Root Elementary Primary School
3202 Northampton St Raleigh NC, 27609, Wake County Phone: 919-881-4940 Ranking:  (616 out of 1,874, top 33%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Wake County Schools Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 39 | 37 | 31 | 36 | 30 | 29 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 515 | 537 | 464 | 505 | 476 | 416 | 469 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 105 | 20.4% | 96 | 17.9% | 93 | 20.0% | 84 | 16.6% | 68 | 14.3% | 50 | 12.0% | 72 | 15.4% |
| Grade 1: | 91 | 17.7% | 95 | 17.7% | 72 | 15.5% | 77 | 15.2% | 70 | 14.7% | 65 | 15.6% | 74 | 15.8% |
| Grade 2: | 90 | 17.5% | 90 | 16.8% | 66 | 14.2% | 72 | 14.3% | 76 | 16.0% | 77 | 18.5% | 91 | 19.4% |
| Grade 3: | 80 | 15.5% | 78 | 14.5% | 63 | 13.6% | 71 | 14.1% | 88 | 18.5% | 84 | 20.2% | 82 | 17.5% |
| Grade 4: | 72 | 14.0% | 83 | 15.5% | 56 | 12.1% | 87 | 17.2% | 92 | 19.3% | 74 | 17.8% | 72 | 15.4% |
| Grade 5: | 77 | 15.0% | 71 | 13.2% | 84 | 18.1% | 91 | 18.0% | 82 | 17.2% | 66 | 15.9% | 78 | 16.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 263 | 51.1% | 265 | 49.3% | 222 | 47.8% | 254 | 50.3% | 229 | 48.1% | 200 | 48.1% | 218 | 46.5% |
| Female: | 252 | 48.9% | 272 | 50.7% | 242 | 52.2% | 251 | 49.7% | 239 | 50.2% | 208 | 50.0% | 229 | 48.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic: | 51 | 9.9% | 76 | 14.2% | 33 | 7.1% | 53 | 10.5% | 44 | 9.2% | 24 | 5.8% | 28 | 6.0% |
| Black: | 101 | 19.6% | 120 | 22.3% | 128 | 27.6% | 160 | 31.7% | 161 | 33.8% | 132 | 31.7% | 115 | 24.5% |
| White: | 343 | 66.6% | 317 | 59.0% | 284 | 61.2% | 264 | 52.3% | 267 | 56.1% | 253 | 60.8% | 298 | 63.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 3.1% | 16 | 3.0% | 13 | 2.8% | 22 | 4.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 122 | 23.7% | 144 | 26.8% | 126 | 27.2% | 183 | 36.2% | 154 | 32.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 2.9% | 26 | 4.8% | 17 | 3.7% | 8 | 1.6% | 18 | 3.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.21 | 14.49 | 14.79 | 14.15 | 15.74 | 14.20 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 77% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 78.3% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 78.9% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 84.3% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 84.1% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 84.7% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 87.2% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 61.2% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 87.7% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.7% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 62.7% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 70.7% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 70.9% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 73% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 75.3% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 57.0% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 75.1% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 77.6% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 80.4% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 85.6% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 86% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 87% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 89.2% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 59.2% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 89.5% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 89.9% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 67.8% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74.9% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 76.4% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 76.7% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 78.7% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 53.9% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 59.2% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 61.6% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 67.8% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 72.8% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 75.5% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 77.8% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84.3% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 85% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 85.9% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 87.1% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 61.8% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 91.8% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 92.6% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 65.7% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 74.8% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 76.6% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 79.2% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 79.8% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 51.4% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 48.5% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 65.2% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 70.7% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 75.4% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 78.4% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 56.5% | 45.4% |
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* Root Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.