Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCDOWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370294001180
Nebo Elementary School
254 Nebo School Road, Nebo, NC 28761 · (828) 652-4737 · McDowell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% 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.
- BBeats 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
15.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
351 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 35 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
52.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
56.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
55.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 Nebo Elementary School
Nebo Elementary School's state test result (55.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebo Elementary School this school | 354 | 99.2% | 55.1% |
| Sawmills Elementary Granite Falls | 351 | 99.1% | 49.7% |
| Pilot Mountain Elementary Pilot Mountain | 353 | 99.2% | 70.2% |
| Andrews Elementary Andrews | 330 | 99.1% | 40.1% |
| Weaverville Elementary Weaverville | 342 | 97.4% | 71.1% |
| Prospect Elementary Monroe | 373 | 98.7% | 57.7% |
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 Nebo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In McDowell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #658 of 1,297 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #727 of 1,296 | #4 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #546 of 1,300 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #1,038 of 1,485 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #962 of 1,377 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.5% | #1,195 of 1,379 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #547 of 1,414 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #823 of 937 | #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. 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
354
+12 (+4%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 559
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 354 | 22.4 | 15.8:1 | 99% (351) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 24.1 | 13.9:1 | 99% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 339 | 24.4 | 13.9:1 | 78% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 25 | 13.7:1 | 63% (214) |
| 2017-18 | 368 | 28.7 | 12.8:1 | 99% (365) |
| 2015-16 | 397 | 27 | 14.7:1 | 99% (394) |
| 2010-11 | 557 | 33 | 16.9:1 | 62% (348) |
| 2000-01 | 611 | 32 | 19.1:1 | 38% (235) |
| 1990-91 | 559 | 25 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nebo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (368 to 354); teachers down 22% (28.7 to 22.4).
About Nebo Elementary School
Nebo Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in Nebo, North Carolina. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 354 students. Against the 467-student average for elementary schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 24% lower.
Nebo Elementary School is run by McDowell County Schools, whose 16 schools enroll 5,712 students.
At 77%, White students outnumber all other groups at Nebo Elementary School combined. It is also 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. McDowell County's residents are about 88% White, 11 points above the school's share. By the diversity index, Nebo Elementary School comes in at 38%.
The count of teachers at Nebo Elementary School is 22.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, lower than at this school. Around 99% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in McDowell County, the average is about the same, 98%.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Nebo Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Nebo Elementary School is 6.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
County data help place the school in context: in McDowell County, median household income is about $57,168, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Nebo Elementary School is among the 16 public schools in McDowell County.
Eastfield Global Magnet School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Nebo Elementary School is behind the 58.6% nearby average, ranking 5th of 8.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The number of students grew from 342 to 354 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher rose from 13.7 to 15.8 over 4 years.
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McDowell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,817
Census ACS
Median income
$57,168
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
5,712 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McDowell County Schools
- McDowell High SchoolHigh · 1,379 students
- West McDowell Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- Glenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 435 students
- East McDowell Middle SchoolMiddle · 392 students
- West Marion Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Old Fort Elementary SchoolElementary · 360 students
Other Nebo Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Nebo Elementary. Nebo Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Nebo Elementary SchoolDallas, GA · 874 students
- Nebo Elementary SchoolJena, LA · 135 students
Nearby schools
- Eastfield Global Magnet School3.8 mi · 279
- East McDowell Middle School4.2 mi · 392
- McDowell Early College4.5 mi · 241
- McDowell Academy for Innovation4.5 mi · 158
- Marion Elementary School4.7 mi · 333
- The Summit Academy5.1 mi · 23
Frequently asked questions
About Nebo Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Nebo Elementary School?
Nebo Elementary School enrolls approximately 354 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Nebo Elementary School serve?
Nebo Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nebo Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nebo Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nebo Elementary School?
At Nebo Elementary School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Nebo Elementary School in?
Nebo Elementary School is part of McDowell County Schools.
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