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Buckhorn Creek Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 5651 Honeycutt Rd, Holly Springs, Wake County, 27540

761
Pupils
13.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Buckhorn Creek Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Holly Springs, Wake County. The school has 761 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a rural setting. The school employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.

School details

School district
Wake County Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Buckhorn Creek Elementary enrolls 761 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 55 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.

Male students
403 (53%)
Female students
358 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
55
Student-teacher ratio
13.8:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White45360%
Hispanic or Latino10614%
Black or African American9012%
Asian7910%
Two or more races314.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

190 of the school's 761 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 169 qualify for free lunch and 21 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

Rural, FringeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Buckhorn Creek Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 17, state house district 37.

School district: Wake County Schools

Buckhorn 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 761 students, Buckhorn Creek Elementary is close to 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

55%
Reading proficient
47%
Math proficient
8%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

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

Setting: Rural - Fringe

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