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Kings Creek Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1339^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Kings Creek Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lenoir, North Carolina, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 148 students. The school is part of the Caldwell County Schools district, which is ranked 141 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Kings Creek Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking between 355 and 1339 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the Caldwell County and North Carolina averages across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics range from 16.7% to 40%, compared to the Caldwell County average of 47.8% to 61.6% and the North Carolina average of 53.5% to 64.1%. The school's performance on reading assessments is also below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 38.1% to 58.8% in 2024-2025, compared to the Caldwell County average of 44.8% to 52.3% and the North Carolina average of 46.7% to 54.2%.

While Kings Creek Elementary is part of the Caldwell County Schools district, it performs significantly worse than other schools in the district, such as Davenport A+ School, Whitnel Elementary, and Lower Creek Elementary, which all have higher rankings and better academic performance. Interestingly, the nearby Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School, which is part of the Wilkes County Schools district, outperforms Kings Creek Elementary in several subject areas and grade levels, despite serving a similar demographic of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

153

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,461

Per pupil spending ?

98%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3680 Wilkesboro Boulevard
Lenoir, NC 28645-9153

(828) 754-6039

District: Caldwell County Schools

Students who attend Kings Creek Elementary usually attend:

High:

Hibriten High

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.5%

Hispanic:

5.2%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (37% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 59 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg51%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

1,339^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 59 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

557^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Caldwell County Schools

141^st of 242Caldwell County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	1339 of 1490	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	1183 of 1505	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.8	884 of 1502	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	875 of 1514	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.2	497 of 1489	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	627 of 1473	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	355 of 1434	75.2%	★★★★☆
2017	61.7	542 of 1429	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.2	650 of 1425	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.1	451 of 1440	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.3	477 of 1390	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.9	384 of 1403	72.6%	★★★★☆
2012	80.3	200 of 1388	85.6%	★★★★☆
2011	74.8	301 of 1381	78.2%	★★★★☆
2010	74.1	309 of 1363	77.3%	★★★★☆
2009	73.2	337 of 1354	75.1%	★★★★☆
2008	65.9	427 of 1324	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.9	552 of 1293	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.9	389 of 1276	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	1326 of 1451	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	821 of 1405	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	1143 of 1437	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	959 of 1450	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	574 of 1437	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.0	232 of 1329	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	353 of 1361	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	216 of 1332	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	24.0	1184 of 1464	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	977 of 1461	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	947 of 1464	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	82.7	198 of 1444	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	57.2	616 of 1430	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.6	183 of 1413	87.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	1159 of 1172	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1117 of 1166	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1004 of 1183	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1030 of 1194	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.1	659 of 1172	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	839 of 1183	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.6	602 of 1178	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	557 of 773	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.4	445 of 793	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	497 of 784	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	355 of 786	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	398 of 741	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	389 of 737	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	85.5	62 of 691	91.0%	★★★★★
2017	66.0	228 of 694	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.7	259 of 692	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.1	312 of 705	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.2	272 of 627	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.3	377 of 673	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	70.5	192 of 662	71.0%	★★★★☆
2011	60.2	292 of 648	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.6	298 of 640	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.6	155 of 630	75.4%	★★★★☆
2008	63.8	241 of 620	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.1	263 of 606	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.1	209 of 598	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	48.6	345 of 706	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	357 of 684	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	518 of 729	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	484 of 743	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	420 of 735	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.4	222 of 689	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.9	191 of 633	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	51.0	299 of 639	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.4	58 of 604	90.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	575 of 733	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.2	355 of 751	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	451 of 747	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	370 of 748	50.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	584 of 649	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	533 of 652	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	631 of 656	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	503 of 658	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	494 of 632	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	488 of 624	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	74.8	125 of 596	79.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2024)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Female (2021)51st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Reading47%-6 vs state

