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Banoak Elementary

Catawba County Schools · Catawba County

Address
7651 W NC 10 Hwy, Vale, NC 28168
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Grades served
K-6
NCES school ID
370069000275
291
Students
17.5
Teachers (FTE)
16.7:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
65
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
13.7%
Chronically absent
58.9%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Banoak ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Jacobs Fork MiddleMiddle · Grades 7-83.4 mi
  2. Fred T Foard HighHigh · Grades 9-123.5 mi
  3. Union ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Lincoln County Schools5.2 mi
  4. Blackburn ElementaryElementary · Grades K-65.3 mi
  5. Mountain View ElementaryElementary · Grades K-65.8 mi
  6. North Brook ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Lincoln County Schools6.4 mi
  7. George Hildebrand ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Burke County Schools6.6 mi
  8. West Lincoln HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Lincoln County Schools6.9 mi
  9. West Lincoln MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Lincoln County Schools7.1 mi
  10. Childers ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Lincoln County Schools8.9 mi

How Banoak Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 65 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools60th percentile
Higher than 60% · rank 929 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools62nd percentile
Higher than 62% · rank 492 of 1,419
Catawba County Schools52nd percentile
Higher than 52% · rank 13 of 27

Chronic absence is lower here than at 80% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 3 points since 2014 (68 → 65). Met or exceeded expected growth in 7 of 10 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202565CMet62.9
202469CExceeded64.3
202359CMet54
202253DNot Met52.1
201964CExceeded59
201862CNot Met60.3
201763CMet59
201660CNot Met57
201569CExceeded65
201468CExceeded63

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

White 79.04%Hispanic 8.59%Two+ Races 7.56%Asian 3.09%Black 1.72%
White: 79.04% (230) Hispanic: 8.59% (25) Two+ Races: 7.56% (22) Asian: 3.09% (9) Black: 1.72% (5)
White79.04%
Hispanic8.59%
Two+ Races7.56%
Asian3.09%
Black1.72%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 291
52.23%152 Female
47.77%139 Male

Student counts for Banoak Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 291 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 86.3%Chronically absent 13.7%
Regular attendance: 86.3% (265) Chronically absent: 13.7% (42)
Regular attendance86.3%
Chronically absent13.7%

Student Population

Students Counted: 307
58.9%Economically disadvantaged
5.15%15 English learners

Student indicators for Banoak Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 307 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

Experienced 85%Beginning 15%
Experienced: 85% (15) Beginning: 15% (3)
Experienced85%
Beginning15%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 18 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
5.56%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Banoak 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 18 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)71.1%44.4%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)64.2%45.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)57.4%31.1%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)35.8%18.9%27.9%17.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)42.6%26.3%20.5%10.5%
Science (grades 5 & 8)28.9%26.7%28.9%15.6%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-1.8270.9

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers18
Experienced teachers15.3 (85%)
Beginning teachers2.7 (15%)
Holding a standard license18 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (42 of 307)13.7%
Economically disadvantaged58.9%
English learners making progress (of 15)40%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.94
Library books per student18.89
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.3

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Banoak Elementary report card PDF

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Banoak 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.

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.