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New Salem Elementary

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New Salem Elementary ranks 213 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

213^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

New Salem Elementary is a public elementary school located in Marshville, North Carolina, serving 249 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Union County Public Schools district, which is ranked 42 out of 242 districts in the state.

New Salem Elementary consistently ranks among the top 15% of North Carolina elementary schools, with a current ranking of 213 out of 1,490 schools. The school's students perform significantly better than the state and district averages in mathematics, reading, and science. For example, in 2024-2025, 81.8% of 3rd graders, 71.1% of 4th graders, and 90.5% of 5th graders were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state averages of 64.1%, 58.9%, and 59.3%, respectively. The school's performance on the EOG (End-of-Grade) tests is particularly strong, with the school consistently ranking in the top quartile of North Carolina elementary schools across all grade levels and subject areas.

When compared to the nearby schools within the Union County Public Schools district, New Salem Elementary stands out as a high-performing institution. The school consistently outperforms its peers in academic achievement, with significantly higher proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science across multiple grade levels. However, the school's performance for certain student subgroups is relatively weaker compared to its overall excellence, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to address these disparities and ensure equitable outcomes for all students.

249

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,320

Per pupil spending ?

37.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6106 Hwy 205
Marshville, NC 28103-9802

(704) 296-3175

District: Union County Public Schools

Students who attend New Salem Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Piedmont Middle
High:	Piedmont High

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.2%

Hispanic:

6.8%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (73% vs 57% meeting standards)

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg73%

North Carolina avg57%

213^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Union County Public Schools

42^nd of 242Union County Public 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	213 of 1490	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	214 of 1505	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	226 of 1502	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	186 of 1514	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	264 of 1489	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	248 of 1473	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	341 of 1434	76.2%	★★★★☆
2017	66.9	460 of 1429	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.9	416 of 1425	70.8%	★★★★☆
2015	88.7	109 of 1440	92.4%	★★★★★
2014	91.9	76 of 1390	94.5%	★★★★★
2013	87.3	135 of 1403	90.4%	★★★★★
2012	90.6	26 of 1388	98.1%	★★★★★
2011	88.4	62 of 1381	95.5%	★★★★★
2010	90.5	28 of 1363	97.9%	★★★★★
2009	87.6	80 of 1354	94.1%	★★★★★
2008	87.8	92 of 1324	93.1%	★★★★★
2007	90.3	29 of 1293	97.8%	★★★★★
2006	88.9	59 of 1276	95.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	265 of 1451	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	248 of 1455	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	393 of 1459	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	239 of 1458	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	291 of 1440	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	284 of 1424	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	330 of 1405	76.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	196 of 1437	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.3	497 of 1450	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	724 of 1437	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	87.4	78 of 1329	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	43 of 1361	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	64.0	412 of 1332	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	185 of 1450	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	227 of 1464	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	90.7	91 of 1461	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	162 of 1464	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	246 of 1444	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	233 of 1430	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	366 of 1413	74.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	428 of 1172	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	370 of 1166	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	405 of 1183	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	309 of 1194	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	59.7	440 of 1172	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	509 of 1183	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	681 of 1178	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science81%+19 vs state

Mathematics81%+20 vs state

Reading63%+10 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
New Salem Elementary	Public	K-5	6106 Hwy 205	Marshville	28103	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3175	249	17	15.0	37.8%	222 (89.2%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (6.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	82.2	213^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.7%		82.1	214^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.8%	1	81.8	71.1	90.5				52.3	68.9	66.7				81.0		$10,320	$659	$9,661
Oakboro Choice STEM	Public	K-8	1244 N Main St	Oakboro	28129	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4700	353	25	13.9	99.2%	288 (81.6%)	9 (2.5%)	35 (9.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	83	204^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.3%		69.9	403^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	73.2%	199	87.5	61.4	82.6	80.0	93.3	95.6	54.2	68.2	76.1	80.0	93.3	87.0	76.1	91.3	$8,393	$828	$7,565
Stanfield Elementary	Public	K-5	101 W. Montgomery St	Stanfield	28163	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-5800	483	35	13.6	99.4%	311 (64.4%)	38 (7.9%)	106 (21.9%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	55.7	640^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.0%		49.9	748^th of 1505 public elementary schools	50.3%	108	63.2	75.0	64.7				42.1	61.8	48.5				54.4		$9,984	$933	$9,051
Unionville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4511 Unionville Rd	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3055	679	45	15.0	38.0%	484 (71.3%)	31 (4.6%)	118 (17.4%)	22 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	85.1	170^th of 1490 public elementary schools	88.6%		87.9	145^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.4%	25	77.2	86.5	84.3				59.6	74.0	67.8				75.7		$8,964	$432	$8,532
Marshville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	515 North Elm Street	Marshville	28103	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-6340	419	32	13.3	98.3%	136 (32.5%)	152 (36.3%)	102 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	50.4	742^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	50.2%		52.9	702^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	53.4%	40	82.5	76.1	65.2				38.6	47.9	36.4				51.5		$14,299	$2,429	$11,870
Locust Elementary	Public	K-5	103 School Rd	Locust	28097	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-5500	563	36	15.7	99.5%	408 (72.5%)	27 (4.8%)	88 (15.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	83	203^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	86.4%		86.3	160^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.4%	43	72.9	69.0	89.2				59.4	64.0	75.5				89.2		$8,043	$624	$7,419
Fairview Elementary	Public	K-5	110 Clontz Road	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6332	394	28	14.0	35.3%	308 (78.2%)	6 (1.5%)	66 (16.8%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	84.8	177^th of 1490 public elementary schools	88.1%		86.6	157^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.6%	20	73.0	75.0	87.1				55.6	75.0	70.0				85.7		$11,109	$766	$10,343
Aquadale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11707 NC Hwy 138	Norwood	28128	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-5600	379	29	13.0	99.2%	244 (64.4%)	48 (12.7%)	34 (9.0%)	16 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.2%)	52.8	695^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.4%		68.1	443^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	70.6%	252	70.1	54.8	70.2				46.3	56.5	46.4				54.4		$8,983	$974	$8,009
Wingate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Bivens Street	Wingate	28174	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-0635	394	30	13.1	99.2%	52 (13.2%)	126 (32.0%)	193 (49.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	56.1	634^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.4%		59.3	595^th of 1505 public elementary schools	60.5%	39	80.7	71.7	73.0				43.9	51.7	41.3				54.0		$12,882	$2,524	$10,358
Peachland-Polkton Elementary	Public	K-6	9633 Hwy 74 W	Peachland	28133	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 272-8061	473	28	16.8	99.4%	201 (42.5%)	155 (32.8%)	87 (18.4%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.2%)	49.3	755^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.3%		71.8	374^th of 1505 public elementary schools	75.1%	381	60.3	49.2	50.0	58.6			45.0	59.3	46.3	60.3			63.0		$10,790	$1,480	$9,311

Frequently Asked Questions about New Salem Elementary

What is the racial makeup of New Salem Elementary?

Students at New Salem Elementary are 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend New Salem Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 249 students attended New Salem Elementary.

Is New Salem Elementary a good school?

New Salem Elementary ranks 213^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is New Salem Elementary in?

Union County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of New Salem Elementary attend?

Students who attend New Salem Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Piedmont Middle
High : Piedmont High

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