📍 2001 Lorimer Rd, Raleigh, Wake County, 27606
Combs Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Raleigh, Wake County. The school has 622 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 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Combs Elementary enrolls 622 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 24% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 270 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 150 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 99 | 16% |
| Asian | 67 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
253 of the school's 622 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 231 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Combs 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 15, state house district 11.
Combs 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 622 students, Combs 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