Middle Creek Elementary

Summary:

Middle Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Apex, North Carolina, serving 641 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 59th out of 242 districts in the state.

Middle Creek Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25% of elementary schools in North Carolina, with strong academic performance on state standardized tests that exceeds the averages for Wake County and the state. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science are particularly impressive, with 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students outperforming their peers at nearby schools like Fuquay-Varina Elementary, Penny Road Elementary, and Banks Road Elementary. However, the nearby Holly Springs Elementary and Holly Ridge Elementary schools have consistently outperformed Middle Creek Elementary.

While Middle Creek Elementary's overall performance is strong, there are notable disparities in the academic achievement of different student subgroups. The school's White and Gifted and Talented students have consistently outperformed their peers, while the African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students have struggled, with rankings in the bottom 25% of North Carolina elementary schools for these subgroups. The school's performance for its Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status student subgroups has been more average. Addressing these achievement gaps will be an important focus for the school moving forward.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 110 Middle Creek Park Avenue
       Apex, NC  27539


(919) 773-9555

District: Wake County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
329th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,925 Help


Students who attend Middle Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Holly Ridge Middle
High:    Middle Creek High
    Wake Early College of Health and Science
    Wake STEM Early College High School
    Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
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Student/teacher ratio:  13.5 Help
Number of students:  641

Racial breakdown:

White:
62.1%
Hispanic:
20.7%
African American:
12.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  34.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Middle Creek Elementary ranks better than 78.1% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 48th among 115 ranked elementary schools in the Wake County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.61. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Middle Creek Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (62.1%), Hispanic (20.7%), African American (12%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 34.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Middle Creek Elementary is 13.5. 66 elementary schools in the Wake County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Middle Creek Elementary is $9,925. 65 elementary schools in the Wake County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Middle Creek Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Middle Creek Elementary 329th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Middle Creek Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Wake County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Wake County Schools 59th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Middle Creek Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Middle Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 80.15 177th 1276 86.1%
2007 74.09 276th 1293 78.7%
2008 74.11 283rd 1324 78.6%
2009 69.25 415th 1354 69.4%
2010 75.00 296th 1363 78.3%
2011 74.02 324th 1381 76.5%
2012 83.15 144th 1388 89.6%
2013 83.57 176th 1403 87.5%
2014 91.42 88th 1390 93.7%
2015 86.04 144th 1440 90.0%
2016 77.18 277th 1425 80.6%
2017 79.60 234th 1429 83.6%
2018 74.11 324th 1434 77.4%
2019 76.02 289th 1473 80.4%
2021 82.81 208th 1489 86.0%
2022 76.80 295th 1514 80.5%
2023 70.92 391st 1502 74.0%
2024 74.61 329th 1505 78.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Middle Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 88.05 5th 103 95.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Middle Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.07 399th 421 5.2%
2019 29.40 387th 497 22.1%
2021 49.69 133rd 385 65.5%
2022 38.29 302nd 485 37.7%
2023 24.36 426th 514 17.1%
2024 37.32 332nd 533 37.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Middle Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 45.29 381st 801 52.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Middle Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.40 968th 1332 27.3%
2019 36.05 951st 1361 30.1%
2021 42.85 723rd 1329 45.6%
2022 28.02 1077th 1366 21.2%
2023 31.67 1052nd 1437 26.8%
2024 43.27 861st 1450 40.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Middle Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.73 245th 1405 82.6%
2019 79.41 221st 1424 84.5%
2021 78.76 245th 1440 83.0%
2022 70.64 362nd 1458 75.2%
2023 72.33 348th 1459 76.1%
2024 71.30 348th 1455 76.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Middle Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.51 396th 897 55.9%
2019 70.25 148th 878 83.1%
2021 87.34 33rd 646 94.9%
2022 56.09 196th 634 69.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Middle Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 46.29 487th 612 20.4%
2022 66.68 139th 500 72.2%
2023 68.16 85th 582 85.4%
2024 70.57 34th 669 94.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Male students at Middle Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.84 425th 1413 69.9%
2019 70.35 368th 1430 74.3%
2021 81.92 207th 1444 85.7%
2022 79.27 241st 1464 83.5%
2023 67.60 416th 1461 71.5%
2024 74.23 315th 1464 78.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Middle Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.42 722nd 927 22.1%
2019 43.66 541st 949 43.0%
2021 24.85 732nd 896 18.3%
2022 36.16 604th 927 34.8%
2023 23.99 777th 933 16.7%
2024 60.65 280th 924 69.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Middle Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.68 633rd 851 25.6%
2019 29.60 685th 865 20.8%
2021 39.08 502nd 843 40.5%
2022 43.38 501st 893 43.9%
2023 21.55 802nd 915 12.3%
2024 42.07 567th 951 40.4%
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Rank History for White students at Middle Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.46 230th 1178 80.5%
2019 77.80 207th 1183 82.5%
2021 81.49 166th 1172 85.8%
2022 82.03 164th 1194 86.3%
2023 83.65 137th 1183 88.4%
2024 81.07 181st 1166 84.5%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Middle Creek Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2001 252 182 5 13 0 n/a n/a 0 452
2002 374 194 13 28 1 n/a n/a 0 610
2003 374 194 13 28 1 n/a n/a 0 610
2004 458 188 34 52 2 n/a n/a 0 734
2005 429 188 32 68 1 n/a n/a 0 718
2006 503 226 32 100 2 n/a n/a 0 863
2007 622 169 33 126 2 n/a n/a 42 994
2008 627 127 32 109 1 n/a n/a 49 945
2009 701 189 31 108 1 n/a n/a 0 1030
2010 672 152 29 100 2 n/a n/a 0 955
2011 669 86 24 136 4 0 36 0 955
2012 637 82 20 127 2 0 33 0 901
2013 633 62 12 118 1 0 25 0 851
2014 646 67 17 118 0 0 30 0 878
2015 613 78 14 116 1 0 27 0 849
2016 613 71 16 113 1 0 26 0 840
2017 601 80 19 126 2 2 24 0 854
2018 571 79 16 127 5 0 32 0 830
2019 572 101 23 118 5 0 35 0 854
2020 542 84 20 126 3 0 26 0 801
2021 480 91 22 126 0 0 24 0 743
2022 400 71 24 129 1 0 24 0 649
2023 398 77 15 133 0 0 18 0 641

