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Harris Creek Elementary

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Harris Creek Elementary ranks 713 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

713^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Harris Creek Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Raleigh, NC, serving 827 students as part of Wake County Schools. The school currently ranks 713th out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools — the 52nd percentile with a 3-star rating — below its district's overall 76th-percentile, 4-star profile. About 51.6% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch, giving the school a middle-income profile in a local area split between high-poverty and more affluent schools. Attendance is a genuine bright spot: chronic absenteeism is 17.8%, well below both the district average of 20.5% and the state average of 24.2%. The student-teacher ratio is also favorable at 12.6:1.

The surrounding school landscape is sharply polarized. Several nearby Wake County elementaries — Fox Road Elementary, Wildwood Forest Elementary, Beaverdam Elementary, and River Bend Elementary — have poverty rates near 99%, and Harris Creek clearly outperforms the first three in most subjects. River Bend, however, posts stronger 4th-grade math proficiency (61.6% vs. 58.0%) and far stronger 5th-grade math (64.2% vs. 52.2%), despite its concentrated poverty. Meanwhile, higher-performing schools like Rolesville Elementary, Abbotts Creek Elementary, Doral Academy, and Endeavor Charter sit within a few miles, with state percentiles ranging from 73 to 99. Harris Creek thus occupies an uncomfortable middle: clearly better than its highest-poverty neighbors but far from the area's most successful schools.

The school's most striking academic pattern is its decline between 3rd and 5th grade. Third-grade math proficiency (69.5%) and reading (61.9%) are near or above state averages, but by 5th grade math falls to 52.2% (versus the district's 71.7%) and reading to 54.4% (versus 66.0%). Science is a persistent weak area, running 12–16 percentage points below the district average for three consecutive years. Subgroup results are also mixed: African American students rank in the 74th percentile statewide at Harris Creek and Hispanic students rank in the 64th, while White, gifted, and Asian subgroups rank in the 35th, 29th, and 10th percentiles, respectively. The central question for parents and school leadership is why the school's solid early-grade foundations are not being sustained through 5th grade.

827

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

51.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3829 Forestville Road
Raleigh, NC 27616

(919) 217-5100

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Harris Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rolesville Middle
High:	Rolesville 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:

African American:

35.4%

White:

28.8%

Hispanic:

21.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

713^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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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	51.1	713 of 1492	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.2	774 of 1490	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	780 of 1505	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	752 of 1502	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	690 of 1514	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	610 of 1489	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	610 of 1473	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	544 of 1434	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.2	645 of 1429	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.4	474 of 1425	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.5	468 of 1440	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.1	409 of 1390	70.6%	★★★★☆
2013	64.3	450 of 1403	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.4	398 of 1388	71.3%	★★★★☆
2011	63.0	569 of 1381	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.0	597 of 1363	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.4	565 of 1354	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.9	622 of 1324	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.6	769 of 1293	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.4	709 of 1276	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.3	236 of 903	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	58.9	297 of 918	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	378 of 924	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	381 of 933	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	315 of 927	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.8	181 of 896	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	112 of 949	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	112 of 927	87.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	121 of 134	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	113 of 131	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	97 of 114	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	37.2	376 of 634	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	457 of 878	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	502 of 897	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	323 of 519	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.0	291 of 563	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.3	124 of 533	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	46.7	236 of 514	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.9	66 of 485	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	46.5	150 of 385	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	261 of 497	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	288 of 421	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	635 of 1447	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.9	693 of 1451	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	787 of 1455	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	782 of 1459	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	702 of 1458	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	639 of 1440	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	625 of 1424	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	462 of 1405	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	528 of 743	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.0	595 of 710	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.9	486 of 669	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	532 of 582	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	429 of 500	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	445 of 494	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	556 of 612	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	352 of 981	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.8	331 of 961	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	362 of 951	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	221 of 915	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	47.1	435 of 893	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	278 of 843	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	378 of 865	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	290 of 851	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	707 of 1434	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.3	707 of 1437	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	839 of 1450	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	750 of 1437	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	590 of 1366	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	367 of 1329	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	542 of 1361	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	448 of 1332	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	793 of 1451	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.1	810 of 1450	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	751 of 1464	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	671 of 1461	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	660 of 1464	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	551 of 1444	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	572 of 1430	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	599 of 1413	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	36.1	104 of 154	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	64 of 133	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.7	11 of 103	89.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	413 of 815	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.6	689 of 821	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	752 of 801	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	749 of 1146	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.6	723 of 1172	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.7	535 of 1166	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	609 of 1183	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.5	410 of 1194	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	528 of 1172	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	570 of 1183	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	430 of 1178	63.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)74th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)49th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)38th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)32nd percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)29th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2026)10th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Reading60%+4 vs state

