Sherrills Ford Elementary

Sherrills Ford Elementary is a medium-sized elementary-level community in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, overseen by Catawba County Schools. The school caters to 633 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 36% larger than typical.

Within Catawba County Schools, which oversees 28 schools and 16,003 students, Sherrills Ford Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Sherrills Ford Elementary shows that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Sherrills Ford Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Catawba County's rate of about 86%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sherrills Ford Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.9%; this one delivers 67.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Catawba County put median household earnings sit near $67,864, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Catawba County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,392 students), Sherrills Ford Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lake Norman High, around 5.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sherrills Ford Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 64.9%.

Sherrills Ford Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 30%: 486 students in 2018 compared to 633 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 73% across the same window.

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