Penny Road Elementary

Cary, NC 27518

Phone: (919) 387-2136
Fax: (919) 387-4403
District: Wake County School District

9

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades K-5 • 713 students

Cary's Penny Road Elementary is a public school that serves grades K-5 in the Wake County School District. It is among the few public elementary schools in North Carolina to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.

Penny Road Elementary is a public school in the Wake County School District located in Cary, NC. The principal of Penny Road Elementary is Ms Mary Bohr. As of 2014, the students are 63.8% White, non-Hispanic; 17.3% Black, non-Hispanic; 11.1% Hispanic; 4.8% Multiracial; and 3.1% Asian/Pacific Islander. 26.1% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 63.8% 48.6% 50.3%
Black, non-Hispanic 17.3% 24.4% 25.5%
Hispanic 11.1% 15.7% 14.3%
Multiracial 4.8% 4.1% 3.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander 3.1% 6.8% 2.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — 0.1% 0.1%
Native American or Native Alaskan — 0.3% 1.3%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 26.1% — —
English learners — 7.4% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Eagle Ridge Neighborhood/Subdivision Raleigh NC 7.6 mi
2 Hedingham Neighborhood/Subdivision Raleigh NC 15.4 mi
3 Winston Pointe Neighborhood/Subdivision Clayton NC 16.4 mi
4 Forest Oaks Neighborhood/Subdivision Bunnlevel NC 29.8 mi
5 The Summit Neighborhood/Subdivision Sanford NC 30.9 mi
6 Anderson Creek Club Neighborhood/Subdivision Spring Lake NC 31.1 mi
7 Sunset Ridge Neighborhood/Subdivision Sanford NC 31.3 mi
8 Overhills Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Spring Lake NC 33.1 mi
9 Carolina Seasons Neighborhood/Subdivision Cameron NC 33.5 mi
10 Ellerslie Subdivision Neighborhood/Subdivision Fayetteville NC 34 mi
11 Castlebrooke Neighborhood/Subdivision Linden NC 34.6 mi
12 Forest Ridge Neighborhood/Subdivision Cameron NC 34.9 mi
13 Deerfield Neighborhood/Subdivision Spring Lake NC 37.1 mi
14 Kings Grant Neighborhood/Subdivision Fayetteville NC 37.8 mi
15 Stonegate Apartments Apartment Complex Spring Lake NC 38.9 mi
16 Inverness Neighborhood/Subdivision Fayetteville NC 39.1 mi
17 Patriot Park Village Neighborhood/Subdivision Fayetteville NC 39.2 mi
18 Woodlake Neighborhood/Subdivision Vass NC 40 mi
19 Kinwood Neighborhood/Subdivision Fayetteville NC 40.1 mi
20 College Lakes Area of Town Fayetteville NC 40.5 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 North Ramsey Road Fayetteville NC 35.8 mi
2 Spring Lake Spring Lake NC 38.9 mi
3 Spring Lake by Ft Bragg Base Spring Lake NC 39.3 mi
4 Princeton Princeton NC 39.7 mi
5 Vass Vass NC 41.9 mi
Base Distance
Raleigh National Guard 8.2 mi.
Pope Field 39.4 mi.
Fort Bragg 45.2 mi.
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