Elementary& Middle Schools in Triangle area

[lamishra]

Originally Posted by graysonh

From what I read in the N&O a few weeks ago, I think they might be doing away with "nodes" and going with smaller divisions called "parcels"?

Wake County dropping use of nodes in student assignment | Wake Ed Blog | NewsObserver.com

We are house hunting, and I'm wondering how this affects magnet acceptance priorities.

Thank you, I hadn't read about that yet!

[nilkapre]

This article might be helpful to you CARY: Most western Wake schools beat county test scores | Education | CaryNews.com

TO QUOTE:

"Alston Ridge Elementary, Cary Elementary, Swift Creek Elementary, Reedy Creek Middle and West Cary Middle were the only Cary-area schools that failed to meet performance expectations."

"Apex Elementary was the only school in Apex that didn’t meet performance expectations, while Holly Grove Elementary was the only southwestern Wake school that didn’t meet academic growth goals."

"Reedy Creek Middle was the only local school to post low passing rates and also fail to meet performance expectations."

"Six of the 10 local schools with passing rates below the county average are in the Cary area: Dillard Drive Elementary, Kingswood Elementary, Northwoods Elementary, Reedy Creek Elementary, Dillard Drive Middle and Reedy Creek Middle."

"The four other local schools with rates below the county average are in Fuquay-Varina – Ballentine Elementary, Lincoln Heights Elementary, Fuquay-Varina Middle and Fuquay-Varina High."