📍 700 Northbrook Drive, Raleigh, Wake County, 27609
Brooks Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Raleigh, Wake County. The school has 439 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Brooks Elementary enrolls 439 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 21% Black or African American and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 226 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 93 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 84 | 19% |
| Asian | 21 | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
217 of the school's 439 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 209 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Brooks Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-20, state senate district 18, state house district 34.
Brooks Elementary is one of 197 schools in Wake County Schools, based in Cary, North Carolina. The district serves 163,325 students district-wide and employs 10,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 439 students, Brooks Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 829 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large