About Us

Barton Pond Elementary school is one of Wake County Public School System's newest elementary schools, set to open on a Traditional Calendar in August 2022.  

Mission, Vision, and Values

Barton Pond’s official mission & vision will be determined by our future School Improvement Team, but it is important to plan with a firm foundation.  As Barton Pond’s founding principal, my goal is to build a school centered on love, community, collaboration, and supporting all students in meeting personal growth goals. With these values in mind, the following draft vision statement has been prepared: “Barton Pond Elementary School challenges students and staff to grow in a loving environment centered on community and collaboration.”  Parent, staff, and student input will be considered to further develop this vision statement within our first year. 

School Colors, Logo, and Mascot

Barton Pond’s school colors will be “Barton Pond Blue” and “Lilypad Green." These color choices were intentional as every school who will be sending students to Barton Pond has blue or green as their primary color.  Our community provided suggestions for our mascot, and through multiple rounds of voting, selected the Bullfrog.   Barton Pond will be the only school in WCPSS with a bullfrog mascot, and it is a native species to North Carolina. We are excited about weaving the pond and frog themes throughout our school!

We invite you to view this brief slide show with basic information, including a photo tour: 

Student Assignment

Students are assigned to Barton Pond based out of a base attendance zone, largely pulling from areas previously zoned for Baileywick, Jeffrey’s Grove, Lead Mine, Leesville, Lynn Road, Sycamore Creek elementary schools. Barton Pond is a traditional calendar application option school for a small geographic area. Currently, there are approximately 375 students enrolled for the 2022-2023 school year.

Facilities Design

Our beautiful facility was designed with collaboration in mind.  We plan to capitalize on our building's unique features by incorporating the building of collaborative skills as a central tenet of Barton Pond’s teaching and learning.