Wake County Schools, North Carolina
At Root Elementary, 24.4% of Black students meet grade level proficient+ — 44.9 points below the 69.3% recorded for all students at the same school, and 20 points below the 44.4% average for Black students across Wake County Schools.
Among the 195 schools in Wake County Schools with reportable Black student results, this one ranks 186th. Across North Carolina, the average for Black students is 41.8%.
Compare North Carolina schools ›Share of students meeting grade level proficient+ at Root Elementary. A group is omitted when too few students were tested to report safely.
The schools ranked immediately above and below this one for Black student results, so the number above has something to sit against.
| School | All | Black | Hispanic | White | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Pines Drive Elementary | 48% | 27% | 50.6% | 65.4% | 78.6% |
| Lynn Road Elementary | 54.3% | 26.8% | 43.4% | 75.7% | 57.1% |
| Banks Road Elementary | 57.1% | 26.7% | 32.6% | 76.4% | 76.2% |
| Aversboro Elementary | 37.8% | 25.4% | 35.8% | 55.6% | 75% |
| Southeast Raleigh High Magnet | 27.4% | 24.5% | 25.6% | 58.7% | 30% |
| Root Elementary This school | 69.3% | 24.4% | 31.5% | 87.6% | — |
| Carnage Middle Magnet | 72.4% | 24.3% | 30.2% | 88.1% | 95% |
| Vance Elementary Magnet | 64.3% | 23.8% | 53.3% | 74.2% | — |
| Brooks Elementary Magnet | 56.7% | 20.8% | 44.4% | 80.8% | 21.1% |
| Lacy Elementary | 74.2% | 16.7% | 46.5% | 90.5% | 65.2% |
| Phillips High Alt | 17.3% | 16% | 10.8% | 38.9% | — |
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