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Creekside Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1304^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Creekside Elementary is a public elementary school located in Durham, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 551 students. The school is part of the Durham Public Schools district, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Creekside Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from a rank of 491 out of 1,425 North Carolina elementary schools in 2015-2016 to a rank of 1,304 out of 1,490 in 2024-2025, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade mathematics proficiency rate was 37.2%, compared to 55.2% for the district and 64.1% for the state. Creekside Elementary has also seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 33.38% in 2021-2022 to 51.36% in 2023-2024.

In comparison, the nearby schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district, such as Seawell Elementary, Glenwood Elementary, and Estes Hills Elementary, consistently outperform Creekside Elementary in academic proficiency rates, with many of these schools ranking in the top 10-20% of North Carolina elementary schools. These schools also have lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a more socioeconomically advantaged student population.

554

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,865

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5321 Ephesus Church Road
Durham, NC 27707

(919) 560-3919

District: Durham Public Schools

Students who attend Creekside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rogers-Herr Middle
	Sherwood Githens Middle
High:	C E Jordan High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.2%

White:

27.8%

African American:

22.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 49 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg50%

North Carolina avg57%

1,304^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 48 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Durham Public Schools

163^rd of 242Durham Public Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	1304 of 1490	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1151 of 1505	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	1012 of 1502	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	1022 of 1514	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	854 of 1489	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	825 of 1473	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.5	604 of 1434	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.0	654 of 1429	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.2	491 of 1425	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.6	565 of 1440	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.1	573 of 1390	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.6	566 of 1403	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.0	825 of 1388	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.2	822 of 1381	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.8	810 of 1363	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.5	734 of 1354	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.3	662 of 1324	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.3	682 of 1293	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.2	755 of 1276	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	863 of 918	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	701 of 924	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	772 of 933	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	626 of 927	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	416 of 896	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	421 of 949	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	280 of 927	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	31.3	446 of 634	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	403 of 878	54.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	560 of 563	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	507 of 533	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	493 of 514	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	444 of 485	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	487 of 497	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	44.9	202 of 421	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	1193 of 1451	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1155 of 1455	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1047 of 1459	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1066 of 1458	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.7	787 of 1440	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	752 of 1424	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.2	606 of 1405	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	596 of 710	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	597 of 669	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.2	463 of 582	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	489 of 500	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	431 of 494	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.1	303 of 612	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	948 of 961	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	935 of 951	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	895 of 915	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	869 of 893	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	830 of 843	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	841 of 865	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	712 of 851	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	1426 of 1437	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	1418 of 1450	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1277 of 1437	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	1306 of 1366	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1302 of 1329	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1186 of 1361	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	922 of 1332	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	1306 of 1450	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	1060 of 1464	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	919 of 1461	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	912 of 1464	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	864 of 1444	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	833 of 1430	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.5	624 of 1413	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	40.4	84 of 133	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	27.0	654 of 801	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	400 of 1172	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	373 of 1166	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.4	246 of 1183	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.4	460 of 1194	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	389 of 1172	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.1	124 of 1183	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	91.6	29 of 1178	97.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)66th percentile+53 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)37th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2024)18th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science47%-15 vs state

Mathematics40%-21 vs state

Reading37%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Creekside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5321 Ephesus Church Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3919	554	35	15.9	99.5%	154 (27.8%)	124 (22.4%)	195 (35.2%)	31 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.8%)	18.6	1304^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.5%		27.5	1151^st of 1505 public elementary schools	23.5%	153	37.2	40.0	43.0	32.6	43.3	35.4	46.8	$9,865	$805	$9,060
Rashkis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Meadowmont Ln	Chapel Hill	27517	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 918-2160	455	35	12.8	47.7%	146 (32.1%)	95 (20.9%)	68 (14.9%)	106 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.8%)	66.6	456^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.4%		74.7	328^th of 1505 public elementary schools	78.2%	128	69.4	64.0	77.3	54.8	50.7	57.3	73.3	$15,130	$665	$14,464
Ephesus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1495 Ephesus Church Rd	Chapel Hill	27517	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 929-8715	410	33	12.5	30.0%	203 (49.5%)	72 (17.6%)	57 (13.9%)	55 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.4%)	78.9	265^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.2%		77.5	288^th of 1505 public elementary schools	80.9%	23	69.4	79.2	76.7	61.3	75.0	60.3	72.6	$13,810	$557	$13,253
Glenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2 Prestwick Rd	Chapel Hill	27517	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 968-3473	390	33	12.0	19.2%	150 (38.5%)	34 (8.7%)	17 (4.4%)	137 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (13.1%)	93.3	69^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.4%		93	70^th of 1505 public elementary schools	95.3%	1	84.7	89.9	78.3	81.9	82.6	78.3	84.1	$13,438	$519	$12,919
Estes Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Estes Dr	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 942-4753	336	31	10.9	26.5%	191 (56.8%)	39 (11.6%)	39 (11.6%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.5%)	87.8	141^st of 1490 public elementary schools	90.5%		83.3	198^th of 1505 public elementary schools	86.8%	57	86.9	68.2	82.5	83.6	65.9	71.9	82.5	$14,515	$862	$13,653
Murray-Massenburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3901 S Roxboro St	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 560-3749	517	30	17.1	99.4%	129 (25.0%)	213 (41.2%)	111 (21.5%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.9%)								(n/a)	50.0	52.9	32.6	34.4	52.9	32.6	44.2
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Caldwell St	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 918-2220	412	32	12.9	52.9%	172 (41.7%)	110 (26.7%)	50 (12.1%)	51 (12.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	46.8	808^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.8%		38.6	961^st of 1505 public elementary schools	36.1%	153	64.5	51.3	53.8	56.5	51.3	51.3	53.8	$14,816	$528	$14,288
Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2320 Cook Road	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3972	639	45	14.2	99.5%	203 (31.8%)	204 (31.9%)	166 (26.0%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.3%)	64.4	491^st of 1490 public elementary schools	67.0%		62	544^th of 1505 public elementary schools	63.9%	53	72.9	62.8	55.7	51.9	71.7	54.2	64.2	$11,711	$1,168	$10,542
Hope Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	3005 Dixon Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3980	539	49	11.1	99.4%	145 (26.9%)	105 (19.5%)	218 (40.4%)	25 (4.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.0%)	28.3	1112^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.4%		27.9	1142^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	24.1%	30	64.5	41.4	48.9	35.8	44.9	39.4	40.9	$12,023	$1,391	$10,632
Forest View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3007 Mount Sinai Road	Durham	27705	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3932	662	51	13.0	99.5%	205 (31.0%)	149 (22.5%)	227 (34.3%)	42 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.7%)	34.8	1007^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.4%		31.1	1081^st of 1505 public elementary schools	28.2%	74	52.5	51.0	43.3	36.6	51.0	48.1	57.7	$11,776	$1,086	$10,690

Frequently Asked Questions about Creekside Elementary

What district is Creekside Elementary in?

Durham Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Creekside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Creekside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rogers-Herr Middle
Middle : Sherwood Githens Middle
High : C E Jordan High

What is the racial makeup of Creekside Elementary?

Students at Creekside Elementary are 35% Hispanic, 28% White, 22% African American, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

How many students attend Creekside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 554 students attended Creekside Elementary.

Is Creekside Elementary a good school?

Creekside Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.5% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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