📍 3355 Wendell Blvd, Wendell, Wake County, 27591
Wendell Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wendell, Wake County. The school has 416 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Wendell Elementary enrolls 416 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% White, 30% Black or African American and 26% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 132 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 125 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 110 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 19 | 4.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
267 of the school's 416 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 235 qualify for free lunch and 32 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.
Wendell Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 39.
Wendell 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 416 students, Wendell 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: Town - Fringe