Bethel Elementary

Summary:

Bethel Elementary is a public elementary school located in Midland, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 609. The school is part of the Cabarrus County Schools district, which is ranked 75 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bethel Elementary consistently outperforms the Cabarrus County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 5th grade Science, Bethel Elementary had an 85.3% proficiency rate, compared to 74.3% for the district and 66.2% for the state. The school also has a more diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic and Asian students compared to nearby schools. Bethel Elementary ranks among the top schools in North Carolina for the performance of specific student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students.

While Bethel Elementary outperforms the nearby Rocky River Elementary and Harrisburg Elementary schools, another school in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, Bain Elementary, also demonstrates strong academic performance, ranking higher than Bethel Elementary in some areas. Additionally, Bethel Elementary has seen a steady improvement in its statewide ranking over the past few years, moving from a 2-star rating to a 4-star rating, indicating positive strides in improving the quality of education. However, the school's increasing free and reduced lunch rate suggests a growing population of economically disadvantaged students, which may require additional resources and support.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2425 Midland Road
       Midland, NC  28107-9760


(704) 260-6070

District: Cabarrus County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
250th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,140 Help


Students who attend Bethel Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    C C Griffin Middle
High:    Central Cabarrus High

Student/teacher ratio:  15.5 Help
Number of students:  609

Racial breakdown:

White:
59.8%
Hispanic:
17.9%
African American:
15.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  48.4% Help


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Compare Details Bethel Elementary ranks better than 83.4% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 5th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Cabarrus County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.4. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Bethel Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (59.8%), Hispanic (17.9%), African American (15.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 48.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bethel Elementary is 15.5. 16 elementary schools in the Cabarrus County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bethel Elementary is $9,140. 11 elementary schools in the Cabarrus County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bethel Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Bethel Elementary 250th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Bethel Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Cabarrus County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Cabarrus County Schools 75th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bethel Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Bethel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 67.40 381st 1276 70.1%
2007 51.35 717th 1293 44.5%
2008 42.66 833rd 1324 37.1%
2009 59.60 615th 1354 54.6%
2010 56.93 665th 1363 51.2%
2011 65.29 512th 1381 62.9%
2012 67.59 447th 1388 67.8%
2013 61.46 497th 1403 64.6%
2014 50.92 690th 1390 50.4%
2015 40.49 900th 1440 37.5%
2016 40.94 911th 1425 36.1%
2017 37.84 951st 1429 33.4%
2018 37.22 969th 1434 32.4%
2019 57.34 633rd 1473 57.0%
2021 62.56 528th 1489 64.5%
2022 61.29 561st 1514 62.9%
2023 67.96 443rd 1502 70.5%
2024 79.40 250th 1505 83.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Bethel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 54.39 56th 133 57.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Bethel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 47.56 229th 514 55.4%
2024 76.43 67th 533 87.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bethel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 57.07 246th 801 69.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bethel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.94 857th 1332 35.7%
2019 54.48 592nd 1361 56.5%
2021 64.84 340th 1329 74.4%
2022 58.12 495th 1366 63.8%
2023 67.09 373rd 1437 74.0%
2024 80.07 153rd 1450 89.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Bethel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.18 938th 1405 33.2%
2019 55.77 637th 1424 55.3%
2021 53.23 636th 1440 55.8%
2022 59.46 561st 1458 61.5%
2023 63.49 496th 1459 66.0%
2024 73.56 306th 1455 79.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Bethel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.38 669th 897 25.4%
2019 35.28 595th 878 32.2%
2021 58.61 183rd 646 71.7%
2022 51.51 238th 634 62.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Bethel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.78 43rd 69 37.7%
2019 41.77 540th 612 11.8%
2021 72.09 85th 494 82.8%
2022 53.67 315th 500 37.0%
2023 64.14 198th 582 66.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Bethel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.74 992nd 1413 29.8%
2019 58.26 590th 1430 58.7%
2021 67.50 426th 1444 70.5%
2022 60.69 556th 1464 62.0%
2023 70.05 374th 1461 74.4%
2024 81.04 211th 1464 85.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Bethel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 46.19 502nd 949 47.1%
2021 66.95 177th 896 80.2%
2022 77.37 119th 927 87.2%
2023 69.85 209th 933 77.6%
2024 81.32 100th 924 89.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bethel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.03 516th 851 39.4%
2019 63.39 266th 865 69.2%
2021 53.10 328th 843 61.1%
2022 51.82 378th 893 57.7%
2023 48.31 467th 915 49.0%
2024 69.73 207th 951 78.2%
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Rank History for White students at Bethel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.27 1101st 1178 6.5%
2019 37.32 810th 1183 31.5%
2021 48.01 603rd 1172 48.5%
2022 46.66 657th 1194 45.0%
2023 59.04 480th 1183 59.4%
2024 67.50 349th 1166 70.1%
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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.

