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Turner Creek Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 6801 Turner Creek Road, Cary, Wake County, 27519

673
Pupils
14.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Turner Creek Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cary, Wake County. The school has 673 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.

School details

School district
Wake County Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Turner Creek Elementary enrolls 673 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 47 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.

Male students
352 (52%)
Female students
321 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
47
Student-teacher ratio
14.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 24% Asian and 12% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White33249%
Asian16124%
Hispanic or Latino8312%
Black or African American568.3%
Two or more races395.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

137 of the school's 673 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 113 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Turner Creek 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.

School district: Wake County Schools

Turner 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 673 students, Turner Creek Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 829 students per school.

163,325
District students
197
Schools
10,663
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

60%
Reading proficient
56%
Math proficient
6%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Midsize

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