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Willow Springs Elementary

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Willow Springs Elementary ranks 167 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

167^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Willow Springs Elementary is a public elementary school in Willow Spring, North Carolina, serving 821 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60th out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Willow Springs Elementary is a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 10% of North Carolina elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 167th out of 1,490 elementary schools and received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is particularly impressive, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science significantly exceeding the district and state averages. For example, 81.9% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 71.1% in the district and 64.1% statewide. The school's 5th-grade Science scores are also noteworthy, with 82.5% of students scoring proficient or better, compared to 69.1% in the district and 62% statewide.

Willow Springs Elementary also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including Asian, African American, and Multi-racial students, who rank among the top 5%, top 10%, and top 15% of North Carolina elementary schools, respectively. However, the school's English Language Learner (ELL) students have struggled, ranking in the bottom 50% of North Carolina elementary schools in recent years. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.0 to 14.2 students per teacher, may contribute to its strong academic performance. While Willow Springs Elementary outperforms many nearby schools, such as Middle Creek Elementary, Lincoln Heights Elementary, and Herbert Akins Rd Elementary, the nearby Ballentine Elementary also performs exceptionally well, suggesting a high-quality educational landscape in the local area.

826

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,222

Per pupil spending ?

30.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6800 Dwight Rowland Rd
Willow Spring, NC 27592-9342

(919) 557-2770

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Willow Springs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fuquay-Varina Middle
High:	Fuquay-Varina High
	Wake Early College of Health and Science
	Wake STEM Early College High School
	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
	More...
	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.8%

Hispanic:

19.5%

African American:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (74% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Wake County Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg66%

North Carolina avg57%

167^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 115Elementary Schools in the Wake County Schools

60^th of 242Wake County 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	85.3	167 of 1490	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	182 of 1505	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	134 of 1502	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	108 of 1514	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	121 of 1489	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	62 of 1473	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	103 of 1434	92.8%	★★★★★
2017	92.7	53 of 1429	96.3%	★★★★★
2016	88.6	105 of 1425	92.6%	★★★★★
2015	91.1	80 of 1440	94.4%	★★★★★
2014	91.5	86 of 1390	93.8%	★★★★★
2013	90.2	102 of 1403	92.7%	★★★★★
2012	87.9	67 of 1388	95.2%	★★★★★
2011	80.5	198 of 1381	85.7%	★★★★☆
2010	82.2	159 of 1363	88.3%	★★★★☆
2009	81.9	168 of 1354	87.6%	★★★★☆
2008	85.7	113 of 1324	91.5%	★★★★★
2007	79.8	178 of 1293	86.2%	★★★★☆
2006	79.5	181 of 1276	85.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	124 of 918	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	146 of 924	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	90.6	43 of 927	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	28 of 949	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	40 of 927	95.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	2 of 131	98.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	96.6	6 of 634	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	52 of 878	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	64.6	213 of 897	76.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	285 of 563	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	268 of 533	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.5	67 of 514	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	119 of 485	75.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	200 of 1451	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	169 of 1455	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	158 of 1459	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	151 of 1458	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	159 of 1440	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	91.0	63 of 1424	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	110 of 1405	92.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	202 of 710	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	231 of 669	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	294 of 582	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.0	8 of 500	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	64.4	195 of 494	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	215 of 612	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	283 of 961	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	284 of 951	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	157 of 915	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.1	51 of 893	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	81.5	88 of 843	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	56 of 865	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	80.3	105 of 851	87.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	382 of 1437	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	310 of 1450	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	241 of 1437	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	146 of 1366	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	196 of 1329	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	90.9	47 of 1361	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	60 of 1332	95.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	159 of 1450	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	199 of 1464	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	123 of 1461	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	84 of 1464	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	97 of 1444	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	71 of 1430	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	93 of 1413	93.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	9 of 175	94.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	90 of 821	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	232 of 801	71.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	272 of 1172	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	252 of 1166	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	217 of 1183	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	174 of 1194	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	149 of 1172	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	90 of 1183	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	81.8	164 of 1178	86.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)99th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2025)98th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)95th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

African American (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)72nd percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science82%+20 vs state

