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What's one thing Abbotts Creek Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
805
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472003241
Abbotts Creek Elementary
9900 Durant Road, Raleigh, NC 27614 · (919) 694-0555 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL805 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
302 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 127 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 132 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 141 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (125).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Abbotts Creek Elementary→East Millbrook Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Wake County Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
70.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
82.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
75.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Abbotts Creek Elementary
Abbotts Creek Elementary's state test result (75.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotts Creek Elementary this school | 805 | 37.5% | 75.0% |
| Barnette Elementary Huntersville | 818 | 33.7% | 70.8% |
| Poplin Elementary Indian Trail | 756 | 35.6% | 77.2% |
| North Ridge Elementary Raleigh | 730 | 35.5% | 69.8% |
| Sanford Creek Elementary Rolesville | 599 | 34.4% | 65.5% |
| Central Park School For Children Durham | 585 | 35.6% | N/A |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Abbotts Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #134 of 1,297 | #26 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.3% | #91 of 1,296 | #18 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #124 of 1,300 | #27 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 805 | #79 of 1,485 | #14 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #599 of 1,377 | #97 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #505 of 1,379 | #73 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.5% | #1,239 of 1,414 | #68 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #779 of 937 | #84 of 91 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
805
-77 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 805 | 55.5 | 14.5:1 | 38% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 805 | 57.2 | 14.1:1 | 31% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 801 | 56.3 | 14.2:1 | 31% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 882 | 57 | 15.5:1 | 25% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 849 | 51.5 | 16.5:1 | 27% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 657 | 41 | 16.0:1 | 30% (200) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abbotts Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (849 to 805); teachers up 8% (51.5 to 55.5).
About Abbotts Creek Elementary
At 9900 Durant Road in Raleigh, North Carolina, Abbotts Creek Elementary operates as a large elementary school. It enrolls 805 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. The school is 72% bigger than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
A total of 198 schools make up Wake County Schools, with 163,176 students enrolled.
The largest group at Abbotts Creek Elementary is White students, at 52%. Other students are 25% Black, 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
Abbotts Creek Elementary lists 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.5 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 38% of the student body.
Abbotts Creek Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 82% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Abbotts Creek Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 75.0% and a predicted 67.4%.
In the wider Wake County area, the median household earns about $105,768 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Wake County, 237 public schools serve about 184,790 students.
Durant Road Elementary is about 0.2 miles from Abbotts Creek Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Abbotts Creek Elementary ranks 1st in a group of 6 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Abbotts Creek Elementary the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 77 students, from 882 to 805.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Abbotts Creek Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Wake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,178,653
Census ACS
Median income
$105,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
237
184,790 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wake County Schools
- Apex Friendship HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Panther Creek HighHigh · 2,609 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Apex HighHigh · 2,449 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
Other schools in Raleigh
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
- Athens Drive HighHigh · 2,156 students
- Needham Broughton HighHigh · 2,153 students
- Wakefield HighHigh · 2,065 students
Nearby schools
- Durant Road Elementary0.2 mi · 577
- Durant Road Middle0.5 mi · 649
- Wildwood Forest Elementary1.6 mi · 551
- Raleigh Oak Charter2.2 mi · 373
- Fox Road Elementary2.4 mi · 430
- Endeavor Charter School2.5 mi · 799
Frequently asked questions
About Abbotts Creek ElementaryHow large is Abbotts Creek Elementary?
Abbotts Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 805 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Abbotts Creek Elementary serve?
Abbotts Creek Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Abbotts Creek Elementary?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Abbotts Creek Elementary.
How diverse is Abbotts Creek Elementary?
Abbotts Creek Elementary reports a student body of 52% White, 15% Hispanic, 25% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Abbotts Creek Elementary?
Abbotts Creek Elementary is overseen by Wake County Schools in Wake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.