📍 8850 Chapel Hill Road, Cary, Wake County, 27513
Northwoods Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cary, Wake County. The school has 621 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 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 66% of students are proficient in reading. 59% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Northwoods Elementary enrolls 621 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 28% Asian and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 216 | 35% |
| Asian | 175 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 104 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 87 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
179 of the school's 621 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 161 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Northwoods Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-20, state senate district 16, state house district 11.
Northwoods 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 621 students, Northwoods 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 - Midsize
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