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Turner Creek Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
6801 Turner Creek Road
Cary, NC 27519
Phone
(919) 363-1391
District
Wake County Schools
County
WAKE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
739
Classroom Teachers
54

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

8

(10 is best)

Better than 77.5% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Turner Creek Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
66%
54%
59%
48%
73%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
67%
55%
70%
55%
64%
55%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
62%
52%
56%
48%
68%
56%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 18 2.4%
Kindergarten 114 15.4%
Grade 1 123 16.6%
Grade 2 138 18.7%
Grade 3 118 16.0%
Grade 4 113 15.3%
Grade 5 115 15.6%
Total 739 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 47.6% 43.6% 46.6%
Black 9.9% 22.3% 26.2%
Hispanic 15.6% 20.7% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 26.5% 13.0% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 21.8% 37.6% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 19.9% 35.0% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.9% 2.6% 2.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,151,009 10,835,491
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,379.1 220
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.2% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.8% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.7% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 12.5% 16.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 445,636 4,186,924
Single Parent Households With Children 7.2% 8.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.0% 89.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 56.3% 34.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 31.8% 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.1% 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.8% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.0% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.4% 16.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.8% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 5.1% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,867 $1,270,393,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $778 $125,608,000 5.6%
Staff $340 $54,929,000 2.4%
General Administration $64 $10,327,000 0.5%
School Administration $716 $115,598,000 5.1%
Operation $704 $113,690,000 5.0%
Transportation $568 $91,688,000 4.1%
Other $369 $59,567,000 2.6%
Total Support $3,539 $571,407,000 25.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,548 $411,472,000 18.3%
Total Expenditures $13,954 $2,253,272,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,564 $10,129,255,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $960,884,000 5.4%
Staff $394 $608,502,000 3.4%
General Administration $179 $276,069,000 1.5%
School Administration $651 $1,005,083,000 5.6%
Operation $803 $1,239,070,000 6.9%
Transportation $337 $520,307,000 2.9%
Other $350 $540,157,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,338 $5,150,072,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,737 $2,680,931,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,639 $17,960,258,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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