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Weatherstone Elementary

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
1000 Olde Weatherstone Way, Cary, NC 27513
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370472001681
730
Students
48.3
Teachers (FTE)
15.1:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
78
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
18.5%
Chronically absent
30.6%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Weatherstone 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 Weatherstone 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 Weatherstone Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 78 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools87th percentile
Higher than 87% · rank 299 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools90th percentile
Higher than 90% · rank 116 of 1,419
Wake County Schools71st percentile
Higher than 71% · rank 46 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 63% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 6 points since 2014 (84 → 78). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 8. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202578BExceeded74.6
202477BExceeded74
202375BExceeded69.8
202277BExceeded73
201981BExceeded79.4
201878BMet77.5
201781BExceeded80
201682BExceeded79
201579BMet77
201484BExceeded81

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 40.27%Hispanic 25.21%Asian 23.29%Black 6.44%Two+ Races 4.66%Native Am. 0.14%
White: 40.27% (294) Hispanic: 25.21% (184) Asian: 23.29% (170) Black: 6.44% (47) Two+ Races: 4.66% (34) Native Am.: 0.14% (1)
White40.27%
Hispanic25.21%
Asian23.29%
Black6.44%
Two+ Races4.66%
Native Am.0.14%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 730
47.95%350 Female
52.05%380 Male

Student counts for Weatherstone 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 81.5%Chronically absent 18.5%
Regular attendance: 81.5% (648) Chronically absent: 18.5% (147)
Regular attendance81.5%
Chronically absent18.5%

Student Population

Students Counted: 795
30.6%Economically disadvantaged
23.56%172 English learners

Student indicators for Weatherstone Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 795 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 85.65%Beginning 14.35%
Experienced: 85.65% (38) Beginning: 14.35% (6)
Experienced85.65%
Beginning14.35%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 44.8 FTE
97.01%Fully licensed
2.97%Emergency or provisional
22.31%10 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Weatherstone 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 44.8 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)81%62.8%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)78.9%65.8%
Reading (grades 3–8)60.5%45%

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)21.1%13.2%32.6%33.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)39.5%15.5%25.5%19.5%
Science (grades 5 & 8)19%18.2%30.7%32.1%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth5.7792.9

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers44.82
Experienced teachers38.39 (86%)
Beginning teachers6.43 (14%)
Holding a standard license43.48 (97%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.33 (3%)
National Board certified10

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (147 of 795)18.5%
Economically disadvantaged30.6%
English learners making progress (of 172)65.7%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.68
Library books per student15.7
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.15

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 Weatherstone Elementary report card PDF

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Weatherstone 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.