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Enrollment
556
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALAMANCE-BURLINGTON SCHOOLS·NCES 370003000203
Marvin B Smith Elementary
2235 Delaney Drive, Burlington, NC 27215 · (336) 570-6140 · Alamance County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
552 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 14 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 14% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
58.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
73.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% 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 19 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 →
Where Marvin B Smith Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Alamance County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #273 of 1,297 | #1 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #247 of 1,296 | #1 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #379 of 1,300 | #2 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #448 of 1,485 | #8 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #841 of 1,377 | #13 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #87 of 1,379 | #5 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #418 of 1,414 | #9 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #361 of 369 | #6 of 6 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
556
+100 (+22%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 701
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 556 | 36.3 | 15.3:1 | 99% (552) |
| 2023-24 | 545 | 33.7 | 16.2:1 | 57% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 34.6 | 13.9:1 | 52% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 36 | 12.7:1 | 25% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 554 | 37.4 | 14.8:1 | 44% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 39 | 15.0:1 | 53% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | 33 | 16.3:1 | 43% (234) |
| 2000-01 | 701 | 39 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marvin B Smith Elementary.
About Marvin B Smith Elementary
Marvin B Smith Elementary is an elementary school in Burlington, North Carolina, reachable at (336) 570-6140. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 556 students.
Alamance-Burlington Schools enrolls 22,661 students, and its 37 schools include Marvin B Smith Elementary.
Of every 100 students at Marvin B Smith Elementary, about 39 are White, the largest group. The school is also 25% Hispanic, 23% Black, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is lower than the 60% White share among all Alamance County residents. A diversity index of 72% means there is a 72% chance two randomly chosen students at Marvin B Smith Elementary are from different groups.
Based on 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Marvin B Smith Elementary has a ratio of 15.3:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 14.9:1. Income data for the school show 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 80% average for public schools in Alamance County is 19 points lower.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Marvin B Smith Elementary ranks in the top 10% in North Carolina. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 68.0%, against a prediction of 48.5%.
For Alamance County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $65,651 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Marvin B Smith Elementary, Alamance County has 42 public schools.
Grove Park Elementary is the nearest public school to Marvin B Smith Elementary, about 1.0 miles away. Marvin B Smith Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 41.3%, lower than Marvin B Smith Elementary's 68.0%.
For locale, NCES codes Marvin B Smith Elementary as City: Small.
Enrollment was 556 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 456. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.7:1 to 15.3:1.
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Alamance County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
176,893
Census ACS
Median income
$65,651
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
25,737 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alamance-Burlington Schools
- Walter M Williams HighHigh · 1,206 students
- Southern Alamance HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Western Alamance HighHigh · 1,138 students
- Southeast Alamance HighHigh · 1,079 students
- Eastern Alamance HighHigh · 952 students
- Hawfields MiddleMiddle · 864 students
Other schools in Burlington
- Walter M Williams HighHigh · 1,206 students
- Clover GardenCombined · 963 students
- Hugh M Cummings HighHigh · 807 students
- Turrentine MiddleMiddle · 739 students
- Highland ElementaryElementary · 661 students
- Hillcrest ElementaryElementary · 556 students
Nearby schools
- Grove Park Elementary1.0 mi · 437
- Turrentine Middle1.3 mi · 739
- Walter M Williams High1.6 mi · 1,206
- Hillcrest Elementary2.0 mi · 556
- Highland Elementary2.5 mi · 661
- Elon Elementary3.0 mi · 689
Frequently asked questions
About Marvin B Smith ElementaryHow many students attend Marvin B Smith Elementary?
Marvin B Smith Elementary enrolls approximately 556 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Marvin B Smith Elementary serve?
Marvin B Smith Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marvin B Smith Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marvin B Smith Elementary is approximately 15.3:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Marvin B Smith Elementary?
Student demographics at Marvin B Smith Elementary are roughly 39% White, 25% Hispanic, 23% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Marvin B Smith Elementary in?
Marvin B Smith Elementary is part of Alamance-Burlington Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.