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Walnut Creek Elementary

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
2600 Sunnybrook Rd, Raleigh, NC 27610
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370472003186
574
Students
51.5
Teachers (FTE)
11.2:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
43
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
32.6%
Chronically absent
64.9%
Economically disadvantaged

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Walnut Creek Elementary's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Wake County Schools

The area Wake County Schools assigns to Walnut Creek Elementary. 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 Walnut Creek Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 43 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools8th percentile
Higher than 8% · rank 2,254 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools8th percentile
Higher than 8% · rank 1,295 of 1,419
Wake County Schools2nd percentile
Higher than 2% · rank 184 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 21% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 1 points since 2014 (44 → 43). Met or exceeded expected growth in 5 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202543DNot Met37.4
202448DMet41
202351DMet44
202246DExceeded35.1
201944DNot Met37.9
201846DMet38.2
201746DNot Met42
201649DNot Met44
201553DMet46
201444DNot Met40

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

Black 49.83%Hispanic 37.63%White 6.79%Two+ Races 2.79%Asian 2.61%Native Am. 0.17%Pacific Isl. 0.17%
Black: 49.83% (286) Hispanic: 37.63% (216) White: 6.79% (39) Two+ Races: 2.79% (16) Asian: 2.61% (15) Native Am.: 0.17% (1) Pacific Isl.: 0.17% (1)
Black49.83%
Hispanic37.63%
White6.79%
Two+ Races2.79%
Asian2.61%
Native Am.0.17%
Pacific Isl.0.17%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 574
50.7%291 Female
49.3%283 Male

Student counts for Walnut Creek Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 574 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 67.4%Chronically absent 32.6%
Regular attendance: 67.4% (488) Chronically absent: 32.6% (236)
Regular attendance67.4%
Chronically absent32.6%

Student Population

Students Counted: 724
64.9%Economically disadvantaged
24.04%138 English learners

Student indicators for Walnut Creek Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 724 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 70.93%Beginning 29.07%
Experienced: 70.93% (32) Beginning: 29.07% (13)
Experienced70.93%
Beginning29.07%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 45.1 FTE
98.16%Fully licensed
1.86%Emergency or provisional
8.88%4 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Walnut Creek Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 45.1 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)36.6%15.1%
Science (grades 5 & 8)33.3%13%
Reading (grades 3–8)28.5%14.1%

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
Mathematics (grades 3–8)63.4%21.5%13.3%--
Reading (grades 3–8)71.5%14.4%10.7%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)66.7%20.4%12%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-2.4767.6

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers45.07
Experienced teachers31.97 (71%)
Beginning teachers13.1 (29%)
Holding a standard license44.24 (98%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.84 (2%)
National Board certified4

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (236 of 724)32.6%
Economically disadvantaged64.9%
English learners making progress (of 138)47.1%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.54
Library books per student17.86
Students have device accessNo
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.33

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolYes
Recurring low-performingYes
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 Walnut Creek Elementary report card PDF

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Walnut Creek Elementary'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.