Enrollment
267
Elementary
DISTRICT 589 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARNETT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370201000878
Buies Creek Elementary
340 Main Street, Buies Creek, NC 27506 · (910) 893-3505 · Harnett County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
16.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
154 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 42% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
37.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Buies Creek Elementary
Buies Creek Elementary's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buies Creek Elementary this school | 267 | 57.7% | 48.3% |
| Hall Fletcher Elementary Asheville | 318 | 58.8% | 50.7% |
| Pathways Elementary Hillsborough | 371 | 54.4% | 71.3% |
| E M Yoder Elementary Mebane | 336 | 51.5% | 60.1% |
| Rand Road Elementary Garner | 394 | 52.5% | 63.6% |
| Lead Mine Elementary Raleigh | 359 | 47.6% | 59.7% |
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 Buies Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Harnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #864 of 1,297 | #7 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #942 of 1,296 | #7 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #1,018 of 1,300 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 267 | #1,258 of 1,485 | #16 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #1,175 of 1,377 | #16 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #292 of 1,379 | #9 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.7% | #1,122 of 1,414 | #11 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #699 of 937 | #8 of 12 |
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
267
+59 (+28%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 267 | 16 | 16.7:1 | 58% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 230 | 16.8 | 13.7:1 | 57% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 232 | 17.3 | 13.4:1 | 54% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 208 | 16 | 13.0:1 | 35% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 288 | 16.8 | 17.1:1 | 46% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 299 | 17 | 17.6:1 | 50% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 352 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 43% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 275 | 19 | 14.5:1 | 34% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 20 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buies Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (288 to 267); teachers down 5% (16.8 to 16).
About Buies Creek Elementary
Buies Creek Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school based in Buies Creek, North Carolina. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 267 students. Enrollment is 43% lower than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina, which is about 467.
Harnett County Schools is the local district for Buies Creek Elementary. It runs 29 schools with 20,095 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Buies Creek Elementary, at 48%. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 19% Black, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Harnett County residents are about 62% White. Buies Creek Elementary's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 16.7 students per teacher and 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.9 above the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 74% average for public schools in Harnett County.
Buies Creek Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 22% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 61.2%.
Within Harnett County, the median household income is $71,287, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Buies Creek Elementary, Harnett County has 30 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Coats Elementary, about 3.3 miles away. Buies Creek Elementary has 5 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Buies Creek Elementary at 1st of 6.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Fringe.
The school enrolled 267 students in 2024-25, 59 more than the 208 it had in 2020-21. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.7:1) than in 2020-21 (13.0:1).
The Buies Creek Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Harnett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
139,150
Census ACS
Median income
$71,287
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
20,611 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harnett County Schools
- Overhills HighHigh · 1,981 students
- Harnett Central HighHigh · 1,522 students
- Western Harnett HighHigh · 1,324 students
- Triton HighHigh · 1,274 students
- Benhaven ElementaryElementary · 1,065 students
- Harnett Central MiddleMiddle · 1,059 students
Nearby schools
- Coats Elementary3.3 mi · 633
- Harnett Central High4.3 mi · 1,522
- Harnett Central Middle4.5 mi · 1,059
- STAR Academy5.0 mi · 31
- Harnett Virtual Academy5.0 mi · 100
- Coats-Erwin Middle5.0 mi · 589
Frequently asked questions
About Buies Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Buies Creek Elementary?
Buies Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 267 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Buies Creek Elementary serve?
Buies Creek Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Buies Creek Elementary have?
Buies Creek Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Buies Creek Elementary?
At Buies Creek Elementary, the student body is approximately 48% White, 21% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Buies Creek Elementary public or private?
Buies Creek Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Harnett County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.