Richland Creek Elementary

Set in Wake Forest, North Carolina, Richland Creek Elementary is a mid-tier elementary-level community, overseen by Wake County Schools. It instructs 558 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Richland Creek Elementary is one of 198 schools operated by Wake County Schools, a district that hosts 163,176 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Richland Creek Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 23% Black, 17% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 58% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Richland Creek Elementary shows 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Richland Creek Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.9%; this one delivers 70.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Wake County indicate median household earnings sit near $105,768, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Richland Creek Elementary is one of 237 public schools in Wake County (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students).

Nearest neighbor: Wake Preparatory Academy, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Richland Creek Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Richland Creek Elementary at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 61.2%.

Richland Creek Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Richland Creek Elementary's enrollment has edged up 23% since 2018, when it stood at 455 (now 558). Over the same period, the Asian share increased from 3% to 7%.

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