Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCDOWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370294001182
Old Fort Elementary School
128 Mauney Avenue, Old Fort, NC 28762 · (828) 668-7646 · McDowell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% 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.
- A-Beats 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
15.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
342 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 | 60 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
29%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
57.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
68.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Old Fort Elementary School
Old Fort Elementary School's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Fort Elementary School this school | 360 | 95.0% | 64.1% |
| Central Elementary Statesville | 331 | 97.6% | 66.3% |
| North Brook Elementary Vale | 344 | 99.1% | 62.7% |
| Baton Elementary Granite Falls | 357 | 99.2% | 60.9% |
| Denton Elementary Denton | 369 | 99.2% | 56.9% |
| Rosman Elementary Rosman | 344 | 99.1% | 63.9% |
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 Old Fort Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In McDowell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #374 of 1,297 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #373 of 1,296 | #2 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #398 of 1,300 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #1,020 of 1,485 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #847 of 1,377 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.7% | #1,303 of 1,379 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.0% | #1,062 of 1,414 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.9% | #158 of 369 | N/A |
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
360
+63 (+21%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 360 | 23.5 | 15.3:1 | 95% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 22 | 14.5:1 | 99% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 23.2 | 13.6:1 | 76% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 297 | 21 | 14.1:1 | 62% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 23.7 | 13.5:1 | 98% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 99% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 61% (322) |
| 2000-01 | 519 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 50% (258) |
| 1990-91 | 495 | 28 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Old Fort Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (319 to 360); teachers down 1% (23.7 to 23.5).
About Old Fort Elementary School
This page covers Old Fort Elementary School, a small elementary school in Old Fort, North Carolina. It enrolls 360 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. That is 23% below the average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Old Fort Elementary School is one of 16 schools in McDowell County Schools, which enrolls 5,712 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Old Fort Elementary School is 84% White. Enrollment also includes 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Black. In McDowell County overall, the White share is about 88%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 29%.
Old Fort Elementary School has 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is similar, at 14.9:1. At Old Fort Elementary School, 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Old Fort Elementary School outscored 77%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Old Fort Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in North Carolina is predicted to score 49.8%. Old Fort Elementary School scores 64.1%, 14.3 points above that line.
In McDowell County, home to about 44,817 people, median household income comes to about $57,168, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. McDowell County's 16 public schools enroll about 5,712 students and include Old Fort Elementary School.
Old Fort Elementary School is about 6.6 miles from West Marion Elementary School, its nearest public school. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Old Fort Elementary School is ahead of the 53.2% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Old Fort Elementary School as Rural: Distant.
A 21% rise took enrollment from 297 in 2020-21 to 360 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.1:1 to 15.3:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Old Fort Elementary School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Nebo Elementary SchoolElementary · 354 students
Nearby schools
- West Marion Elementary School6.6 mi · 390
- Black Mountain Elementary7.6 mi · 163
- Pleasant Gardens Elementary School7.6 mi · 289
- Black Mountain Primary7.8 mi · 351
- Foothills Community School8.8 mi · 200
- West McDowell Middle School9.3 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About Old Fort Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Old Fort Elementary School?
Old Fort Elementary School enrolls approximately 360 students in grades PK-05.
Is Old Fort Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Old Fort Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Old Fort Elementary School have?
Old Fort Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Old Fort Elementary School?
Student demographics at Old Fort Elementary School are roughly 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Old Fort Elementary School in?
Old Fort Elementary School is part of McDowell County Schools.
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