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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Indian Trail Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
633
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370462001794
Indian Trail Elementary
200 Education Rd, Indian Trail, NC 28079 · (704) 296-3095 · Union County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
15.1:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
320 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 130 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
50.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
65.1%
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 65 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
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Indian Trail Elementary
Indian Trail Elementary's state test result (61.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Trail Elementary this school | 633 | 50.6% | 61.6% |
| Alexander Wilson Elementary Graham | 609 | 55.7% | 54.9% |
| Shiloh Valley Elementary Monroe | 574 | 51.2% | 61.0% |
| Silverdale Elementary Maysville | 648 | 46.6% | 55.0% |
| Banks Road Elementary Raleigh | 651 | 45.8% | 57.7% |
| Stateside Elementary Jacksonville | 579 | 47.8% | 56.2% |
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 Indian Trail Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #453 of 1,297 | #20 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #471 of 1,296 | #21 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #610 of 1,300 | #21 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #299 of 1,485 | #11 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #774 of 1,377 | #19 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #509 of 1,379 | #8 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #1,161 of 1,414 | #14 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.7% | #255 of 369 | #9 of 12 |
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
633
+89 (+16%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 710
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 633 | 42 | 15.1:1 | 51% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 40.8 | 15.2:1 | 48% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 39.5 | 14.6:1 | 50% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 39 | 13.9:1 | 28% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 36.7 | 16.3:1 | 30% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 669 | 41 | 16.3:1 | 32% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 748 | 40 | 18.7:1 | 32% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 674 | 40 | 16.9:1 | 20% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 710 | 34 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Trail Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (599 to 633); teachers up 15% (36.7 to 42).
About Indian Trail Elementary
Indian Trail Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Indian Trail, North Carolina. The school reports 633 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 36% above the 467 average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Union County Public Schools runs 52 schools with a combined 41,272 students. Indian Trail Elementary is one of them.
A majority of students at Indian Trail Elementary, 53%, are White. The next largest groups are 24% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The school's White share is 16 points below the 69% share among Union County residents. By the diversity index, Indian Trail Elementary comes in at 64%.
The count of teachers at Indian Trail Elementary is 42 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.1:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 14.9:1, a similar figure. The school counts 320 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 51%. For comparison, public schools in Union County average 41%.
allk12 grades Indian Trail Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 61.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 63.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Union County, median household income is about $102,900, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The public schools of Union County number 58 and enroll about 45,934.
The closest public school to Indian Trail Elementary is Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail, about 1.6 miles away. Within five miles of Indian Trail Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Indian Trail Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Indian Trail Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students climbed from 544 to 633 over 4 years. Students per teacher rose from 13.9 in 2020-21 to 15.1 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
250,958
Census ACS
Median income
$102,900
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
45,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union County Public Schools
- Marvin Ridge HighHigh · 1,961 students
- Weddington HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Cuthbertson HighHigh · 1,857 students
- Porter Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,809 students
- Porter Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,447 students
- Weddington MiddleMiddle · 1,324 students
Other schools in Indian Trail
- Porter Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,809 students
- Porter Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,447 students
- Union Prep Academy at Indian TrailCombined · 1,268 students
- Sun Valley MiddleMiddle · 909 students
- Porter Ridge ElementaryElementary · 765 students
- Poplin ElementaryElementary · 756 students
Other Indian Trail Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 6 states are named Indian Trail Elementary. Indian Trail Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 9.
- Indian Trail Elementary SchoolCanal Winchester, OH · 870 students
- Indian Trail ElementaryLouisville, KY · 649 students
- Indian Trail Elementary SchoolHighland Park, IL · 472 students
- Indian Trail Elementary SchoolFrankfort, IL · 466 students
- Indian Trail Elementary SchoolStow, OH · 334 students
Nearby schools
- Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail1.6 mi · 1,268
- Matthews Charter Academy2.4 mi · 771
- Stallings Elementary2.5 mi · 766
- Levine Middle College High Sch2.5 mi · 216
- Sun Valley High2.6 mi · 1,272
- Sun Valley Middle2.6 mi · 909
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Trail ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Indian Trail Elementary?
Indian Trail Elementary enrolls approximately 633 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Indian Trail Elementary serve?
Indian Trail Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Indian Trail Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Indian Trail Elementary is approximately 15.1:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Indian Trail Elementary?
At Indian Trail Elementary, the student body is approximately 53% White, 24% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Indian Trail Elementary?
Indian Trail Elementary is overseen by Union County Public Schools in Union County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.