Sanford Creek Elementary

Located at 701 Granite Falls Blvd, in Rolesville, North Carolina, Sanford Creek Elementary is an average-sized elementary campus that works with 599 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Wake County Schools. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 28% larger than typical.

Across the 198 schools in Wake County Schools (163,176 students total), Sanford Creek Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Sanford Creek Elementary reports that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 25% Black, 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Sanford Creek Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.5%.

Zooming out to the county, Wake County reports that median household earnings sit near $105,768, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Wake County runs 237 public schools (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students), of which Sanford Creek Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Rolesville Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sanford Creek Elementary comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 62.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Sanford Creek Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 719 (now 599). Over the same period, the White share fell from 61% to 51%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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