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Brier Creek Elementary

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Brier Creek Elementary ranks 1085 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1085^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Brier Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving 551 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Despite the district's strong performance, Brier Creek Elementary has struggled academically in recent years. The school consistently underperforms compared to the Wake County district and the state of North Carolina in both mathematics and reading proficiency across grades 3-5. For example, in 2024-2025, Brier Creek's 3rd grade mathematics proficiency rate was 42.7%, compared to 71.1% for Wake County and 64.1% for North Carolina. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education student subgroups.

Brier Creek Elementary also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 38.24% in 2021-2022 to 58.29% in 2022-2023. This is significantly higher than nearby schools like Cedar Fork Elementary (17.42% in 2023-2024) and Leesville Road Elementary (32.04% in 2023-2024), which consistently rank among the top 10-20% of North Carolina elementary schools. Targeted interventions and support may be necessary to help improve Brier Creek Elementary's academic performance and address the specific learning needs of its student population.

642

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,431

Per pupil spending ?

63.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9801 Brier Creek Parkway
Raleigh, NC 27617

(919) 484-4747

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Brier Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mills Park Middle
High:	Panther 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:

African American:

46.6%

White:

22.7%

Hispanic:

21.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 52 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg66%

North Carolina avg57%

1,085^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 51 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

102^nd 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	30.3	1085 of 1490	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1148 of 1505	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	956 of 1502	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	1105 of 1514	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.1	713 of 1489	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	846 of 1473	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	788 of 1434	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.8	615 of 1429	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	75.7	298 of 1425	79.1%	★★★★☆
2015	75.8	308 of 1440	78.6%	★★★★☆
2014	79.0	252 of 1390	81.9%	★★★★☆
2013	86.3	145 of 1403	89.7%	★★★★☆
2012	63.8	535 of 1388	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.4	531 of 1381	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.3	609 of 1363	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.1	568 of 1354	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	78.8	207 of 1324	84.4%	★★★★☆
2007	87.2	62 of 1293	95.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	603 of 918	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	688 of 924	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	502 of 933	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	670 of 927	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	65.3	190 of 896	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	40.7	585 of 949	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	519 of 927	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	32.7	83 of 106	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	77 of 99	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	33.1	423 of 634	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.6	236 of 646	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	358 of 878	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	541 of 897	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	543 of 563	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	532 of 533	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	451 of 514	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.9	239 of 485	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	233 of 497	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	245 of 421	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	1106 of 1451	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1133 of 1455	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	837 of 1459	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1001 of 1458	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	741 of 1440	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	1004 of 1424	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	891 of 1405	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	439 of 710	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	457 of 669	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.5	34 of 582	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	70.2	14 of 500	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	41.8	539 of 612	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	828 of 961	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	897 of 951	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	877 of 915	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	811 of 893	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.4	525 of 843	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	626 of 865	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	716 of 851	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1241 of 1437	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1324 of 1450	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	1253 of 1437	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1334 of 1366	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	1026 of 1329	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	1200 of 1361	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	1209 of 1332	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	1004 of 1450	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1098 of 1464	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	1008 of 1461	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1118 of 1464	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.3	650 of 1444	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	659 of 1430	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	688 of 1413	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	748 of 821	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	523 of 801	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	327 of 1172	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	237 of 1166	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	231 of 1183	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	46.0	668 of 1194	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.0	424 of 1172	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	358 of 1183	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.9	240 of 1178	79.6%	★★★★☆

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)72nd percentile+45 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)38th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2019)22nd percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science56%-6 vs state

Mathematics45%-16 vs state

Reading44%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, July 25, 2019

Bullying has increased and the new principal does not appear to desire to resolve bullying and other issues. We moved our child to a different school. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, May 7, 2019

This school has been declining for the past 3-4 years and the lack of leadership is affecting the students. It’s time for a new leader and for new learning protocols to be implemented. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, April 20, 2017

My 8 years old daughter attended Brier creek for the last 2 years her experience with bullying start almost the first week when a girl told her “shorty” and she will never going to have any friends because she is ugly.
We reported this incident to principle and we were told the issue has been handled however my daughters is keeps complained about group of girls teasing her and call her names like shorty, ugly, ..etc, during this time we continue to communicate with school staff, and voiced our concerns multiple times, however nothing changed and the complains from my daughters went on and on.
Last night I received call from the principle assistance apologizing about an incident where my daughters got hit on her eye and chest by a girl while her friends are watching we ask her why didn’t she tell us about the incident her answer was “I was scared because the girls told me they will hit me again if I told my parents”.
- Why the school did not notify us immediately and why wait almost 8 hours to tell us ???
- Where the teachers at when my daughters got forced to go to the field during PE ???

