Harris Creek Elementary

Harris Creek Elementary is a sprawling K-5 school in Raleigh, North Carolina, part of Wake County Schools. The school works with 827 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 77% bigger than typical.

Wake County Schools runs 198 schools in total, collectively educating 163,176 students. Harris Creek Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Harris Creek Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Black (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 29% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Harris Creek Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Wake County (around 42%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Harris Creek Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.1%, the actual is 53.8%, a residual of -9.3 points.

Across the wider county, Wake County reports that median household income runs about $105,768, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wake County runs 237 public schools (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students), of which Harris Creek Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: River Bend Middle, around 1.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Harris Creek Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.9%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 22%: 1,058 students in 2018 compared to 827 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 40% to 29%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.