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Which teacher or staff member at Erwin Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
637
Elementary
DISTRICT 589 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARNETT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370201000881
Erwin Elementary
405 Denim Dr., Erwin, NC 28339 · (910) 897-7178 · Harnett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL637 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
623 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 | 20 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
27.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
37.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Erwin Elementary
Erwin Elementary's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erwin Elementary this school | 637 | 97.8% | 33.6% |
| Bunn Elementary Bunn | 600 | 98.8% | 58.2% |
| Supply Elementary Supply | 580 | 99.5% | 44.2% |
| Elon Elementary Elon | 689 | 99.6% | 57.1% |
| Carr Elementary Dallas | 665 | 99.5% | 46.9% |
| Sedge Garden Elementary Kernersville | 714 | 99.6% | 69.3% |
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 Erwin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Harnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #1,210 of 1,297 | #14 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #1,170 of 1,296 | #13 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #1,223 of 1,300 | #14 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 637 | #287 of 1,485 | #7 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #660 of 1,377 | #7 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #284 of 1,379 | #7 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #931 of 1,414 | #8 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +126.7% | #5 of 369 | 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
637
+158 (+33%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 637 | 43.4 | 14.7:1 | 98% (623) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 42.4 | 13.9:1 | 99% (587) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 41.1 | 13.7:1 | 99% (559) |
| 2020-21 | 479 | 34 | 14.1:1 | 99% (476) |
| 2017-18 | 281 | 15.2 | 18.5:1 | 99% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 273 | 16 | 17.1:1 | 68% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 19 | 15.4:1 | 63% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 350 | 33 | 10.6:1 | 34% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 421 | 24 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Erwin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 127% (281 to 637); teachers up 185% (15.2 to 43.4).
About Erwin Elementary
Erwin Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Harnett County Schools, located in Erwin, North Carolina. The school has 637 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students, which makes this school 36% bigger than average.
Harnett County Schools has 20,095 students in 29 schools, and Erwin Elementary is one of those schools.
White students account for 43% of enrollment at Erwin Elementary, more than any other group. Other students are 27% Hispanic, 23% Black, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Harnett County residents are about 62% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
Its staff includes 43.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.7 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Erwin Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 98%. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in Harnett County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Erwin Elementary lands at D, ahead of 6% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Erwin Elementary falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 33.6% actual against 49.0% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Harnett County, median household income comes to about $71,287, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 31, with about 20,611 students.
Measured in a straight line, Triton High is about 0.9 miles from Erwin Elementary. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 33.6% is below the 43.7% average for nearby schools.
Erwin Elementary is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 637, compared with 479 in 2020-21.
The Erwin Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Harnett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
139,150
Census ACS
Median income
$71,287
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
20,611 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harnett County Schools
- Overhills HighHigh · 1,981 students
- Harnett Central HighHigh · 1,522 students
- Western Harnett HighHigh · 1,324 students
- Triton HighHigh · 1,274 students
- Benhaven ElementaryElementary · 1,065 students
- Harnett Central MiddleMiddle · 1,059 students
Other Erwin Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Erwin Elementary. Erwin Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Erwin ElementaryVan Nuys, CA · 580 students
- Erwin ElementaryLancaster, SC · 418 students
Nearby schools
- Triton High0.9 mi · 1,274
- Dunn Elementary3.0 mi · 813
- Harnett County Early College3.0 mi · 185
- Coats-Erwin Middle3.4 mi · 589
- Dunn Middle3.4 mi · 388
- Coats Elementary5.2 mi · 633
Frequently asked questions
About Erwin ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Erwin Elementary?
Erwin Elementary enrolls approximately 637 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Erwin Elementary serve?
Erwin Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Erwin Elementary?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Erwin Elementary.
How diverse is Erwin Elementary?
Erwin Elementary reports a student body of 43% White, 27% Hispanic, 23% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Erwin Elementary in?
Erwin Elementary is part of Harnett County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.