Rand Road Elementary

Rand Road Elementary serves 359 students in grades PK through 5 in Garner, North Carolina. Its composite score of 9.0/10 — rated Exceptional — places it at #81 of 2,648 public schools statewide, outperforming 97% of North Carolina schools. Among the 14 public schools in Garner, Rand Road ranks first.

The school's growth score of 9.6/10 is its most distinctive result. Growth measures how much students advance beyond statistical predictions based on their starting point — Rand Road's number signals accelerated progress that holds consistently across grade levels. The academic score of 8.0/10 rounds out a strong profile.

Among North Carolina elementary schools, Rand Road ranks #73 of 1,474, placing it in the top 5% of its direct peer group statewide. The student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1 means smaller classes and more direct instruction time per student — a real advantage in the early grades when foundational literacy and numeracy take shape. At 359 students total, the school operates at a scale where individual attention is practical, not aspirational.

Families comparing elementary options in the greater Garner area will find this school difficult to surpass on any standard measure.