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Enrollment
633
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CATAWBA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370069000288
Sherrills Ford Elementary
8103 Sherrills Ford Road, Sherrills Ford, NC 28673 · (828) 478-2662 · Catawba County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% 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.
- B-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
17.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
268 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 17% larger than its 6th grade class (82).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
59.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
74.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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
67.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Sherrills Ford Elementary
Sherrills Ford Elementary's state test result (67.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrills Ford Elementary this school | 633 | 42.3% | 67.9% |
| Swansboro Elementary Swansboro | 592 | 38.2% | 71.8% |
| Mills River Elementary Mills River | 608 | 40.6% | 73.5% |
| Mount Pleasant Elementary Mount Pleasant | 679 | 43.6% | 70.7% |
| Northwest Elementary Lexington | 625 | 40.3% | 72.6% |
| Heyward C Bellamy Elem Wilmington | 533 | 41.1% | 78.8% |
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 Sherrills Ford Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Catawba County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #274 of 1,297 | #3 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #245 of 1,296 | #4 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #333 of 1,300 | #4 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #295 of 1,485 | #4 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #1,297 of 1,377 | #24 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #1,113 of 1,379 | #22 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.3% | #1,207 of 1,414 | #24 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.2% | #66 of 369 | #1 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
633
+133 (+27%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 633 | 35.3 | 17.9:1 | 42% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 578 | 36.8 | 15.7:1 | 38% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 32.6 | 15.8:1 | 30% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 23% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 486 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 25% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 27 | 18.6:1 | 28% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 563 | 30 | 18.8:1 | 26% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 658 | 42 | 15.7:1 | 22% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 525 | 28 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sherrills Ford Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (486 to 633); teachers up 26% (28 to 35.3).
About Sherrills Ford Elementary
Sherrills Ford Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, under Catawba County Schools. The latest federal count shows 633 students in kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students, so this school is 36% bigger than average.
Catawba County Schools counts 16,003 students in its 28 schools, and Sherrills Ford Elementary is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, Sherrills Ford Elementary is 73% White. It is also 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. For comparison, Catawba County is about 75% White. By the diversity index, Sherrills Ford Elementary comes in at 44%.
Federal data list 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Sherrills Ford Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.9:1. Among elementary schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 14.9:1. The lunch program counts 42% of students at Sherrills Ford Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 86% average for public schools in Catawba County.
Sherrills Ford Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 65% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Sherrills Ford Elementary, the prediction is 65.9% and the result is 67.9%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Catawba County, median household income is about $67,864, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Sherrills Ford Elementary is one of 44 public schools in Catawba County, which together enroll about 22,392 students.
The school nearest to Sherrills Ford Elementary is Lake Norman High, at a distance of about 5.1 miles. Within ten miles of Sherrills Ford Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Sherrills Ford Elementary is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 500 in 2020-21 and 633 in 2024-25, a 27% increase. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.7:1 to 17.9:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Sherrills Ford Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Catawba County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
163,573
Census ACS
Median income
$67,864
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
22,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Catawba County Schools
- Saint Stephens HighHigh · 1,268 students
- Bandys HighHigh · 935 students
- Fred T Foard HighHigh · 930 students
- Maiden HighHigh · 852 students
- Bunker Hill HighHigh · 845 students
- Saint Stephens ElementaryElementary · 711 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Norman High5.1 mi · 1,905
- Woodland Heights Elementary5.1 mi · 594
- Woodland Heights Middle5.2 mi · 581
- Bandys High5.7 mi · 935
- Lakeshore Elementary5.7 mi · 658
- Lakeshore Middle5.7 mi · 531
Frequently asked questions
About Sherrills Ford ElementaryHow large is Sherrills Ford Elementary?
Sherrills Ford Elementary enrolls approximately 633 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Sherrills Ford Elementary serve?
Sherrills Ford Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sherrills Ford Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sherrills Ford Elementary is approximately 17.9:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sherrills Ford Elementary?
At Sherrills Ford Elementary, the student body is approximately 73% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Sherrills Ford Elementary in?
Sherrills Ford Elementary is part of Catawba County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.