📍 6710 Perry Creek Road, Raleigh, Wake County, 27616
River Bend Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Raleigh, Wake County. The school has 706 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 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
River Bend Elementary enrolls 706 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 311 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 190 | 27% |
| White | 103 | 15% |
| Asian | 62 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
483 of the school's 706 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 437 qualify for free lunch and 46 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.
River Bend 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.
River Bend 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 706 students, River Bend Elementary is close to the district average of about 829 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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