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Enrollment
599
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002813
Sanford Creek Elementary
701 Granite Falls Blvd, Rolesville, NC 27571 · (919) 570-2100 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
206 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 | 26 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
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
62.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
66.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% 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 Sanford Creek Elementary
Sanford Creek Elementary's state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Creek Elementary this school | 599 | 34.4% | 65.5% |
| Central Park School For Children Durham | 585 | 35.6% | N/A |
| Lansdowne Elementary Charlotte | 573 | 37.2% | 65.3% |
| Joyner Elementary Raleigh | 569 | 33.7% | 64.6% |
| Rolesville Elementary Rolesville | 538 | 38.8% | 65.8% |
| 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 Sanford Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #334 of 1,297 | #60 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #434 of 1,296 | #63 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #267 of 1,300 | #57 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #352 of 1,485 | #65 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #474 of 1,377 | #77 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #488 of 1,379 | #70 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.4% | #1,262 of 1,414 | #76 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #363 of 937 | #47 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
599
-34 (-5%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 640
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 599 | 42.8 | 14.0:1 | 34% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 622 | 46.7 | 13.3:1 | 38% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 43.5 | 14.0:1 | 36% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 633 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 30% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 719 | 45.1 | 16.0:1 | 28% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 735 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 30% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 640 | 44 | 14.6:1 | 23% (147) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sanford Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (719 to 599); teachers down 5% (45.1 to 42.8).
About Sanford Creek Elementary
Sanford Creek Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Rolesville, North Carolina. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 599 students. Enrollment is 28% higher than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina, which is about 467.
Sanford Creek Elementary is run by Wake County Schools, whose 198 schools enroll 163,176 students.
Sanford Creek Elementary's enrollment is 51% White. Enrollment also includes 25% Black, 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Sanford Creek Elementary has a diversity index of 65%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 14.0 students per teacher and 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, higher than at this school. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Sanford Creek Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Sanford Creek Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in North Carolina is predicted to score 68.3%. Sanford Creek Elementary scores 65.5%, 2.9 points below that line.
Within Wake County, median household income is about $105,768, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 237 public schools in Wake County, with a combined enrollment of about 184,790.
Rolesville Elementary is the public school closest to Sanford Creek Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Sanford Creek Elementary places 4th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 599 was 5% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 633.
The Sanford Creek Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Rolesville
- Rolesville HighHigh · 2,321 students
- Rolesville MiddleMiddle · 889 students
- Rolesville Charter AcademyElementary · 716 students
- Rolesville ElementaryElementary · 538 students
Nearby schools
- Rolesville Elementary0.6 mi · 538
- Rolesville Middle1.4 mi · 889
- Rolesville Charter Academy1.6 mi · 716
- Jones Dairy Elementary1.7 mi · 627
- Rolesville High1.8 mi · 2,321
- Franklin Academy2.5 mi · 1,660
Frequently asked questions
About Sanford Creek ElementaryHow many students attend Sanford Creek Elementary?
Sanford Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 599 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sanford Creek Elementary serve?
Sanford Creek Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Sanford Creek Elementary have?
Sanford Creek Elementary employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Sanford Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Sanford Creek Elementary are roughly 51% White, 17% Hispanic, 25% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Sanford Creek Elementary public or private?
Sanford Creek Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.