📍 5601 Tryon Rd, Raleigh, Wake County, 27606
Swift Creek Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Raleigh, Wake County. The school has 392 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Swift Creek Elementary enrolls 392 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 22% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 192 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 87 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 68 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 7.9% |
| Asian | 14 | 3.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
152 of the school's 392 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 136 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Swift Creek Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-20, state senate district 17, state house district 36.
Swift Creek Elementary is one of 197 schools in Wake County Schools, based in Cary, North Carolina. The district serves 163,325 students district-wide and employs 10,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 392 students, Swift Creek Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 829 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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