Summary:
Casar Elementary is a public elementary school located in Casar, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 278. The school is part of the Cleveland County Schools district, which is ranked 121 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Casar Elementary consistently outperforms the Cleveland County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, Casar Elementary had 80.4% of 3rd graders, 65.9% of 4th graders, and 89.8% of 5th graders proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 66.1%, 55.7%, and 58.9% for the district, respectively. In Reading, Casar Elementary had 62.7% of 3rd graders, 51.2% of 4th graders, and 55.1% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to 47.7%, 48.9%, and 42.1% for the district. Casar Elementary also excelled in 5th grade Science, with 93.9% of students proficient or better, compared to 65.3% for the district.
Despite having an exceptionally high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 98.92% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, Casar Elementary's low-income students perform at a very high level, ranking 72nd out of 1,450 North Carolina elementary schools for this subgroup in the 2023-2024 school year. When compared to nearby schools, such as Salem Elementary, Sunshine Elementary School, and Union Elementary, Casar Elementary consistently outperforms them in academic achievement, making it a top-performing school in the region.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Cleveland County Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
256th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,433
Students who attend Casar Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 14.5
Number of students: 278
Racial breakdown:
White:
87.8%
Hispanic:
5.8%
African American:
3.2%
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Two or more races:
2.9%
Asian:
0.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 98.9%
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