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Spring Creek High

Public Grades 9-12
287th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 641 North Carolina High Schools
Better than 55% of North Carolina high schools
Summary

Spring Creek High is a public high school located in Seven Springs, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 742 students. The school is part of the Wayne County Public Schools district, which is ranked 134 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Spring Creek High has faced challenges, including consistently underperforming on end-of-course exams compared to state and district averages, the school has shown strengths in serving certain student subgroups. In the 2024-2025 school year, Spring Creek High ranked 131 out of 462 North Carolina high schools for Hispanic students and 28 out of 273 for English Language Learner students, both with 4 and 5 SchoolDigger stars, respectively. However, the school's graduation rates have fluctuated, ranging from 79.2% to 87.7%, which is generally lower than the state and district averages.

When compared to other high schools in the Wayne County Public Schools district, Spring Creek High generally underperforms, with the nearby Wayne School of Engineering consistently outperforming it in end-of-course exams and having a much higher statewide ranking. However, Spring Creek High performs better than some other nearby schools, such as Goldsboro High and Wayne Middle / High Academy, which have even lower test scores and statewide rankings. The school's extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 97.88% to 99.6% in recent years, suggests that it faces significant socioeconomic challenges.

732
Students ?
22.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,260
Per pupil spending ?
98.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4340 Indian Springs Rd
       Seven Springs, NC  28578

(919) 751-7160

District: Wayne County Public Schools


Feeder schools for Spring Creek High:

Elementary:    Spring Creek Elementary
Middle:    Spring Creek Middle
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
62.0%
White:
18.7%
African American:
15.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015
Above the North Carolina median (55th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Math III scores 23 pts below the North Carolina average
!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school55%
District avg51%
North Carolina avg53%
287th of 641
North Carolina public high schools ?
Top 45%▲ up 17 pts since 2015
From bottom 38% (2015) to top 45% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 9High Schools in the Wayne County Public Schools
134th of 242Wayne County Public 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202551.1287 of 64155.2%★★★☆☆
202433.7413 of 64035.5%★★☆☆☆
202325.8469 of 62625.1%★☆☆☆☆
202236.2388 of 62137.5%★★☆☆☆
202126.0433 of 59427.1%★☆☆☆☆
201923.1386 of 51424.9%★☆☆☆☆
201823.9357 of 46923.9%★☆☆☆☆
201728.3323 of 47632.1%★★☆☆☆
201627.2334 of 50734.1%★★☆☆☆
201531.7330 of 53137.9%★★☆☆☆
201433.9248 of 45145.0%★★☆☆☆
201340.6229 of 50554.7%★★★☆☆
201251.7215 of 50257.2%★★★☆☆
201162.0155 of 50669.4%★★★☆☆
201065.6125 of 49974.9%★★★★☆
200948.5269 of 49045.1%★★☆☆☆
200849.6252 of 47747.2%★★☆☆☆
200747.6248 of 45345.3%★★☆☆☆
200648.6243 of 43143.6%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202548.6186 of 44057.7%★★★☆☆
202447.7178 of 43759.3%★★★☆☆
202340.5228 of 43447.5%★★☆☆☆
202239.3225 of 43047.7%★★☆☆☆
202139.8161 of 36455.8%★★★☆☆
201943.1157 of 36957.5%★★★☆☆
201833.3231 of 35935.7%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202232.4211 of 33036.1%★★☆☆☆
201947.6152 of 36458.2%★★★☆☆
201821.0313 of 34910.3%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202574.028 of 27389.7%★★★★★
202446.1111 of 26257.6%★★★☆☆
202348.683 of 22663.3%★★★☆☆
202258.536 of 15676.9%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202549.1307 of 61049.7%★★☆☆☆
202440.3353 of 60241.4%★★☆☆☆
202320.7487 of 58817.2%★☆☆☆☆
202235.1385 of 59435.2%★★☆☆☆
202123.8349 of 47526.5%★☆☆☆☆
201916.8409 of 47513.9%★☆☆☆☆
201817.9378 of 44915.8%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202561.2199 of 41251.7%★★★☆☆
202439.5312 of 40322.6%★☆☆☆☆
202322.7365 of 4039.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202253.5231 of 39842.0%★★☆☆☆
202119.7295 of 33712.5%★☆☆☆☆
201933.4264 of 32518.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202563.1131 of 46271.6%★★★★☆
202437.1265 of 45441.6%★★☆☆☆
202327.1342 of 44923.8%★☆☆☆☆
202246.0208 of 43652.3%★★★☆☆
202130.5246 of 37033.5%★★☆☆☆
201921.2301 of 35415.0%★☆☆☆☆
201821.3280 of 34017.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202555.5209 of 60665.5%★★★☆☆
202437.2366 of 61340.3%★★☆☆☆
202327.8437 of 59726.8%★☆☆☆☆
202236.8325 of 54440.3%★★☆☆☆
202131.3265 of 43238.7%★★☆☆☆
201928.0311 of 44630.3%★★☆☆☆
201823.3344 of 42418.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202551.3271 of 60154.9%★★★☆☆
202428.2446 of 60726.5%★☆☆☆☆
202330.4418 of 60230.6%★★☆☆☆
202236.8357 of 58539.0%★★☆☆☆
202127.8321 of 48133.3%★★☆☆☆
201926.2348 of 48828.7%★☆☆☆☆
201826.4340 of 46326.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202533.1231 of 35234.4%★★☆☆☆
202448.7129 of 34963.0%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202541.9319 of 54241.1%★★☆☆☆
202438.5354 of 55336.0%★★☆☆☆
202330.2398 of 53725.9%★☆☆☆☆
202229.4395 of 53426.0%★☆☆☆☆
202126.9309 of 43929.6%★☆☆☆☆
201919.4376 of 44415.3%★☆☆☆☆
201822.3360 of 42715.7%★☆☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile+35 vs school
Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+16 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+10 vs school
African American (2025)58th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)55th percentile~ school
Gifted and Talented (2025)52nd percentile-4 vs school
Female (2025)50th percentile-6 vs school
White (2025)41st percentile-14 vs school
Disabled (2022)36th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)34th percentile-21 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Math I68%+33 vs state
English II64%+5 vs state
Math III44%-23 vs state
Biology40%-9 vs state

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Students at Spring Creek High are 62% Hispanic, 19% White, 16% African American, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 732 students attended Spring Creek High.

Spring Creek High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Spring Creek Elementary
Middle : Spring Creek Middle

Spring Creek High ranks 287th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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