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What's one thing Buckhorn Creek Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
905
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472003473
Buckhorn Creek Elementary
5651 Honeycutt Rd, Holly Springs, NC 27540 · (919) 694-8970 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL905 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% 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
14.3:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
233 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 | 28 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 126 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 127 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 166 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 162 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 146 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 150 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (126) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (150).
Student demographics
69%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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
67.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
81.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 67 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
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Buckhorn Creek Elementary
Buckhorn Creek Elementary's state test result (74.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhorn Creek Elementary this school | 905 | 25.7% | 74.8% |
| South Lakes Elementary Fuquay-Varina | 774 | 25.5% | 65.8% |
| Stallings Elementary Stallings | 766 | 27.7% | 78.5% |
| Coddle Creek Elementary Mooresville | 808 | 29.1% | 64.9% |
| Greensboro Academy Greensboro | 777 | 27.2% | N/A |
| Summerfield Charter Academy Summerfield | 774 | 19.8% | 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 Buckhorn Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #139 of 1,297 | #29 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #98 of 1,296 | #21 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #179 of 1,300 | #43 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 905 | #26 of 1,485 | #6 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #560 of 1,377 | #91 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #267 of 1,379 | #38 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.7% | #1,329 of 1,414 | #99 of 128 |
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
905
+235 (+35%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 905 | 63.2 | 14.3:1 | 26% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 870 | 61.2 | 14.2:1 | 25% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 761 | 55 | 13.8:1 | 25% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 670 | 47 | 14.3:1 | 25% (169) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buckhorn Creek Elementary.
About Buckhorn Creek Elementary
Federal records list Buckhorn Creek Elementary as an elementary school in Holly Springs, North Carolina. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 905 students. That puts enrollment 94% larger than the 467-student average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Besides Buckhorn Creek Elementary, Wake County Schools runs 197 other schools. The district enrolls 163,176 students.
No group is above 50% at Buckhorn Creek Elementary; the largest is White, at 49%. After that, the student body is 19% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Wake County, the White share is about 58%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Buckhorn Creek Elementary is 14.3:1, based on 63.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Lunch program data show 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Wake County is 42%.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Buckhorn Creek Elementary outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Buckhorn Creek Elementary falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 74.8% actual against 71.0% predicted.
The school is in Wake County, where median household income comes to about $105,768, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Wake County counts 237 public schools with about 184,790 students.
Holly Springs High is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Buckhorn Creek Elementary ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 74.8% versus a 72.9% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment increased 35% over 4 years, reaching 905 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Buckhorn Creek Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Holly Springs
- Pine Springs Preparatory Remote AcademyCombined · 2,552 students
- Holly Springs HighHigh · 2,018 students
- Pine Springs Preparatory AcademyElementary · 1,258 students
- Holly Grove MiddleMiddle · 979 students
- Holly Ridge MiddleMiddle · 955 students
- Holly Grove ElementaryElementary · 889 students
Nearby schools
- Holly Springs High0.7 mi · 2,018
- Holly Grove Middle0.9 mi · 979
- Holly Grove Elementary1.0 mi · 889
- Southern Wake Academy1.5 mi · 534
- Herbert Akins Road Middle2.3 mi · 1,253
- Herbert Akins Rd Elementary2.3 mi · 988
Frequently asked questions
About Buckhorn Creek ElementaryHow large is Buckhorn Creek Elementary?
Buckhorn Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 905 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Buckhorn Creek Elementary serve?
Buckhorn Creek Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Buckhorn Creek Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Buckhorn Creek Elementary is approximately 14.3:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Buckhorn Creek Elementary?
At Buckhorn Creek Elementary, the student body is approximately 49% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Black, 19% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Buckhorn Creek Elementary public or private?
Buckhorn Creek Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.