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Casar Elementary

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Casar Elementary ranks 206 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Casar Elementary is a public elementary school located in Casar, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 279 students. The school is part of the Cleveland County Schools district, which is ranked 97 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Casar Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25% of North Carolina elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 206 and 325 over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly higher than the district and state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, Casar Elementary's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 87.2%, compared to 72.9% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was also impressive at 92.1%, compared to 65.3% for the district and 62% for the state.

Casar Elementary's ability to consistently rank among the top schools in the state for its low socioeconomic status (SES) student population is a remarkable achievement, indicating the school's effectiveness in supporting and educating its most disadvantaged students. However, the school's performance for white students and gifted and talented students is relatively lower, suggesting potential equity issues that the school may need to address. The higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio at Casar Elementary compared to nearby schools, such as Salem Elementary and Mull Elementary, may be contributing factors to the school's strong academic performance, particularly for its disadvantaged student population.

275

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,433

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

436 School House Road
Casar, NC 28020

(704) 476-8255

District: Cleveland County Schools

Students who attend Casar Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Burns Middle
High:	Burns High
	Cleveland ECHS

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.5%

Hispanic:

8.4%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (74% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg57%

206^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 15Elementary Schools in the Cleveland County Schools

97^th of 242Cleveland 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	206 of 1490	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	256 of 1505	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	207 of 1502	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	325 of 1514	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	282 of 1489	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	310 of 1473	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	540 of 1434	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.2	572 of 1429	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	82.0	193 of 1425	86.5%	★★★★☆
2015	72.8	367 of 1440	74.5%	★★★★☆
2014	68.7	417 of 1390	70.0%	★★★★☆
2013	46.1	723 of 1403	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.1	754 of 1388	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.4	698 of 1381	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.1	633 of 1363	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.1	314 of 1354	76.8%	★★★★☆
2008	66.8	405 of 1324	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.8	284 of 1293	78.0%	★★★★☆
2006	62.1	502 of 1276	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	177 of 1451	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	210 of 1455	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	207 of 1459	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	376 of 1458	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	332 of 1440	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	332 of 1424	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	427 of 1405	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	353 of 710	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	443 of 669	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.0	102 of 582	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	60 of 612	90.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	111 of 1437	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	72 of 1450	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	73 of 1437	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	82.7	114 of 1366	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	81.1	131 of 1329	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	74.0	243 of 1361	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	313 of 1332	76.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	250 of 1450	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	302 of 1464	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	258 of 1461	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	288 of 1464	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	252 of 1444	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	310 of 1430	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.4	640 of 1413	54.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	405 of 1172	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	430 of 1166	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	447 of 1183	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	507 of 1194	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.1	480 of 1172	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	549 of 1183	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.6	780 of 1178	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)50th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science92%+30 vs state

Mathematics80%+20 vs state

Reading63%+11 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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Casar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	436 School House Road	Casar	28020	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8255	275	19	14.2	98.9%	238 (86.5%)	7 (2.5%)	23 (8.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	82.5	206^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.2%		79.1	256^th of 1505 public elementary schools	83.0%	50	87.2	64.6	92.1		53.2	70.8	65.8		92.1	$11,433	$1,395	$10,038
Union Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1440 Union Church Road	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8250	413	30	13.6	99.3%	248 (60.0%)	95 (23.0%)	27 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	56.9	613^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.9%		52.7	704^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.2%	91	76.2	58.4	73.4		36.5	49.4	54.7		68.8	$10,135	$1,538	$8,597
Fallston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	112 Gary Street	Fallston	28042	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8240	502	36	13.8	99.4%	374 (74.5%)	54 (10.8%)	41 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.4%)	54	670^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.0%		39.7	937^th of 1505 public elementary schools	37.7%	267	70.9	43.2	63.6		50.0	52.7	48.1		71.4	$9,874	$1,550	$8,324
North Brook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	642 Hwy 274	Vale	28168	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 276-2479	344	24	14.5	99.1%	296 (86.0%)	6 (1.7%)	23 (6.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	63.1	510^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.8%		64.5	495^th of 1505 public elementary schools	67.1%	15	68.4	80.0	73.6		45.6	42.2	54.7		73.6	$9,492	$999	$8,493
George Hildebrand Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8078 G Hildebrand Sch Road	Connelly Springs	28612	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 879-9595	327	22	14.7	98.5%	277 (84.7%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	17 (5.2%)	77.1	291^st of 1490 public elementary schools	80.5%		66.5	462^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	69.3%	171	72.2	63.6	87.0		57.4	58.2	80.4		82.6	$10,687	$1,383	$9,305
Sunshine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	231 Toney Road	Bostic	28018	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 245-0658	217	13	16.4	98.6%	197 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	68	427^th of 1490 public elementary schools	71.3%		74.1	340^th of 1505 public elementary schools	77.4%	87	82.1	48.1	76.0		57.1	51.9	64.0		76.0	$12,481	$1,748	$10,733
Banoak Elementary	Public	K-6	7651 W NC 10 Hwy	Vale	28168	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 462-2849	291	17	16.6	99.0%	230 (79.0%)	5 (1.7%)	25 (8.6%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.6%)	65	485^th of 1490 public elementary schools	67.4%		69.2	421^st of 1505 public elementary schools	72.0%	64	71.2	61.0	63.6	61.5	57.7	56.1	54.5	59.6	70.5	$9,603	$1,411	$8,191
Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1329 Salem Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 437-5901	476	28	17.0	98.7%	377 (79.2%)	3 (0.6%)	65 (13.7%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	70.7	378^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.6%		73.5	352^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	76.6%	26	77.0	75.8	68.7		54.0	58.1	50.7		74.6	$9,182	$1,028	$8,153
Mull Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1140 Old NC 18 South	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 437-5785	291	20	14.2	98.6%	203 (69.8%)	8 (2.7%)	48 (16.5%)	13 (4.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	64	499^th of 1490 public elementary schools	66.5%		78.5	272^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	81.9%	227	58.7	78.1	73.1		30.4	65.6	67.3		69.2	$11,063	$1,857	$9,205
Ellenboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	813 Piney Mountain Church Rd	Ellenboro	28040	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 453-8185	567	30	18.7	97.4%	437 (77.1%)	36 (6.3%)	42 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.2%)	85.7	163^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	89.1%		78.8	263^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	82.5%	100	87.5	75.9	79.8		67.5	70.9	62.9		78.9	$9,921	$1,677	$8,244

Frequently Asked Questions about Casar Elementary

Is Casar Elementary a good school?

Casar Elementary ranks 206^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Casar Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 275 students attended Casar Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Casar Elementary attend?

Students who attend Casar Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Burns Middle
High : Burns High
High : Cleveland ECHS

What district is Casar Elementary in?

Cleveland County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Casar Elementary?

Students at Casar Elementary are 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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