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Lower Creek Elementary Primary School
630 Lower Creek Dr Ne
Lenoir NC, 28645, Caldwell County
Phone: 828-754-4022
Ranking: 
(647 out of 1,874, top 35%)*
(647 out of 1,874, top 35%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Caldwell County Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 366 | 362 | 349 | 359 | 357 | 368 | 376 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 66 | 18.0% | 72 | 19.9% | 52 | 14.9% | 65 | 18.1% | 55 | 15.4% | 64 | 17.4% | 64 | 17.0% |
| Grade 1: | 73 | 19.9% | 52 | 14.4% | 61 | 17.5% | 63 | 17.5% | 61 | 17.1% | 64 | 17.4% | 61 | 16.2% |
| Grade 2: | 53 | 14.5% | 62 | 17.1% | 56 | 16.0% | 58 | 16.2% | 63 | 17.6% | 54 | 14.7% | 68 | 18.1% |
| Grade 3: | 58 | 15.8% | 58 | 16.0% | 66 | 18.9% | 62 | 17.3% | 59 | 16.5% | 69 | 18.8% | 64 | 17.0% |
| Grade 4: | 57 | 15.6% | 59 | 16.3% | 61 | 17.5% | 57 | 15.9% | 56 | 15.7% | 60 | 16.3% | 62 | 16.5% |
| Grade 5: | 59 | 16.1% | 59 | 16.3% | 53 | 15.2% | 54 | 15.0% | 63 | 17.6% | 57 | 15.5% | 57 | 15.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 180 | 49.2% | 169 | 46.7% | 160 | 45.8% | 174 | 48.5% | 166 | 46.5% | 182 | 49.5% | 172 | 45.7% |
| Female: | 186 | 50.8% | 193 | 53.3% | 189 | 54.2% | 185 | 51.5% | 183 | 51.3% | 178 | 48.4% | 183 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 8 | 2.2% | 5 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.6% | 8 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 26 | 7.1% | 22 | 6.1% | 20 | 5.7% | 19 | 5.3% | 17 | 4.8% | 15 | 4.1% | 13 | 3.5% |
| Black: | 26 | 7.1% | 29 | 8.0% | 30 | 8.6% | 40 | 11.1% | 45 | 12.6% | 42 | 11.4% | 38 | 10.1% |
| White: | 283 | 77.3% | 282 | 77.9% | 280 | 80.2% | 283 | 78.8% | 290 | 81.2% | 305 | 82.9% | 298 | 79.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 23 | 6.3% | 23 | 6.4% | 13 | 3.7% | 12 | 3.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 127 | 34.7% | 136 | 37.6% | 140 | 40.1% | 150 | 41.8% | 120 | 33.6% | 103 | 28.0% | 127 | 33.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 7.9% | 33 | 9.1% | 22 | 6.3% | 20 | 5.6% | 28 | 7.8% | 40 | 10.9% | 34 | 9.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.55 | 17.53 | 17.81 | 16.88 | 18.21 | 17.00 | 17.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 67.5% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 73.8% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 75.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 83.7% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 86% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 85.3% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 85.7% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 40.9% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 83.4% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 85% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 55.7% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 69.3% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 68.6% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 74.4% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 74.6% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 45.6% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 66% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 64.7% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 75.2% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 84.8% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 86.2% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 87.1% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 89% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 36.6% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 85.9% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 61.4% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 73.6% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 78.2% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.7% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 79.9% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 41.9% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 49.2% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 55.6% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 62.9% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65.8% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 70.3% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 71.4% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 82.9% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 82.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 86.3% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 86.7% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 40.7% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 91.5% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 91.5% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 58% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 72.7% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 73.3% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 79% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 78% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 42.6% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 39.2% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 72.1% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 77.9% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 85.9% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 84.5% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 45.2% | 45.4% |
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* Lower Creek Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.