Root Elementary School

Raleigh, NC 27609

Phone: (919) 881-4940
Fax: (919) 881-1427
District: Wake County School District

9

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-5 • 520 students

Raleigh's Root Elementary School serves grades PK-5 in the Wake County School District. It is among the few public schools in North Carolina to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.

Root Elementary School is a public school in the Wake County School District located in Raleigh, NC. The principal of Root Elementary School is Blaine Clark. As of 2016, the students are 64.1% White, non-Hispanic; 20.4% Black, non-Hispanic; 11.6% Hispanic; 3% Multiracial; 0.7% Asian/Pacific Islander; and 0.2% Native American or Native Alaskan. 25.2% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 64.1% 48.6% 50.3%
Black, non-Hispanic 20.4% 24.4% 25.5%
Hispanic 11.6% 15.7% 14.3%
Multiracial 3% 4.1% 3.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7% 6.8% 2.7%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.2% 0.3% 1.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — 0.1% 0.1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 25.2% — —
English learners — 7.4% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Hedingham Neighborhood/Subdivision Raleigh NC 6 mi
2 Eagle Ridge Neighborhood/Subdivision Raleigh NC 11 mi
3 Winston Pointe Neighborhood/Subdivision Clayton NC 14.2 mi
4 Forest Oaks Neighborhood/Subdivision Bunnlevel NC 39.8 mi
5 Anderson Creek Club Neighborhood/Subdivision Spring Lake NC 41.1 mi
6 The Summit Neighborhood/Subdivision Sanford NC 41.4 mi
7 Sunset Ridge Neighborhood/Subdivision Sanford NC 41.8 mi
8 Overhills Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Spring Lake NC 42.9 mi
9 Ellerslie Subdivision Neighborhood/Subdivision Fayetteville NC 43.1 mi
10 Castlebrooke Neighborhood/Subdivision Linden NC 43.3 mi
11 Carolina Seasons Neighborhood/Subdivision Cameron NC 44.4 mi
12 Forest Ridge Neighborhood/Subdivision Cameron NC 45.2 mi
13 Kings Grant Neighborhood/Subdivision Fayetteville NC 46.7 mi
14 Deerfield Neighborhood/Subdivision Spring Lake NC 47 mi
15 Jacobs Ridge Neighborhood/Subdivision Goldsboro NC 48 mi
16 Inverness Neighborhood/Subdivision Fayetteville NC 48.3 mi
17 Patriot Park Village Neighborhood/Subdivision Fayetteville NC 48.3 mi
18 The Village Neighborhood/Subdivision Goldsboro NC 48.3 mi
19 Stonegate Apartments Apartment Complex Spring Lake NC 48.5 mi
20 Kinwood Neighborhood/Subdivision Fayetteville NC 49 mi
21 College Lakes Area of Town Fayetteville NC 49.6 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Princeton Princeton NC 37 mi
2 North Ramsey Road Fayetteville NC 44.7 mi
3 Spring Lake Spring Lake NC 48.7 mi
4 Spring Lake by Ft Bragg Base Spring Lake NC 49 mi
Base Distance
Raleigh National Guard 3.3 mi.
Pope Field 49.3 mi.
Refine Search

National Ad
New London Behavioral Health Center