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If you could change one rule at Marshville Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
419
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370462001795
Marshville Elementary
515 North Elm Street, Marshville, NC 28103 · (704) 296-6340 · Union County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% 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.
- B+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
13.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
412 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 | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
70%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
41.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
74.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 Marshville Elementary
Marshville Elementary's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshville Elementary this school | 419 | 98.3% | 56.6% |
| Spring Hope Elementary Spring Hope | 378 | 97.9% | 49.7% |
| Roseboro Elementary Roseboro | 369 | 95.4% | 46.9% |
| Banks Elementary Kinston | 436 | 99.3% | 62.8% |
| Bessemer City Primary Bessemer City | 445 | 99.3% | N/A |
| South Elementary Roxboro | 463 | 99.4% | 56.0% |
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 Marshville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #615 of 1,297 | #26 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #236 of 1,296 | #15 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #901 of 1,300 | #26 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #841 of 1,485 | #24 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #295 of 1,377 | #8 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #200 of 1,379 | #3 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #864 of 1,414 | #9 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #626 of 937 | #14 of 18 |
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
419
+47 (+13%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 529
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 419 | 31.5 | 13.3:1 | 98% (412) |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 32.5 | 13.3:1 | 99% (430) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 30.5 | 13.7:1 | 78% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 25 | 14.9:1 | 99% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 461 | 43 | 10.7:1 | 96% (442) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 45 | 11.2:1 | 67% (338) |
| 2010-11 | 557 | 45 | 12.4:1 | 64% (358) |
| 2000-01 | 550 | 41 | 13.4:1 | 51% (278) |
| 1990-91 | 529 | 30 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marshville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (461 to 419); teachers down 27% (43 to 31.5).
About Marshville Elementary
Marshville Elementary is one of the public schools in Marshville, North Carolina. It is a mid-sized elementary school. The school has 419 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
District-wide, Union County Public Schools has 52 schools and 41,272 students.
The largest group at Marshville Elementary is Black students, at 36%. Other students are 32% White, 24% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That is higher than the 11% Black share among all Union County residents. The diversity index for Marshville Elementary is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 98% of students at Marshville Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 41% for public schools in Union County.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Marshville Elementary outscored 56%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Marshville Elementary would score about 48.8%. It scores 56.6%, 7.8 points above that figure.
In Union County, the median household earns about $102,900 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Union County, 58 public schools serve about 45,934 students.
Marshville Elementary is about 1.0 miles from East Union Middle, its nearest public school. Marshville Elementary has 3 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 51.6% on proficiency, and Marshville Elementary is above that at 56.6%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 419, up from 372 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.3:1, from 14.9:1.
Marshville Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Marshville
- Forest Hills HighHigh · 973 students
- East Union MiddleMiddle · 683 students
- New Salem ElementaryElementary · 249 students
Nearby schools
- East Union Middle1.0 mi · 683
- Forest Hills High2.6 mi · 973
- Wingate Elementary4.8 mi · 394
- Union Elementary6.0 mi · 296
- Rock Rest Elementary7.0 mi · 394
- Peachland-Polkton Elem7.9 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Marshville ElementaryHow large is Marshville Elementary?
Marshville Elementary enrolls approximately 419 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Marshville Elementary serve?
Marshville Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Marshville Elementary have?
Marshville Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
How diverse is Marshville Elementary?
Marshville Elementary reports a student body of 32% White, 24% Hispanic, 36% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Marshville Elementary in?
Marshville Elementary is part of Union County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.