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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Creekside Elementary?
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Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370126002727
Creekside Elementary
5321 Ephesus Church Road, Durham, NC 27707 · (919) 560-3919 · Durham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
15.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
551 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 22 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
37.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
40.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Creekside Elementary
Creekside Elementary's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creekside Elementary this school | 554 | 99.5% | 40.2% |
| Hope Valley Elementary Durham | 539 | 99.4% | 44.8% |
| Union Cross Traditional Acad Kernersville | 549 | 99.5% | 53.4% |
| Forest View Elementary Durham | 662 | 99.5% | 49.4% |
| Viewmont Elementary Hickory | 509 | 99.4% | 38.5% |
| Efland Cheeks Elementary Efland | 532 | 99.4% | 61.3% |
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 Creekside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Durham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #1,094 of 1,297 | #25 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,137 of 1,296 | #28 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #1,043 of 1,300 | #24 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #453 of 1,485 | #11 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #993 of 1,377 | #35 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.8% | #41 of 1,379 | #1 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #200 of 1,414 | #9 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.8% | #34 of 937 | #4 of 32 |
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
554
-249 (-31%) vs 2020
-35% since 2010-11, when it was 858
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 554 | 34.8 | 15.9:1 | 99% (551) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 51% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 543 | 44.8 | 12.1:1 | 50% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 803 | 58 | 13.8:1 | 36% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 891 | 57 | 15.6:1 | 40% (356) |
| 2015-16 | 918 | 59 | 15.6:1 | 46% (425) |
| 2010-11 | 858 | 48 | 17.9:1 | 40% (340) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creekside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (891 to 554); teachers down 39% (57 to 34.8).
About Creekside Elementary
Creekside Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Durham, North Carolina. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 554 students on the rolls.
Creekside Elementary belongs to Durham Public Schools, a district of 55 schools and 31,797 students.
About 35% of students at Creekside Elementary are Hispanic, the largest single group. It is also 28% White, 22% Black, 9% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Durham County's residents are about 16% Hispanic, 19 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 74, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.9:1. The gap from the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 1.0 students per teacher. By family income, 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Creekside Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 15% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Creekside Elementary would score about 48.5%. It scores 40.2%, 8.2 points below that figure.
In the wider Durham County area, median household income comes to about $82,316, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Durham County's 74 public schools enroll about 46,109 students and include Creekside Elementary.
Of the public schools around it, Creekside Elementary is closest to Ignite Online Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Creekside Elementary ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
Creekside Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 249 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.8:1 to 15.9:1 over the same years.
The Creekside Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Durham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
332,353
Census ACS
Median income
$82,316
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
46,109 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Durham Public Schools
- C E Jordan HighHigh · 2,189 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Durham School of the ArtsHigh · 1,764 students
- Hillside HighHigh · 1,433 students
- Southern School of Energy and SustainabiHigh · 1,384 students
- Northern HighHigh · 1,281 students
Other schools in Durham
- NC Virtual AcademyCombined · 3,482 students
- North Carolina Cyber AcademyCombined · 2,461 students
- C E Jordan HighHigh · 2,189 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Durham School of the ArtsHigh · 1,764 students
- Hillside HighHigh · 1,433 students
Other Creekside Elementary schools
26 other US public schools in 14 states are named Creekside Elementary. Creekside Elementary is the 10th largest of the 27.
- Creekside ElementaryWinterville, NC · 622 students
- Creekside ElementaryNew Bern, NC · 453 students
- Creekside Elementary SchoolFranklin, TN · 780 students
- Creekside ElementarySuffolk, VA · 764 students
- Creekside ElementaryMoreno Valley, CA · 612 students
Nearby schools
- Ignite Online Academy0.0 mi · 363
- Rashkis Elementary1.3 mi · 455
- Ephesus Elementary1.3 mi · 410
- Sherwood Githens Middle1.3 mi · 878
- C E Jordan High1.8 mi · 2,189
- Glenwood Elementary2.4 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Creekside ElementaryHow many students attend Creekside Elementary?
Creekside Elementary enrolls approximately 554 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Creekside Elementary serve?
Creekside Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Creekside Elementary have?
Creekside Elementary employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
How diverse is Creekside Elementary?
Creekside Elementary reports a student body of 28% White, 35% Hispanic, 22% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Creekside Elementary?
Creekside Elementary is overseen by Durham Public Schools in Durham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.