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If you could change one rule at Brevard Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
524
Elementary
DISTRICT 358 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370453001777
Brevard Elementary
399 Greenville Hwy, Brevard, NC 28712 · (828) 884-2001 · Transylvania County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
12.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
521 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
48.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
52.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Brevard Elementary
Brevard Elementary's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brevard Elementary this school | 524 | 99.4% | 50.5% |
| Bolivia Elementary Bolivia | 514 | 99.4% | 49.3% |
| Wentworth Elementary Reidsville | 497 | 98.8% | 60.6% |
| Fallston Elementary Fallston | 502 | 99.4% | 58.0% |
| Ellenboro Elementary School Ellenboro | 567 | 97.4% | 73.5% |
| Gamewell Elementary Lenoir | 459 | 99.3% | 41.3% |
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 Brevard Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #799 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #822 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #660 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 524 | #545 of 1,485 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #190 of 1,377 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #1,114 of 1,379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #245 of 1,414 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #844 of 937 |
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
524
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 722
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 524 | 41 | 12.8:1 | 99% (521) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 43 | 12.5:1 | 99% (535) |
| 2022-23 | 544 | 45.7 | 11.9:1 | 64% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 43 | 12.1:1 | 51% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 38.2 | 14.2:1 | 53% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 60% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 59% (313) |
| 2000-01 | 612 | 43 | 14.2:1 | 42% (260) |
| 1990-91 | 722 | 37 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brevard Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (541 to 524); teachers up 7% (38.2 to 41).
About Brevard Elementary
Brevard, North Carolina, is home to Brevard Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 524 students, from pre-K through 5.
District-wide, Transylvania County Schools has 9 schools and 3,205 students.
Brevard Elementary's enrollment is 73% White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 7% Black. By comparison, Transylvania County residents are about 88% White. By the diversity index, Brevard Elementary comes in at 44%.
At Brevard Elementary, 41 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.8:1. That ratio is under the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 99% of enrollment. Across public schools in Transylvania County, the average is about the same, 99%.
Brevard Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 41% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Brevard Elementary is 2.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 50.5%. Predicted: 48.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Transylvania County, median household income is about $66,184, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The public schools of Transylvania County number 10 and enroll about 3,640.
Of nearby public schools, Brevard High is the closest, at about 0.9 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 56.7%, higher than Brevard Elementary's 50.5%.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (520) to 2024-25 (524).
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Brevard Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Transylvania County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,691
Census ACS
Median income
$66,184
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Transylvania County Schools
- Brevard HighHigh · 799 students
- Brevard MiddleMiddle · 472 students
- Pisgah Forest ElementaryElementary · 431 students
- Rosman ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- Rosman HighHigh · 254 students
- Rosman MiddleMiddle · 187 students
Other schools in Brevard
- Brevard HighHigh · 799 students
- Brevard MiddleMiddle · 472 students
- Pisgah Forest ElementaryElementary · 431 students
- Davidson River SchoolHigh · 61 students
Nearby schools
- Brevard High0.9 mi · 799
- Brevard Middle1.5 mi · 472
- Pisgah Forest Elementary2.4 mi · 431
- Davidson River School2.5 mi · 61
- Brevard Academy3.7 mi · 435
- Rosman High7.9 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About Brevard ElementaryHow large is Brevard Elementary?
Brevard Elementary enrolls approximately 524 students in grades PK-05.
Is Brevard Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brevard Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brevard Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brevard Elementary is approximately 12.8:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brevard Elementary?
At Brevard Elementary, the student body is approximately 73% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Brevard Elementary?
Brevard Elementary is overseen by Transylvania County Schools in Transylvania County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.