Turner Creek Elementary, 6801 Turner Creek Road: grades Pre-K-5, 629 students in 2024-25, a B (76) state grade.

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Sources: the school’s website; the Wake County Public School System’s enrollment and calendar pages, base school lookup and draft 2027-28 enrollment plan; the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2024-25 report card data and 2025-26 school assessment workbook; and the federal NCES school directory.

Turner Creek Elementary is a Wake County Public School System elementary school at 6801 Turner Creek Road, Cary. In our Oct. 12 check of 986 home addresses spread across Cary in the district’s base school lookup, 42 were assigned to Turner Creek Elementary. Turner Creek opened in 2004 and runs a year-round calendar in which students are split into four tracks, each in school 45 days and off 15, according to its about page.

Who to call
Address 6801 Turner Creek Road, Cary, NC 27519
Phone 919-363-1391
Grades Pre-K to 5
District Wake County Public School System
Calendar Year-round, multi-track
State school code 920571

Principal

Principal Brittney Lara, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: an average daily membership of 629 students in the 2024-25 school year, down from 747 in 2023-24, according to the state’s report card data.
  • Federal count: 739 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 14 students per teacher.

State report card

North Carolina grades every public school A to F. The grade is based 80% on student achievement and 20% on academic growth, according to the state’s 2025-26 annual testing report. For this school, achievement is measured mainly by the state’s end-of-grade reading, math and science tests.

School year Grade and score Growth
2024-25 B (76) Exceeded
2023-24 B (74) Exceeded

The 2024-25 grade is the latest in the state’s downloadable report card data. From the state’s 2025-26 school assessment workbook:

  • At grade level or above, all state tests: 80.3% (statewide, all tests: 59.2%)
  • College and career ready (Level 4 and above): 62.3%
  • Growth: exceeded expected growth
  • Reading, grades 3 to 8: 76.1% at grade level or above; math: 81.4%

The full report card, with class sizes, teacher data and school safety figures, is on the state’s NC School Report Cards site.

Attendance zone

WCPSS assigns every address a base elementary, middle and high school. Enter an address in the district’s base school lookup to see all three, or browse the base attendance area map. Zones do not follow town limits or mailing addresses. We did not find a published feeder list on the district’s enrollment pages, so we do not name feeder schools here; Student Assignment, 919-431-7333, can confirm an address.

Proposed changes for 2027-28: The district’s draft 2027-28 enrollment plan would move some areas now assigned to Salem Elementary to Turner Creek or White Oak Elementary. The plan says no students live in those areas now. The plan is a draft: the Board of Education holds a public hearing Tuesday, Oct. 20, and is scheduled to vote Nov. 17, according to the district’s enrollment proposal page. Check an address with the proposal lookup.

Calendar and bell times

Turner Creek Elementary follows the district’s multi-track year-round calendar, so break dates depend on a student’s track. Coming days off on the 2026-27 year-round calendar (PDF):

  • Track 1: Nov. 3, Nov. 11 and Nov. 25-27; then out Dec. 7 to Jan. 1 (track-out and winter break)
  • Track 2: Nov. 3 and Nov. 11; tracked out Nov. 16 to Dec. 4; winter break Dec. 21 to Jan. 1
  • Track 3: tracked out Oct. 26 to Nov. 13; Thanksgiving Nov. 25-27; winter break Dec. 21 to Jan. 1
  • Track 4: tracked out through Oct. 23; Nov. 3, Nov. 11 and Nov. 25-27; winter break Dec. 21 to Jan. 1; tracked out Jan. 4-22

Bell times: 9:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., according to the bell schedule posted on the school’s website.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Turner Creek Elementary serve?

Turner Creek Elementary serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.

What is Turner Creek Elementary’s school grade?

Turner Creek Elementary earned a B, with a score of 76, in North Carolina’s 2024-25 School Performance Grades. In 2025-26, 80.3% of its state tests were at grade level or above and it exceeded its growth target.

What time does Turner Creek Elementary start?

The school day runs 9:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., according to the school’s website.

How do I know if my address is zoned for Turner Creek Elementary?

Enter the address in the Wake County Public School System’s base school lookup, or call Student Assignment at 919-431-7333. Zones do not follow town limits.