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Enrollment
558
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472003238
Richland Creek Elementary
840 Wallridge Drive, Wake Forest, NC 27587 · (919) 554-6333 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% 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.
- BBeats 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
15.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
236 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 | 25 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
70%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
66.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
74.8%
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 75 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
70.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Richland Creek Elementary
Richland Creek Elementary's state test result (70.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Creek Elementary this school | 558 | 42.3% | 70.5% |
| Hilburn Drive Academy Raleigh | 596 | 36.2% | 63.8% |
| Carolina Forest Elementary Jacksonville | 570 | 47.9% | 66.0% |
| Brooks Elementary Raleigh | 471 | 47.1% | 55.5% |
| Wake Forest Elementary Wake Forest | 444 | 45.9% | 57.6% |
| Wake Forest Charter Academy Wake Forest | 650 | 44.8% | N/A |
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 Richland Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #221 of 1,297 | #42 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #220 of 1,296 | #39 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #202 of 1,300 | #46 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 558 | #442 of 1,485 | #82 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #911 of 1,377 | #124 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #209 of 1,379 | #29 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.3% | #1,208 of 1,414 | #60 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.6% | #88 of 369 | #13 of 33 |
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
558
+116 (+26%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
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 | 558 | 35.9 | 15.6:1 | 42% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 38.3 | 14.0:1 | 41% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 38.5 | 12.7:1 | 40% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 442 | 32 | 13.8:1 | 34% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 31.1 | 14.6:1 | 44% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 305 | 24 | 12.7:1 | 41% (126) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richland Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (455 to 558); teachers up 15% (31.1 to 35.9).
About Richland Creek Elementary
In Wake Forest, North Carolina, Richland Creek Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 558 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
In Wake County Schools, 198 schools enroll a combined 163,176 students.
White students are the largest group at Richland Creek Elementary, with 46% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 23% Black, 17% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Wake County, the White share is about 58%. By the diversity index, Richland Creek Elementary comes in at 70%.
Richland Creek Elementary's 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.6:1. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is about 14.9:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 42%. That is close to the 42% average for public schools in Wake County.
The allk12 Grade for Richland Creek Elementary is B+. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 72% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Richland Creek Elementary falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 70.5% actual against 65.9% predicted.
In the county around the school, Wake County, median household income is about $105,768, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Richland Creek Elementary is among the 237 public schools in Wake County.
Wake Preparatory Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Richland Creek Elementary is 2nd of 6 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 442 in 2020-21 and 558 in 2024-25, a 26% gain. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.6:1) than in 2020-21 (13.8:1).
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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 Wake Forest
- Wake Preparatory AcademyCombined · 2,617 students
- Wake Forest High SchoolHigh · 2,043 students
- Heritage HighHigh · 1,778 students
- Franklin AcademyCombined · 1,660 students
- Heritage MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Wake Forest Middle SchoolMiddle · 878 students
Nearby schools
- Wake Preparatory Academy1.0 mi · 2,617
- Wake Forest High School1.5 mi · 2,043
- Wake Forest Elementary2.1 mi · 444
- Youngsville Elementary2.3 mi · 425
- Envision Science Academy2.4 mi · 759
- North Wake College and Career Academy2.5 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Richland Creek ElementaryHow large is Richland Creek Elementary?
Richland Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 558 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Richland Creek Elementary serve?
Richland Creek Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Richland Creek Elementary have?
Richland Creek Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
How diverse is Richland Creek Elementary?
Richland Creek Elementary reports a student body of 46% White, 17% Hispanic, 23% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Richland Creek Elementary?
Richland Creek Elementary is overseen by Wake County Schools in Wake County.
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