Powell Elementary School
1130 Marlborough Rd, Raleigh, NC, 27610-1125 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Powell Elementary School
School Level Primary school
School Type Magnet School
Grades Offered Grades KG - 5
County Wake County, NC
Students & Faculty
Total Students 451 students
% Male / % Female 49%  /  51%
Total Classroom Teachers 54 teachers
Students by Grade
Kind - 73 students
Grade 1 - 66 students
Grade 2 - 73 students
Grade 3 - 88 students
Grade 4 - 70 students
Grade 5 - 81 students
This School
(NC) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:8 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NC) School Average
% American Indian n/a 2%
% Asian 3% 2%
% Hispanic 3% 10%
% Black 69% 33%
% White 25% 54%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NC) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 44% 39%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 10% 7%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(NC) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Wake County s School District
This School's Agency
(NC) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 138 7
Number of Students Managed 122,735 students 3,192 students
District Total Revenue $1,116,863,000 $27,390,000
District Expenditure $1,019,010,000 $27,412,000
District Revenue / Student $9,100 $8,581
District Expenditure / Student $8,303 $8,588
In the News:
  • Wake school changes will be daunting (The News & Observer)
    posted on October 11, 2009 at 06:02:36 am
    Magnets? All-year calendar? Reassignments? Pitfalls await a new school board bent on change.
  • Afterschool the YWCA Way (MyNC.com)
    posted on August 18, 2009 at 06:36:19 pm
    RALEIGH, N.C.—What to do after school? How about activities that build healthy self-esteem, teach cultural diversity, and encourage lots of fun for kids kindergarten through eighth (K-8) grade? Come participate in a rewarding afterschool learning environment at the YWCA of the Greater Triangle. YWCA Afterschool programs help youth K-8 achieve academic success, while developing positive values, ...
  • Wake County names Teacher of the Year (WRAL.com Raleigh)
    posted on May 15, 2009 at 01:38:27 am
    A fourth grade teacher was honored Thursday night as Wake County Public Schools’ Teacher of the Year.
  • Wake Schools Names Teacher Of The Year (MyNC.com)
    posted on May 15, 2009 at 12:37:33 am
    Combs Elementary School teacher René Herrick is the 2009 Wake County Teacher of the Year. 
  • Wake County School Buses Are Out of Control (MyNC.com)
    posted on March 12, 2009 at 11:01:48 pm
    **** MyNC staff member assisted with the shooting, editing and production of this video **** **** MyNC community staff members are available to bring your story or event to the web by emailing wncncommunity@wncn.com **** The Longview Gardens Neighborhood has dealt with the Wake County Public School buses for 12 years. They continue to speed through their neighborhood, not stop at stop…
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (27610)
School Zip (27610)
(NC) State Average
Population (Approximate) 43,360 people 7,780,958 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 25% 24%
Population Average Age 31 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $37,505 $39,726
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.1 rooms 5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 34 years old 32 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (27610)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 59% / 41% 66% / 34%
School Map:
1. Longview - 94 students - 0.9 mi. away - view location
2. Conn Elementary School - 495 students - 1.2 mi. away - view location
3. Poe Elementary School - 432 students - 1.4 mi. away - view location
4. Hunter Elementary School - 743 students - 1.8 mi. away - view location
5. Hope Elementary School - 95 students - 1.8 mi. away - view location
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