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Walnut Creek Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Raleigh, Wake County. The school has 497 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 44.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Walnut Creek Elementary enrolls 497 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 44.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Black or African American, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 287 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 169 | 34% |
| White | 30 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
494 of the school's 497 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 494 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Walnut Creek Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-20, state senate district 15, state house district 33.
Walnut 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 497 students, Walnut 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: City - Large
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