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Alumni: what's one memory from Bethel Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
611
Elementary
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370053000209
Bethel Elementary
2425 Midland Road, Midland, NC 28107 · (704) 260-6070 · Cabarrus County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL611 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
265 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 9 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
67.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
72.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bethel Elementary
Bethel Elementary's state test result (72.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Elementary this school | 611 | 43.4% | 72.2% |
| Northwest Harnett Elementary Fuquay-Varina | 645 | 42.5% | 69.4% |
| Silverdale Elementary Maysville | 648 | 46.6% | 55.0% |
| Western Union Elementary Waxhaw | 539 | 40.6% | 57.3% |
| Waxhaw Elementary Waxhaw | 615 | 48.8% | 66.5% |
| Stateside Elementary Jacksonville | 579 | 47.8% | 56.2% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bethel Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cabarrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #184 of 1,297 | #5 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #269 of 1,296 | #6 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #170 of 1,300 | #5 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 611 | #331 of 1,485 | #20 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #310 of 1,377 | #5 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #715 of 1,379 | #25 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.4% | #1,197 of 1,414 | #22 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.4% | #236 of 369 | #12 of 14 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
611
+93 (+18%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 611 | 45.7 | 13.4:1 | 43% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 38.8 | 15.6:1 | 52% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 39.3 | 15.5:1 | 48% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 518 | 33 | 15.7:1 | 36% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 32.3 | 17.8:1 | 46% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 650 | 36 | 18.1:1 | 42% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 604 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 35% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 19% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 23 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bethel Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (574 to 611); teachers up 42% (32.3 to 45.7).
About Bethel Elementary
Bethel Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in Midland, North Carolina. It enrolled 611 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 31% higher than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina, which is about 467.
Cabarrus County Schools has 44 schools and 35,568 students, and Bethel Elementary is one of those schools.
Roughly 59% of students at Bethel Elementary are White. Other groups make up 19% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 59% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Bethel Elementary is 45.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.4:1. That is 1.5 students per teacher below the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Around 43% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Cabarrus County report 56%.
Bethel Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 77% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 65.6% for Bethel Elementary. The school posts 72.2%, 6.6 points above the prediction.
Cabarrus County has about 236,133 residents, and the median household income is $89,005, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Bethel Elementary, Cabarrus County has 55 other public schools.
Nearby, Clear Creek Elementary is about 5.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Bethel Elementary's average proficiency of 72.2% compares with 60.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Bethel Elementary's enrollment grew from 518 in 2020-21 to 611 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.7:1 to 13.4:1.
Community posts for Bethel Elementary can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cabarrus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
236,133
Census ACS
Median income
$89,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
43,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cabarrus County Schools
- Cox Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,772 students
- Hickory Ridge HighHigh · 1,671 students
- West Cabarrus HighHigh · 1,627 students
- Central Cabarrus HighHigh · 1,369 students
- Harris Road MiddleMiddle · 1,368 students
- Jay M Robinson HighHigh · 1,210 students
Other Bethel Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 7 states are named Bethel Elementary. Bethel Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 11.
- Bethel ElementaryCanton, NC · 537 students
- Bethel ElementaryBethel, NC · 232 students
- Bethel ElementarySugar Grove, NC · 128 students
- Bethel Elementary SchoolTipp City, OH · 944 students
- Bethel ElementarySimpsonville, SC · 915 students
Nearby schools
- Clear Creek Elementary5.3 mi · 459
- Patriots Elementary5.5 mi · 636
- C C Griffin Middle5.5 mi · 792
- Fairview Elementary5.6 mi · 394
- Hickory Ridge Elementary6.0 mi · 927
- Stanfield Elementary6.1 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About Bethel ElementaryHow many students attend Bethel Elementary?
Bethel Elementary enrolls approximately 611 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bethel Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bethel Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Bethel Elementary have?
Bethel Elementary employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
How diverse is Bethel Elementary?
Bethel Elementary reports a student body of 59% White, 19% Hispanic, 15% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Bethel Elementary in?
Bethel Elementary is part of Cabarrus County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.