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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Middle Creek Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
636
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002557
Middle Creek Elementary
110 Middle Creek Park Avenue, Apex, NC 27539 · (919) 773-9555 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% 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.
- 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
13.3:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
218 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 | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
57%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
65.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
70.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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
70.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Middle Creek Elementary
Middle Creek Elementary's state test result (70.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Creek Elementary this school | 636 | 34.3% | 70.0% |
| West Lake Elementary Apex | 581 | 32.0% | 67.9% |
| Matthews Elementary Matthews | 726 | 31.0% | 72.2% |
| Poplin Elementary Indian Trail | 756 | 35.6% | 77.2% |
| North Ridge Elementary Raleigh | 730 | 35.5% | 69.8% |
| Shamrock Gardens Elementary Charlotte | 532 | 32.1% | 65.5% |
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 Middle Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #233 of 1,297 | #46 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #327 of 1,296 | #50 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #208 of 1,300 | #48 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #290 of 1,485 | #59 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #297 of 1,377 | #48 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #804 of 1,379 | #113 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.3% | #1,264 of 1,414 | #77 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.4% | #199 of 937 | #21 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
636
-107 (-14%) vs 2020
+41% since 2000-01, when it was 452
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 636 | 47.8 | 13.3:1 | 34% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 638 | 50 | 12.8:1 | 34% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 641 | 47.5 | 13.5:1 | 34% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 743 | 53 | 14.0:1 | 23% (171) |
| 2017-18 | 830 | 56 | 14.8:1 | 24% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 840 | 57 | 14.7:1 | 21% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 955 | 61 | 15.7:1 | 22% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 452 | 25 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middle Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (830 to 636); teachers down 15% (56 to 47.8).
About Middle Creek Elementary
Middle Creek Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in North Carolina, located in Apex. It teaches 636 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in North Carolina have about 467 students on average; enrollment here is 36% higher.
Middle Creek Elementary is run by Wake County Schools, whose 198 schools enroll 163,176 students.
The student body at Middle Creek Elementary is 61% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 20% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among Wake County residents, the White share is about 58%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.
Middle Creek Elementary reported 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.3:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 14.9:1. Roughly 34% of students at Middle Creek Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Middle Creek Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 67% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
In North Carolina, Middle Creek Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 70.0% actual against a predicted 68.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Wake County show that median household income comes to about $105,768, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 237, with about 184,790 students.
Among nearby public schools, Middle Creek High is closest at about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 70.0% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Middle Creek Elementary inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
The school's student count decreased 14% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The allk12 page for Middle 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 Apex
- Apex Friendship HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Apex HighHigh · 2,449 students
- Middle Creek HighHigh · 1,587 students
- Apex Friendship MiddleMiddle · 1,412 students
- The Math and Science Academy of ApexElementary · 1,080 students
- Olive Chapel ElementaryElementary · 1,066 students
Other Middle Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Middle Creek Elementary. Middle Creek Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Middle Creek Elementary SchoolTriadelphia, WV · 225 students
Nearby schools
- Middle Creek High0.2 mi · 1,587
- West Lake Elementary0.6 mi · 581
- West Lake Middle0.7 mi · 687
- Oak Grove Elementary3.3 mi · 553
- Holly Ridge Middle3.3 mi · 955
- Holly Ridge Elementary3.4 mi · 735
Frequently asked questions
About Middle Creek ElementaryHow large is Middle Creek Elementary?
Middle Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 636 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Middle Creek Elementary serve?
Middle Creek Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Middle Creek Elementary?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Middle Creek Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Middle Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Middle Creek Elementary are roughly 61% White, 20% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Middle Creek Elementary in?
Middle Creek Elementary is part of Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.