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What's the most underrated thing about Fallston Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370090000344
Fallston Elementary
112 Gary Street, Fallston, NC 28042 · (704) 476-8240 · Cleveland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
499 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 32 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
42%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
50.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
59.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 50 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Fallston Elementary
Fallston Elementary's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fallston Elementary this school | 502 | 99.4% | 58.0% |
| Wentworth Elementary Reidsville | 497 | 98.8% | 60.6% |
| Bolivia Elementary Bolivia | 514 | 99.4% | 49.3% |
| Brevard Elementary Brevard | 524 | 99.4% | 50.5% |
| Gamewell Elementary Lenoir | 459 | 99.3% | 41.3% |
| Boiling Springs Elementary Shelby | 558 | 99.5% | 74.7% |
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 Fallston Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cleveland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #567 of 1,297 | #11 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #617 of 1,296 | #11 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #613 of 1,300 | #9 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #604 of 1,485 | #6 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #433 of 1,377 | #4 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.3% | #1,141 of 1,379 | #13 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #278 of 1,414 | #6 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #591 of 937 | #3 of 8 |
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
502
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 502 | 36.2 | 13.9:1 | 99% (499) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 35 | 13.9:1 | 99% (484) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 35.6 | 12.8:1 | 99% (453) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 99% (488) |
| 2017-18 | 558 | 37.4 | 14.9:1 | 99% (552) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 39 | 15.3:1 | 65% (386) |
| 2010-11 | 593 | 40 | 14.8:1 | 58% (345) |
| 2000-01 | 596 | 43 | 13.9:1 | 40% (236) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 26 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fallston Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (558 to 502); teachers down 3% (37.4 to 36.2).
About Fallston Elementary
Fallston Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Fallston, North Carolina. It educates 502 students in pre-K through 5.
Fallston Elementary is one of 28 schools in Cleveland County Schools, which enrolls 14,504 students in total.
Roughly 75% of students at Fallston Elementary are White. Enrollment also includes 11% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 72% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 36.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.9:1. That is lower than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 99%. That tracks the 99% average for public schools in Cleveland County.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 48.5%. Fallston Elementary scores 58.0%.
Census estimates describe Cleveland County this way: the median household income is $58,534, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. In all, Cleveland County has 29 public schools and roughly 15,682 students.
Burns High is located about 1.9 miles from Fallston Elementary. The five-mile area around Fallston Elementary holds 2 other public schools. The school's 58.0% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Fallston Elementary as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 491 to 502, a small change.
Community posts for Fallston Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cleveland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,991
Census ACS
Median income
$58,534
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
15,682 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cleveland County Schools
- Kings Mountain HighHigh · 1,305 students
- Crest HighHigh · 1,098 students
- Burns HighHigh · 928 students
- Crest MiddleMiddle · 810 students
- Shelby HighHigh · 792 students
- Burns MiddleMiddle · 744 students
Nearby schools
- Burns High1.9 mi · 928
- Burns Middle2.2 mi · 744
- North Brook Elementary5.4 mi · 344
- Union Elementary7.2 mi · 413
- Cherryville High7.2 mi · 484
- West Lincoln High7.4 mi · 731
Frequently asked questions
About Fallston ElementaryHow many students attend Fallston Elementary?
Fallston Elementary enrolls approximately 502 students in grades PK-05.
Is Fallston Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fallston Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Fallston Elementary have?
Fallston Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
How diverse is Fallston Elementary?
Fallston Elementary reports a student body of 75% White, 8% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Fallston Elementary?
Fallston Elementary is overseen by Cleveland County Schools in Cleveland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.