Elementary school (grades K-5) · Raleigh, NC

Quest Academy

Federal NCES profile for Quest Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 59/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 370009902496Charter school
0/100100/10059/100
👥 S:T ratio
50
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
98
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Quest Academy earns 59/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 83% of North Carolina schools.

#2 of 16
elementary schools in Raleigh · Resource Index
59
Resource Index · Higher
12.6:1
small classes for North Carolina
139
students enrolled

Quest Academy has class sizes smaller than 83% of North Carolina schools. Computed live against every North Carolina school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Quest Academy ranks #2 of 16 elementary schools in Raleigh, NC.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+2 students YoY

Quest Academy held near 144 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+2 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 11.0 → 11.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+2 students YoY 370009902496 · Raleigh, NC Elementary · SMALL · CHARTER

139 enr · 12.6:1 · RII 59

Nearest enrollment peer: Voices College Bound Language Academy at Stockton (139 students)

Quest Academy held near 144 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+2 headcount). Teacher FTE held 11.0 → 11.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · North Carolina schools → · Find another →

How Quest Academy compares

Quest Academy held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs North Carolina and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs North Carolina North Carolina avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.6:1 ▼ 20% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 139 top 93% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.6:1
Leaner classes than 70% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
139
Bigger than 14% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
12.6:1
students per teacher - 20% below state mean
Top 17% in North Carolina - lower ratio than 83% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
0.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$8,232
per pupil, district-wide - below North Carolina avg of $12,294
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 75.5%
Two or More 7.2%
Hispanic or Latino 6.5%
Asian 5.8%
African American 3.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.4%

Largest group: White at 75.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 41.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 41.6, Quest Academy is less mixed than the North Carolina school average of 56.1.

Programs

District finance for Quest Academy reports $8,232 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar elementary schools in Raleigh

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Quest Academy

How many students attend Quest Academy?

Quest Academy has 139 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Raleigh, NC. CCD year-over-year: 142 (2022-23) → 144 (2023-24), nearly flat (+2).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Quest Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Quest Academy is 12.6:1, which is 20% lower than the North Carolina average of 15.8:1 and 20% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Quest Academy?

The largest demographic group at Quest Academy is White at 75.5% of enrollment, in Raleigh, NC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Quest Academy?

Quest Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 59/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Quest Academy rank among elementary schools in Raleigh?

By Resource Investment Index, Quest Academy ranks #2 of 16 elementary schools in Raleigh, NC. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Raleigh on the city page.

What other schools are in Quest Academy?

None; Quest Academy is a single-school charter district, and Quest Academy is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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