Marvin B Smith Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Burlington, North Carolina
Marvin B Smith Elementary in Burlington, North Carolina enrolled 556 students in 2024-25 with 36.3 full-time teachers, 15.3 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 58-62% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 67-71% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
481 students in 2022-23, 545 students in 2023-24, 556 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.6 to 36.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 481 | 34.6 | 13.9 |
| 2023-24 | 545 | 33.7 | 16.2 |
| 2024-25 | 556 | 36.3 | 15.3 |
15.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 61 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 459 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Marvin B Smith Elementary enrolled 459 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 459 of the 459 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions19
- Chronically absent22.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
39.0% of students were White, 25.4% Hispanic, 22.8% Black in 2024-25.
- White39.0%
- Hispanic25.4%
- Black22.8%
- Two or more races10.3%
- Asian2.5%
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 Marvin B Smith Elementary scored proficient or above: 58-62% in reading and 67-71% in math, against 48% in reading and 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 58‑62% | 38% | 48% |
| Math | 67‑71% | 40% | 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 Burlington
9 public elementary schools in Burlington report 2024-25 enrollment; Marvin B Smith Elementary is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Elementary | 661 | 16.3 | 51.0% |
| Hillcrest Elementary | 556 | 15.1 | 99.5% |
| Marvin B Smith Elementary | 556 | 15.3 | 99.3% |
| Eastlawn Elementary | 528 | 15.2 | 99.4% |
| Edwin M Holt Elementary | 505 | 15.4 | 46.3% |
| R Homer Andrews Elementary | 498 | 12.3 | 99.4% |
| Harvey R Newlin Elementary | 491 | 15.2 | 99.4% |
| Grove Park Elementary | 437 | 14.7 | 99.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Marvin B Smith Elementary
- Grove Park ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 437 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Hillcrest ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 556 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Compare Marvin B Smith Elementary with Grove Park ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Alamance-Burlington Schools spends per student$11,925 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,925
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaMarvin B Smith Elementary is the number 445 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#445 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.15.3:1
- 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 Marvin B Smith Elementary
How many students attend Marvin B Smith Elementary?
556 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 481 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Burlington, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Marvin B Smith Elementary?
15.3 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 Marvin B Smith Elementary a Title I school?
Marvin B Smith Elementary was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Marvin B Smith Elementary do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Marvin B Smith Elementary scored proficient or above: 58-62% in reading and 67-71% in math, against 48% in reading and 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 Marvin B Smith Elementary in?
Alamance-Burlington Schools, NCES district ID 3700030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370003000203 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.