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Enrollment
702
Elementary
DISTRICT 583 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRUNSWICK COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370042003134
Town Creek Elementary
6330 Lake Park Dr SE, Winnabow, NC 28479 · (910) 756-5350 · Brunswick County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL702 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% 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.
- A+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
15.0:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
697 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 145 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 141 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 167 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 140 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 22% smaller than its 4th grade class (140).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Town Creek Elementary→Town Creek Middle
Based on grade levels within Brunswick County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
63.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
76.7%
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 77 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Town Creek Elementary
Town Creek Elementary's state test result (70.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Creek Elementary this school | 702 | 99.3% | 70.3% |
| Union Elementary Shallotte | 654 | 99.5% | 71.7% |
| Shepherd Elementary Mooresville | 738 | 99.6% | 56.9% |
| Virginia Williamson Elem Bolivia | 610 | 99.5% | 58.6% |
| Coopers Elementary Elm City | 591 | 99.5% | 69.0% |
| Piney Grove Elementary Kernersville | 635 | 99.5% | 78.7% |
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 Town Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Brunswick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #224 of 1,297 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #172 of 1,296 | #1 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #258 of 1,300 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 702 | #177 of 1,485 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #742 of 1,377 | #5 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #773 of 1,379 | #6 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #410 of 1,414 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.7% | #86 of 369 | #3 of 6 |
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
702
+43 (+7%) vs 2020
+54% since 2010-11, when it was 455
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 702 | 46.9 | 15.0:1 | 99% (697) |
| 2023-24 | 693 | 47.7 | 14.5:1 | 100% (690) |
| 2022-23 | 654 | 46.7 | 14.0:1 | 100% (651) |
| 2020-21 | 659 | 44 | 15.0:1 | 100% (656) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 40.2 | 14.2:1 | 55% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 35 | 16.3:1 | 58% (329) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 32 | 14.2:1 | 63% (285) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Town Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (572 to 702); teachers up 16% (40.2 to 46.9).
About Town Creek Elementary
Town Creek Elementary is a public large elementary school in Winnabow, North Carolina. A total of 702 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 4. Against the 467-student average for elementary schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 50% higher.
Town Creek Elementary reports to Brunswick County Schools, which has 20 schools and 13,561 students.
White students account for 61% of enrollment at Town Creek Elementary. The remaining students are 14% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Census figures show Brunswick County is about 82% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Town Creek Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
The teaching staff at Town Creek Elementary is 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.0:1. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is about 14.9:1. About 99% of students, or 697, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Brunswick County.
allk12 grades Town Creek Elementary an A. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school in North Carolina with Town Creek Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 48.5%. Town Creek Elementary scores 70.3%.
Town Creek Elementary is located in Brunswick County, where median household income is about $77,024, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 22 public schools in Brunswick County, with a combined enrollment of about 15,069.
The nearest public school is Town Creek Middle, at about 0.1 miles. Town Creek Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Town Creek Elementary comes in 1st of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Town Creek Elementary the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Town Creek Elementary saw enrollment rise 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Town Creek Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Brunswick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
152,568
Census ACS
Median income
$77,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
15,069 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brunswick County Schools
- North Brunswick HighHigh · 1,620 students
- West Brunswick HighHigh · 1,466 students
- South Brunswick HighHigh · 1,154 students
- Belville ElementaryElementary · 812 students
- Leland MiddleMiddle · 806 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 738 students
Other Town Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Town Creek Elementary. Town Creek Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Town Creek ElementaryLexington Park, MD · 220 students
Nearby schools
- Town Creek Middle0.1 mi · 540
- Bolivia Elementary5.8 mi · 514
- Leland Middle7.4 mi · 806
- North Brunswick High7.9 mi · 1,620
- Belville Elementary8.2 mi · 812
- Lincoln Elementary8.8 mi · 738
Frequently asked questions
About Town Creek ElementaryHow many students attend Town Creek Elementary?
Town Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 702 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Town Creek Elementary serve?
Town Creek Elementary serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Town Creek Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Town Creek Elementary is approximately 15.0:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Town Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Town Creek Elementary are roughly 61% White, 14% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Town Creek Elementary in?
Town Creek Elementary is part of Brunswick County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.