Jones Dairy Elementary, 1100 Jones Dairy Road: grades Pre-K-5, 638 students in 2024-25, a B (82) state grade.

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Sources: the school’s website; the Wake County Public School System’s enrollment and calendar pages, base school lookup and draft 2027-28 enrollment plan; Wake County property records; the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2024-25 report card data and 2025-26 school assessment workbook; the federal NCES school directory.

Jones Dairy Elementary is a Wake County Public School System elementary school at 1100 Jones Dairy Road, Wake Forest. The campus has a Wake Forest mailing address but sits in unincorporated Wake County, just outside town limits, according to Wake County property records. In our Oct. 12 check of 1,000 homes spread across the Wake County part of Wake Forest, drawn from Wake County property records and run through the district’s base school lookup, 104 were assigned to Jones Dairy Elementary. All 104 were assigned to Heritage Middle.

Who to call
Address 1100 Jones Dairy Road, Wake Forest, NC 27587
Phone 919-562-6181
Grades Pre-K to 5
District Wake County Public School System
Calendar Multi-track year-round
State school code 920453

Principal

Principal Derek Burns, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: an average daily membership of 638 students in the 2024-25 school year, up from 585 in 2023-24, according to the state’s report card data.
  • Federal count: 577 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 14 students per teacher.

State report card

North Carolina grades every public school, charter schools included, A to F. The grade is based 80% on student achievement and 20% on academic growth, according to the state’s 2025-26 annual testing report. For this school, achievement is measured mainly by the state’s end-of-grade reading, math and science tests.

School year Grade and score Growth
2024-25 B (82) Met
2023-24 B (83) Met

The 2024-25 grade is the latest in the state’s downloadable report card data. The state released 2025-26 test results in September 2026; from its 2025-26 school assessment workbook:

  • At grade level or above, all state tests: 81.8% (Wake County schools: 68.2%; statewide: 59.2%)
  • College and career ready (Level 4 and above): 57.3%
  • Growth: did not meet expected growth
  • Reading, grades 3 to 5: 79.5% at grade level or above; math: 82.2%

The full report card, with class sizes, teacher data and school safety figures, is on the state’s NC School Report Cards site.

Attendance zone

WCPSS assigns every address a base elementary, middle and high school. Enter an address in the district’s base school lookup to see all three, or browse the base attendance area map. Zones do not follow town limits or mailing addresses. We did not find a published feeder list on the district’s enrollment pages, so the pairings above come from the lookup itself; Student Assignment, 919-431-7333, can confirm an address.

The list of proposed base area changes in the district’s draft 2027-28 enrollment plan, which the Board of Education is scheduled to vote on Nov. 17 after a public hearing Oct. 20, does not name Jones Dairy Elementary. None of the 1,000 Wake Forest homes in our check would change schools under the draft, according to the district’s proposal lookup.

Calendar and bell times

Jones Dairy Elementary follows the district’s multi-track year-round calendar, so break dates depend on a student’s track. Coming dates on the 2026-27 year-round calendar (PDF):

  • Track 1: Nov. 3, Nov. 11 and Nov. 25-27; then out Dec. 7 to Jan. 1 (track-out and winter break)
  • Track 2: Nov. 3 and Nov. 11; tracked out Nov. 16 to Dec. 4; winter break Dec. 21 to Jan. 1
  • Track 3: tracked out Oct. 26 to Nov. 13; Thanksgiving Nov. 25-27; winter break Dec. 21 to Jan. 1
  • Track 4: tracked out through Oct. 23; Nov. 3, Nov. 11 and Nov. 25-27; winter break Dec. 21 to Jan. 1; tracked out Jan. 4-22

Bell times: 9:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., according to the bell schedule posted on the school’s website.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Jones Dairy Elementary serve?

Jones Dairy Elementary serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.

What is Jones Dairy Elementary’s school grade?

Jones Dairy Elementary earned a B, with a score of 82, in North Carolina’s 2024-25 School Performance Grades. In 2025-26, 81.8% of its state tests were at grade level or above and it did not meet its growth target.

What time does Jones Dairy Elementary start?

The school day runs 9:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., according to the school’s website.

How do I know if my address is zoned for Jones Dairy Elementary?

Enter the address in the Wake County Public School System’s base school lookup, or call Student Assignment at 919-431-7333. Zones do not follow town limits.