |
| 2018 | 83 | B | Met | 83.1 |
| 2017 | 79 | B | Not Met | 84 |
| 2016 | 88 | A+NG | Exceeded | 88 |
| 2015 | 80 | B | Not Met | 83 |
| 2014 | 91 | A | Exceeded | 90 |
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 The Exploris School for district totals.
Student Demographics
Gender Distribution
Total Students: 448Student counts for The Exploris School, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 448 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.
Students
Student Population
Students Counted: 453Student indicators for The Exploris School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 453 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
Licensing & Certification
Total Teachers: 10 FTETeacher figures for The Exploris School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 10 FTE.
NC School Report Card
2024-2025Student performance by subject
| Subject | Grade-level proficient | Career & college ready |
|---|---|---|
| Science (grades 5 & 8) | 74.1% | 55.4% |
| Reading (grades 3–8) | 69.1% | 44.2% |
| Mathematics (grades 3–8) | 58.8% | 36.6% |
Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.
Achievement levels
| Subject | Not Proficient | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics (grades 3–8) | 41.2% | 22.3% | 29% | 7.6% |
| Reading (grades 3–8) | 30.9% | 24.8% | 29.7% | 14.5% |
| Science (grades 5 & 8) | 25.9% | 18.8% | 42.9% | 12.5% |
Academic growth
| Measure | Status | Growth index | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Exceeds Expected Growth | 3.62 | 89 |
Teachers
Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Total teachers | 10 |
| Experienced teachers | 9 (90%) |
| Beginning teachers | 1 (10%) |
| Holding a standard license | 10 (100%) |
| Emergency or provisional licenses | 0 (0%) |
Students
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Chronically absent (95 of 453) | 21% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 29.6% |
School environment
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Devices per student | 0.44 |
| Library books per student | 0 |
| Students have device access | No |
| Devices may go home | No |
| Wireless access points per classroom | 1.45 |
Federal & state designations
| Designation | Applies |
|---|---|
| Low-performing school | No |
| Recurring low-performing | No |
| CSI — low performing | No |
| CSI — low graduation rate | No |
| TSI — at risk | No |
| TSI — consistently underperforming | Yes |
CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.
Download this report card
The Exploris School'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.