Elementary Schools in Caldwell County Schools

Summary:

The Caldwell County Schools district in North Carolina is home to 14 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. These schools vary significantly in size, student demographics, academic performance, and resource allocation, revealing both standout institutions and those struggling to meet the needs of their communities.

Among the top-performing elementary schools in the district are Granite Falls Elementary and Lower Creek Elementary, which consistently rank among the best in the state. These schools boast strong test scores, particularly in mathematics, outpacing district and state averages. In contrast, schools like Gamewell Elementary and Valmead Elementary struggle, with less than 40% of students meeting grade-level standards in many subjects.

The data also reveals significant disparities in student demographics and economic disadvantage across the district. Schools with high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, such as Whitnel Elementary and Valmead Elementary, tend to have the lowest academic performance, highlighting the correlation between poverty and educational outcomes. These findings suggest the need for targeted interventions and additional resources to support the most vulnerable students and schools within the Caldwell County Schools district.

District Detail

1914 Hickory Boulevard SW
Lenoir, NC 28645

(828) 728-8407

SchoolDigger Rank:
151^st of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-13
Students: 10,665

Primary Schools: 14
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 6
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Davenport A+ School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 College Avenue SW	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-6941	446	33	13.6	99.3%	158 (35.4%)	68 (15.2%)	173 (38.8%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.4%)	36.7	981^st of 1505 public elementary schools	34.8%		40.2	925^th of 1502 public elementary schools	38.4%	56	44.3	55.2	53.2				40.5	52.9	42.9				51.9		$9,609	$958	$8,651
Lower Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	630 Lower Creek Drive NE	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-4022	383	25	15.2	99.2%	279 (72.8%)	31 (8.1%)	33 (8.6%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.4%)	64.4	498^th of 1505 public elementary schools	66.9%		75.4	317^th of 1502 public elementary schools	78.9%	181	74.6	53.5	50.0				60.3	60.6	54.5				77.3		$8,688	$857	$7,832
Valmead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Elizabeth Drive NW	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-9612	275	22	12.6	98.9%	129 (46.9%)	42 (15.3%)	64 (23.3%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.7%)	21.3	1263^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	16.1%		3.8	1489^th of 1502 public elementary schools	0.9%	226	66.7	15.2	12.2				53.3	26.1	19.5				31.7		$13,388	$1,976	$11,412
Whitnel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1425 Berkley Street SW	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 728-6423	267	23	11.8	98.9%	172 (64.4%)	16 (6.0%)	51 (19.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.4%)	33.6	1035^th of 1505 public elementary schools	31.2%		11.9	1389^th of 1502 public elementary schools	7.5%	354	64.7	47.1	50.0				41.2	35.3	36.1				61.1		$11,973	$1,307	$10,666
Horizons Elementary	Public	K-5	332 Greenhaven Dr. NW	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 726-3855	29	14	2.0	89.7%	24 (82.8%)	2 (6.9%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.9%)								(n/a)															$39,602	$516	$39,086
Sawmills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4436 Sawmills School Road	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 396-2610	336	23	14.3	99.1%	265 (78.9%)	4 (1.2%)	46 (13.7%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	33.8	1033^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	31.4%		18.3	1282^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	14.6%	249	64.3	46.0	43.8				45.2	44.0	37.5				50.0		$11,245	$974	$10,271
Gamewell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2904 Morganton Boulevard	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 758-1193	519	34	15.1	99.4%	367 (70.7%)	45 (8.7%)	43 (8.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.6%)	15.2	1359^th of 1505 public elementary schools	9.7%		21	1244^th of 1502 public elementary schools	17.2%	115	35.7	33.3	26.7				31.0	38.3	40.7				40.7		$9,383	$1,070	$8,312
Granite Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	60 N Highland Avenue	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 396-2222	593	40	14.7	99.5%	460 (77.6%)	15 (2.5%)	76 (12.8%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	63.3	520^th of 1505 public elementary schools	65.4%		73	361^st of 1502 public elementary schools	76.0%	159	78.0	53.5	63.5				63.0	53.5	49.0				67.7		$8,703	$796	$7,907
Hudson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Roy Coffey Drive	Hudson	28638	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 728-3712	633	44	14.4	99.5%	495 (78.2%)	12 (1.9%)	82 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.8%)	57.2	631^st of 1505 public elementary schools	58.1%		55.6	656^th of 1502 public elementary schools	56.3%	25	65.3	41.0	67.3				52.0	47.0	51.3				80.5		$9,567	$1,023	$8,544
Happy Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1350 Yadkin River Road	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-3496	223	17	13.2	98.7%	199 (89.2%)	5 (2.2%)	9 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	41.1	910^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.5%		35.9	991^st of 1502 public elementary schools	34.0%	81	52.4	31.3	55.9	35.3	18.2	21.7	28.6	37.5	50.0	47.1	40.9	65.2	76.5	73.9	$10,168	$1,178	$8,990
Dudley Shoals Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Dudley Shoals Road	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 396-3457	432	31	13.9	99.3%	369 (85.4%)	5 (1.2%)	27 (6.3%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.6%)	43.5	864^th of 1505 public elementary schools	42.6%		27.4	1131^st of 1502 public elementary schools	24.7%	267	60.6	61.9	36.9				43.9	47.6	49.2				60.0		$9,484	$1,010	$8,473
Baton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Baton School Road	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 728-9531	347	26	13.4	99.1%	299 (86.2%)	5 (1.4%)	26 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	60.8	568^th of 1505 public elementary schools	62.3%		55	672^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	55.3%	104	78.0	64.2	39.6				66.0	59.7	39.6				71.7		$9,953	$1,175	$8,778
Collettsville School	Public	PK, KG-8	4690 Collettsville School Rd	Collettsville	28611	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-6913	339	23	14.8	99.1%	314 (92.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	54.3	678^th of 1505 public elementary schools	55.0%		57.6	629^th of 1502 public elementary schools	58.1%	49	51.5	64.9	61.0	61.1	52.6	51.2	42.4	54.1	43.9	44.4	47.4	56.1	78.0	68.3	$9,454	$800	$8,654
Kings Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3680 Wilkesboro Boulevard	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-6039	148	14	10.8	98.0%	134 (90.5%)	2 (1.4%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	25.7	1183^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	21.4%		42.8	884^th of 1502 public elementary schools	41.1%	299	41.2	33.3	26.3	40.0	46.7	38.9	23.5	50.0	31.6	53.3	53.3	33.3	63.2	72.2	$11,461	$1,809	$9,651

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Burke County Schools	2.92 mi	27	110^th
The New Dimensions School	8.87 mi	1	40^th
Oak Hill Charter School	9.32 mi	1	214^th
NC Health and Human Services	9.44 mi	11
Deaf and Blind Schools	10.26 mi	3

Elementary Schools in Caldwell County Schools

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