Enrollment
246
Elementary
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YADKIN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370504002015
East Bend Elementary
205 School Street, East Bend, NC 27018 · (336) 551-1125 · Yadkin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
B
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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
17.1:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
243 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
49.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
67.6%
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 68 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
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% 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 East Bend Elementary
East Bend Elementary's state test result (59.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Bend Elementary this school | 246 | 98.8% | 59.6% |
| Courtney Elementary Yadkinville | 250 | 98.8% | 54.9% |
| Stony Point Elementary Stony Point | 237 | 98.7% | 55.0% |
| North Cove Elementary School Marion | 230 | 98.7% | 43.5% |
| Westfield Elementary Pilot Mountain | 212 | 98.6% | 50.0% |
| Mt Ulla Elementary Mount Ulla | 281 | 98.9% | 68.6% |
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 East Bend Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Yadkin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #515 of 1,297 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #411 of 1,296 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #650 of 1,300 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 246 | #1,305 of 1,485 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #1,227 of 1,377 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #1,148 of 1,379 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #754 of 1,414 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #425 of 937 | #5 of 7 |
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
246
+26 (+12%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 352
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 246 | 14.4 | 17.1:1 | 99% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 223 | 16.2 | 13.8:1 | 99% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 208 | 14.7 | 14.2:1 | 72% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 220 | 15 | 14.7:1 | 59% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 288 | 17.9 | 16.1:1 | 73% (210) |
| 2015-16 | 276 | 18 | 15.3:1 | 46% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 58% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 39% (178) |
| 1990-91 | 352 | 23 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Bend Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (288 to 246); teachers down 19% (17.9 to 14.4).
About East Bend Elementary
Students in East Bend, North Carolina, attend East Bend Elementary, a small elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 246 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in North Carolina is roughly 467 students; this school is 47% smaller than that.
Across its 14 schools, Yadkin County Schools enrolls 5,174 students. East Bend Elementary is one of those schools.
White students account for 73% of enrollment at East Bend Elementary. The remaining students are 21% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Yadkin County is about 83% White. The chance that two students picked at random at East Bend Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 42%.
Its 14.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 17.1:1. That ratio is over the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 99%. The rate at public schools in Yadkin County averages 83%, lower than here.
allk12 grades East Bend Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at East Bend Elementary are 10.9 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (59.6% actual, 48.7% predicted).
East Bend Elementary is located in Yadkin County, where median household income is about $62,932, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 14 public schools in Yadkin County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,174.
The nearest public school is Fall Creek Elementary, at about 4.7 miles. East Bend Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools with test data average 66.1% proficiency; East Bend Elementary posts 59.6%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
East Bend Elementary had 220 students in 2020-21 and 246 in 2024-25, a 12% rise. The ratio was 14.7:1 in 2020-21 and 17.1:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about East Bend Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Yadkin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,574
Census ACS
Median income
$62,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yadkin County Schools
- Forbush HighHigh · 787 students
- Forbush MiddleMiddle · 598 students
- Starmount HighHigh · 556 students
- Starmount MiddleMiddle · 502 students
- Yadkinville ElementaryElementary · 478 students
- West Yadkin ElementaryElementary · 422 students
Other schools in East Bend
- Forbush HighHigh · 787 students
- Forbush MiddleMiddle · 598 students
- Fall Creek ElementaryElementary · 251 students
- Forbush ElementaryElementary · 208 students
Nearby schools
- Fall Creek Elementary4.7 mi · 251
- Forbush High5.6 mi · 787
- Forbush Middle5.7 mi · 598
- Forbush Elementary6.3 mi · 208
- Old Richmond Elementary6.6 mi · 408
- Shoals Elementary8.3 mi · 235
Frequently asked questions
About East Bend ElementaryHow large is East Bend Elementary?
East Bend Elementary enrolls approximately 246 students in grades PK-05.
Is East Bend Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Bend Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at East Bend Elementary?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at East Bend Elementary.
How diverse is East Bend Elementary?
East Bend Elementary reports a student body of 73% White, 21% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees East Bend Elementary?
East Bend Elementary is overseen by Yadkin County Schools in Yadkin County.
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