Penny Road Elementary

10900 Penny Rd, Raleigh NC, 27518 | Wake County Schools | 919-387-2136
  • grades KG-5
  • students 614
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 67% 57% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 45 in Raleigh
  • Ranked #0 of 3289 in North Carolina
Proficiency Averages
62%Raleigh
43%North Carolina

Penny Road Elementary is a school servicing grades KG to 5 and is located in the district of "Wake County Schools" in Raleigh, NC. There are a total of 614 students and 37 teachers at Penny Road Elementary, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Penny Road Elementary has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 67.0%, which is 57% higher than the North Carolina average.

Penny Road Elementary location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students614
Teachers37
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Penny Road Elementary, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All69%
370-74%
470-74%
565-69%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All65%
365-69%
465-69%
565-69%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Penny Road Elementary race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNorth CarolinaNational
White 64.0% 49.1% 51.3% 51.1%
Black 16.8% 24.2% 26.0% 15.9%
Asian 3.1% 6.8% 2.8% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 11.4% 15.5% 14.5% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.4% 1.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 4.7% 4.0% 3.7% 3.1%

Raleigh demographics profile

StatisticRaleighNorth CarolinaNational
Population169,17710,488,084328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,85121891
Median age39.638.337.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)66%57%55%
Speak English75%89%79%
Speak Spanish5%7%13%

Education level achieved in Raleigh

IndexRaleighNorth CarolinaNational
Completed 8th grade94.8%83.4%84.3%
Completed high school94.4%81.9%83.0%
Completed some college84.4%59.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree71.7%38.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors64.2%29.0%30.3%
Completed masters27.3%10.2%11.5%
Completed professional degree8.1%2.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate4.9%1.3%1.3%
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Source: The Penny Road Elementary data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.