Enrollment
279
Elementary
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCDOWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370294001176
Eastfield Global Magnet School
170 Eastfield School Road, Marion, NC 28752 · (828) 652-3730 · McDowell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL279 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% 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
13.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
273 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 18 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
51.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
62.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 Eastfield Global Magnet School
Eastfield Global Magnet School's state test result (59.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastfield Global Magnet School this school | 279 | 97.8% | 59.1% |
| Coleridge Elementary School Ramseur | 273 | 98.9% | 43.2% |
| Star Elementary Star | 272 | 98.9% | 62.4% |
| Moravian Falls Elementary School Moravian Falls | 257 | 98.4% | 76.9% |
| East Franklin Elementary Franklin | 315 | 99.0% | 46.1% |
| Union Elementary Wingate | 296 | 99.0% | 65.8% |
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 Eastfield Global Magnet School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In McDowell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #530 of 1,297 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #545 of 1,296 | #3 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #576 of 1,300 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 279 | #1,230 of 1,485 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #286 of 1,377 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #908 of 1,379 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #927 of 1,414 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #674 of 937 | #5 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
279
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 279 | 21 | 13.3:1 | 98% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 22 | 12.4:1 | 99% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 21 | 12.7:1 | 84% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 22 | 12.6:1 | 76% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 303 | 24.3 | 12.4:1 | 98% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | 25 | 14.1:1 | 97% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 76% (324) |
| 2000-01 | 409 | 21 | 19.5:1 | 58% (239) |
| 1990-91 | 286 | 23 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastfield Global Magnet School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (303 to 279); teachers down 14% (24.3 to 21).
About Eastfield Global Magnet School
This page covers Eastfield Global Magnet School, a low-enrollment elementary school in Marion, North Carolina. Its 279 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 40% smaller than the 467 average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
McDowell County Schools counts 5,712 students in its 16 schools, and Eastfield Global Magnet School is one of them.
A majority of students at Eastfield Global Magnet School, 58%, are White. Next come 35% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. The county population is about 88% White. Eastfield Global Magnet School has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 21 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.3:1. Among elementary schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 14.9:1. Eligible students account for 98% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That is close to the 98% average for public schools in McDowell County.
allk12 grades Eastfield Global Magnet School a B. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Eastfield Global Magnet School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 59.1%, compared with a predicted 49.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across McDowell County, median household income is about $57,168, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of McDowell County number 16 and enroll about 5,712.
Nearest public school: East McDowell Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Eastfield Global Magnet School is 5th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Eastfield Global Magnet School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 277 in 2020-21 and 279 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Eastfield Global Magnet School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
McDowell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,817
Census ACS
Median income
$57,168
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
5,712 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McDowell County Schools
- McDowell High SchoolHigh · 1,379 students
- West McDowell Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- Glenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 435 students
- East McDowell Middle SchoolMiddle · 392 students
- West Marion Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Old Fort Elementary SchoolElementary · 360 students
Other schools in Marion
- McDowell High SchoolHigh · 1,379 students
- West McDowell Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- Glenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 435 students
- East McDowell Middle SchoolMiddle · 392 students
- West Marion Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Marion Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
Nearby schools
- East McDowell Middle School0.6 mi · 392
- Marion Elementary School1.2 mi · 333
- The Summit Academy1.3 mi · 23
- McDowell Early College2.5 mi · 241
- McDowell Academy for Innovation2.5 mi · 158
- McDowell High School2.9 mi · 1,379
Frequently asked questions
About Eastfield Global Magnet SchoolHow many students attend Eastfield Global Magnet School?
Eastfield Global Magnet School enrolls approximately 279 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Eastfield Global Magnet School serve?
Eastfield Global Magnet School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Eastfield Global Magnet School have?
Eastfield Global Magnet School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
How diverse is Eastfield Global Magnet School?
Eastfield Global Magnet School reports a student body of 58% White, 35% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Eastfield Global Magnet School?
Eastfield Global Magnet School is overseen by McDowell County Schools in McDowell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.