- Address
- 2620 Balls Creek Road, Newton, NC 28658
Open in Maps → - Phone
- (828) 464-4766
- Grades served
- PK-6
- NCES school ID
- 370069000273
School calendar
Catawba County Schools's school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Balls Creek Elementary — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.
View the calendar →Location and nearby schools
10 nearestLoading the map…
- Bandys High2.6 mi
- Mill Creek Middle2.6 mi
- Charles H Tuttle Elementary3.2 mi
- Maiden Elementary5.8 mi
- Catawba Rosenwald Education Center5.8 mi
- Catawba Elementary School5.8 mi
- South Newton Elementary5.9 mi
- Claremont Elementary6.1 mi
- Maiden Middle School6.1 mi
- Discovery High School6.3 mi
How Balls Creek Elementary compares
Its 2024–25 performance score of 70 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.
Chronic absence is lower here than at 83% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.
Performance score since 2014
Score up 5 points since 2014 (65 → 70). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.
| Year | Score | Grade | Growth | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70 | B | Exceeded | 66.1 |
| 2024 | 71 | B | Exceeded | 65.9 |
| 2023 | 69 | C | Met | 66.3 |
| 2022 | 62 | C | Not Met | 62.6 |
| 2019 | 71 | B | Met | 68.9 |
| 2018 | 74 | B | Exceeded | 70 |
| 2017 | 64 | C | Not Met | 64 |
| 2016 | 71 | B | Met | 68 |
| 2015 | 71 | B | Exceeded | 67 |
| 2014 | 65 | C | Met | 60 |
Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Catawba County Schools for district totals.
Student Demographics
Gender Distribution
Total Students: 686Student counts for Balls Creek Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 686 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.
Students
Student Population
Students Counted: 696Student indicators for Balls Creek Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 696 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.
Teachers
Licensing & Certification
Total Teachers: 42.7 FTETeacher figures for Balls Creek Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 42.7 FTE.
NC School Report Card
2024-2025Student performance by subject
| Subject | Grade-level proficient | Career & college ready |
|---|---|---|
| Science (grades 5 & 8) | 75% | 43% |
| Mathematics (grades 3–8) | 74% | 52% |
| Reading (grades 3–8) | 53.4% | 33.5% |
Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.
Achievement levels
| Subject | Not Proficient | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics (grades 3–8) | 26% | 22% | 37% | 15% |
| Reading (grades 3–8) | 46.6% | 19.8% | 26.3% | 7.2% |
| Science (grades 5 & 8) | 25% | 32% | 35% | 8% |
Academic growth
| Measure | Status | Growth index | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Exceeds Expected Growth | 2.77 | 86.9 |
Teachers
Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Total teachers | 42.65 |
| Experienced teachers | 39.65 (93%) |
| Beginning teachers | 3 (7%) |
| Holding a standard license | 42.65 (100%) |
| Emergency or provisional licenses | 0 (0%) |
| National Board certified | 7 |
Students
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Chronically absent (90 of 696) | 12.9% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 58.7% |
| English learners making progress (of 28) | 57.1% |
School environment
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Devices per student | 0.94 |
| Library books per student | 13.7 |
| Students have device access | Yes |
| Devices may go home | Yes |
| Wireless access points per classroom | 1.14 |
Federal & state designations
| Designation | Applies |
|---|---|
| Low-performing school | No |
| Recurring low-performing | No |
| CSI — low performing | No |
| CSI — low graduation rate | No |
| TSI — at risk | Yes |
| TSI — consistently underperforming | No |
CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.
Download this report card
Balls Creek Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.
Other elementary schools in this district
All 28 schools →Banoak Elementary
Blackburn Elementary
Catawba Elementary School
Charles H Tuttle Elementary
Claremont Elementary
Clyde Campbell Elementary
Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.