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Brier Creek Elementary

Davidson County Schools · Davidson County

Address
175 Watford Road, Thomasville, NC 27360
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370114002664
210
Students
15.8
Teachers (FTE)
13.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
65
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
14%
Chronically absent
68.1%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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  1. Fair Grove ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-53.5 mi
  2. E Lawson Brown MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-83.7 mi
  3. East Davidson HighHigh · Grades 9-123.7 mi
  4. Davis-Townsend ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-54.3 mi
  5. Silver Valley ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-54.5 mi
  6. Wheatmore High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-12 · Randolph County School System5.0 mi
  7. Thomasville PrimaryElementary · Grades PK-3 · Thomasville City Schools5.7 mi
  8. Liberty Drive ElementaryElementary · Grades 4-5 · Thomasville City Schools5.7 mi
  9. Davidson County High SchoolHigh · Grades 6-125.9 mi
  10. Yadkin Valley Regional Career AcademyHigh · Grades 9-135.9 mi

How Brier Creek 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
Davidson County Schools55th percentile
Higher than 55% · rank 14 of 33

Chronic absence is lower here than at 79% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 12 points since 2014 (53 → 65). Met or exceeded expected growth in 7 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202565CNot Met64.2
202461CMet58.3
202366CExceeded60.6
202249DMet43.4
201974BMet73
201872BMet69
201769CMet65
201658CNot Met56
201563CMet60
201453DNot Met51

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 Davidson County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 81.9%Hispanic 11.9%Two+ Races 4.76%Black 1.43%
White: 81.9% (172) Hispanic: 11.9% (25) Two+ Races: 4.76% (10) Black: 1.43% (3)
White81.9%
Hispanic11.9%
Two+ Races4.76%
Black1.43%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 210
50%105 Female
50%105 Male

Student counts for Brier Creek Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 210 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 86%Chronically absent 14%
Regular attendance: 86% (185) Chronically absent: 14% (30)
Regular attendance86%
Chronically absent14%

Student Population

Students Counted: 215
68.1%Economically disadvantaged

Student indicators for Brier Creek Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 215 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 63.34%Beginning 36.66%
Experienced: 63.34% (10) Beginning: 36.66% (6)
Experienced63.34%
Beginning36.66%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 15.4 FTE
86.4%Fully licensed
13.6%Emergency or provisional
6.48%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Brier 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 15.4 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)76.2%33.3%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)75.3%47.1%
Reading (grades 3–8)51.2%23.8%

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)24.7%28.2%32.9%14.1%
Reading (grades 3–8)48.8%27.4%20.2%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)23.8%42.9%23.8%9.5%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-2.368.5

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers15.44
Experienced teachers9.78 (63%)
Beginning teachers5.66 (37%)
Holding a standard license13.34 (86%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.1 (14%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (30 of 215)14%
Economically disadvantaged68.1%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.43
Library books per student45.04
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.52

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 Brier Creek Elementary report card PDF

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Brier 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.

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.