Iron Station Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Iron Station, North Carolina

Iron Station Elementary in Iron Station, North Carolina enrolled 367 students in 2024-25 with 29.1 full-time teachers, 12.6 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, 52-59% 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 fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

376 students in 2022-23, 362 students in 2023-24, 367 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.9 to 29.1.

Students enrolled at Iron Station Elementary by school year2022-23: 376, 2023-24: 362, 2024-25: 36701002003004002022-233762023-243622024-25367
Students enrolled at Iron Station Elementary by school year2022-23: 376, 2023-24: 362, 2024-25: 36701002003004002022-233762023-243622024-25367
Students enrolled at Iron Station Elementary by school year2022-23: 376, 2023-24: 362, 2024-25: 36701002003004002022-233762023-243622024-25367
Students enrolled at Iron Station Elementary by school year2022-23: 376, 2023-24: 362, 2024-25: 36701002003004002022-233762023-243622024-25367
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2337629.912.6
2023-2436228.812.6
2024-2536729.112.6

12.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 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 12.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 12.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 12.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 12.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state 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 360 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Iron Station Elementary enrolled 360 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 20 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 360 of the 360 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions20
  • Chronically absent23.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.0% of students were White, 11.7% Hispanic, 7.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White76.0%
  2. Hispanic11.7%
  3. Two or more races7.1%
  4. Black4.4%
  5. Asian0.8%

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 Iron Station Elementary scored proficient or above: 52-59% 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
Math52‑59%60%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 Iron Station Elementary

  1. GE Massey ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 4.2 miles away: 370 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
  2. Pumpkin Center IntermediateThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.3 miles away: 295 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
  3. Compare Iron Station Elementary with GE Massey ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lincoln County Schools spends per student$10,722 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,722
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaIron Station Elementary is the number 997 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#997 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher12.6 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.12.6:1
  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 Iron Station Elementary

  1. How many students attend Iron Station Elementary?
    367 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 376 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Iron Station, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Iron Station Elementary?
    12.6 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 Iron Station Elementary a Title I school?
    Iron Station Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Iron Station Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Iron Station Elementary scored proficient or above: 52-59% 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 Iron Station Elementary in?
    Lincoln County Schools, NCES district ID 3702680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370268001113 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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