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Powell Magnet Elementary

Magnet

Play & Ingenuity · magnet

Band
K–5
Type
Magnet
SPG
C · 60

School performance

School Performance Grade
C 60/100
Growth
Met 79.4
Achievement score
55.7
Enrollment
267
Math C (59) Met growth
Reading C (63) Exceeded growth

2023-24 NC DPI data. Test scores are one signal, not the whole picture — school fit, culture, and your child's needs matter too. How to read school data →

Theme focus

Play & Ingenuity

Pathway priority

From the official WCPSS pathway table — students attending this magnet get priority (after siblings) when applying to the listed next-level magnet.

  • Feeds into middle magnets: Carnage, Ligon, Martin, Zebulon.
  • Long-pathway to high magnets: Enloe, East Wake.

How to apply

Submit the WCPSS Choice application during the main window (October 15 – January 22). Results arrive February 19. See all deadlines →

Apply via WCPSS Choice