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Lower Creek Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

630 Lower Creek Drive NE, Lenoir, NC 28645 · (828) 754-4022 · Part of Caldwell County Schools

Lenoir’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
396
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Lower Creek Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 61% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Lenoir kids: William Lenoir Middle

On the path

Where Lenoir kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Lower Creek ElementaryYou are here
6–8William Lenoir Middle512 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

630 Lower Creek Drive NE, Lenoir

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten74
Grade 155
Grade 264
Grade 366
Grade 469
Grade 568
Enrollment over time
367’20
395’21
392’22
383’23
396’24

Up 7.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 71%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 10%Black 7%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lower Creek Elementary from Lenoir families.

Other schools in Caldwell County Schools

The district →
Hudson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hudson
B
665 students20:1
Granite Falls Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Granite Falls
A−
647 students18:1
Gamewell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lenoir
C
459 students17:1
Dudley Shoals Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Granite Falls
C+
433 students16:1
Davenport A+ School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lenoir
C
429 students17:1
Baton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Granite Falls
B+
357 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Lenoir’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.