Enrollment
281
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWAN-SALISBURY SCHOOLS·NCES 370405001624
Mt Ulla Elementary
13155 NC 801 Hwy, Mount Ulla, NC 28125 · (704) 278-2750 · Rowan County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% 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.
- ABeats 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
16.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
278 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
54.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
81.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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
68.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% 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 20 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 Mt Ulla Elementary
Mt Ulla Elementary's state test result (68.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Ulla Elementary this school | 281 | 98.9% | 68.6% |
| Silk Hope School Siler City | 281 | 98.9% | 59.6% |
| Bonlee School Bear Creek | 290 | 99.0% | 53.2% |
| Sylvan Elementary Snow Camp | 298 | 99.0% | 40.3% |
| Pilot Elementary Thomasville | 321 | 98.8% | 58.2% |
| Morehead Elem at Camp Glenn Morehead City | 253 | 97.6% | 61.4% |
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 Mt Ulla Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Rowan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #264 of 1,297 | #1 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #109 of 1,296 | #1 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #480 of 1,300 | #2 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #1,224 of 1,485 | #16 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,112 of 1,377 | #13 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.0% | #987 of 1,379 | #13 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #683 of 1,414 | #14 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #784 of 937 | #8 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
281
+47 (+20%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 281 | 17.1 | 16.4:1 | 99% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 17.6 | 13.9:1 | 98% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 264 | 17 | 15.5:1 | 47% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 234 | 16 | 14.6:1 | 32% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 296 | 21 | 14.1:1 | 52% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 316 | 20 | 15.8:1 | 58% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 23 | 14.3:1 | 55% (180) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 37% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 382 | 19 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt Ulla Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (296 to 281); teachers down 18% (21 to 17.1).
About Mt Ulla Elementary
Mt Ulla Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Mount Ulla, North Carolina. The student body numbers 281 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467, so this school runs 40% smaller than that.
Rowan-Salisbury Schools has 32 schools; together they serve 17,683 students.
A majority of students at Mt Ulla Elementary, 67%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 20% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Black. That is close to the 70% White share among all Rowan County residents. Mt Ulla Elementary has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Mt Ulla Elementary counts 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.4 students for each one. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is lower than this school's figure. About 99% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
The allk12 Grade for Mt Ulla Elementary is A. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 87% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Mt Ulla Elementary beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 19.9 points (68.6% versus 48.6%), a top-10% result in North Carolina on BeatsExpectations.
Rowan County has about 149,875 residents, and median household income is about $65,725, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The public schools of Rowan County number 35 and enroll about 18,917.
The next-closest public school is West Rowan High, about 4.7 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Mt Ulla Elementary. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Mt Ulla Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Mt Ulla Elementary is Rural: Fringe.
Federal counts put enrollment at 234 in 2020-21 and 281 in 2024-25, a 20% increase. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.6:1 to 16.4:1.
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Rowan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
149,875
Census ACS
Median income
$65,725
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,917 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rowan-Salisbury Schools
- Carson HighHigh · 1,063 students
- West Rowan HighHigh · 988 students
- East Rowan HighHigh · 986 students
- South Rowan HighHigh · 932 students
- Salisbury HighHigh · 930 students
- Erwin MiddleMiddle · 763 students
Nearby schools
- West Rowan High4.7 mi · 988
- West Rowan Elementary4.9 mi · 611
- East Mooresville Intermediate5.5 mi · 612
- Millbridge Elementary5.5 mi · 547
- Shepherd Elementary6.7 mi · 738
- Park View Elementary7.1 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About Mt Ulla ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mt Ulla Elementary?
Mt Ulla Elementary enrolls approximately 281 students in grades KG-05.
Is Mt Ulla Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mt Ulla Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Mt Ulla Elementary have?
Mt Ulla Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mt Ulla Elementary?
At Mt Ulla Elementary, the student body is approximately 67% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Mt Ulla Elementary public or private?
Mt Ulla Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rowan-Salisbury Schools.
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