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What's the most underrated thing about Sycamore Creek Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
778
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472003028
Sycamore Creek Elementary
10921 Leesville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613 · (919) 841-4333 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL778 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest 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
14.8:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
199 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 | 11 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 121 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 143 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (124).
Student demographics
59%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
69.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
78.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Sycamore Creek Elementary
Sycamore Creek Elementary's state test result (74.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Creek Elementary this school | 778 | 25.6% | 74.8% |
| Bain Elementary Mint Hill | 766 | 28.5% | 83.7% |
| Holly Springs Elementary Holly Springs | 751 | 20.4% | 82.2% |
| Vienna Elementary Pfafftown | 755 | 30.9% | 78.6% |
| J.V. Washam Elementary Cornelius | 818 | 23.2% | 77.8% |
| Willow Springs Elementary Willow Spring | 826 | 30.8% | 74.7% |
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 Sycamore Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #138 of 1,297 | #28 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.4% | #147 of 1,296 | #28 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #139 of 1,300 | #31 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 778 | #102 of 1,485 | #19 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #687 of 1,377 | #107 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #744 of 1,379 | #109 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.6% | #1,330 of 1,414 | #100 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.8% | #50 of 937 | #4 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
778
-223 (-22%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 995
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 778 | 52.7 | 14.8:1 | 26% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 774 | 53.3 | 14.5:1 | 20% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 786 | 58.1 | 13.5:1 | 18% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 1,001 | 63 | 15.9:1 | 9% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 1,194 | 72 | 16.6:1 | 8% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 1,120 | 68 | 16.5:1 | 4% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 995 | 61 | 16.3:1 | 13% (134) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sycamore Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (1,194 to 778); teachers down 27% (72 to 52.7).
About Sycamore Creek Elementary
Sycamore Creek Elementary is an elementary school in Raleigh, North Carolina, according to federal school records. Enrollment is 778 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. Against the 467-student average for elementary schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 67% higher.
Sycamore Creek Elementary is part of a district of 198 schools: Wake County Schools, with 163,176 students.
At 61%, White students outnumber all other groups at Sycamore Creek Elementary combined. Smaller groups are 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, 7% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 58% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Sycamore Creek Elementary comes in at 59%.
The school reported 52.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.8:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina have a similar average ratio of 14.9:1. Eligible students account for 26% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. It compares with 42% for public schools in Wake County.
allk12 grades Sycamore Creek Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In North Carolina, Sycamore Creek Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 74.8% actual against a predicted 71.0%.
Wake County census figures show that median household income is about $105,768, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Sycamore Creek Elementary is among the 237 public schools in Wake County.
The school nearest to Sycamore Creek Elementary is Pine Hollow Middle, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Sycamore Creek Elementary places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Sycamore Creek Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Sycamore Creek Elementary saw enrollment fall 22% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.9:1 in 2020-21, and 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Sycamore Creek Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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 Raleigh
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
- Athens Drive HighHigh · 2,156 students
- Needham Broughton HighHigh · 2,153 students
- Wakefield HighHigh · 2,065 students
Other Sycamore Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sycamore Creek Elementary. Sycamore Creek Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Sycamore Creek Elementary SchoolPickerington, OH · 652 students
Nearby schools
- Pine Hollow Middle0.7 mi · 776
- Leesville Road High2.1 mi · 2,411
- Barton Pond Elementary2.2 mi · 515
- Leesville Road Middle2.2 mi · 795
- Leesville Road Elementary2.3 mi · 528
- Hilburn Drive Academy3.2 mi · 596
Frequently asked questions
About Sycamore Creek ElementaryHow large is Sycamore Creek Elementary?
Sycamore Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 778 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sycamore Creek Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sycamore Creek Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Sycamore Creek Elementary?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Sycamore Creek Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sycamore Creek Elementary?
At Sycamore Creek Elementary, the student body is approximately 61% White, 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Sycamore Creek Elementary in?
Sycamore Creek Elementary is part of Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.