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Mills Park Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 509 Mills Park Dr, Cary, Wake County, 27519

702
Pupils
14.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Mills Park Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cary, Wake County. The school has 702 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 84% of students are proficient in reading. 85% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.

School details

School district
Wake County Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Mills Park Elementary enrolls 702 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.

Male students
358 (51%)
Female students
344 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
49.7
Student-teacher ratio
14.1:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Asian, 31% White and 12% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Asian36352%
White21931%
Hispanic or Latino8112%
Black or African American243.4%
Two or more races131.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

95 of the school's 702 students (14%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 82 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Mills Park Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 16, state house district 41.

School district: Wake County Schools

Mills Park 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 702 students, Mills Park Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 829 students per school.

163,325
District students
197
Schools
10,663
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

84%
Reading proficient
85%
Math proficient
5%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Midsize

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