Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370268001113
Iron Station Elementary
4207 Hwy 27 E, Iron Station, NC 28080 · (704) 736-4292 · Lincoln County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
12.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
362 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 22 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
57.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
76.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Iron Station Elementary
Iron Station Elementary's state test result (70.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Station Elementary this school | 367 | 98.6% | 70.8% |
| West Marion Elementary School Marion | 390 | 99.2% | 51.7% |
| Polk Central Elementary School Mill Spring | 379 | 99.2% | 59.5% |
| Black Mountain Primary Black Mountain | 351 | 96.9% | 50.0% |
| Cherryville Elementary Cherryville | 378 | 99.2% | 54.0% |
| Sawmills Elementary Granite Falls | 351 | 99.1% | 49.7% |
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 Iron Station Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Lincoln County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #211 of 1,297 | #4 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #170 of 1,296 | #4 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #396 of 1,300 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #1,007 of 1,485 | #7 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #165 of 1,377 | #2 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #1,173 of 1,379 | #6 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #797 of 1,414 | #7 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #344 of 937 | 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
367
-18 (-5%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 367 | 29.1 | 12.6:1 | 99% (362) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 28.8 | 12.6:1 | 99% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 29.9 | 12.6:1 | 64% (240) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 33 | 11.7:1 | 38% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 445 | 34.6 | 12.9:1 | 57% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 459 | 36 | 12.8:1 | 55% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 492 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 52% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 539 | 28 | 19.3:1 | 29% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 549 | 33 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Iron Station Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (445 to 367); teachers down 16% (34.6 to 29.1).
About Iron Station Elementary
Iron Station Elementary is a public elementary school run by Lincoln County Schools in Iron Station, North Carolina. Federal data show 367 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 467.
Iron Station Elementary is part of a district of 22 schools: Lincoln County Schools, with 11,710 students.
The share of White students at Iron Station Elementary is 76%, a majority. After that, the student body is 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 40, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 12.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Iron Station Elementary, which has 29.1. Elementary schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 14.9:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 99%. Public schools in Lincoln County average 66%.
Iron Station Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 92% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Iron Station Elementary scores 22.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 70.8% actual versus 48.7% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
The county, Lincoln County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $80,016 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Lincoln County has 25 public schools with about 14,428 students, including Iron Station Elementary.
Iron Station Elementary is about 2.7 miles from Asbury Academy, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 7 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Iron Station Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Iron Station Elementary as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
From 385 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 367 by 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Iron Station Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,716
Census ACS
Median income
$80,016
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
14,428 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lincoln County Schools
- North Lincoln HighHigh · 1,126 students
- East Lincoln HighHigh · 1,047 students
- Lincolnton HighHigh · 797 students
- North Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 774 students
- East Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 738 students
- West Lincoln HighHigh · 731 students
Nearby schools
- Asbury Academy2.7 mi · 34
- East Lincoln Middle4.2 mi · 738
- GE Massey Elementary4.2 mi · 370
- Pumpkin Center Intermediate4.3 mi · 295
- Pumpkin Center Primary4.3 mi · 325
- North Lincoln Middle4.4 mi · 774
Frequently asked questions
About Iron Station ElementaryHow large is Iron Station Elementary?
Iron Station Elementary enrolls approximately 367 students in grades PK-05.
Is Iron Station Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Iron Station Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Iron Station Elementary have?
Iron Station Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Iron Station Elementary?
Student demographics at Iron Station Elementary are roughly 76% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Iron Station Elementary in?
Iron Station Elementary is part of Lincoln County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.