Enrollment
310
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001896
Swift Creek Elementary
5601 Tryon Rd, Raleigh, NC 27606 · (919) 233-4320 · Wake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% 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
12.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
137 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
68%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
64.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
66.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
66.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Swift Creek Elementary
Swift Creek Elementary's state test result (66.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swift Creek Elementary this school | 310 | 44.2% | 66.9% |
| Lead Mine Elementary Raleigh | 359 | 47.6% | 59.7% |
| Partnership Elementary Raleigh | 276 | 38.8% | 72.9% |
| Wiley Elementary Raleigh | 429 | 38.9% | 60.8% |
| Rand Road Elementary Garner | 394 | 52.5% | 63.6% |
| W Jesse Gurganus Elementary Havelock | 340 | 46.2% | 76.2% |
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 Swift Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #300 of 1,297 | #56 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #440 of 1,296 | #65 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #240 of 1,300 | #54 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 310 | #1,160 of 1,485 | #135 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #148 of 1,377 | #22 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #340 of 1,379 | #49 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.2% | #1,194 of 1,414 | #53 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.2% | #105 of 937 | #9 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
310
-89 (-22%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 682
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 310 | 24.8 | 12.5:1 | 44% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 25.5 | 13.0:1 | 43% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 392 | 28.5 | 13.8:1 | 39% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 30% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 30.5 | 14.4:1 | 45% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 40% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 33% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 36% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 682 | 34 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swift Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (438 to 310); teachers down 19% (30.5 to 24.8).
About Swift Creek Elementary
Students in Raleigh, North Carolina, attend Swift Creek Elementary, a small elementary school. The school has 310 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Swift Creek Elementary is a school in Wake County Schools. The district has 198 schools and 163,176 students.
At Swift Creek Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 48%. Smaller groups are 24% Hispanic, 17% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. County-wide, 58% of Wake County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
Its staff includes 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.5 students per teacher. Compared with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 44% of students at Swift Creek Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Wake County is close, at 42%.
Swift Creek Elementary holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 63% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 65.3% at Swift Creek Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 66.9%.
Wake County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wake County's 237 public schools enroll about 184,790 students and include Swift Creek Elementary.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Garner High, is about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Swift Creek Elementary ranks 1st in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Swift Creek Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 22%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.3 to 12.5 over 4 years.
People who know Swift Creek Elementary can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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Other Swift Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Swift Creek Elementary. Swift Creek Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Swift Creek ElementaryMidlothian, VA · 724 students
Nearby schools
- Garner High0.2 mi · 1,670
- Vandora Springs Elementary1.0 mi · 582
- Smith Elementary1.0 mi · 596
- North Garner Middle1.3 mi · 831
- Timber Drive Elementary1.6 mi · 391
- Longleaf School of the Arts1.7 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Swift Creek ElementaryHow many students attend Swift Creek Elementary?
Swift Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 310 students in grades KG-05.
Is Swift Creek Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Swift Creek Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Swift Creek Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Swift Creek Elementary is approximately 12.5:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Swift Creek Elementary?
At Swift Creek Elementary, the student body is approximately 48% White, 24% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Swift Creek Elementary public or private?
Swift Creek Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wake County Schools.
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