Penny Road Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Cary, North Carolina
Penny Road Elementary in Cary, North Carolina enrolled 509 students in 2024-25 with 38.0 full-time teachers, 13.4 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 22%
495 students in 2022-23, 488 students in 2023-24, 509 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.0 to 38.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 495 | 31.0 | 16.0 |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 37.5 | 13.0 |
| 2024-25 | 509 | 38.0 | 13.4 |
13.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 76 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.
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 497 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Penny Road Elementary enrolled 497 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 497 of the 497 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions9
- Chronically absent25.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
56.2% of students were White, 21.0% Hispanic, 14.3% Black in 2024-25.
- White56.2%
- Hispanic21.0%
- Black14.3%
- Asian4.1%
- Two or more races4.1%
- American Indian0.2%
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.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alston Ridge Elementary | 917 | 13.9 | 15.4% |
| Davis Drive Elementary | 794 | 14.9 | 7.2% |
| Hortons Creek Elementary | 739 | 15.7 | 10.7% |
| Weatherstone Elementary | 730 | 15.1 | 29.2% |
| Highcroft Elementary | 698 | 15.7 | 8.7% |
| Adams Elementary | 655 | 12.7 | 58.9% |
| Farmington Woods Elementary | 648 | 13.9 | 29.5% |
| Turner Creek Elementary | 638 | 12.6 | 21.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Penny Road Elementary
- Farmington Woods ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 3.1 miles away: 648 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Laurel Park ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.3 miles away: 694 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
- Compare Penny Road Elementary with Farmington Woods ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaPenny Road Elementary is the number 579 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#579 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.4 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.13.4:1
- 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 Penny Road Elementary
How many students attend Penny Road Elementary?
509 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 495 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Cary, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Penny Road Elementary?
13.4 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.Is Penny Road Elementary a Title I school?
Penny Road Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Penny Road Elementary in?
Wake County Public School System, NCES district ID 3704720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370472002223 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.