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.
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