Granite Falls Elementary

Located at 60 N Highland Avenue, in Granite Falls, North Carolina, Granite Falls Elementary is a mid-tier elementary school that caters to 647 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Caldwell County Schools. That puts it 39% above the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Caldwell County Schools comprises 25 schools with combined enrollment of 10,667 students; Granite Falls Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Granite Falls Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 78%. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Granite Falls Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.5%, the actual is 64.1%, a residual of +15.5 points.

In the area at large, Caldwell County reports that median household income runs about $56,425, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Caldwell County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,920 students), Granite Falls Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Granite Falls Middle, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Granite Falls Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Granite Falls Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 57.9%.

Granite Falls Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Granite Falls Elementary has climbed 5%, going from 615 students in 2018 to 647 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 82% to 78% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 today.

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