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Turner Creek Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

143^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Turner Creek Elementary is a PK–5 school in Cary, NC, serving 638 students as part of Wake County Schools, and it currently holds a 5-star rating as the #143 ranked elementary school in North Carolina (90th percentile statewide). The school has been on a clear upward trajectory, climbing from #342 in 2023-2024 to #247 in 2024-2025 and now to #143 for 2025-2026 — a steep, steady improvement over just two years. Turner Creek achieves these results while serving a more economically diverse student body than most nearby schools, with about 22.6% of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch.

Turner Creek sits in an exceptionally competitive neighborhood of elementary schools. Nearby White Oak Elementary (#2), Davis Drive Elementary (#16), and Highcroft Elementary (#33) all rank among the very best in the state, so while Turner Creek’s 90th-percentile ranking is excellent by any statewide measure, it trails most of its immediate peers. Interestingly, the school’s 5th-grade scores rival those elite neighbors: 90.1% proficiency in both math and science, compared to district averages around 72–73%. Third-grade scores are closer to district averages, which may reflect a particularly strong 5th-grade cohort, improving early-grades instruction, or both. The school also stands out for strong outcomes with historically underserved students, including special education students who rank in the 94th percentile statewide and African American students who have climbed from the 27th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 92nd percentile in 2025-2026.

Parents considering Turner Creek will find a school with notably favorable resources: its 12.6 student-teacher ratio is the lowest among all nearby elementary schools, and per-pupil spending is higher than most district neighbors. Chronic absenteeism has fallen sharply from 23.8% in 2021-2022 to 11.4% in 2024-2025 — well below the district rate of 20.5% and the state rate of 24.2%. In short, Turner Creek is a strong, improving, well-resourced school in a neighborhood of unusually elite schools. The key question to watch is whether its exceptional 5th-grade results represent a single standout cohort or the beginning of a durable upward shift across all grade levels.

638

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

22.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6801 Turner Creek Road
Cary, NC 27519

(919) 363-1391

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Turner Creek Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.9%

Asian:

24.3%

Hispanic:

15.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (80% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% 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 school80%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

143^rd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ 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	88.4	143 of 1492	90.4%	★★★★★
2025	79.8	247 of 1490	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	342 of 1505	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	258 of 1502	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	290 of 1514	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	238 of 1489	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	221 of 1473	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	196 of 1434	86.3%	★★★★☆
2017	81.6	197 of 1429	86.2%	★★★★☆
2016	87.6	119 of 1425	91.6%	★★★★★
2015	89.3	99 of 1440	93.1%	★★★★★
2014	91.7	81 of 1390	94.2%	★★★★★
2013	91.5	89 of 1403	93.7%	★★★★★
2012	79.4	226 of 1388	83.7%	★★★★☆
2011	84.8	129 of 1381	90.7%	★★★★★
2010	84.4	128 of 1363	90.6%	★★★★★
2009	89.8	53 of 1354	96.1%	★★★★★
2008	91.6	49 of 1324	96.3%	★★★★★
2007	88.5	46 of 1293	96.4%	★★★★★
2006	89.7	46 of 1276	96.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	86.9	69 of 903	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	48.5	448 of 918	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.6	679 of 924	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	64.5	260 of 933	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	326 of 927	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.0	148 of 896	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	25.8	791 of 949	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	678 of 927	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	69 of 134	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.1	85 of 131	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	103 of 130	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.6	78 of 114	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	75 of 107	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.2	59 of 95	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.4	60 of 106	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	76.5	23 of 99	76.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	15.5	622 of 634	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	384 of 878	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	372 of 897	58.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.4	79 of 519	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	66.8	103 of 563	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	51.9	198 of 533	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	211 of 514	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	91 of 485	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	88.1	19 of 385	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	28 of 497	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	67.3	83 of 421	80.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	89.2	110 of 1447	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	72.7	319 of 1451	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	326 of 1455	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	330 of 1459	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	241 of 1458	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	199 of 1440	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	178 of 1424	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	145 of 1405	89.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	320 of 743	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.4	246 of 710	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	220 of 669	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	373 of 582	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	312 of 500	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	77.2	19 of 494	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	56.3	360 of 612	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	333 of 981	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.0	415 of 961	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.1	732 of 951	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	723 of 915	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	691 of 893	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	67.1	189 of 843	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	62 of 865	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	67.8	209 of 851	75.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	459 of 1434	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.2	737 of 1437	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1221 of 1450	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.6	778 of 1437	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	735 of 1366	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	698 of 1329	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1121 of 1361	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1101 of 1332	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	179 of 1451	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	83.5	187 of 1450	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	357 of 1464	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	221 of 1461	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	354 of 1464	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	301 of 1444	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	255 of 1430	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	258 of 1413	81.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	85.1	48 of 815	94.1%	★★★★★
2025	78.2	82 of 821	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	70.6	131 of 801	83.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.4	148 of 1146	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	74.2	265 of 1172	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	286 of 1166	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	265 of 1183	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	363 of 1194	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	527 of 1172	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.6	150 of 1183	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	137 of 1178	88.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)94th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)88th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)87th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)85th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile-24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)57th percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2026)49th percentile-42 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-79 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science90%+22 vs state

