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Middle Creek Elementary

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Middle Creek Elementary ranks 311 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

311^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Middle Creek Elementary in Apex, NC, is a public school serving 636 students in grades PK-5 as part of Wake County Schools. The school holds a steady 4-star rating and ranks 311 of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools (79th percentile), placing it just above the district average (76th percentile) and comfortably above the state overall. It has not fallen below 4 stars in more than a decade, making it a dependable choice, though families in this competitive part of Wake County have several nearby elementary schools with slightly stronger overall rankings.

Middle Creek's clearest academic strength shows up in upper elementary. On recent EOG exams, 5th grade math proficiency reached 82.1%, far above the district's 71.7% and the state's 62.9%, and only nearby Holly Ridge Elementary (86.8%) and Holly Springs Elementary (84.1%) posted higher scores. By 5th grade, Middle Creek also leads West Lake Elementary, a school barely half a mile away, in reading, math, and science. In contrast, 3rd grade math is the school's low point: 67.3% proficient, compared with a 72.9% district average. West Lake shows the opposite pattern, with outstanding 3rd grade math (91.4%) but softer 5th grade math (70.2%). This near mirror-image outcome at two similarly ranked nearby schools suggests individual student cohorts play a major role in year-to-year grade-level scores.

Another differentiator is special education. Students with disabilities at Middle Creek have ranked at the 78th and 92nd percentiles statewide over the past two years—a real strength for families whose children receive services. Chronic absenteeism is also improving, dropping from 23.7% in 2021–2022 to 15.3%, better than district (20.5%) and state (24.2%) averages, though the strongest nearby schools have rates closer to 10%. English Language Learner outcomes improved dramatically too, jumping from the 20th to the 55th percentile in one year. The school's main challenges are early elementary math and uneven academic outcomes across some student groups, but impressive 5th grade results and strong special education support make Middle Creek a compelling choice, especially for parents who value strong upper-grade preparation.

636

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

34.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

110 Middle Creek Park Avenue
Apex, NC 27539

(919) 773-9555

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Middle Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Holly Ridge Middle
High:	Middle Creek 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:

61.3%

Hispanic:

19.8%

African American:

11.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (71% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

311^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^th of 246Wake 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
2026	75.6	311 of 1492	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	284 of 1490	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	329 of 1505	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	391 of 1502	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	295 of 1514	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	208 of 1489	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	289 of 1473	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	324 of 1434	77.4%	★★★★☆
2017	79.6	234 of 1429	83.6%	★★★★☆
2016	77.2	277 of 1425	80.6%	★★★★☆
2015	86.0	144 of 1440	90.0%	★★★★★
2014	91.4	88 of 1390	93.7%	★★★★★
2013	83.6	176 of 1403	87.5%	★★★★☆
2012	83.2	144 of 1388	89.6%	★★★★☆
2011	74.0	324 of 1381	76.5%	★★★★☆
2010	75.0	296 of 1363	78.3%	★★★★☆
2009	69.3	415 of 1354	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.1	283 of 1324	78.6%	★★★★☆
2007	74.1	276 of 1293	78.7%	★★★★☆
2006	80.1	177 of 1276	86.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	314 of 903	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.6	348 of 918	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	280 of 924	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.0	777 of 933	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	604 of 927	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	732 of 896	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	541 of 949	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	722 of 927	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	56.1	196 of 634	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	87.3	33 of 646	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	70.3	148 of 878	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	48.5	396 of 897	55.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	235 of 519	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	27.3	449 of 563	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	332 of 533	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	426 of 514	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	302 of 485	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	133 of 385	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.4	387 of 497	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	399 of 421	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	289 of 1447	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	72.4	330 of 1451	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	348 of 1455	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	348 of 1459	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	362 of 1458	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	245 of 1440	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	221 of 1424	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	245 of 1405	82.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	360 of 743	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	34 of 669	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	68.2	85 of 582	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	139 of 500	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	46.3	487 of 612	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	725 of 981	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.0	675 of 961	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.1	567 of 951	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	802 of 915	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.4	501 of 893	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	502 of 843	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	685 of 865	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	633 of 851	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	748 of 1434	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.7	810 of 1437	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	861 of 1450	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1052 of 1437	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	1077 of 1366	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.9	723 of 1329	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	951 of 1361	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	968 of 1332	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	342 of 1451	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	79.6	234 of 1450	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	315 of 1464	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	416 of 1461	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	241 of 1464	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	207 of 1444	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	368 of 1430	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	425 of 1413	69.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	88.1	5 of 103	95.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.2	183 of 815	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	82.1	63 of 821	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	45.3	381 of 801	52.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	156 of 1146	86.4%	★★★★☆
2025	83.4	149 of 1172	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	181 of 1166	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	137 of 1183	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	164 of 1194	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	166 of 1172	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	207 of 1183	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	230 of 1178	80.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2019)95th percentile+15 vs school

