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Fall Creek Elementary

Yadkin County Schools · Yadkin County

Address
2720 Smithtown Rd, East Bend, NC 27018
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370504002016
251
Students
12.8
Teachers (FTE)
19.6:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
69
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
12.6%
Chronically absent
51.4%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Fall Creek ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. East Bend ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-54.7 mi
  2. Forbush HighHigh · Grades 8-126.2 mi
  3. Forbush MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-86.4 mi
  4. Boonville ElementaryOther · Grades PK-126.4 mi
  5. Yadkin Success AcademyHigh · Grades 6-127.2 mi
  6. Yadkin Early CollegeHigh · Grades 9-137.4 mi
  7. Yadkinville ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-57.6 mi
  8. Copeland ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Surry County Schools8.2 mi
  9. Shoals ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Surry County Schools8.6 mi
  10. Forbush ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-59.0 mi

How Fall Creek Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 69 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools69th percentile
Higher than 69% · rank 694 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools72nd percentile
Higher than 72% · rank 359 of 1,419
Yadkin County Schools85th percentile
Higher than 85% · rank 2 of 13

Chronic absence is lower here than at 83% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 5 points since 2014 (64 → 69). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 7. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202569CMet67.5
202470BMet66.4
202372BExceeded69.2
202263CMet58.2
201973BExceeded69.8
201872BExceeded67.1
201769CExceeded64
201671BExceeded67
201567CExceeded62
201464CExceeded58

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 Yadkin County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 89.24%Hispanic 8.37%Black 1.99%Two+ Races 0.4%
White: 89.24% (224) Hispanic: 8.37% (21) Black: 1.99% (5) Two+ Races: 0.4% (1)
White89.24%
Hispanic8.37%
Black1.99%
Two+ Races0.4%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 251
52.99%133 Female
47.01%118 Male

Student counts for Fall Creek Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 251 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 87.4%Chronically absent 12.6%
Regular attendance: 87.4% (208) Chronically absent: 12.6% (30)
Regular attendance87.4%
Chronically absent12.6%

Student Population

Students Counted: 238
51.4%Economically disadvantaged

Student indicators for Fall Creek Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 238 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 83.97%Beginning 16.03%
Experienced: 83.97% (12) Beginning: 16.03% (2)
Experienced83.97%
Beginning16.03%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 14.6 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Fall 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 14.6 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)74.8%42%
Science (grades 5 & 8)67.4%34.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)58%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)25.2%32.8%31.1%10.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)42%26.9%21%10.1%
Science (grades 5 & 8)32.6%32.6%30.2%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-0.7176.4

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers14.6
Experienced teachers12.26 (84%)
Beginning teachers2.34 (16%)
Holding a standard license14.6 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified0

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (30 of 238)12.6%
Economically disadvantaged51.4%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.55
Library books per student27.89
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.55

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 Fall Creek Elementary report card PDF

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Fall 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.