Bethel Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Bethel Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 445 34 0 1 3 n/a n/a 0 483
1989 444 37 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 482
1990 459 32 0 0 3 n/a n/a 0 494
1991 408 32 0 0 3 n/a n/a 0 443
1992 394 32 0 0 3 n/a n/a 0 429
1993 436 31 1 0 2 n/a n/a 0 470
1994 439 29 0 0 6 n/a n/a 0 474
1995 490 34 2 0 3 n/a n/a 0 529
1996 490 34 2 0 3 n/a n/a 0 529
1997 503 33 1 0 2 n/a n/a 0 539
1998 411 27 1 7 2 n/a n/a 0 448
1999 419 33 0 5 2 n/a n/a 0 459
2000 399 41 0 5 4 n/a n/a 0 449
2001 383 40 0 5 6 n/a n/a 0 434
2002 371 34 0 8 3 n/a n/a 0 416
2003 371 34 0 8 3 n/a n/a 0 416
2004 357 34 0 6 5 n/a n/a 0 402
2005 545 61 2 28 5 n/a n/a 0 641
2006 574 63 2 34 5 n/a n/a 0 678
2007 592 65 4 34 5 n/a n/a 25 725
2008 673 74 1 48 6 n/a n/a 31 833
2009 672 106 1 47 6 n/a n/a 0 832
2010 655 118 2 57 4 n/a n/a 0 836
2011 524 23 0 35 5 0 17 0 604
2012 498 25 0 41 4 0 18 0 586
2013 510 26 2 42 3 2 14 0 599
2014 504 33 5 49 2 2 18 0 613
2015 486 47 6 56 2 3 20 0 620
2016 492 60 4 65 1 4 24 0 650
2017 439 48 5 71 2 4 33 0 602
2018 413 38 10 81 1 3 28 0 574
2019 383 54 14 95 2 2 20 0 570
2020 358 55 13 98 2 2 61 0 589
2021 328 68 13 86 1 2 20 0 518
2022 338 78 21 110 1 0 30 0 578
2023 364 93 17 109 2 0 24 0 609

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 Bethel Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 483 23.0 21.0 9.1
1989 482 23.0 20.9 14.7
1990 494 23.0 21.4 13
1991 443 23.0 19.2 14.4
1992 429 28.0 15.3 10.7
1993 470 25.0 18.8 14.3
1994 474 27.0 17.6 16
1995 529 29.0 18.2 14.6
1996 529 29.0 18.2 14.6
1997 539 30.0 18.0 15.4
1998 448 28.0 16.0 17.4
1999 459 28.0 16.4 20.9
2000 449 27.0 16.6 22
2001 434 28.0 15.5 19.1
2002 416 28.0 14.9 25
2003 416 28.0 14.9 25
2004 402 28.0 14.4 24.4
2005 641 28.0 22.9 29.5
2006 678 28.0 24.2 27.3
2007 725 n/a n/a 27.3
2008 833 48.8 17.1 30.2
2009 832 49.9 16.7 29.8
2010 836 49.9 16.7 37.4
2011 604 36.7 16.4 35.1
2012 586 31.6 18.5 36.2
2013 599 33.8 17.7 42.6
2014 613 35.4 17.3 38.8
2015 620 34.0 18.2 42.9
2016 650 37.0 17.5 42.2
2017 602 34.1 17.6 45.8
2018 574 32.2 17.7 45.8
2019 570 37.2 15.2 44
2020 589 37.0 15.9 40.1
2021 518 33.5 15.4 35.5
2022 578 37.6 15.3 28.4
2023 609 39.2 15.5 48.4

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 Bethel Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 483 23.0 21.0 9.1
1989 482 23.0 20.9 14.7
1990 494 23.0 21.4 13
1991 443 23.0 19.2 14.4
1992 429 28.0 15.3 10.7
1993 470 25.0 18.8 14.3
1994 474 27.0 17.6 16
1995 529 29.0 18.2 14.6
1996 529 29.0 18.2 14.6
1997 539 30.0 18.0 15.4
1998 448 28.0 16.0 17.4
1999 459 28.0 16.4 20.9
2000 449 27.0 16.6 22
2001 434 28.0 15.5 19.1
2002 416 28.0 14.9 25
2003 416 28.0 14.9 25
2004 402 28.0 14.4 24.4
2005 641 28.0 22.9 29.5
2006 678 28.0 24.2 27.3
2007 725 n/a n/a 27.3
2008 833 48.8 17.1 30.2
2009 832 49.9 16.7 29.8
2010 836 49.9 16.7 37.4
2011 604 36.7 16.4 35.1
2012 586 31.6 18.5 36.2
2013 599 33.8 17.7 42.6
2014 613 35.4 17.3 38.8
2015 620 34.0 18.2 42.9
2016 650 37.0 17.5 42.2
2017 602 34.1 17.6 45.8
2018 574 32.2 17.7 45.8
2019 570 37.2 15.2 44
2020 589 37.0 15.9 40.1
2021 518 33.5 15.4 35.5
2022 578 37.6 15.3 28.4
2023 609 39.2 15.5 48.4

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 Bethel Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $715 (7.8%) $8,425 (92.2%) $9,140

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Bethel Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 633rd of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 443rd of 1502 Elementary schools
 13.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bethel Elementary)54.473.7
 19.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Cabarrus County Schools)6766
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Bethel Elementary)56.353.5
 2.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Cabarrus County Schools)60.253.7
 6.5%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Bethel Elementary)6858
 10%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Cabarrus County Schools)65.764
 1.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Bethel Elementary)6563
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Cabarrus County Schools)60.662.3
 1.7%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Bethel Elementary)61.257.8
 3.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Cabarrus County Schools)66.862.8
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Bethel Elementary)58.352
 6.3%
   5th Grade Reading (Cabarrus County Schools)61.656.4
 5.2%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Bethel Elementary)74.880.4
 5.6%
   5th Grade Science (Cabarrus County Schools)78.871.1
 7.7%
   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 Students570609
 6.8%
African American5493
 72.2%
American Indian22
Asian1417
 21.4%
Hispanic95109
 14.7%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White383364
 5%
Two or More Races2024
 20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients44%48.4%
 4.4%


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Students at Bethel Elementary are 60% White, 18% Hispanic, 15% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Students who attend Bethel Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : C C Griffin Middle
High : Central Cabarrus High

In the 2022-23 school year, 609 students attended Bethel Elementary.

Bethel Elementary ranks 250th 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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