Enrollment
249
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370462001796
New Salem Elementary
6106 Hwy 205, Marshville, NC 28103 · (704) 296-3175 · Union County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest 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
15.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
94 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
20%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
62.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
80.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 New Salem Elementary
New Salem Elementary's state test result (72.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Salem Elementary this school | 249 | 37.8% | 72.8% |
| Forbush Elementary East Bend | 208 | 36.1% | 70.9% |
| Atkinson Elementary Hendersonville | 288 | 42.4% | 62.4% |
| Cove Creek Elementary Vilas | 289 | 41.2% | 63.7% |
| Hendersonville Elementary Hendersonville | 323 | 38.7% | 78.8% |
| Valle Crucis Elementary Boone | 345 | 40.3% | 67.2% |
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 New Salem Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #167 of 1,297 | #13 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #121 of 1,296 | #11 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #275 of 1,300 | #14 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #1,298 of 1,485 | #30 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #779 of 1,377 | #20 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #1,352 of 1,379 | #31 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.8% | #1,237 of 1,414 | #18 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #399 of 937 | #11 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
249
+22 (+10%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 206
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 249 | 16.5 | 15.1:1 | 38% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 18 | 13.8:1 | 34% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 241 | 14 | 17.2:1 | 33% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 227 | 15 | 15.1:1 | 23% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 294 | 15.7 | 18.8:1 | 28% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 33% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 326 | 17 | 19.2:1 | 24% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 275 | 14 | 19.6:1 | 12% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 206 | 10 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Salem Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (294 to 249); teachers up 5% (15.7 to 16.5).
About New Salem Elementary
A small elementary school in Marshville, North Carolina, New Salem Elementary is part of Union County Public Schools. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 249 students. The average among elementary schools in North Carolina is roughly 467 students; this school is 47% smaller than that.
Union County Public Schools counts 41,272 students in its 52 schools, and New Salem Elementary is one of them.
New Salem Elementary's enrollment is 89% White. It is also 7% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Union County is roughly 69% White. New Salem Elementary's diversity index is 20%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.1:1, with 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at New Salem Elementary is 38%. For comparison, public schools in Union County average 41%.
allk12 grades New Salem Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, New Salem Elementary would score about 67.3%. It scores 72.8%, 5.5 points above that figure.
Federal survey data for Union County show that the median household income is $102,900, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 58 public schools in Union County, enrolling about 45,934 students in all.
Piedmont High is the public school closest to New Salem Elementary, about 7.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. New Salem Elementary is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place New Salem Elementary in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at New Salem Elementary climbed 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 227 to 249 students.
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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
- Marshville ElementaryElementary · 419 students
Other New Salem Elementary schools
One other US public school is named New Salem Elementary. New Salem Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- New Salem Elementary SchoolYork, PA · 403 students
Nearby schools
- Piedmont High7.2 mi · 1,270
- Piedmont Middle7.3 mi · 980
- Oakboro Choice STEM7.5 mi · 353
- Stanfield Elementary7.7 mi · 483
- Unionville Elementary8.4 mi · 679
- Marshville Elementary9.5 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About New Salem ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at New Salem Elementary?
New Salem Elementary enrolls approximately 249 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does New Salem Elementary serve?
New Salem Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does New Salem Elementary have?
New Salem Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at New Salem Elementary?
Student demographics at New Salem Elementary are roughly 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is New Salem Elementary in?
New Salem Elementary is part of Union County Public Schools.
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