Science43%-18 vs state

Mathematics24%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kings Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3680 Wilkesboro Boulevard	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-6039	153	11	13.5	98.0%	137 (89.5%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	15.9	1339^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.1%		25.7	1183^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	21.4%	156	40.0	17.6	16.7	19.0	36.8	17.6	46.7	41.2	44.4	38.1	52.6	58.8	33.3	52.9	$11,461	$1,809	$9,651
Oak Hill Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4603 Oak Hill School Rd.	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Oak Hill Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 759-1383	253	17	15.3		213 (84.2%)	6 (2.4%)	13 (5.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	24.9	1188^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.3%		14.5	1367^th of 1505 public elementary schools	9.2%	179	80.0	28.6	40.9	25.0	27.8	13.6	55.0	33.3	40.9	25.0	16.7	54.5	22.7	59.1
Lower Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	630 Lower Creek Drive NE	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-4022	396	23	17.4	99.2%	280 (70.7%)	28 (7.1%)	44 (11.1%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.8%)	60.6	553^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	62.9%		64.4	498^th of 1505 public elementary schools	66.9%	55	72.7	52.2	59.7				47.0	59.7	68.7				64.2		$8,688	$857	$7,832
Ellendale Elementary	Public	K-5	175 Ellendale Park Lane	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 632-4866	168	11	14.9	98.2%	144 (85.7%)	5 (3.0%)	4 (2.4%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.0%)	40	918^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.4%		40.8	917^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.1%	1	63.6	35.7	62.5				39.4	53.6	50.0				50.0		$12,059	$1,416	$10,642
Valmead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Elizabeth Drive NW	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-9612	305	18	16.7	97.4%	133 (43.6%)	62 (20.3%)	75 (24.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.1%)	17.2	1323^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	11.2%		21.3	1263^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	16.1%	60	45.8	37.0	39.5				22.9	39.1	37.2				51.2		$13,388	$1,976	$11,412
Horizons Elementary	Public	K-5	332 Greenhaven Dr. NW	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 726-3855	29	13	2.3	89.7%	21 (72.4%)	3 (10.3%)	4 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)								(n/a)															$39,602	$516	$39,086
Happy Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1350 Yadkin River Road	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-3496	234	13	18.5	97.9%	212 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	32.7	1042^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	30.1%		41.1	910^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.5%	132	64.5	37.5	29.4	53.1	38.9	19.2	38.7	33.3	29.4	59.4	55.6	53.8	35.3	53.8	$10,168	$1,178	$8,990
Dudley Shoals Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Dudley Shoals Road	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 396-3457	433	26	16.4	99.3%	369 (85.2%)	6 (1.4%)	25 (5.8%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	49.5	751^st of 1490 public elementary schools	49.6%		43.5	864^th of 1505 public elementary schools	42.6%	113	63.4	39.7	68.9				47.9	45.6	57.4				65.6		$9,484	$1,010	$8,473
Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School	Public	K-5	556 Boomer-Ferguson Sch Rd	Boomer	28606	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 651-8900	111	7	15.7	97.3%	85 (76.6%)	6 (5.4%)	8 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.8%)	39.4	928^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.7%		21.3	1261^st of 1505 public elementary schools	16.2%	333	36.4	65.2	64.7				31.8	30.4	52.9				70.6		$12,571	$1,753	$10,817
Davenport A+ School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 College Avenue SW	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-6941	429	25	17.4	99.3%	163 (38.0%)	56 (13.1%)	162 (37.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.3%)	41.7	886^th of 1490 public elementary schools	40.5%		36.7	981^st of 1505 public elementary schools	34.8%	95	42.0	51.3	66.2				34.8	50.0	59.1				59.1		$9,609	$958	$8,651

Frequently Asked Questions about Kings Creek Elementary

How many students attend Kings Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 153 students attended Kings Creek Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Kings Creek Elementary?

Students at Kings Creek Elementary are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Kings Creek Elementary in?

Caldwell County Schools

Is Kings Creek Elementary a good school?

Kings Creek Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Kings Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kings Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Hibriten High

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