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Enrollment
739
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472003414
Hortons Creek Elementary
7615 O'Kelly Chapel Rd, Cary, NC 27519 · (919) 694-8660 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL739 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
15.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
85 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 | 17 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 136 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (137).
Student demographics
65%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
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
87.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
88.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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
88.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Hortons Creek Elementary
Hortons Creek Elementary's state test result (88.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hortons Creek Elementary this school | 739 | 11.5% | 88.4% |
| Highcroft Elementary Cary | 698 | 9.2% | 87.2% |
| W R Odell Primary Concord | 938 | 14.4% | N/A |
| Morrisville Elementary Morrisville | 643 | 13.2% | 80.2% |
| Davis Drive Elementary Cary | 794 | 9.2% | 88.3% |
| Green Hope Elementary Cary | 548 | 14.4% | 85.0% |
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 Hortons Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.4% | #12 of 1,297 | #2 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.2% | #35 of 1,296 | #8 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.4% | #7 of 1,300 | #2 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 739 | #140 of 1,485 | #28 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #930 of 1,377 | #125 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #481 of 1,379 | #69 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.5% | #1,399 of 1,414 | #123 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #394 of 937 | #50 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
739
-134 (-15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 739 | 47.1 | 15.7:1 | 12% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 694 | 46.4 | 14.9:1 | 11% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 720 | 47 | 15.3:1 | 12% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 873 | 57 | 15.3:1 | 8% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 875 | 52 | 16.8:1 | 12% (101) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hortons Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (875 to 739); teachers down 9% (52 to 47.1).
About Hortons Creek Elementary
Hortons Creek Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school in Cary, North Carolina, one of the schools in Wake County Schools. Enrollment stands at 739 students, covering pre-K through 5. It has 58% more students than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina (about 467).
Federal data list 198 schools in Wake County Schools, with 163,176 students enrolled.
The share of Asian students at Hortons Creek Elementary is 50%, a majority. Smaller groups are 28% White, 11% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Wake County is roughly 9% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.7 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina, 14.9:1, is lower. Hortons Creek Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 12%. Across public schools in Wake County, the average is 42%.
Hortons 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 96% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Hortons Creek Elementary's results are 13.1 points above predicted: 88.4% against 75.3%.
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.
Measured in a straight line, Alston Ridge Middle is about 0.9 miles from Hortons Creek Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Hortons Creek Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Hortons Creek Elementary is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
The school's student count fell 15% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Hortons Creek Elementary. 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 Cary
- Panther Creek HighHigh · 2,609 students
- Green Hope HighHigh · 2,304 students
- Green Level HighHigh · 2,283 students
- Cary HighHigh · 2,044 students
- Triangle Math and Science AcademyCombined · 1,904 students
- Mills Park MiddleMiddle · 1,632 students
Nearby schools
- Alston Ridge Middle0.9 mi · 1,494
- Panther Creek High1.2 mi · 2,609
- Alston Ridge Elementary1.3 mi · 917
- Mills Park Middle2.1 mi · 1,632
- Mills Park Elementary2.2 mi · 594
- Lyons Farm Elementary2.4 mi · 608
Frequently asked questions
About Hortons Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Hortons Creek Elementary?
Hortons Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 739 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hortons Creek Elementary serve?
Hortons Creek Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Hortons Creek Elementary have?
Hortons Creek Elementary employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
How diverse is Hortons Creek Elementary?
Hortons Creek Elementary reports a student body of 28% White, 7% Hispanic, 11% Black, 50% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Hortons Creek Elementary in?
Hortons Creek Elementary is part of Wake County Schools.
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