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Middle Creek Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2001 452 25.0 18.1 n/a
2002 610 39.0 15.6 23.9
2003 610 39.0 15.6 23.9
2004 734 39.0 18.8 24.9
2005 718 47.0 15.3 28.7
2006 863 56.0 15.4 30.5
2007 994 n/a n/a 27.1
2008 945 62.1 15.2 n/a
2009 1030 68.3 15.1 n/a
2010 955 57.8 16.5 20.3
2011 955 61.1 15.6 21.6
2012 901 59.8 15.0 21.9
2013 851 54.3 15.6 20.3
2014 878 53.9 16.2 18.3
2015 849 56.0 15.1 20.3
2016 840 58.0 14.4 21.4
2017 854 54.0 15.8 21
2018 830 56.0 14.8 24.3
2019 854 56.6 15.0 24.9
2020 801 54.0 14.8 25.5
2021 743 53.0 14.0 23
2022 649 52.5 12.3 16.8
2023 641 47.4 13.5 34.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Middle Creek Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2001 452 25.0 18.1 n/a
2002 610 39.0 15.6 23.9
2003 610 39.0 15.6 23.9
2004 734 39.0 18.8 24.9
2005 718 47.0 15.3 28.7
2006 863 56.0 15.4 30.5
2007 994 n/a n/a 27.1
2008 945 62.1 15.2 n/a
2009 1030 68.3 15.1 n/a
2010 955 57.8 16.5 20.3
2011 955 61.1 15.6 21.6
2012 901 59.8 15.0 21.9
2013 851 54.3 15.6 20.3
2014 878 53.9 16.2 18.3
2015 849 56.0 15.1 20.3
2016 840 58.0 14.4 21.4
2017 854 54.0 15.8 21
2018 830 56.0 14.8 24.3
2019 854 56.6 15.0 24.9
2020 801 54.0 14.8 25.5
2021 743 53.0 14.0 23
2022 649 52.5 12.3 16.8
2023 641 47.4 13.5 34.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Middle Creek Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $510 (5.1%) $9,416 (94.9%) $9,925

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Middle Creek Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 289th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 391st of 1502 Elementary schools
 6.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Middle Creek Elementary)76.380.9
 4.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)69.467.4
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Middle Creek Elementary)66.470.2
 3.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)6658.7
 7.3%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Middle Creek Elementary)64.951.8
 13.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)6565
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Middle Creek Elementary)68.250.9
 17.3%
   4th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)63.265.7
 2.5%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Middle Creek Elementary)77.173.4
 3.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)6665.6
 0.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Middle Creek Elementary)71.361.6
 9.7%
   5th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)60.659.1
 1.5%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Middle Creek Elementary)77.671.8
 5.8%
   5th Grade Science (Wake County Schools)71.370.6
 0.7%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students854641
 24.9%
African American10177
 23.8%
American Indian50
 100%
Asian2315
 34.8%
Hispanic118133
 12.7%
Pacific Islander00
White572398
 30.4%
Two or More Races3518
 48.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients24.9%34.2%
 9.2%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 641 students attended Middle Creek Elementary.

Students at Middle Creek Elementary are 62% White, 21% Hispanic, 12% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Middle Creek Elementary ranks 329th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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