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Penny Road Elementary Primary School
10900 Penny Rd Cary NC, 27518, Wake County Phone: 919-387-2136 Ranking:  (415 out of 1,874, top 22%)*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: | 45 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 56 | 52 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 713 | 680 | 599 | 625 | 633 | 848 | 831 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 115 | 16.1% | 111 | 16.3% | 92 | 15.4% | 100 | 16.0% | 89 | 14.1% | 145 | 17.1% | 139 | 16.7% |
| Grade 1: | 131 | 18.4% | 115 | 16.9% | 102 | 17.0% | 101 | 16.2% | 115 | 18.2% | 147 | 17.3% | 158 | 19.0% |
| Grade 2: | 115 | 16.1% | 111 | 16.3% | 95 | 15.9% | 108 | 17.3% | 100 | 15.8% | 163 | 19.2% | 135 | 16.2% |
| Grade 3: | 112 | 15.7% | 113 | 16.6% | 106 | 17.7% | 101 | 16.2% | 120 | 19.0% | 130 | 15.3% | 128 | 15.4% |
| Grade 4: | 123 | 17.3% | 117 | 17.2% | 99 | 16.5% | 116 | 18.6% | 107 | 16.9% | 133 | 15.7% | 127 | 15.3% |
| Grade 5: | 117 | 16.4% | 113 | 16.6% | 105 | 17.5% | 99 | 15.8% | 102 | 16.1% | 130 | 15.3% | 144 | 17.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 378 | 53.0% | 351 | 51.6% | 312 | 52.1% | 326 | 52.2% | 332 | 52.4% | 445 | 52.5% | 391 | 47.1% |
| Female: | 335 | 47.0% | 329 | 48.4% | 287 | 47.9% | 299 | 47.8% | 293 | 46.3% | 395 | 46.6% | 392 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 22 | 3.1% | 18 | 2.6% | 20 | 3.3% | 18 | 2.9% | 23 | 3.6% | 36 | 4.2% | 33 | 4.0% |
| Hispanic: | 79 | 11.1% | 76 | 11.2% | 71 | 11.9% | 87 | 13.9% | 71 | 11.2% | 93 | 11.0% | 114 | 13.7% |
| Black: | 123 | 17.3% | 93 | 13.7% | 104 | 17.4% | 102 | 16.3% | 134 | 21.2% | 226 | 26.7% | 141 | 17.0% |
| White: | 455 | 63.8% | 459 | 67.5% | 373 | 62.3% | 384 | 61.4% | 403 | 63.7% | 492 | 58.0% | 497 | 59.8% |
| 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: | 34 | 4.8% | 31 | 4.6% | 28 | 4.7% | 31 | 5.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 168 | 23.6% | 157 | 23.1% | 154 | 25.7% | 171 | 27.4% | 149 | 23.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 2.5% | 12 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.2% | 5 | 0.8% | 13 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.92 | 16.22 | 14.72 | 15.68 | 15.54 | 15.10 | 16.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 77% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 78.3% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 78.9% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 84.3% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 84.1% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 84.7% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 87.2% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 61.2% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 87.7% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 86.7% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 62.7% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 70.7% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 70.9% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 73% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 75.3% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 57.0% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 75.1% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77.6% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80.4% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 85.6% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 86% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 87% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 89.2% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 59.2% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 89.5% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 89.9% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 67.8% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 74.9% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 76.4% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 76.7% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 78.7% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 53.9% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 59.2% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 61.6% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 67.8% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 72.8% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 75.5% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 77.8% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 84.3% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 85% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 85.9% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 87.1% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 61.8% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 91.8% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 92.6% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 65.7% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 74.8% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 76.6% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 79.2% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 79.8% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 51.4% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 48.5% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 65.2% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 70.7% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 75.4% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 78.4% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 56.5% | 45.4% |
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* Penny Road 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.