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Enrollment
665
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370162000670
Carr Elementary
307 S Pine St, Dallas, NC 28034 · (704) 922-3636 · Gaston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL665 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
662 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 143 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 15% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
41.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
55.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 →
Where Carr Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Gaston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #905 of 1,297 | #16 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #740 of 1,296 | #13 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #894 of 1,300 | #14 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 665 | #228 of 1,485 | #4 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,209 of 1,377 | #26 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #210 of 1,379 | #5 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #86 of 1,414 | #3 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #759 of 937 | #19 of 22 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
665
-42 (-6%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 684
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 665 | 39.3 | 16.9:1 | 100% (662) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 41 | 15.1:1 | 100% (614) |
| 2022-23 | 633 | 39.8 | 15.9:1 | 100% (630) |
| 2020-21 | 707 | 44 | 16.1:1 | 100% (704) |
| 2017-18 | 705 | 41.3 | 17.1:1 | 99% (700) |
| 2015-16 | 693 | 39 | 17.8:1 | 100% (690) |
| 2010-11 | 687 | 39 | 17.6:1 | 75% (513) |
| 2000-01 | 581 | 44 | 13.2:1 | 55% (319) |
| 1990-91 | 684 | 40 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carr Elementary.
About Carr Elementary
This page covers Carr Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school in Dallas, North Carolina. The student body numbers 665 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467, so this school runs 42% larger than that.
Gaston County Schools is the district for Carr Elementary. It has 56 schools and 30,995 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Carr Elementary. The largest is White students, at 42%. Next come 27% Black, 23% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 68% White among all Gaston County residents. Carr Elementary's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Carr Elementary total 39.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.9:1. That is 2.0 students per teacher above the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 100%. The average for public schools in Gaston County is 85%.
In North Carolina, Carr Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 46.9% actual against a predicted 48.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Gaston County, the median household income is $67,478, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Carr Elementary is one of 61 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Carr Elementary at 2nd of 6.
NCES describes the area around Carr Elementary as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school enrolled 665 students in 2024-25, 42 fewer than the 707 it had in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Carr Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Gaston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
234,881
Census ACS
Median income
$67,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
35,898 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gaston County Schools
- Ashbrook HighHigh · 1,386 students
- Hunter Huss HighHigh · 1,165 students
- Forestview HighHigh · 1,133 students
- North Gaston HighHigh · 1,061 students
- South Point HighHigh · 989 students
- Cramerton MiddleMiddle · 959 students
Other schools in Dallas
- North Gaston HighHigh · 1,061 students
- W C Friday Middle SchoolMiddle · 618 students
- Costner ElementaryElementary · 430 students
- Gaston Early College High SchoolHigh · 235 students
- Gaston Early College of Medical SciencesHigh · 174 students
Nearby schools
- Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences0.3 mi · 174
- Gaston Early College High School0.4 mi · 235
- W C Friday Middle School1.5 mi · 618
- North Gaston High1.5 mi · 1,061
- Brookside Elementary2.2 mi · 512
- Highland Sch of Technology2.3 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About Carr ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Carr Elementary?
Carr Elementary enrolls approximately 665 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Carr Elementary serve?
Carr Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Carr Elementary?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Carr Elementary.
How diverse is Carr Elementary?
Carr Elementary reports a student body of 42% White, 23% Hispanic, 27% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Carr Elementary?
Carr Elementary is overseen by Gaston County Schools in Gaston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.