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Wilburn Elementary

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
3707 Marsh Creek Rd, Raleigh, NC 27604
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370472001908
593
Students
43.2
Teachers (FTE)
13.7:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
44
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
28.4%
Chronically absent
61.3%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Wilburn 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 Wilburn 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 Wilburn Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 44 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools9th percentile
Higher than 9% · rank 2,217 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools9th percentile
Higher than 9% · rank 1,273 of 1,419
Wake County Schools3rd percentile
Higher than 3% · rank 180 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 31% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 7 points since 2014 (51 → 44). Met or exceeded expected growth in 7 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202544DNot Met37.3
202437FNot Met30
202347DMet37.1
202242DMet32.4
201954DMet47.9
201851DMet46.4
201751DNot Met48
201661CExceeded53
201547DMet41
201451DMet43

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

Hispanic 52.95%Black 29.01%White 7.93%Asian 5.73%Two+ Races 4.38%
Hispanic: 52.95% (314) Black: 29.01% (172) White: 7.93% (47) Asian: 5.73% (34) Two+ Races: 4.38% (26)
Hispanic52.95%
Black29.01%
White7.93%
Asian5.73%
Two+ Races4.38%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 593
45.36%269 Female
54.64%324 Male

Student counts for Wilburn Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 593 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 71.6%Chronically absent 28.4%
Regular attendance: 71.6% (453) Chronically absent: 28.4% (180)
Regular attendance71.6%
Chronically absent28.4%

Student Population

Students Counted: 633
61.3%Economically disadvantaged
29.01%172 English learners

Student indicators for Wilburn Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 633 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 72.27%Beginning 27.73%
Experienced: 72.27% (28) Beginning: 27.73% (11)
Experienced72.27%
Beginning27.73%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 38.7 FTE
97.42%Fully licensed
2.58%Emergency or provisional
5.16%2 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Wilburn 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 38.7 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)37.5%18.4%
Science (grades 5 & 8)37.3%13.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)33.3%13.3%

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)62.5%19.1%15.9%--
Reading (grades 3–8)66.7%20.1%9.7%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)62.7%23.5%13.7%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-2.3168.4

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers38.73
Experienced teachers27.99 (72%)
Beginning teachers10.74 (28%)
Holding a standard license37.73 (97%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1 (3%)
National Board certified2

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (180 of 633)28.4%
Economically disadvantaged61.3%
English learners making progress (of 172)42.4%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.62
Library books per student25.62
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.16

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolYes
Recurring low-performingYes
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
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 Wilburn Elementary report card PDF

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Wilburn 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.