Conn Elementary

Summary:

Conn Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving 512 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. As part of the Wake County Schools district, Conn Elementary stands out for its diverse student population, strong academic performance, and unique challenges in ensuring equitable outcomes for all learners.

Conn Elementary's student body is more racially diverse than nearby schools like Hunter Elementary and Underwood Elementary, with a makeup of 50.2% White, 36.52% African American, 6.25% Hispanic, and 3.91% Asian students. This diversity is a strength, but the school's performance gaps between racial subgroups suggest the need for targeted interventions to support underserved students. Conn Elementary's overall academic performance on state assessments has been consistently strong, with proficiency rates exceeding the Wake County and North Carolina averages in most grade levels and subject areas.

However, Conn Elementary's ranking among North Carolina elementary schools has fluctuated over the years, likely due to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the school generally outperforms nearby schools like Poe Elementary and Southeast Raleigh Elementary, it faces competition from higher-performing schools like Hunter Elementary and Underwood Elementary. Conn Elementary's diverse student population and socioeconomic challenges may contribute to these performance gaps, underscoring the need for continued focus on equity and targeted support for all learners.


Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-5

 1220 Brookside Drive
       Raleigh, NC  27604


(919) 856-7637

District: Wake County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
429th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,819 Help


Students who attend Conn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Oberlin Middle
High:    Needham Broughton High
    Wake Early College of Health and Science
    Wake STEM Early College High School
    Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
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Student/teacher ratio:  12.3 Help
Number of students:  512

Racial breakdown:

White:
50.2%
African American:
36.5%
Hispanic:
6.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  43% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Conn Elementary ranks better than 71.5% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 58th among 115 ranked elementary schools in the Wake County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.92. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (50.2%), African American (36.5%), Hispanic (6.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 43% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Conn Elementary is 12.3, which is the 28th best among 115 elementary schools in the Wake County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Conn Elementary is $11,819, which is the 12th highest among 115 elementary schools in the Wake County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Conn Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Conn Elementary 429th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Conn Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Wake County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Wake County Schools 59th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Conn Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Conn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 61.87 505th 1276 60.4%
2007 49.95 742nd 1293 42.6%
2008 36.42 912th 1324 31.1%
2009 29.70 1036th 1354 23.5%
2010 43.66 869th 1363 36.2%
2011 35.96 978th 1381 29.2%
2012 49.69 775th 1388 44.2%
2013 52.41 623rd 1403 55.6%
2014 48.07 734th 1390 47.2%
2015 59.25 587th 1440 59.2%
2016 50.39 724th 1425 49.2%
2017 49.24 755th 1429 47.2%
2018 49.78 755th 1434 47.4%
2019 62.41 536th 1473 63.6%
2021 59.13 594th 1489 60.1%
2022 73.21 351st 1514 76.8%
2023 68.28 437th 1502 70.9%
2024 68.92 429th 1505 71.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Conn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 23.27 708th 801 11.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Conn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.25 971st 1332 27.1%
2019 35.69 961st 1361 29.4%
2021 34.54 879th 1329 33.9%
2022 49.24 665th 1366 51.3%
2023 28.83 1114th 1437 22.5%
2024 27.04 1184th 1450 18.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Conn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.30 760th 1405 45.9%
2019 70.99 370th 1424 74.0%
2021 62.85 466th 1440 67.6%
2022 70.56 366th 1458 74.9%
2023 70.63 380th 1459 74.0%
2024 71.51 345th 1455 76.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Conn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.03 382nd 897 57.4%
2019 41.81 495th 878 43.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Conn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 53.74 408th 612 33.3%
2021 51.98 319th 494 35.4%
2022 62.17 208th 500 58.4%
2023 65.83 175th 582 69.9%
2024 58.47 339th 669 49.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Conn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.44 750th 1413 46.9%
2019 54.97 654th 1430 54.3%
2021 52.45 646th 1444 55.3%
2022 72.42 350th 1464 76.1%
2023 62.91 508th 1461 65.2%
2024 63.90 493rd 1464 66.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Conn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.83 461st 927 50.3%
2019 53.75 388th 949 59.1%
2021 51.92 327th 896 63.5%
2022 64.84 235th 927 74.6%
2023 41.20 547th 933 41.4%
2024 34.24 657th 924 28.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Conn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.39 328th 851 61.5%
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Rank History for White students at Conn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.53 273rd 1178 76.8%
2019 88.83 65th 1183 94.5%
2021 88.58 78th 1172 93.3%
2022 88.66 65th 1194 94.6%
2023 89.01 68th 1183 94.3%
2024 89.32 68th 1166 94.2%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Conn Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 284 231 7 0 0 n/a n/a 0 522
1989 303 248 3 0 1 n/a n/a 0 555
1990 311 218 8 4 0 n/a n/a 0 541
1991 354 232 16 4 0 n/a n/a 0 606
1992 347 252 17 6 1 n/a n/a 0 623
1993 336 297 12 4 1 n/a n/a 14 664
1994 304 226 10 3 0 n/a n/a 0 543
1995 268 258 10 7 0 n/a n/a 0 543
1996 268 258 10 7 0 n/a n/a 0 543
1997 222 237 7 10 0 n/a n/a 0 476
1998 226 228 10 15 0 n/a n/a 1 480
1999 216 272 7 11 0 n/a n/a 0 506
2000 227 257 1 9 0 n/a n/a 0 494
2001 223 274 1 12 0 n/a n/a 0 510
2002 201 308 4 13 1 n/a n/a 0 527
2003 201 308 4 13 1 n/a n/a 0 527
2004 173 288 4 9 0 n/a n/a 0 474
2005 159 295 3 14 1 n/a n/a 0 472
2006 145 328 3 17 2 n/a n/a 0 495
2007 174 336 3 21 1 n/a n/a 23 558
2008 215 325 5 51 0 n/a n/a 36 632
2009 213 341 3 41 0 n/a n/a 0 598
2010 211 341 4 39 0 n/a n/a 0 595
2011 202 297 14 42 4 0 30 0 589
2012 222 316 11 46 3 0 38 0 636
2013 221 359 9 50 5 0 32 0 676
2014 207 306 10 53 2 2 25 0 605
2015 215 323 6 56 1 2 21 0 624
2016 201 292 7 64 2 1 19 0 586
2017 205 269 8 58 3 1 19 0 563
2018 189 239 14 47 3 1 10 0 503
2019 202 211 11 44 1 1 7 0 477
2020 209 227 12 33 1 1 8 0 491
2021 195 205 8 31 1 0 10 0 450
2022 213 187 17 32 2 1 10 0 462
2023 257 187 20 32 2 1 13 0 512

