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Abbotts Creek Elementary

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Abbotts Creek Elementary ranks 197 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

197^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Abbotts Creek Elementary is a PK–5 public school in north Raleigh serving 805 students as part of Wake County Schools. It ranks 197th out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools (87th percentile), placing it in the top 13% of schools statewide and making it the highest-ranked traditional Wake County public elementary in its immediate area. The school also shows a strong improvement trajectory: after sitting near the 65th percentile a decade ago, it climbed into the 90th–94th percentile range from 2020–21 through 2023–24, and while the last two years have eased slightly, it remains well above most nearby schools.

Academically, Abbotts Creek posts strong End-of-Grade results in every tested subject. Math is a particular standout: 80.5% of grades 3–5 students are proficient, compared with 71.7% for the district and 63.6% statewide. Reading proficiency is 71.9%, versus 66.5% for the district and 56.2% for the state. The closest traditional-school competitor, North Ridge Elementary, ranks just behind at 205th, but Abbotts Creek holds a clear edge in upper-elementary math — 81.7% 5th-grade math proficiency versus North Ridge's 71.8%. The only nearby school that outperforms it is Endeavor Charter School, ranked 12th in the state. The contrast with Durant Road Elementary, located just 0.22 miles away, is particularly striking: Abbotts Creek's 5th-grade math proficiency (81.7%) far exceeds Durant Road's 58.7%, and its 4th-grade reading proficiency (77.6%) nearly doubles Durant Road's 44.3%.

Attendance and schoolwide effectiveness further set Abbotts Creek apart. Its chronic absenteeism rate has remained under 13% every year since 2021–22, while district rates have hovered near 20% and state rates reached as high as 31%. Subgroup effectiveness is strong across many student populations, including African American students (84th percentile) and Special Education students (82nd percentile). The school achieves these results with class sizes similar to or slightly larger than neighboring schools. One area worth watching is a recent dip in Hispanic-student subgroup effectiveness, which fell from the 92nd percentile in 2023–24 to the 44th percentile in 2025–26. Third-grade reading, while strong, also shows a narrower gap relative to the district than other subjects.

805

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

37.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9900 Durant Road
Raleigh, NC 27614

(919) 694-0555

District: Wake County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.6%

African American:

25.3%

Hispanic:

15.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (76% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

197^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 13% (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	83.5	197 of 1492	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	86.5	153 of 1490	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	92.3	83 of 1505	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	128 of 1502	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	105 of 1514	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	113 of 1489	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	77.0	274 of 1473	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	379 of 1434	73.6%	★★★★☆
2017	72.6	359 of 1429	74.9%	★★★★☆
2016	63.8	500 of 1425	64.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	147 of 903	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	70.8	189 of 918	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	158 of 924	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	126 of 933	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	150 of 927	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	200 of 896	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	51.9	413 of 949	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.6	605 of 927	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	48.2	263 of 634	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.4	123 of 646	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	152 of 878	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	52.7	350 of 897	61.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	183 of 563	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	109 of 497	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	61.2	113 of 421	73.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	202 of 1447	86.0%	★★★★☆
2025	86.4	136 of 1451	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	66 of 1455	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	134 of 1459	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.6	114 of 1458	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	86.5	140 of 1440	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	72.4	343 of 1424	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	425 of 1405	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.6	224 of 743	69.9%	★★★★☆
2025	67.2	184 of 710	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	129 of 669	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	7 of 582	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	66.5	141 of 500	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	175 of 494	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	334 of 612	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	547 of 981	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	70.5	199 of 961	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	75 of 951	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	66.2	223 of 915	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	28.7	703 of 865	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	512 of 851	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	417 of 1434	70.9%	★★★★☆
2025	63.2	428 of 1437	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	368 of 1450	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	353 of 1437	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	445 of 1366	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	407 of 1329	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	901 of 1361	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1123 of 1332	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	202 of 1451	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	83.5	188 of 1450	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	100 of 1464	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	110 of 1461	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	95 of 1464	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	99 of 1444	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	77.7	248 of 1430	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	356 of 1413	74.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	144 of 815	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	65.9	169 of 821	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	74 of 801	90.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.6	67 of 1146	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	88.6	75 of 1172	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	18 of 1166	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	74 of 1183	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	25 of 1194	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	54 of 1172	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	91 of 1183	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.1	116 of 1178	90.2%	★★★★★

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 (2026)94th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)86th percentile~ school

Female (2026)86th percentile~ school

African American (2026)84th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)70th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)59th percentile-35 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics81%+17 vs state

Science75%+8 vs state

Reading72%+16 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
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
Durant Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9901 Durant Rd	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 870-4220	577	47	12.1	58.6%	194 (33.6%)	160 (27.7%)	173 (30.0%)	24 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.8%)	44.9	828^th of 1492 public elementary schools	44.5%		48.4	768^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.5%	60	69.4	58.5	58.7				58.2	44.3	50.0				59.8		$10,142	$822	$9,320
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
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
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
Casa Esperanza Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10510 Star Road	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Casa Esperanza Montessori	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 855-9811	752	40	18.8		165 (21.9%)	123 (16.4%)	402 (53.5%)	16 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.9%)	56.7	632^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	57.6%		38.5	946^th of 1490 public elementary schools	36.5%	314	57.3	65.4	57.3	62.3	62.1	59.3	54.7	63.0	69.3	58.0	70.7	92.6	64.0	85.2
North Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7120 Harps Mill Road	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4100	730	51	14.2	35.5%	453 (62.1%)	130 (17.8%)	102 (14.0%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	82.9	205^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.3%		79.3	256^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.8%	51	82.2	75.2	71.8				79.4	72.8	74.4				75.2		$9,055	$573	$8,482
Wakefield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Wakefield Pines Drive	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 562-3555	520	40	13.0	62.5%	139 (26.7%)	162 (31.2%)	180 (34.6%)	22 (4.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	37.9	945^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.7%		44.4	843^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	43.4%	102	58.8	56.1	52.1				48.8	52.4	52.1				57.4		$10,379	$816	$9,563
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
Brassfield Elementary	Public	K-5	2001 Brassfield Rd	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4080	613	45	13.6	41.9%	301 (49.1%)	58 (9.5%)	198 (32.3%)	18 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.5%)	31.6	1065^th of 1492 public elementary schools	28.6%		48.8	763^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	48.8%	302	44.8	61.8	49.5				34.3	57.3	48.5				53.5		$9,591	$407	$9,184

Frequently Asked Questions about Abbotts Creek Elementary

How many students attend Abbotts Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 805 students attended Abbotts Creek Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Abbotts Creek Elementary?

Students at Abbotts Creek Elementary are 52% White, 25% African American, 15% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Abbotts Creek Elementary a good school?

Abbotts Creek Elementary ranks 197^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Abbotts Creek Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

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