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Enrollment
543
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370268002163
Catawba Springs Elementary
206 North Little Egypt Rd, Denver, NC 28037 · (704) 736-1895 · Lincoln County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest 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
16.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
187 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
71.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
79.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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
74.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Catawba Springs Elementary
Catawba Springs Elementary's state test result (74.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catawba Springs Elementary this school | 543 | 34.4% | 74.6% |
| New Hope Elementary Gastonia | 571 | 34.3% | 73.0% |
| Southwest Elementary Clemmons | 546 | 37.7% | 74.7% |
| Cornelius Elementary Cornelius | 542 | 29.0% | 75.0% |
| Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem Wilmington | 461 | 30.4% | 80.8% |
| Glenn C Marlow Elementary Mills River | 562 | 30.2% | 80.5% |
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 Catawba Springs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Lincoln County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #145 of 1,297 | #2 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.1% | #135 of 1,296 | #3 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #113 of 1,300 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 543 | #487 of 1,485 | #3 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,095 of 1,377 | #13 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #974 of 1,379 | #4 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.4% | #1,261 of 1,414 | #11 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #792 of 937 | N/A |
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
543
+50 (+10%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 543 | 33.2 | 16.4:1 | 34% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 33.2 | 16.0:1 | 32% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 32.3 | 16.4:1 | 30% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 19% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 35 | 16.3:1 | 30% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 28% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 30 | 17.4:1 | 32% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 604 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 28% (169) |
| 1990-91 | 495 | 20 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Catawba Springs Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (571 to 543); teachers down 5% (35 to 33.2).
About Catawba Springs Elementary
Catawba Springs Elementary is one of the public schools in Denver, North Carolina. It is a mid-sized elementary school. Federal data show 543 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
In Lincoln County Schools, 22 schools enroll a combined 11,710 students.
The share of White students at Catawba Springs Elementary is 68%, a majority. Other students are 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 8% Black, and 3% Asian. That is lower than the 83% White share among all Lincoln County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
There are about 16.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Catawba Springs Elementary, which has 33.2. The school's 16.4:1 compares with an average of 14.9:1 for elementary schools in North Carolina. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 34%. That is 32 points below the 66% average for public schools in Lincoln County.
Catawba Springs Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 79% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 68.3% at Catawba Springs Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 74.6%.
Lincoln County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $80,016, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Catawba Springs Elementary shares Lincoln County with 24 other public schools.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, East Lincoln High, is the closest to Catawba Springs Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Catawba Springs Elementary comes in 2nd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 10%, from 493 to 543. By 2024-25, the school had 16.4 students per teacher, compared with 14.9 in 2020-21.
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Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,716
Census ACS
Median income
$80,016
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
14,428 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lincoln County Schools
- North Lincoln HighHigh · 1,126 students
- East Lincoln HighHigh · 1,047 students
- Lincolnton HighHigh · 797 students
- North Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 774 students
- East Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 738 students
- West Lincoln HighHigh · 731 students
Other schools in Denver
- Lincoln Charter SchoolCombined · 2,316 students
- East Lincoln HighHigh · 1,047 students
- North Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 774 students
- St James ElementaryElementary · 653 students
- Rock Springs ElementaryElementary · 639 students
- West Lake Preparatory AcademyCombined · 402 students
Nearby schools
- East Lincoln High0.3 mi · 1,047
- St James Elementary2.1 mi · 653
- West Lake Preparatory Academy2.5 mi · 402
- Lincoln Charter School2.5 mi · 2,316
- East Lincoln Middle4.3 mi · 738
- Rock Springs Elementary5.1 mi · 639
Frequently asked questions
About Catawba Springs ElementaryHow large is Catawba Springs Elementary?
Catawba Springs Elementary enrolls approximately 543 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Catawba Springs Elementary serve?
Catawba Springs Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Catawba Springs Elementary?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Catawba Springs Elementary.
How diverse is Catawba Springs Elementary?
Catawba Springs Elementary reports a student body of 68% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Catawba Springs Elementary in?
Catawba Springs Elementary is part of Lincoln County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.