White (2026)86th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)78th percentile~ school

Male (2026)76th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)69th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2026)65th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)55th percentile-24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)52nd percentile-28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile-31 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science75%+8 vs state

Mathematics73%+9 vs state

Reading68%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Middle Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Middle Creek Park Avenue	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 773-9555	636	48	13.2	34.3%	390 (61.3%)	72 (11.3%)	126 (19.8%)	24 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.5%)	75.6	311^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.2%		77.6	284^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.9%	27	67.3	69.2	82.1				67.9	66.7	70.2				75.2		$9,925	$510	$9,416
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%)	72.8	364^th of 1492 public elementary schools	75.6%		74.7	319^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.6%	45	91.4	64.4	70.2				78.5	61.1	64.0				68.4		$9,343	$437	$8,905
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10401 Penny Road	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-4490	553	42	13.1	33.1%	293 (53.0%)	91 (16.5%)	114 (20.6%)	39 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	71.9	380^th of 1492 public elementary schools	74.5%		67.8	430^th of 1490 public elementary schools	71.1%	50	71.7	67.8	72.8				65.2	65.5	66.3				72.8		$10,384	$768	$9,616
Holly Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Holly Springs Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1300	735	50	14.5	18.1%	515 (70.1%)	84 (11.4%)	58 (7.9%)	43 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.8%)	92.8	74^th of 1492 public elementary schools	95.0%		91.6	87^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.2%	13	84.1	83.2	86.8				84.1	78.2	80.6				91.5		$9,223	$783	$8,440
Penny Road Elementary	Public	K-5	10900 Penny Rd	Cary	27518	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-2136	509	38	13.4	36.9%	286 (56.2%)	73 (14.3%)	107 (21.0%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	69.8	422^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	71.7%		66.5	461^st of 1490 public elementary schools	69.1%	39	69.3	69.1	71.3				68.2	60.5	66.0				71.3		$9,556	$424	$9,132
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%)	60.9	566^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.1%		54.9	656^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.0%	90	72.8	66.1	59.6				58.3	66.1	56.4				64.9		$9,294	$381	$8,914
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%)	85.2	178^th of 1492 public elementary schools	88.1%		86.8	148^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.1%	30	78.0	76.1	80.2				75.4	77.1	68.7				82.4		$10,151	$476	$9,675
Holly Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Holly Springs Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2660	751	51	14.5	20.4%	457 (60.9%)	70 (9.3%)	105 (14.0%)	60 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.9%)	91.5	95^th of 1492 public elementary schools	93.6%		93.2	70^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.3%	25	88.9	79.6	84.1				84.6	75.2	84.1				84.1		$9,402	$603	$8,799
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%)	80.7	235^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.2%		77.8	282^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	81.1%	47	82.0	72.4	76.3				73.4	70.1	69.1				74.1		$9,017	$332	$8,685
Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	220 Rosewood Centre Dr	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 439-9448	1,258	83	15.1		905 (71.9%)	54 (4.3%)	93 (7.4%)	124 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	80 (6.4%)	89.1	130^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.3%		90.7	101^st of 1490 public elementary schools	93.2%	29	77.4	71.0	87.0	79.5	77.1	65.3	75.8	75.0	80.5	81.9	74.9	78.0	91.9	82.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Middle Creek Elementary

What district is Middle Creek Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Middle Creek Elementary?

Students at Middle Creek Elementary are 61% White, 20% Hispanic, 11% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Middle Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 636 students attended Middle Creek Elementary.

Is Middle Creek Elementary a good school?

Middle Creek Elementary ranks 311^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Middle Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Middle Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Holly Ridge Middle
High : Middle Creek 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

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