Enrollment
305
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALDWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370058000240
Valmead Elementary
111 Elizabeth Drive NW, Lenoir, NC 28645 · (828) 754-9612 · Caldwell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
16.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
297 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 15 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
32.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
41.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 Valmead Elementary
Valmead Elementary's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valmead Elementary this school | 305 | 97.4% | 39.5% |
| Monticello-Brown Summit Elem Browns Summit | 291 | 99.0% | 55.3% |
| Little River Elementary Durham | 326 | 99.1% | 56.7% |
| S Ray Lowder Elementary Lincolnton | 306 | 97.4% | 54.2% |
| Wilton Elementary Franklinton | 350 | 99.1% | 57.5% |
| George Watts Elementary Durham | 358 | 99.2% | 66.9% |
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 Valmead Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Caldwell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #1,112 of 1,297 | #12 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,119 of 1,296 | #11 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #1,130 of 1,300 | #13 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #1,167 of 1,485 | #11 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #1,168 of 1,377 | #5 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #220 of 1,379 | #1 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.4% | #972 of 1,414 | #11 of 13 |
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
305
+155 (+103%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 305 | 18.3 | 16.7:1 | 97% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 275 | 21.7 | 12.7:1 | 99% (272) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 21.4 | 13.4:1 | 99% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 150 | 13 | 11.5:1 | 98% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 165 | 13.3 | 12.4:1 | 98% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 181 | 14 | 12.9:1 | 97% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 224 | 17 | 13.2:1 | 80% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 273 | 24 | 11.4:1 | 75% (204) |
| 1990-91 | 291 | 23 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valmead Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 85% (165 to 305); teachers up 38% (13.3 to 18.3).
About Valmead Elementary
Valmead Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Lenoir, North Carolina. There are 305 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll around 467, and this school is 35% below that mark.
Valmead Elementary is run by Caldwell County Schools, whose 25 schools enroll 10,667 students.
White students make up 44% of enrollment at Valmead Elementary, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% Hispanic, 20% Black, and 11% multiracial. In Caldwell County overall, about 86% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 18.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.7:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina, 14.9:1, is lower. Roughly 97% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Caldwell County average a similar 95%.
On the allk12 Grade, Valmead Elementary lands at D, ahead of 14% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Valmead Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (39.5%) and its predicted rate (49.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
In Caldwell County, home to about 80,536 people, the median household earns about $56,425 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Valmead Elementary shares Caldwell County with 25 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Caldwell Online Academy is about 0.8 miles from Valmead Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Valmead Elementary comes in 7th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Valmead Elementary as City: Small.
Reported enrollment: 150 (2020-21) and 305 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. The number of students per teacher increased from 11.5 to 16.7 over 4 years.
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Caldwell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,536
Census ACS
Median income
$56,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
10,920 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caldwell County Schools
- South Caldwell HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Hibriten HighHigh · 818 students
- Hudson ElementaryElementary · 665 students
- Granite Falls ElementaryElementary · 647 students
- West Caldwell HighHigh · 634 students
- Hudson MiddleMiddle · 551 students
Other schools in Lenoir
- Hibriten HighHigh · 818 students
- West Caldwell HighHigh · 634 students
- William Lenoir MiddleMiddle · 512 students
- Gamewell ElementaryElementary · 459 students
- Gamewell MiddleMiddle · 457 students
- Davenport A+ SchoolElementary · 429 students
Nearby schools
- Caldwell Online Academy0.8 mi · 138
- Horizons Elementary0.8 mi · 29
- Davenport A+ School1.8 mi · 429
- Lower Creek Elementary1.9 mi · 396
- William Lenoir Middle2.6 mi · 512
- Hibriten High2.7 mi · 818
Frequently asked questions
About Valmead ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Valmead Elementary?
Valmead Elementary enrolls approximately 305 students in grades PK-05.
Is Valmead Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valmead Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Valmead Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Valmead Elementary is approximately 16.7:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Valmead Elementary?
Valmead Elementary reports a student body of 44% White, 25% Hispanic, 20% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Valmead Elementary in?
Valmead Elementary is part of Caldwell County Schools.
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