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Hortons Creek Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

25^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hortons Creek Elementary is a top-performing public elementary school in Cary, North Carolina, serving 694 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60th out of 242 districts in the state, Hortons Creek Elementary has consistently been one of the highest-achieving elementary schools in North Carolina, ranking within the top 30 schools for the past several years.

Hortons Creek Elementary's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates that significantly outpace the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 25th out of 1,490 North Carolina elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. For example, 94.6% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Reading, compared to 62% for Wake County Schools and 52.9% for North Carolina. The school's performance is particularly strong in Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 84.8% in 3rd grade to 92.3% in 5th grade, compared to 64.1% to 59.3% for the state.

While Hortons Creek Elementary outperforms the district and state, it also compares favorably to nearby schools in the area, such as Green Hope Elementary, Highcroft Elementary, and Mills Park Elementary, which also demonstrate strong academic performance. However, Hortons Creek consistently ranks higher in the state. The nearby schools in the Durham Public Schools district, such as Parkwood Elementary and Lyons Farm Elementary, have lower overall performance compared to Hortons Creek Elementary and the other Wake County schools.

739

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,977

Per pupil spending ?

11.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7615 O'Kelly Chapel Rd
Cary, NC 27519

(919) 694-8660

District: Wake County Schools

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

50.3%

White:

28.4%

African American:

10.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2019 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (89% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school89%

District avg66%

North Carolina avg57%

25^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 9 pts since 2019

From top 10% (2019) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	96.7	25 of 1490	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	14 of 1505	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	57 of 1502	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	29 of 1514	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	93 of 1489	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	154 of 1473	89.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	26 of 918	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.3	76 of 924	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	66.2	243 of 933	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	95 of 927	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	87 of 896	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	52.5	405 of 949	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.5	90 of 927	90.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	13 of 131	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	79.3	14 of 130	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	27 of 114	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	25 of 107	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.3	48 of 95	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	44 of 106	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.0	20 of 99	79.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	74.9	115 of 878	86.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	95.2	13 of 497	97.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	31 of 1451	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	12 of 1455	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	28 of 1459	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	27 of 1458	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	84 of 1440	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	106 of 1424	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	96 of 1405	93.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	67.5	158 of 669	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	58.6	310 of 582	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.8	130 of 500	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	48.6	346 of 494	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	192 of 612	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	95.2	21 of 893	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	23 of 865	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	17 of 851	98.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	36 of 1437	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	93 of 1450	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	59.7	498 of 1437	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	674 of 1361	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.0	343 of 1332	74.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	23 of 1450	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	14 of 1464	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	79 of 1461	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	41 of 1464	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	101 of 1444	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	195 of 1430	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	88.5	113 of 1413	92.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	80.7	15 of 103	85.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	78 of 1172	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	64 of 1166	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	85.8	112 of 1183	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	34 of 1194	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	68.6	329 of 1172	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	167 of 1183	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	214 of 1178	81.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2019)97th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)90th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2019)87th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)85th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)76th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science93%+31 vs state

Mathematics89%+28 vs state

Reading89%+36 vs state

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Schools Near Hortons Creek Elementary

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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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hortons Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7615 O'Kelly Chapel Rd	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8660	739	47	15.6	11.5%	210 (28.4%)	78 (10.6%)	54 (7.3%)	372 (50.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.7%)	96.7	25^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.3	14^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.1%	11	84.8	89.5	92.3	78.1	91.0	94.6	93.0	$7,977	$280	$7,697
Alston Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11555 Green Level Church Rd.	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 544-2474	917	66	13.9	17.8%	171 (18.6%)	120 (13.1%)	81 (8.8%)	501 (54.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.3%)	84	190^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.2%		91.8	88^th of 1505 public elementary schools	94.2%	102	82.7	75.3	72.7	60.3	75.9	73.2	72.7	$8,773	$530	$8,243
Mills Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	509 Mills Park Dr	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 466-1466	594	42	14.2	17.7%	194 (32.7%)	28 (4.7%)	84 (14.1%)	278 (46.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	96.8	23^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	98.5%		95.8	41^st of 1505 public elementary schools	97.3%	18	93.8	85.3	93.8	81.3	82.6	91.2	92.9	$8,738	$372	$8,366
Lyons Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	906 Scott King Rd	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 560-3749	608	38	16.0	99.5%	292 (48.0%)	155 (25.5%)	66 (10.9%)	35 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.9%)	78.4	273^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	81.7%		79.1	257^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.9%	16	69.1	71.8	75.3	62.8	67.9	70.1	71.4
Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	332 Parkside Valley Dr	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-7888	730	51	14.3	21.9%	161 (22.1%)	91 (12.5%)	71 (9.7%)	364 (49.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.3%)	92	81^st of 1490 public elementary schools	94.6%		92.7	75^th of 1505 public elementary schools	95.0%	6	82.6	86.2	78.5	78.3	79.7	79.2	82.3
Carpenter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Morrisville Parkway	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 462-6780	604	44	13.7	28.8%	144 (23.8%)	42 (7.0%)	138 (22.8%)	262 (43.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	82.4	208^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.0%		83.2	203^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	86.5%	5	84.0	74.8	70.2	64.0	77.7	66.9	70.2	$9,401	$613	$8,788
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%)	96.8	24^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.4%		97.7	10^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.3%	14	93.0	91.9	92.9	80.7	87.0	83.2	88.4	$8,277	$370	$7,907
Parkwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5207 Revere Road	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3962	491	35	13.8	99.4%	57 (11.6%)	271 (55.2%)	98 (20.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.4%)	12.5	1383^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	7.2%		14.9	1363^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	9.4%	20	25.0	28.8	39.8	22.4	35.0	39.8	42.4	$11,377	$1,372	$10,005
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%)	94.5	55^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.3%		96.7	27^th of 1505 public elementary schools	98.2%	28	79.0	91.8	89.6	76.5	81.6	84.4	89.6	$8,968	$486	$8,482
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hortons Creek Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hortons Creek Elementary?

Students at Hortons Creek Elementary are 50% Asian, 28% White, 11% African American, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Hortons Creek Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

Is Hortons Creek Elementary a good school?

Yes! Hortons Creek Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 25^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Hortons Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 739 students attended Hortons Creek Elementary.

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