📍 840 Wallridge Drive, Wake Forest, Wake County, 27587
Richland Creek Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wake Forest, Wake County. The school has 489 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Richland Creek Elementary enrolls 489 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 25% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 232 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 123 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 27 | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
198 of the school's 489 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 182 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.
Richland Creek Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 18, state house district 35.
Richland 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 489 students, Richland 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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