📍 1130 Marlborough Rd, Raleigh, Wake County, 27610
Powell Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Raleigh, Wake County. The school has 284 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 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Powell Elementary enrolls 284 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 39% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 123 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 111 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
154 of the school's 284 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 149 qualify for free lunch and 5 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.
Powell 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 14, state house district 38.
Powell 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 284 students, Powell 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