Mathematics59%-4 vs state

Science58%-10 vs state

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Sunday, October 7, 2018

Horrible school. I don’t even know where to begin. Disorganized school, disorganized teachers. Just horrible horrible. 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
Harris Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3829 Forestville Road	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 217-5100	827	66	12.6	51.6%	238 (28.8%)	293 (35.4%)	178 (21.5%)	60 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.9%)	51.1	713^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.2%		48.2	774^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.1%	61	69.5	58.0	52.2				61.9	63.8	54.4				58.1		$9,484	$502	$8,982
River Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6710 Perry Creek Road	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 431-8010	709	50	14.0	99.6%	102 (14.4%)	301 (42.5%)	195 (27.5%)	64 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.2%)	49.9	734^th of 1492 public elementary schools	50.8%		34	1018^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.7%	284	60.0	61.6	64.2				49.0	62.3	49.5				64.2		$9,613	$1,278	$8,335
Fox Road Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	7101 Fox Rd	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 850-8845	430	32	13.4	99.3%	65 (15.1%)	198 (46.0%)	134 (31.2%)	18 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	15.5	1356^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.1%		21.5	1252^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	16.0%	104	38.2	49.3	29.2				36.8	50.7	30.8				41.5		$12,594	$1,648	$10,946
Wildwood Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8401 Wildwood Forest Drive	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 713-0600	551	45	12.3	99.5%	53 (9.6%)	287 (52.1%)	163 (29.6%)	27 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	23.3	1218^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.4%		21.2	1256^th of 1490 public elementary schools	15.7%	38	53.5	45.2	36.3				45.3	47.9	46.3				48.8		$10,167	$1,043	$9,125
Rolesville Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	908 Eagle Scholars Drive	Rolesville	27571	Wake County	Rolesville Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 263-1422	716	35	20.6	59.1%	274 (38.3%)	259 (36.2%)	117 (16.3%)	41 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.4%)	54.8	659^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.8%		42.9	867^th of 1490 public elementary schools	41.8%	208	59.0	51.7	61.5	57.1	47.8	41.5	53.8	63.2	57.7	61.0	56.7	47.2	76.9	61.5
Doral Academy of North Carolina	Public, Charter	K-7	7001 Destiny Drive	Raleigh	27604	Wake County	Doral Academy North Carolina	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 874-1001	592	43	13.8	30.7%	171 (28.9%)	210 (35.5%)	152 (25.7%)	25 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.6%)	86.7	160^th of 1492 public elementary schools	89.3%		77.1	292^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	80.4%	132	89.8	88.6	77.1	52.4	88.5		71.3	85.7	75.0	66.7	88.5		75.0
Endeavor Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4879 One World Way	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Endeavor Charter	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 848-0333	799	52	15.4		584 (73.1%)	67 (8.4%)	55 (6.9%)	35 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.3%)	97.2	12^th of 1492 public elementary schools	99.2%		96.5	33^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	97.8%	21	98.8	93.1	95.5	91.0	93.9	86.7	91.3	89.7	85.2	82.0	93.9	91.0	92.0	94.4
Beaverdam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3591 Tarheel Club Rd	Raleigh	27604	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-0222	678	51	13.4	99.6%	42 (6.2%)	263 (38.8%)	312 (46.0%)	26 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.9%)	34.3	1025^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.3%		32.9	1036^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.5%	11	62.5	49.1	57.6				45.6	47.8	48.0				56.0		$9,703	$1,189	$8,514
Rolesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	307 S Main St	Rolesville	27571	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 554-8686	538	36	15.0	38.8%	276 (51.3%)	120 (22.3%)	98 (18.2%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.3%)	70.5	407^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.7%		67.4	438^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.6%	31	75.3	64.4	79.1				67.4	56.7	61.5				78.0		$9,840	$595	$9,245
Abbotts Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9900 Durant Road	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-0555	805	56	14.4	37.5%	415 (51.6%)	204 (25.3%)	121 (15.0%)	24 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.8%)	83.5	197^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.8%		86.5	153^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	89.7%	44	79.1	80.8	81.7				66.4	77.6	71.8				75.4		$9,019	$705	$8,314

Frequently Asked Questions about Harris Creek Elementary

How many students attend Harris Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 827 students attended Harris Creek Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Harris Creek Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Rolesville Middle
High : Rolesville 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 Harris Creek Elementary a good school?

Harris Creek Elementary ranks 713^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Harris Creek Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Harris Creek Elementary?

Students at Harris Creek Elementary are 35% African American, 29% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

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