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Balls Creek Elementary

Regular School · Newton, NC

Balls Creek Elementary is a regular school school in Newton, North Carolina, serving grades PK–06 with 686 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.5:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 06
Enrollment
686
Teachers (FTE)
41.6
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 508 74%
Hispanic/Latino 65 9%
Two or more races 48 7%
Asian 36 5%
Black or African American 29 4%
Total enrollment 686 368M / 318F

English Language Learners: 36 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 65.0% +23.1pp 41.9% 386
Reading Proficiency 51.0% +4.1pp 46.9% 386
Science Proficiency 65-69% — 87

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)
+0.08 grade levels
Math
+0.19 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
19 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
4
0.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
108
15.7% 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.) 686 100%

Contact & Location

2620 Balls Creek Road

Newton, NC 28658

Phone: (828)464-4766

http://ballscreek.catawbaschools.net/

District

Catawba County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,023

District enrollment: 15,678

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

370069000273

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