Fallston Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Fallston, North Carolina
Fallston Elementary in Fallston, North Carolina enrolled 502 students in 2024-25 with 36.2 full-time teachers, 13.9 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, 56-60% 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 rose 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
456 students in 2022-23, 487 students in 2023-24, 502 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.6 to 36.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 456 | 35.6 | 12.8 |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 35.0 | 13.9 |
| 2024-25 | 502 | 36.2 | 13.9 |
13.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 67 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.
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 434 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fallston Elementary enrolled 434 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 13 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 434 of the 434 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions13
- Chronically absent23.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
74.5% of students were White, 10.8% Black, 8.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White74.5%
- Black10.8%
- Hispanic8.2%
- Two or more races6.4%
- Asian0.2%
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 Fallston Elementary scored proficient or above: 56-60% 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.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 56‑60% | 55% | 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.
What to look at next about Fallston Elementary
- W B Beam Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 7.6 miles away: 191 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).7.6 mi
- Cherryville ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 7.9 miles away: 378 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).7.9 mi
- Compare Fallston Elementary with W B Beam Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Cleveland County Schools spends per student$12,540 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,540
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaFallston Elementary is the number 597 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#597 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.9 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.13.9:1
- 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 Fallston Elementary
How many students attend Fallston Elementary?
502 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 456 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fallston, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Fallston Elementary?
13.9 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.Is Fallston Elementary a Title I school?
Fallston Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Fallston Elementary do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Fallston Elementary scored proficient or above: 56-60% 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.What district is Fallston Elementary in?
Cleveland County Schools, NCES district ID 3700900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370090000344 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.