Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472003670
Woods Creek Elementary
7451 Woods Creek Rd, Holly Springs, NC 27539 · (919) 694-8422 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% 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.
- BBeats 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
12.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
100 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 72% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
73%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
68.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
83.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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
77.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% 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 Woods Creek Elementary
Woods Creek Elementary's state test result (77.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woods Creek Elementary this school | 406 | 24.6% | 77.3% |
| McKee Road Elementary Charlotte | 534 | 27.3% | 86.1% |
| Seawell Elementary Chapel Hill | 416 | 30.0% | 77.6% |
| Turner Creek Elementary Cary | 638 | 22.6% | 71.9% |
| Northwoods Elementary Cary | 579 | 35.1% | 68.7% |
| Baucom Elementary Apex | 675 | 21.2% | 77.7% |
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 Woods Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #108 of 1,297 | #21 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.4% | #74 of 1,296 | #15 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #155 of 1,300 | #36 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #880 of 1,485 | #121 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #127 of 1,377 | #20 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.7% | #68 of 1,379 | #8 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.6% | #1,335 of 1,414 | #103 of 128 |
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.
About Woods Creek Elementary
Woods Creek Elementary is one of the public schools in Holly Springs, North Carolina. It is a mid-sized elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 406 students.
Woods Creek Elementary is part of Wake County Schools, where 198 schools serve 163,176 students.
At Woods Creek Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 39%. Enrollment also includes 27% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Wake County, the White share is about 58%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Woods Creek Elementary scores 73%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. The school has 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 14.9:1. Federal data show 25% of students (100) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Wake County is 42%.
Woods Creek Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 80% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Woods Creek Elementary scores 77.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 71.3%.
Wake County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $105,768 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Woods Creek Elementary shares Wake County with 236 other public schools.
Apex Friendship Middle is about 1.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Woods Creek Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Woods Creek Elementary at 5th of 7.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
This page is set up for the Woods Creek Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Holly Springs
- Pine Springs Preparatory Remote AcademyCombined · 2,552 students
- Holly Springs HighHigh · 2,018 students
- Pine Springs Preparatory AcademyElementary · 1,258 students
- Holly Grove MiddleMiddle · 979 students
- Holly Ridge MiddleMiddle · 955 students
- Buckhorn Creek ElementaryElementary · 905 students
Other Woods Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Woods Creek Elementary. Woods Creek Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Woods Creek Elementary SchoolCrystal Lake, IL · 489 students
Nearby schools
- Apex Friendship Middle1.5 mi · 1,412
- Apex Friendship High1.7 mi · 2,748
- Apex Friendship Elementary1.7 mi · 896
- Oakview Elementary2.1 mi · 873
- Scotts Ridge Elementary2.5 mi · 869
- Pine Springs Preparatory Academy3.0 mi · 1,258
Frequently asked questions
About Woods Creek ElementaryHow large is Woods Creek Elementary?
Woods Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 406 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Woods Creek Elementary serve?
Woods Creek Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woods Creek Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woods Creek Elementary is approximately 12.3:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Woods Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Woods Creek Elementary are roughly 39% White, 17% Hispanic, 12% Black, 27% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Woods Creek Elementary in?
Woods Creek Elementary is part of Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.