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Conn Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 522 31.0 16.8 23.8
1989 555 31.0 17.9 19.8
1990 541 25.0 21.6 23.8
1991 606 41.0 14.7 21.3
1992 623 41.0 15.1 19.9
1993 664 43.0 15.4 29.2
1994 543 41.0 13.2 37
1995 543 40.0 13.6 33.1
1996 543 40.0 13.6 33.1
1997 476 36.0 13.2 34
1998 480 40.0 12.0 31.5
1999 506 38.0 13.3 39.7
2000 494 36.0 13.7 37
2001 510 45.0 11.3 42.5
2002 527 40.0 13.2 41.2
2003 527 40.0 13.2 41.2
2004 474 40.0 11.9 47.7
2005 472 47.0 10.0 44.9
2006 495 45.0 11.0 47.9
2007 558 n/a n/a 46.5
2008 632 48.2 13.1 n/a
2009 598 49.1 12.2 n/a
2010 595 45.0 13.2 44.2
2011 589 43.0 13.6 42.8
2012 636 45.0 14.1 43.2
2013 676 49.0 13.7 48.5
2014 605 48.5 12.4 46.9
2015 624 46.0 13.5 46.3
2016 586 45.0 13.0 48.3
2017 563 41.7 13.4 47.6
2018 503 40.0 12.5 45.9
2019 477 36.3 13.1 40.9
2020 491 39.8 12.3 45.2
2021 450 35.7 12.6 45.3
2022 462 39.3 11.7 35.7
2023 512 41.5 12.3 43

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Conn Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 522 31.0 16.8 23.8
1989 555 31.0 17.9 19.8
1990 541 25.0 21.6 23.8
1991 606 41.0 14.7 21.3
1992 623 41.0 15.1 19.9
1993 664 43.0 15.4 29.2
1994 543 41.0 13.2 37
1995 543 40.0 13.6 33.1
1996 543 40.0 13.6 33.1
1997 476 36.0 13.2 34
1998 480 40.0 12.0 31.5
1999 506 38.0 13.3 39.7
2000 494 36.0 13.7 37
2001 510 45.0 11.3 42.5
2002 527 40.0 13.2 41.2
2003 527 40.0 13.2 41.2
2004 474 40.0 11.9 47.7
2005 472 47.0 10.0 44.9
2006 495 45.0 11.0 47.9
2007 558 n/a n/a 46.5
2008 632 48.2 13.1 n/a
2009 598 49.1 12.2 n/a
2010 595 45.0 13.2 44.2
2011 589 43.0 13.6 42.8
2012 636 45.0 14.1 43.2
2013 676 49.0 13.7 48.5
2014 605 48.5 12.4 46.9
2015 624 46.0 13.5 46.3
2016 586 45.0 13.0 48.3
2017 563 41.7 13.4 47.6
2018 503 40.0 12.5 45.9
2019 477 36.3 13.1 40.9
2020 491 39.8 12.3 45.2
2021 450 35.7 12.6 45.3
2022 462 39.3 11.7 35.7
2023 512 41.5 12.3 43

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Conn Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $732 (6.2%) $11,087 (93.8%) $11,819

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Conn Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 536th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 437th of 1502 Elementary schools
 7.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Conn Elementary)87.574.4
 13.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)69.467.4
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Conn Elementary)62.562.8
 0.3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)6658.7
 7.3%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Conn Elementary)58.358.7
 0.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)6565
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Conn Elementary)61.261.3
 0.1%
   4th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)63.265.7
 2.5%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Conn Elementary)61.857.4
 4.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)6665.6
 0.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Conn Elementary)63.251.5
 11.7%
   5th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)60.659.1
 1.5%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Conn Elementary)66.270.6
 4.4%
   5th Grade Science (Wake County Schools)71.370.6
 0.7%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students477512
 7.3%
African American211187
 11.4%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian1120
 81.8%
Hispanic4432
 27.3%
Pacific Islander11
White202257
 27.2%
Two or More Races713
 85.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients40.9%43%
 2.1%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 512 students attended Conn Elementary.

Conn Elementary ranks 429th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Conn Elementary are 50% White, 37% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.


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