Enrollment
210
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370114002664
Brier Creek Elementary
175 Watford Road, Thomasville, NC 27360 · (336) 474-8200 · Davidson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL210 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
207 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 8 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (20).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
51.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
75.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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
65.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Brier Creek Elementary
Brier Creek Elementary's state test result (65.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brier Creek Elementary this school | 210 | 98.6% | 65.4% |
| Roaring River Elementary School Roaring River | 190 | 98.4% | 62.2% |
| Bennett School Bennett | 187 | 98.4% | 73.3% |
| Meadowbrook Elementary Canton | 198 | 98.0% | 46.0% |
| Crossnore Elementary Crossnore | 184 | 98.4% | 59.9% |
| Piney Creek Elementary Piney Creek | 198 | 98.5% | 59.8% |
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 Brier Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #336 of 1,297 | #6 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #203 of 1,296 | #2 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #570 of 1,300 | #9 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 210 | #1,365 of 1,485 | #25 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #290 of 1,377 | #3 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.2% | #1,273 of 1,379 | #20 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #818 of 1,414 | #18 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.6% | #74 of 937 | #1 of 18 |
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
210
+5 (+2%) vs 2020
-49% since 2010-11, when it was 410
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 210 | 15.8 | 13.3:1 | 99% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 16.1 | 13.0:1 | 99% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 207 | 17.5 | 11.8:1 | 69% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 205 | 16 | 12.8:1 | 49% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 307 | 18.3 | 16.8:1 | 53% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 300 | 20 | 15.0:1 | 58% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 410 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 54% (220) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brier Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (307 to 210); teachers down 14% (18.3 to 15.8).
About Brier Creek Elementary
In Thomasville, North Carolina, part of Davidson County, Brier Creek Elementary is an elementary school. It enrolled 210 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students each.
Brier Creek Elementary falls under Davidson County Schools, which has 35 schools enrolling 17,936 students.
The large majority of students at Brier Creek Elementary, 82%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Brier Creek Elementary has a diversity index of 31%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 13.3 students per teacher and 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 99%. That is higher than the 76% average for public schools in Davidson County.
The allk12 Grade for Brier Creek Elementary is A-. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 80% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Brier Creek Elementary falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 65.4% actual against 48.7% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Davidson County show that median household income is about $64,172, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 49 public schools in Davidson County, with a combined enrollment of about 23,696.
Fair Grove Elementary is the closest public school, about 3.5 miles away in a straight line. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Brier Creek Elementary is 1st on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Brier Creek Elementary as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment went from 205 in 2020-21 to 210 in 2024-25, a change of 5 students.
Discussions about Brier Creek Elementary may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Davidson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,954
Census ACS
Median income
$64,172
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
23,696 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Davidson County Schools
- Oak Grove HighHigh · 992 students
- North Davidson HighHigh · 935 students
- Central Davidson HighHigh · 897 students
- Ledford Senior HighHigh · 776 students
- West Davidson HighHigh · 740 students
- Oak Grove MiddleMiddle · 727 students
Other schools in Thomasville
- Ledford Senior HighHigh · 776 students
- Thomasville PrimaryElementary · 753 students
- East Davidson HighHigh · 709 students
- Ledford MiddleMiddle · 651 students
- Thomasville HighHigh · 590 students
- E Lawson Brown MiddleMiddle · 560 students
Other Brier Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Brier Creek Elementary. Brier Creek Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Brier Creek ElementaryRaleigh, NC · 642 students
Nearby schools
- Fair Grove Elementary3.5 mi · 524
- E Lawson Brown Middle3.7 mi · 560
- East Davidson High3.7 mi · 709
- Davis-Townsend Elementary4.3 mi · 430
- Silver Valley Elementary4.5 mi · 221
- Wheatmore High School5.0 mi · 667
Frequently asked questions
About Brier Creek ElementaryHow many students attend Brier Creek Elementary?
Brier Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 210 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Brier Creek Elementary serve?
Brier Creek Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Brier Creek Elementary have?
Brier Creek Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
How diverse is Brier Creek Elementary?
Brier Creek Elementary reports a student body of 82% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Brier Creek Elementary?
Brier Creek Elementary is overseen by Davidson County Schools in Davidson County.
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