Farmington Woods Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Cary, North Carolina

Farmington Woods Elementary in Cary, North Carolina enrolled 648 students in 2024-25 with 46.7 full-time teachers, 13.9 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

623 students in 2022-23, 652 students in 2023-24, 648 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.8 to 46.7.

Students enrolled at Farmington Woods Elementary by school year2022-23: 623, 2023-24: 652, 2024-25: 64802004006008002022-236232023-246522024-25648
Students enrolled at Farmington Woods Elementary by school year2022-23: 623, 2023-24: 652, 2024-25: 64802004006008002022-236232023-246522024-25648
Students enrolled at Farmington Woods Elementary by school year2022-23: 623, 2023-24: 652, 2024-25: 64802004006008002022-236232023-246522024-25648
Students enrolled at Farmington Woods Elementary by school year2022-23: 623, 2023-24: 652, 2024-25: 64802004006008002022-236232023-246522024-25648
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2362346.813.3
2023-2465248.413.5
2024-2564846.713.9

13.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 67 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools

Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 13.9; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 13.9; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 13.9; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 13.9; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 309 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Farmington Woods Elementary enrolled 617 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 309 of the 617 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions14
  • Chronically absent23.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.1% of students were White, 21.6% Hispanic, 15.7% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White47.1%
  2. Hispanic21.6%
  3. Asian15.7%
  4. Black9.7%
  5. Two or more races5.6%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Cary

18 public elementary schools in Cary report 2024-25 enrollment; Farmington Woods Elementary is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Alston Ridge Elementary91713.915.4%
Davis Drive Elementary79414.97.2%
Hortons Creek Elementary73915.710.7%
Weatherstone Elementary73015.129.2%
Highcroft Elementary69815.78.7%
Adams Elementary65512.758.9%
Farmington Woods Elementary64813.929.5%
Turner Creek Elementary63812.621.2%

All public schools in Cary →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Farmington Woods Elementary

  1. Briarcliff ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 486 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Adams ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 655 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare Farmington Woods Elementary with Briarcliff ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wake County Public School System spends per student$11,691 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,691
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaFarmington Woods Elementary is the number 263 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#263 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.9 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.13.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Farmington Woods Elementary

  1. How many students attend Farmington Woods Elementary?
    648 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 623 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Cary, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Farmington Woods Elementary?
    13.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Farmington Woods Elementary a Title I school?
    Farmington Woods Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Farmington Woods Elementary in?
    Wake County Public School System, NCES district ID 3704720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370472001857 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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