Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370282002590
Brush Creek Elementary
265 Upper Brush Creek Road, Marshall, NC 28753 · (828) 649-1547 · Madison County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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.
- 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
11.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
353 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Brush Creek Elementary→Madison Middle School
Based on grade levels within Madison County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
48.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
51.6%
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 52 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
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% 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 Brush Creek Elementary
Brush Creek Elementary's state test result (54.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brush Creek Elementary this school | 356 | 99.2% | 54.1% |
| Union Elementary Vale | 342 | 99.1% | 67.7% |
| Blue Ridge Elementary Burnsville | 382 | 98.4% | 54.1% |
| Rosman Elementary Rosman | 344 | 99.1% | 63.9% |
| Denton Elementary Denton | 369 | 99.2% | 56.9% |
| Collettsville School Collettsville | 321 | 98.8% | 53.3% |
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 Brush Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #695 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #854 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #657 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #1,029 of 1,485 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #79 of 1,377 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.7% | #1,371 of 1,379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #539 of 1,414 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #710 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
356
+28 (+9%) vs 2020
-23% since 2010-11, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 356 | 30 | 11.9:1 | 99% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 28.5 | 13.1:1 | 99% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 27.8 | 12.0:1 | 58% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 29 | 11.3:1 | 54% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 30 | 12.8:1 | 55% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 60% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 60% (275) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brush Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (383 to 356); teachers unchanged (30 to 30).
About Brush Creek Elementary
In Marshall, North Carolina, Brush Creek Elementary is a small elementary school. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 356 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students.
Madison County Schools counts 2,063 students in its 7 schools, and Brush Creek Elementary is one of them.
At Brush Creek Elementary, White students make up 93% of the student body. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Hispanic. That is close to the 92% White share among all Madison County residents. By the diversity index, Brush Creek Elementary comes in at 14%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1 at Brush Creek Elementary, with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 14.9:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 99% of enrollment. Across public schools in Madison County, the average is about the same, 99%.
Brush Creek Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 49% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Brush Creek Elementary falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 54.1% actual against 48.6% predicted.
In Madison County (population about 21,867), median household income is about $58,531, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Brush Creek Elementary is one of 7 public schools in Madison County, which together enroll about 2,063 students.
Madison Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Brush Creek Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Brush Creek Elementary as Rural: Distant.
The number of students grew from 328 to 356 over 4 years.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,867
Census ACS
Median income
$58,531
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,063 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison County Schools
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 468 students
- Mars Hill ElementaryElementary · 445 students
- Madison High SchoolHigh · 377 students
- Madison Early College HighHigh · 270 students
- Hot Springs ElementaryElementary · 128 students
- Madison Velocity Learning CenterHigh · 19 students
Other schools in Marshall
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 468 students
- Madison High SchoolHigh · 377 students
- Madison Early College HighHigh · 270 students
- Madison Velocity Learning CenterHigh · 19 students
Other Brush Creek Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Brush Creek Elementary. Brush Creek Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Brush Creek Elementary SchoolEAGLE, CO · 341 students
- Brush Creek Elementary SchoolNorth Vernon, IN · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Madison Middle School0.1 mi · 468
- Madison Early College High2.8 mi · 270
- Madison High School2.9 mi · 377
- Madison Velocity Learning Center2.9 mi · 19
- Hot Springs Elementary7.5 mi · 128
- Mars Hill Elementary9.1 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About Brush Creek ElementaryHow many students attend Brush Creek Elementary?
Brush Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 356 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Brush Creek Elementary serve?
Brush Creek Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Brush Creek Elementary have?
Brush Creek Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
How diverse is Brush Creek Elementary?
Brush Creek Elementary reports a student body of 93% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Brush Creek Elementary?
Brush Creek Elementary is overseen by Madison County Schools in Madison County.
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