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Wildwood Forest Elementary

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
8401 Wildwood Forest Drive, Raleigh, NC 27616
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370472002493
551
Students
44.7
Teachers (FTE)
12.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
47
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
25.6%
Chronically absent
66.1%
Economically disadvantaged

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Wildwood Forest 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

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Zone boundary published by Wake County Schools as “base_attendance_areas_all”, last updated 2026-07-01.

How Wildwood Forest Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 47 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools14th percentile
Higher than 14% · rank 2,095 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools14th percentile
Higher than 14% · rank 1,194 of 1,419
Wake County Schools7th percentile
Higher than 7% · rank 175 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 38% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 11 points since 2014 (58 → 47). Met or exceeded expected growth in 6 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202547DNot Met41.1
202446DMet38.2
202348DMet40.7
202246DExceeded36.7
201947DNot Met43
201857CMet51.1
201757CMet52
201659CNot Met59
201562CMet58
201458CNot Met58

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

Black 52.09%Hispanic 29.58%White 9.62%Asian 4.9%Two+ Races 3.81%
Black: 52.09% (287) Hispanic: 29.58% (163) White: 9.62% (53) Asian: 4.9% (27) Two+ Races: 3.81% (21)
Black52.09%
Hispanic29.58%
White9.62%
Asian4.9%
Two+ Races3.81%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 551
45.37%250 Female
54.63%301 Male

Student counts for Wildwood Forest Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 551 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 74.4%Chronically absent 25.6%
Regular attendance: 74.4% (435) Chronically absent: 25.6% (150)
Regular attendance74.4%
Chronically absent25.6%

Student Population

Students Counted: 585
66.1%Economically disadvantaged
15.25%84 English learners

Student indicators for Wildwood Forest Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 585 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 64.39%Beginning 35.61%
Experienced: 64.39% (26) Beginning: 35.61% (15)
Experienced64.39%
Beginning35.61%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 41 FTE
83.44%Fully licensed
16.56%Emergency or provisional
9.76%4 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Wildwood Forest 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 41 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)52.2%26.1%
Reading (grades 3–8)38.2%21.3%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)36.6%16.9%

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)63.4%19.7%13%--
Reading (grades 3–8)61.8%16.9%16.5%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)47.8%26.1%22.8%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-2.1169.4

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers41
Experienced teachers26.4 (64%)
Beginning teachers14.6 (36%)
Holding a standard license34.21 (83%)
Emergency or provisional licenses6.79 (17%)
National Board certified4

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (150 of 585)25.6%
Economically disadvantaged66.1%
English learners making progress (of 84)61.9%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.58
Library books per student27.5
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom0.75

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolYes
Recurring low-performingYes
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 Wildwood Forest Elementary report card PDF

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Wildwood Forest 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.