Mathematics81%+20 vs state

Reading65%+13 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Willow Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	6800 Dwight Rowland Rd	Willow Spring	27592	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2770	826	59	14.0	30.8%	486 (58.8%)	66 (8.0%)	161 (19.5%)	64 (7.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.6%)	85.3	167^th of 1490 public elementary schools	88.8%		84.6	182^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	87.9%	15	81.9	75.6	86.0				61.0	67.9	68.4				82.5		$9,222	$529	$8,694
South Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1449 Old Honeycutt Road	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8066	774	52	14.9	25.5%	379 (49.0%)	109 (14.1%)	96 (12.4%)	153 (19.8%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.7%)	71.9	365^th of 1490 public elementary schools	75.5%		78.7	268^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.2%	97	69.6	66.7	65.3				50.4	65.2	70.3				76.3
Fuquay-Varina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6600 Johnson Pond Rd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2566	772	51	15.2	35.9%	379 (49.1%)	123 (15.9%)	111 (14.4%)	100 (13.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.1%)	68.5	415^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.1%		77	296^th of 1505 public elementary schools	80.3%	119	79.6	71.2	63.6				59.3	68.8	54.5				58.3		$9,010	$382	$8,627
Ballentine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1651 North McLaurin Lane	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-1120	742	53	14.0	28.6%	463 (62.4%)	52 (7.0%)	155 (20.9%)	44 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.6%)	86.8	148^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.1%		86.2	165^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.0%	17	73.1	73.5	84.9				63.0	72.0	79.8				88.2		$10,151	$476	$9,675
Banks Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10225 Chambers Rd	Raleigh	27603	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 890-7333	651	47	13.8	45.8%	299 (45.9%)	97 (14.9%)	186 (28.6%)	35 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (4.9%)	54.9	656^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.0%		51.8	718^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.3%	62	67.7	54.0	57.3				54.6	46.0	53.4				68.6		$9,294	$381	$8,914
Carolina Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8529 NC Highway 55	Angier	27501	Wake County	Carolina Charter Academy: CFA	Yes	No	No	Yes	(984) 300-3015	782	49	15.9		403 (51.5%)	80 (10.2%)	136 (17.4%)	103 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.7%)	60.5	556^th of 1490 public elementary schools	62.7%		64.9	491^st of 1505 public elementary schools	67.4%	65	62.6	64.2	53.2	55.2	66.7	50.9	56.0	74.7	58.5	56.7	68.3	82.5	57.4	87.7
Lincoln Heights Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	307 Bridge St	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 557-2587	667	45	14.7	35.8%	393 (58.9%)	103 (15.4%)	93 (13.9%)	51 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.7%)	73.7	336^th of 1490 public elementary schools	77.4%		81.9	217^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.6%	119	69.5	74.0	72.3				56.8	59.6	63.4				74.3		$13,231	$2,042	$11,189
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2255 Herbert Akins Rd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 567-4100	988	69	14.3	32.0%	598 (60.5%)	144 (14.6%)	117 (11.8%)	63 (6.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (6.0%)	77.8	282^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	81.1%		69.9	405^th of 1505 public elementary schools	73.1%	123	70.3	72.3	69.7				56.1	72.3	67.3				75.2		$9,017	$332	$8,685
West Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 West Lake Rd	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 662-2300	581	39	15.0	32.0%	369 (63.5%)	38 (6.5%)	117 (20.1%)	26 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	74.7	319^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.6%		72.9	358^th of 1505 public elementary schools	76.2%	39	79.1	66.1	73.4				52.7	64.3	63.3				73.4		$9,343	$437	$8,905
Vance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8808 Old Stage Rd	Raleigh	27603	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 662-2472	445	34	13.1	42.9%	271 (60.9%)	36 (8.1%)	106 (23.8%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	68.4	416^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.1%		70.1	398^th of 1505 public elementary schools	73.6%	18	75.4	72.1	58.8				49.2	64.7	57.4				72.1		$10,698	$656	$10,042

Frequently Asked Questions about Willow Springs Elementary

What district is Willow Springs Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

How many students attend Willow Springs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 826 students attended Willow Springs Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Willow Springs Elementary attend?

Students who attend Willow Springs Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fuquay-Varina Middle
High : Fuquay-Varina High
High : Wake Early College of Health and Science
High : Wake STEM Early College High School
High : Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
High : Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

Is Willow Springs Elementary a good school?

Willow Springs Elementary ranks 167^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Willow Springs Elementary?

Students at Willow Springs Elementary are 59% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% African American, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

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