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Panther Creek High

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
6770 McCrimmon Parkway, Cary, NC 27519
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370472002810
2,609
Students
128.1
Teachers (FTE)
20.4:1
Student–teacher ratio
A
Performance grade
88
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
11.3%
Chronically absent
15.1%
Economically disadvantaged

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Attendance zone

Wake County Schools

The area Wake County Schools assigns to Panther Creek High. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Wake County Schools as “base_attendance_areas_all”, last updated 2026-07-01.

How Panther Creek High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 88 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools95th percentile
Higher than 95% · rank 112 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools83rd percentile
Higher than 83% · rank 80 of 514
Wake County Schools91st percentile
Higher than 91% · rank 15 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 86% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 1 points since 2014 (89 → 88). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 10. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202588AExceeded86.6
202490AExceeded87.7
202389AExceeded86.1
202289AExceeded85.7
201991AExceeded91.1
201891AExceeded90.9
201793AExceeded92
201691A+NGExceeded89
201588A+NGExceeded87
201489AExceeded87

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Wake County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Asian 47.95%White 23.92%Black 15.18%Hispanic 7.82%Two+ Races 4.56%Native Am. 0.5%Pacific Isl. 0.08%
Asian: 47.95% (1,251) White: 23.92% (624) Black: 15.18% (396) Hispanic: 7.82% (204) Two+ Races: 4.56% (119) Native Am.: 0.5% (13) Pacific Isl.: 0.08% (2)
Asian47.95%
White23.92%
Black15.18%
Hispanic7.82%
Two+ Races4.56%
Native Am.0.5%
Pacific Isl.0.08%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 2,609
48.91%1,276 Female
51.09%1,333 Male

Student counts for Panther Creek High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 2,609 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 88.7%Chronically absent 11.3%
Regular attendance: 88.7% (2,327) Chronically absent: 11.3% (296)
Regular attendance88.7%
Chronically absent11.3%

Student Population

Students Counted: 2,623
15.1%Economically disadvantaged
5.9%154 English learners

Student indicators for Panther Creek High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 2,623 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 76.58%Beginning 23.42%
Experienced: 76.58% (91) Beginning: 23.42% (28)
Experienced76.58%
Beginning23.42%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 118.3 FTE
92.05%Fully licensed
7.95%Emergency or provisional
16.06%19 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Panther Creek High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 118.3 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 389.7%78.4%
English II86%71.8%
Biology78.6%66.5%
NC Math 151%23.3%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology21.4%12.2%27.7%38.8%
English II14%14.2%52.6%19.2%
NC Math 149%27.6%17.1%6.2%
NC Math 310.3%11.3%27.9%50.5%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth6.2493.7

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers118.28
Experienced teachers90.58 (77%)
Beginning teachers27.7 (23%)
Holding a standard license108.88 (92%)
Emergency or provisional licenses9.4 (8%)
National Board certified19

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (296 of 2,623)11.3%
Economically disadvantaged15.1%
English learners making progress (of 154)42.9%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.71
Library books per student4.3
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.19

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Panther Creek High report card PDF

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Panther Creek High's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.