At this point I had no choice but to report this incident to the department of education, as I’m concerned about the safety of my daughter.
Please DO NOT send you child to Brier Creek Elementary School. Close Quote

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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
Brier Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9801 Brier Creek Parkway	Raleigh	27617	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 484-4747	642	48	13.4	63.9%	146 (22.7%)	299 (46.6%)	138 (21.5%)	36 (5.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	30.3	1085^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.2%		27.6	1148^th of 1505 public elementary schools	23.7%	63	42.7	43.4	48.7				31.3	45.1	53.0				55.6		$9,431	$337	$9,094
Pleasant Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3605 Pleasant Grove Church Rd	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8770	376	29	12.7	29.8%	64 (17.0%)	71 (18.9%)	24 (6.4%)	193 (51.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	62.4	525^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.8%		48.7	768^th of 1505 public elementary schools	49.0%	243	68.6	69.8	54.7				53.5	76.7	54.7				54.7		$9,061	$439	$8,622
The Institute Development Young Leaders	Public, Charter	K-8	4300 S. Miami Blvd.	Durham	27703	Durham County	The Institute for the Development of You	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 308-9731	419	26	16.2		5 (1.2%)	214 (51.1%)	181 (43.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)	39.3	930^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.6%		30.9	1082^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	28.1%	152	33.3	40.5	65.6	70.5	44.0	55.6	15.6	35.7	45.9	65.9	32.0	41.7	55.7	61.1
Bethesda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2009 S Miami Boulevard	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3904	442	32	13.8	99.3%	33 (7.5%)	209 (47.3%)	171 (38.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	25.5	1169^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.5%		21	1269^th of 1505 public elementary schools	15.7%	100	61.0	49.4	32.6				40.2	39.5	42.7				33.7		$10,668	$1,389	$9,280
Research Triangle Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2418 Ellis Road	Durham	27703	Durham County	Research Triangle Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 957-7108	710	33	21.8	99.6%	23 (3.2%)	459 (64.6%)	170 (23.9%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.2%)	18.1	1314^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.8%		24.6	1199^th of 1505 public elementary schools	20.3%	115	37.5	40.5	26.8	38.7	35.2	43.8	35.8	52.7	28.0	41.3	39.4	49.3	37.8	43.8
Spring Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2051 Northern Durham Prky	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-2890	543	33	16.5	99.3%	81 (14.9%)	273 (50.3%)	134 (24.7%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	46	818^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.1%		35.3	1009^th of 1505 public elementary schools	33.0%	191	70.7	47.0	50.0				56.0	55.4	46.8				53.8		$11,287	$1,274	$10,013
Sycamore Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10921 Leesville Rd	Raleigh	27613	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 841-4333	778	53	14.7	25.6%	473 (60.8%)	99 (12.7%)	104 (13.4%)	54 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	45 (5.8%)	86.8	147^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.1%		91	101^st of 1505 public elementary schools	93.3%	46	80.2	80.3	75.8				65.3	76.1	68.8				78.9		$8,976	$347	$8,630
Kestrel Heights School	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 South Alston Ave.	Durham	27713	Durham County	Kestrel Heights School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 484-1300	421	29	14.4	56.3%	29 (6.9%)	244 (58.0%)	86 (20.4%)	29 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	36.3	976^th of 1490 public elementary schools	34.5%		45.2	831^st of 1505 public elementary schools	44.8%	145	66.7	52.1	43.5	42.6	32.7	35.7	36.7	54.2	56.5	43.5	55.8	44.6	45.7	57.1
Cedar Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 Town Hall Drive	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 388-5240	778	55	14.1	17.0%	115 (14.8%)	57 (7.3%)	59 (7.6%)	516 (66.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.6%)	88.3	134^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.0%		91.7	90^th of 1505 public elementary schools	94.0%	44	77.5	81.0	81.5				67.8	75.4	75.4				77.5		$8,320	$370	$7,950
Leesville Road Elementary	Public	K-5	8402 Pride Way	Raleigh	27613	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4200	528	36	14.5	27.7%	344 (65.2%)	76 (14.4%)	54 (10.2%)	27 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	92.7	76^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.9%		83.7	193^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	87.2%	117	86.7	88.1	80.2				77.1	88.1	80.2				77.1		$9,581	$553	$9,028

Frequently Asked Questions about Brier Creek Elementary

How many students attend Brier Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 642 students attended Brier Creek Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Brier Creek Elementary?

Students at Brier Creek Elementary are 47% African American, 23% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is Brier Creek Elementary a good school?

Brier Creek Elementary ranks 1085^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Brier Creek Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

What schools do graduates of Brier Creek Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Mills Park Middle
High : Panther 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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