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Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCDOWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370294001177
Glenwood Elementary School
1545 Old Hwy 221 South, Marion, NC 28752 · (828) 738-4220 · McDowell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
16.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
432 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 60 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
29%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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
47.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
51.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 Glenwood Elementary School
Glenwood Elementary School's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Elementary School this school | 435 | 99.3% | 46.9% |
| Dudley Shoals Elementary Granite Falls | 433 | 99.3% | 55.7% |
| Junaluska Elementary Waynesville | 428 | 99.3% | 73.6% |
| Murphy Elementary Murphy | 467 | 99.4% | 57.5% |
| Harris Elementary School Forest City | 434 | 95.9% | 70.0% |
| Bethany Elementary Reidsville | 459 | 99.3% | 63.7% |
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 Glenwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In McDowell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #902 of 1,297 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #874 of 1,296 | #6 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #698 of 1,300 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #797 of 1,485 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,002 of 1,377 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.1% | #1,301 of 1,379 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #389 of 1,414 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.2% | #89 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
435
+41 (+10%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 576
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 435 | 27.3 | 16.0:1 | 99% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 30.3 | 14.2:1 | 99% (426) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 28.2 | 15.5:1 | 68% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 29 | 13.6:1 | 52% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 27.2 | 13.1:1 | 99% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 376 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 99% (371) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 61% (318) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 27 | 17.3:1 | 40% (185) |
| 1990-91 | 576 | 30 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (356 to 435); teachers unchanged (27.2 to 27.3).
About Glenwood Elementary School
Glenwood Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in McDowell County Schools, located in Marion, North Carolina. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 435 students.
The district, McDowell County Schools, has 5,712 students enrolled across 16 schools.
White students are 84% of those enrolled at Glenwood Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 7% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. That is in line with McDowell County, where about 88% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 29%.
For every teacher at Glenwood Elementary School, there are about 16.0 students; the school has 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 99%. The average for public schools in McDowell County is similar, at 98%.
On the allk12 Grade, Glenwood Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 32% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Glenwood Elementary School is 1.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 46.9%. Predicted: 48.5%.
In the wider McDowell County area, median household income comes to about $57,168, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. McDowell County's 16 public schools enroll about 5,712 students and include Glenwood Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, McDowell Early College is closest at about 3.1 miles. Glenwood Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 64.1% proficiency; Glenwood Elementary School posts 46.9%.
Locale data from NCES put Glenwood Elementary School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment was 435 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 394. The ratio was 13.6:1 in 2020-21 and 16.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- East McDowell Middle SchoolMiddle · 392 students
- West Marion Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Old Fort Elementary SchoolElementary · 360 students
- Nebo Elementary SchoolElementary · 354 students
Other schools in Marion
- McDowell High SchoolHigh · 1,379 students
- West McDowell Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- East McDowell Middle SchoolMiddle · 392 students
- West Marion Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Marion Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Pleasant Gardens Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
Other Glenwood Elementary schools
22 other US public schools in 16 states are named Glenwood Elementary. Glenwood Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 23.
- Glenwood ElementaryChapel Hill, NC · 390 students
- Glenwood ElementaryVirginia Beach, VA · 896 students
- Glenwood ElementaryLake Stevens, WA · 641 students
- Glenwood Elementary SchoolMedia, PA · 586 students
- Glenwood Elementary SchoolWaukegan, IL · 577 students
Nearby schools
- McDowell Early College3.1 mi · 241
- McDowell Academy for Innovation3.1 mi · 158
- Foothills Community School4.1 mi · 200
- West Marion Elementary School4.5 mi · 390
- The Summit Academy4.9 mi · 23
- Eastfield Global Magnet School5.0 mi · 279
Frequently asked questions
About Glenwood Elementary SchoolHow large is Glenwood Elementary School?
Glenwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 435 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Glenwood Elementary School serve?
Glenwood Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Glenwood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Glenwood Elementary School is approximately 16.0:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Glenwood Elementary School?
Student demographics at Glenwood Elementary School are roughly 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Glenwood Elementary School in?
Glenwood Elementary School is part of McDowell County Schools.
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