Mathematics81%+18 vs state

Reading76%+20 vs state

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Wow! My child came home crying on the first day. Teacher yells at the students, My child loves school and refuses to go back to class after the second day. Close Quote

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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
Turner Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6801 Turner Creek Road	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 363-1391	638	51	12.6	22.6%	280 (43.9%)	66 (10.3%)	100 (15.7%)	155 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.3%)	88.4	143^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	90.4%		79.8	247^th of 1490 public elementary schools	83.4%	104	74.2	79.8	90.1				70.1	78.2	79.2				90.1		$9,601	$458	$9,143
Davis Drive Elementary	Public	K-5	2151 Davis Drive	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-2130	794	53	14.8	9.2%	324 (40.8%)	24 (3.0%)	54 (6.8%)	376 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (1.8%)	96.9	16^th of 1492 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.1	20^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.7%	4	92.7	561.0	94.9				80.8	94.3	88.0				93.7		$9,368	$407	$8,961
Peak Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1601 Orchard Villas Ave	Apex	27502	Wake County	Peak Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 377-1552	651	35	18.4	14.9%	209 (32.1%)	55 (8.4%)	55 (8.4%)	281 (43.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.2%)	95.2	36^th of 1492 public elementary schools	97.6%		92	82^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	94.5%	46	90.4	84.1	88.1	86.9	76.5	71.2	81.9	84.1	83.3	89.3	79.0	84.6	92.9	92.3
Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6116 Old Jenks Road	Apex	27523	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 363-2865	776	57	13.6	25.4%	383 (49.4%)	48 (6.2%)	127 (16.4%)	197 (25.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.2%)	80	242^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	83.8%		79.9	245^th of 1490 public elementary schools	83.6%	3	76.1	68.7	84.3				69.9	62.6	77.8				83.3		$10,097	$801	$9,296
Highcroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5415 Highcroft Drive	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 460-3527	698	45	15.6	9.2%	210 (30.1%)	41 (5.9%)	42 (6.0%)	355 (50.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.9%)	95.6	33^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	97.8%		96.8	24^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.4%	9	96.9	86.8	91.6				82.0	84.3	83.2				90.1		$8,277	$370	$7,907
Green Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Louis Stephens Drive	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 388-5270	548	36	15.2	14.4%	171 (31.2%)	40 (7.3%)	51 (9.3%)	270 (49.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	92.9	71^st of 1492 public elementary schools	95.2%		94.5	55^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.3%	16	82.8	86.7	90.8				77.4	83.3	81.7				87.2		$8,968	$486	$8,482
White Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1512 White Oak Church Rd	Apex	27523	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-0202	843	53	16.0	3.6%	208 (24.7%)	24 (2.8%)	33 (3.9%)	533 (63.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.7%)	98.8	2^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	99.9%		99	2^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	99.9%		561.8	96.0	562.2				93.6	96.0	561.3				366.8		$8,554	$326	$8,228
Baucom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Hunter St	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-2168	675	49	13.8	21.2%	297 (44.0%)	61 (9.0%)	94 (13.9%)	192 (28.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	24 (3.6%)	89.4	124^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.7%		89.2	119^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.0%	5	82.8	83.2	80.4				75.9	81.2	78.3				82.6		$9,174	$659	$8,515
Olive Chapel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1751 Olive Chapel Road	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-4440	1,066	72	14.8	11.6%	551 (51.7%)	61 (5.7%)	95 (8.9%)	323 (30.3%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.6%)	26 (2.4%)	95.8	31^st of 1492 public elementary schools	97.9%		96.1	37^th of 1490 public elementary schools	97.5%	6	92.2	86.5	90.7				87.0	83.2	88.7				92.1		$9,289	$359	$8,930
Laurel Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2450 Laura Duncan Rd	Apex	27523	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 290-2333	694	47	14.7	12.7%	444 (64.0%)	35 (5.0%)	67 (9.7%)	96 (13.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.2%)	90.8	102^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	93.2%		87.5	143^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	90.4%	41	82.4	79.1	84.7				78.4	79.1	80.3				87.0		$9,351	$452	$8,899

Frequently Asked Questions about Turner Creek Elementary

How many students attend Turner Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 638 students attended Turner Creek Elementary.

What district is Turner Creek Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

Is Turner Creek Elementary a good school?

Yes. Turner Creek Elementary ranks in the top 9.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Turner Creek Elementary?

Students at Turner Creek Elementary are 44% White, 24% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Turner Creek Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Salem Middle
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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