📍 5415 Highcroft Drive, Cary, Wake County, 27519
Highcroft Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cary, Wake County. The school has 721 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 86% of students are proficient in reading. 83% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Highcroft Elementary enrolls 721 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 50 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Asian, 30% White and 5.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 383 | 53% |
| White | 217 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 5.8% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 5.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
50 of the school's 721 students (6.9%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 46 qualify for free lunch and 4 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.
Highcroft Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 16, state house district 41.
Highcroft 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 721 students, Highcroft Elementary is close to the district average of about 829 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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