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Enrollment
642
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINSTON SALEM / FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370150003122
Caleb's Creek Elementary
1109 Salem Crossing Rd, Kernersville, NC 27284 · (336) 703-6757 · Forsyth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL642 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest 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
14.2:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
639 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 35 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
48.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
63.6%
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 64 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
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 Caleb's Creek Elementary
Caleb's Creek Elementary's state test result (58.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb's Creek Elementary this school | 642 | 99.5% | 58.9% |
| Carr Elementary Dallas | 665 | 99.5% | 46.9% |
| Aberdeen Elementary Aberdeen | 675 | 98.2% | 43.1% |
| Sedge Garden Elementary Kernersville | 714 | 99.6% | 69.3% |
| Cloverleaf Elementary Statesville | 568 | 99.5% | 45.5% |
| Walkertown Elementary Walkertown | 633 | 99.5% | 44.2% |
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 Caleb's Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #538 of 1,297 | #16 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #513 of 1,296 | #14 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #666 of 1,300 | #17 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 642 | #278 of 1,485 | #11 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #528 of 1,377 | #29 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #118 of 1,379 | #2 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #109 of 1,414 | #7 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #346 of 937 | #14 of 32 |
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
642
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 880
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 642 | 45.2 | 14.2:1 | 100% (639) |
| 2023-24 | 656 | 44.7 | 14.7:1 | 100% (653) |
| 2022-23 | 669 | 45 | 14.9:1 | 59% (397) |
| 2020-21 | 647 | 37 | 17.5:1 | 34% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 777 | 46.5 | 16.7:1 | 38% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 800 | 44 | 18.2:1 | 40% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 880 | 48 | 18.3:1 | 33% (288) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caleb's Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (777 to 642); teachers down 3% (46.5 to 45.2).
About Caleb's Creek Elementary
Located in Kernersville, North Carolina, Caleb's Creek Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its enrollment is 642 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 467.
Caleb's Creek Elementary falls under Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, which has 79 schools enrolling 51,745 students.
White students account for 40% of enrollment at Caleb's Creek Elementary, more than any other group. Other groups make up 26% Black, 22% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. The school's White share is 15 points below the 56% share among Forsyth County residents. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Caleb's Creek Elementary are from different groups.
Caleb's Creek Elementary lists 45.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.2 students per teacher. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is close to this figure. About 100% of students at Caleb's Creek Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Forsyth County is 88%.
Caleb's Creek Elementary holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 64% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Caleb's Creek Elementary is 10.4 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 58.9% actual, 48.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.
Looking at the county, Forsyth County, the median household earns about $67,165 a year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Forsyth County has 88 public schools with about 55,902 students, including Caleb's Creek Elementary.
Of the public schools around it, Caleb's Creek Elementary is closest to Southeast Middle, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Caleb's Creek Elementary ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Caleb's Creek Elementary is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 647 to 642, a small change. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.5:1 to 14.2:1.
This community page is for conversations about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Forsyth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
389,977
Census ACS
Median income
$67,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
55,902 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
- West Forsyth HighHigh · 2,145 students
- Ronald W Reagan High SchoolHigh · 2,122 students
- R J Reynolds HighHigh · 1,759 students
- East Forsyth HighHigh · 1,647 students
- Parkland HighHigh · 1,569 students
- Mount Tabor High SchoolHigh · 1,426 students
Other schools in Kernersville
- East Forsyth HighHigh · 1,647 students
- Robert B Glenn High SchoolHigh · 1,396 students
- NC Leadership Charter AcademyCombined · 1,209 students
- East Forsyth Middle SchoolMiddle · 772 students
- Kernersville MiddleMiddle · 754 students
- Southeast MiddleMiddle · 733 students
Nearby schools
- Southeast Middle0.2 mi · 733
- Robert B Glenn High School1.6 mi · 1,396
- NC Leadership Charter Academy2.5 mi · 1,209
- Union Cross Traditional Acad2.7 mi · 549
- Sedge Garden Elementary2.9 mi · 714
- Smith Farm Elementary2.9 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Caleb's Creek ElementaryHow many students attend Caleb's Creek Elementary?
Caleb's Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 642 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Caleb's Creek Elementary serve?
Caleb's Creek Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Caleb's Creek Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Caleb's Creek Elementary is approximately 14.2:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Caleb's Creek Elementary?
At Caleb's Creek Elementary, the student body is approximately 40% White, 22% Hispanic, 26% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Caleb's Creek Elementary?
Caleb's Creek Elementary is overseen by Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools in Forsyth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.