At a Glance
The Raleigh School is an independent co-educational day school serving children from 18 months through fifth grade. The school was founded as a preschool in 1952 and expanded to include kindergarten through fifth grades in 1993.
| At a Glance | |
|---|---|
| Enrollment | |
| Preschool: | 180 students |
| Elementary (K – 5): | 264 students |
| Class Size | |
| Preschool: | 10 students per class for toddlers and 2-year-olds; 12 students in 3-year-old classes; 16-18 students in 4-year-old classes |
| Elementary: | 22 students per class |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | |
| Preschool: | 5:1 for toddlers and 2-year-olds; 6:1 for 3-year-olds; 8:1 for 4-year-olds |
| Elementary: | 11:1 |
| Faculty & Staff | |
| Overall: | 49 faculty; 10 administrative staff |
| Calendar | |
| Preschool: | September through May |
| Elementary: | Third week of August to first week of June |
| Campus | |
| The Raleigh School campus is nestled on 14 beautiful wooded acres in West Raleigh near the PNC Arena and convenient to I-40 and I-440. | |
| Preschool: | 6 classrooms, each with outdoor space, an administration building, and 3 playgrounds |
| Elementary: | 16 classrooms, a library, an administration building, extensive outdoor/playground areas, and athletics & arts center |
| Accreditation | |
| Preschool: | National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) |
| Elementary: | Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) |
| Memberships | |
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