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Lower Creek Elementary

Regular School · Lenoir, NC

Lower Creek Elementary is a regular school school in Lenoir, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 396 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.4:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
396
Teachers (FTE)
22.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
17.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 280 71%
Hispanic/Latino 44 11%
Two or more races 39 10%
Black or African American 28 7%
Asian 4 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 396 184M / 212F

English Language Learners: 12 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 45-49% 41.9% 200
Reading Proficiency 50-54% 46.9% 200
Science Proficiency 50-54% 71

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.17 grade levels
Math
-0.17 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
14 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
5
1.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
42
10.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 396 100%

Contact & Location

630 Lower Creek Drive NE

Lenoir, NC 28645

Phone: (828)754-4022

http://lces.caldwellschools.com/

District

Caldwell County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,003

District enrollment: 10,758

NCES ID

370058000235

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD