Wakefield Elementary School

Infobox School
name = Wakefield Elementary School


caption =
location = Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
streetaddress = 2400 Wakefield Pines Drive
county = Wake County, North Carolina
zipcode = 27614
coordinates = coord|34.947363|-78.567416
principal = Ms. Sylvia Dennen
viceprincipal = Mrs. Roberson
faculty = 37
roll = 892
schooltype = Public
grades = K-5
class_hours = 9:15 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
mascot = Eagle
homepage = http://wakefieldes.wcpss.net/

Wakefield Elementary School is a multitrack year-round in the Wake County Public School System public. The elementary school is located in north Raleigh, North Carolina, and is named for the street it is on, Wakefield Pines Drive. Wakefield Elementary is situated near Wakefield Middle School and Wakefield High School. Wakefield became a multi-track year-round school in the 2007-2008 school year to create more room for its K-5 student population.

Demographics

Wakefield Elementary has approximately 890 enrolled students. [ [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/nc/2798/ Wakefield Elementary School - Raleigh, North Carolina - NC - School overview ] ] Of this population, 68% are Caucasian, 15% Black, and 11% Hispanic. The remainder of Pleasant Union's student population is composed of students with ancestries of Asian-Pacific Islander (5%), American Indian/Alaskan Native (<1%). [ [http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/nc/other/2798#students Student Teacher Ratio Wakefield Elementary School - Raleigh, North Carolina - NC ] ]

Awards

* 2000 School of Distinction

* 2001 School of Distinction

* 2002 School of Excellence

* 2003 School of Excellence

* 2004 Honor School of Excellence

* 2005 Honor School of Excellence

* 2006 School of Distinction

* 2007 School of Distinction
[ [http://www.wcpss.net/school-directory/results/abcs-593.html School Directory: Wakefield Elementary ] ]

References

External links

* [http://wakefieldes.wcpss.net/ School website]
* [http://www.wespta.org/ Wakefield Elementary PTA]