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Wake County Private Elementary Schools (Closed)

East Cary KinderCare

Gr: NS-PK

Daycare / Preschool

6560 Tryon Rd

Cary, NC 27518

(919) 854-1515

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Esteem Me Montessori & Creative Play

Gr: PK-K | 35 students

All-girls | Montessori School

316 Colonades Way Ste 107c

Cary, NC 27518

(984) 232-0259

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Heartwood Montessori School

Gr: PK-12 | 188 students

Avg. class size: 20 students

Montessori School

112 Byrum St.

Cary, NC 27511

(919) 465-2113

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Jordan Lake Sudbury School

Gr: PK | 8 students

Alternative School

105 Franklin Chase Ct

Cary, NC 27518

(919) 522-1115

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Little Treasures School

Gr: PK | 29 students

Avg. class size: 7 students

Daycare / Preschool

2117 Piney Plains Road

Cary, NC 27511

(919) 859-0041

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Morrisville KinderCare

Gr: NS-PK

Daycare / Preschool

131 Keybridge Dr

Morrisville, NC 27560

(919) 678-8233

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Stevens Prep Academy

Gr: 3-12 | 17 students

Avg. class size: 4 students

Specialized Curriculum

901 Oak Creek Road

Raleigh, NC 27615

(919) 846-0118

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Strategic Academy

Gr: 4-12 | 52 students

3200 Waterfield Dr

Garner, NC 27529

(919) 800-4400

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Upper Room Christian Academy

Gr: PK-5 | 227 students

Church of God in Christ

3330 Idlewood Village Drive

Raleigh, NC 27610

(919) 829-6239

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Overview

Trends in Total Number of Private Elementary Schools

Year	Wake County Total Schools
2025	60
2024	60
2023	57
2022	54
2021	57
2020	58
2019	55
2018	55
2017	48
2016	49
2015	59

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# Students

18,373 Students

123,846 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private Elementary School

Year	Wake County Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	332	194	199
2024	330	185	192
2023	337	182	193
2022	336	187	205
2021	323	179	201
2020	297	169	188
2019	306	175	193
2018	300	170	190
2017	347	190	199
2016	340	186	196
2015	279	175	183

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% Average Students of Color

23%

24%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Wake County Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	23%	23%	33%
2024	22%	22%	32%
2023	24%	23%	32%
2022	21%	21%	32%
2021	22%	21%	31%
2020	20%	20%	31%
2019	21%	20%	31%
2018	20%	18%	30%
2017	22%	21%	31%
2016	24%	21%	31%
2015	27%	21%	31%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

1,854 Teachers

12,559 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Wake County Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	10:1	10:1	11:1
2024	10:1	10:1	11:1
2023	10:1	10:1	11:1
2022	10:1	10:1	11:1
2021	10:1	10:1	11:1
2020	10:1	10:1	11:1
2019	10:1	10:1	11:1
2018	10:1	10:1	11:1
2017	10:1	10:1	11:1
2016	11:1	10:1	12:1
2015	10:1	10:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

54%

47%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Wake County Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	53%	46%	54%
2024	54%	46%	54%
2023	58%	47%	53%
2022	56%	46%	53%
2021	56%	47%	53%
2020	58%	46%	53%
2019	58%	45%	52%
2018	59%	43%	52%
2017	60%	42%	51%
2016	56%	40%	51%
2015	54%	41%	50%

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Average Class Size

17 students

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Wake County Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	17	15	16
2024	17	15	15
2023	16	15	15
2022	17	15	15
2021	17	15	15
2020	16	15	15
2019	16	15	15
2018	16	15	15
2017	16	15	15
2016	17	15	15
2015	16	15	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

10 courses

11 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered

Year	Wake County Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	11	10	11
2024	11	10	11
2023	10	10	10
2022	10	10	10
2021	11	9	10
2020	11	10	10
2019	12	10	10
2018	11	9	10
2017	11	9	10
2016	13	9	9
2015	13	9	9

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Average SAT score

1186

(Out of 1600)

1205

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Wake County Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	1186	1206	1236
2024	1186	1204	1233
2023	1168	1205	1231
2022	1185	1207	1232
2021	1182	1203	1232
2020	1246	1222	1229
2019	1240	1217	1230
2018	1230	1210	1227
2017	1225	1211	1232
2016	1240	1285	1292
2015	1296	1290	1244

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2017-2025)

Year	Wake County Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	26	26	26
2024	26	25	26
2023	25	26	26
2022	26	26	26
2021	26	26	26
2020	26	26	26
2019	24	26	26
2018	24	26	25
2017	24	25	25

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$11,815

$11,560

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Wake County Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	$10,993	$10,905	$12,807
2024	$10,780	$10,599	$12,481
2023	$10,445	$10,173	$11,978
2022	$9,595	$9,694	$11,484
2021	$9,584	$9,569	$11,253
2020	$9,326	$9,544	$10,968
2019	$9,291	$9,468	$10,740
2018	$8,440	$9,063	$10,494
2017	$8,433	$8,892	$10,230
2016	$8,144	$8,738	$9,879
2015	$8,094	$8,405	$9,510

