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What's the one class at Claremont Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
462
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CATAWBA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370069000280
Claremont Elementary
3384 E Main Street, Claremont, NC 28610 · (828) 459-7921 · Catawba County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% 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
16.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
459 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 18% larger than its 6th grade class (56).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
45.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
59.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 Claremont Elementary
Claremont Elementary's state test result (54.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claremont Elementary this school | 462 | 99.4% | 54.7% |
| Startown Elementary Newton | 540 | 99.4% | 56.9% |
| Blackburn Elementary Newton | 484 | 99.0% | 63.1% |
| Clyde Campbell Elementary Hickory | 505 | 99.4% | 64.6% |
| Oxford Elementary Claremont | 540 | 98.7% | 43.4% |
| Trinity Elementary School Trinity | 423 | 99.3% | 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 Claremont Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Catawba County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #676 of 1,297 | #16 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #624 of 1,296 | #17 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #788 of 1,300 | #17 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #714 of 1,485 | #12 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,019 of 1,377 | #12 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #271 of 1,379 | #10 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #337 of 1,414 | #8 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.2% | #243 of 369 | #3 of 6 |
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
462
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 561
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 462 | 28.9 | 16.0:1 | 99% (459) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 33.5 | 13.1:1 | 99% (437) |
| 2022-23 | 429 | 33.6 | 12.8:1 | 73% (314) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 62% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 28.6 | 15.2:1 | 66% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 29 | 13.9:1 | 64% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 29 | 15.3:1 | 60% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 559 | 44 | 12.7:1 | 42% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 561 | 36 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Claremont Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (435 to 462); teachers up 1% (28.6 to 28.9).
About Claremont Elementary
Claremont Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Claremont, North Carolina, administered by Catawba County Schools. The school serves pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 462 students.
Claremont Elementary falls under Catawba County Schools, which has 28 schools enrolling 16,003 students.
The largest group at Claremont Elementary is White students, at 49%. The remaining students are 20% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 10% Black, and 10% multiracial. Census figures show Catawba County is about 75% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
Claremont Elementary has 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. The school's 16.0:1 compares with an average of 14.9:1 for elementary schools in North Carolina. The school has 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 86% average for public schools in Catawba County.
Claremont Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 51% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
A school with Claremont Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in North Carolina is predicted to score 48.5%. Claremont Elementary scores 54.7%, 6.2 points above that line.
Looking at the county, Catawba County, the median household earns about $67,864 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Catawba County has 44 public schools with about 22,392 students, including Claremont Elementary.
Bunker Hill High, about 2.9 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Claremont Elementary is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Mid-size).
Federal data show 461 students in 2020-21 and 462 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
This page collects posts and questions about Claremont Elementary, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Catawba County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
163,573
Census ACS
Median income
$67,864
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
22,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Catawba County Schools
- Saint Stephens HighHigh · 1,268 students
- Bandys HighHigh · 935 students
- Fred T Foard HighHigh · 930 students
- Maiden HighHigh · 852 students
- Bunker Hill HighHigh · 845 students
- Saint Stephens ElementaryElementary · 711 students
Other schools in Claremont
- Bunker Hill HighHigh · 845 students
- Oxford ElementaryElementary · 540 students
- Mill Creek MiddleMiddle · 477 students
- River Bend MiddleMiddle · 450 students
Other Claremont Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Claremont Elementary. Claremont Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Claremont Elementary SchoolFranklin Park, NJ · 685 students
- Claremont Elementary SchoolClaremore, OK · 391 students
Nearby schools
- Bunker Hill High2.9 mi · 845
- River Bend Middle2.9 mi · 450
- Shuford Elementary3.2 mi · 402
- Lyle Creek Elementary3.9 mi · 458
- Catawba Rosenwald Education Center3.9 mi · 7
- Catawba Elementary School3.9 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About Claremont ElementaryHow many students attend Claremont Elementary?
Claremont Elementary enrolls approximately 462 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Claremont Elementary serve?
Claremont Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Claremont Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Claremont Elementary is approximately 16.0:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Claremont Elementary?
At Claremont Elementary, the student body is approximately 49% White, 20% Hispanic, 10% Black, 11% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Claremont Elementary public or private?
Claremont Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Catawba County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.