Enrollment
214
Elementary
DISTRICT 171 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVERY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370030000088
Newland Elementary
750 Linville Street, Newland, NC 28657 · (828) 733-4911 · Avery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL214 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
207 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 18 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
43.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
38.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Newland Elementary
Newland Elementary's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newland Elementary this school | 214 | 96.7% | 43.3% |
| Copeland Elementary Dobson | 274 | 98.9% | 57.3% |
| Moravian Falls Elementary School Moravian Falls | 257 | 98.4% | 76.9% |
| Star Elementary Star | 272 | 98.9% | 62.4% |
| Eastfield Global Magnet School Marion | 279 | 97.8% | 59.1% |
| Coleridge Elementary School Ramseur | 273 | 98.9% | 43.2% |
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 Newland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #1,012 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #1,155 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #837 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 214 | #1,357 of 1,485 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #374 of 1,377 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #989 of 1,379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.7% | #1,007 of 1,414 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.7% | #151 of 937 |
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
214
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 324
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 214 | 15.7 | 13.6:1 | 97% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 202 | 18.9 | 10.7:1 | 99% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 209 | 18.2 | 11.5:1 | 81% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 216 | 19 | 11.4:1 | 73% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 288 | 22.4 | 12.8:1 | 71% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 291 | 22 | 13.2:1 | 69% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 270 | 25 | 10.8:1 | 71% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 22 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 324 | 18 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (288 to 214); teachers down 30% (22.4 to 15.7).
About Newland Elementary
Newland, North Carolina, is home to Newland Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. The latest federal count shows 214 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students, so this school is 54% smaller than average.
Avery County Schools includes 8 schools. Together they enroll 1,782 students.
By race and ethnicity, Newland Elementary is 57% White. Other reported shares: 43% Hispanic. That compares with about 87% White among all Avery County residents. Newland Elementary has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Newland Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.6:1. Among elementary schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 14.9:1. The lunch program counts 97% of students at Newland Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Avery County, the average is about the same, 97%.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Newland Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Newland Elementary, the prediction is 49.3% and the result is 43.3%.
Newland Elementary is located in Avery County, where median household income is about $61,428, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Newland Elementary is one of 10 public schools in Avery County, which together enroll about 2,025 students.
The shortest distance from Newland Elementary to another public school is about 1.0 miles, to Avery County High. The five-mile area around Newland Elementary holds 5 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Newland Elementary ranks 5th on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 216 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 214. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.4:1 to 13.6:1.
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Avery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,680
Census ACS
Median income
$61,428
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Avery County Schools
- Avery County HighHigh · 542 students
- Cranberry MiddleMiddle · 202 students
- Freedom Trail ElementaryElementary · 202 students
- Crossnore ElementaryElementary · 184 students
- Avery MiddleMiddle · 181 students
- Banner Elk ElementaryElementary · 159 students
Other schools in Newland
- Avery County HighHigh · 542 students
- Avery MiddleMiddle · 181 students
- Marjorie Williams AcademyCombined · 130 students
- Riverside ElementaryElementary · 98 students
Nearby schools
- Avery County High1.0 mi · 542
- Avery Middle1.1 mi · 181
- Crossnore Elementary3.9 mi · 184
- Marjorie Williams Academy3.9 mi · 130
- Freedom Trail Elementary5.0 mi · 202
- Cranberry Middle5.0 mi · 202
Frequently asked questions
About Newland ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Newland Elementary?
Newland Elementary enrolls approximately 214 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Newland Elementary serve?
Newland Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Newland Elementary?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Newland Elementary.
How diverse is Newland Elementary?
Newland Elementary reports a student body of 57% White, 43% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Newland Elementary in?
Newland Elementary is part of Avery County Schools.
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