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Average Summer Program Cost

$212

$755

Average % on Financial Aid

19%

31%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Wake County Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	19%	30%	34%
2024	19%	28%	33%
2023	19%	27%	33%
2022	18%	26%	32%
2021	18%	26%	32%
2020	18%	24%	31%
2019	18%	23%	30%
2018	18%	21%	29%
2017	15%	21%	29%
2016	14%	20%	28%
2015	14%	20%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$7,563

$5,521

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2017-2025)

Year	Wake County Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	$7,563	$5,194	$6,227
2024	$7,563	$5,134	$6,113
2023	$7,563	$4,840	$5,785
2022	$6,454	$4,359	$5,514
2021	$6,454	$4,318	$5,269
2020	$6,300	$4,200	$5,141
2019	$6,300	$4,234	$5,007
2018	$5,350	$4,110	$4,752
2017	$6,400	$4,389	$4,582

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Average Acceptance Rate

80%

84%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Wake County Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	83%	86%	85%
2024	83%	86%	85%
2023	83%	86%	85%
2022	85%	87%	85%
2021	89%	86%	86%
2020	88%	86%	86%
2019	89%	86%	85%
2018	89%	86%	85%
2017	89%	86%	86%
2016	93%	87%	85%
2015	92%	88%	86%

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Average Endowment Size

$10.42 million

$11.51 million

Students by Ethnicity:

0.55

0.57

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Diversity Score Trends

Year	Wake County Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	0.55	0.57	0.64
2024	0.55	0.56	0.64
2023	0.54	0.57	0.63
2022	0.54	0.54	0.62
2021	0.55	0.53	0.62
2020	0.54	0.52	0.62
2019	0.53	0.50	0.61
2018	0.53	0.50	0.60
2017	0.52	0.49	0.59
2016	0.52	0.48	0.59
2015	0.52	0.48	0.58

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# American Indian Students

39 Students

613 Students

% American Indian Students

<1%

# Asian Students

1,168 Students

3,945 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends

Year	Wake County Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	7%	3%	5%
2024	7%	3%	5%
2023	6%	4%	5%
2022	5%	4%	5%
2021	4%	3%	5%
2020	5%	3%	5%
2019	3%	3%	4%
2018	3%	3%	4%
2017	2%	2%	4%
2016	2%	2%	4%
2015	3%	2%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

799 Students

5,311 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends

Year	Wake County Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	4%	4%	9%
2024	4%	4%	9%
2023	4%	4%	9%
2022	3%	3%	8%
2021	3%	3%	9%
2020	3%	4%	9%
2019	2%	3%	8%
2018	2%	3%	8%
2017	2%	2%	8%
2016	2%	2%	8%
2015	2%	2%	8%

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# Black Students

980 Students

9,199 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends

Year	Wake County Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	5%	8%	8%
2024	5%	8%	8%
2023	7%	8%	8%
2022	6%	7%	7%
2021	7%	8%	8%
2020	7%	8%	8%
2019	7%	7%	8%
2018	7%	7%	8%
2017	7%	7%	7%
2016	7%	7%	8%
2015	8%	7%	8%

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# White Students

11,719 Students

74,566 Students

% White Students

64%

61%

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White Student Percentage Trends

Year	Wake County Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	64%	61%	55%
2024	64%	62%	55%
2023	65%	61%	55%
2022	63%	64%	57%
2021	63%	65%	57%
2020	65%	66%	58%
2019	65%	68%	59%
2018	65%	68%	59%
2017	66%	69%	61%
2016	66%	69%	61%
2015	65%	70%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

12 Students

476 Students

% Hawaiian Students

<1%

# Others Students

3,785 Students

28,805 Students

% of Others Students

21%

23%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends

Year	Wake County Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	20%	23%	22%
2024	20%	22%	22%
2023	18%	23%	22%
2022	23%	22%	22%
2021	23%	21%	20%
2020	20%	19%	19%
2019	22%	19%	20%
2018	22%	19%	20%
2017	22%	20%	19%
2016	22%	20%	18%
2015	21%	18%	18%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

8 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private elementary schools in Wake County, NC?

The private elementary schools in Wake County, NC include Cary Christian School, The Raleigh School, and Ravenscroft.

How many private elementary schools are located in Wake County?

55 private elementary schools are located in Wake County.

How much do private elementary schools cost in Wake County?

The average tuition cost is $11,815, which is higher than the North Carolina private school average tuition cost of $11,560.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Wake County?

Wake County private elementary schools are approximately 23% minority students, which is lower than the North Carolina private school average of 24%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Wake County?

53% of private elementary schools in Wake County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Catholic).

Which private elementary schools in Wake County are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private elementary schools in Wake County include: Coast To Mountains Preparatory Academy vs. NCVirtual, NCVirtual vs. Coast To Mountains Preparatory Academy, Raleigh Day School vs. The Raleigh School

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