Dudley Shoals Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Granite Falls, North Carolina

Dudley Shoals Elementary in Granite Falls, North Carolina enrolled 433 students in 2024-25 with 26.3 full-time teachers, 16.5 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 31-35% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%

437 students in 2022-23, 432 students in 2023-24, 433 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.1 to 26.3.

Students enrolled at Dudley Shoals Elementary by school year2022-23: 437, 2023-24: 432, 2024-25: 43302004006002022-234372023-244322024-25433
Students enrolled at Dudley Shoals Elementary by school year2022-23: 437, 2023-24: 432, 2024-25: 43302004006002022-234372023-244322024-25433
Students enrolled at Dudley Shoals Elementary by school year2022-23: 437, 2023-24: 432, 2024-25: 43302004006002022-234372023-244322024-25433
Students enrolled at Dudley Shoals Elementary by school year2022-23: 437, 2023-24: 432, 2024-25: 43302004006002022-234372023-244322024-25433
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2343730.114.5
2023-2443230.914.0
2024-2543326.316.5

16.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools

Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 16.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.5state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 16.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.5state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 16.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.5state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 16.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.5state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 427 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dudley Shoals Elementary enrolled 427 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 427 of the 427 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent24.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

85.2% of students were White, 5.8% Hispanic, 5.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White85.2%
  2. Hispanic5.8%
  3. Two or more races5.5%
  4. Asian1.6%
  5. Black1.4%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Dudley Shoals Elementary scored proficient or above: 31-35% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Math31‑35%45%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Granite Falls

4 public elementary schools in Granite Falls report 2024-25 enrollment; Dudley Shoals Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Granite Falls Elementary64718.499.2%
Dudley Shoals Elementary43316.599.3%
Baton Elementary35715.499.2%
Sawmills Elementary35117.299.1%

All public schools in Granite Falls →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Dudley Shoals Elementary

  1. Oak Hill Charter SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 3.5 miles away: 253 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
  2. Granite Falls ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.1 miles away: 647 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).4.1 mi
  3. Compare Dudley Shoals Elementary with Oak Hill Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Caldwell County Schools spends per student$12,066 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,066
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaDudley Shoals Elementary is the number 797 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#797 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.16.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Dudley Shoals Elementary

  1. How many students attend Dudley Shoals Elementary?
    433 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 437 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Granite Falls, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Dudley Shoals Elementary?
    16.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Dudley Shoals Elementary a Title I school?
    Dudley Shoals Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Dudley Shoals Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Dudley Shoals Elementary scored proficient or above: 31-35% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Dudley Shoals Elementary in?
    Caldwell County Schools, NCES district ID 3700580. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370058000224 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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