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Fall Creek Elementary

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Fall Creek Elementary ranks 732 nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

732^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Fall Creek Elementary is a small PK-5 public school in East Bend, NC, serving 251 students in the Yadkin County Schools district. For most of the past decade, Fall Creek was a consistently strong school, ranking between the 72nd and 84th percentiles statewide and peaking at 244th out of 1,489 schools in 2020-21. Its most recent results, however, show a sharp drop to the 51st percentile (732nd of 1,492 schools) — a loss of roughly 370 places in a single year that puts the school at a crossroads.

Academically, math remains a clear strength. Fall Creek's proficiency rates beat both the state and district averages in every tested grade, from 65.9% in 4th grade to 69.4% in 3rd grade. Reading is more concerning, with all tested grade levels below the state average (for example, 50.0% vs. 55.6% statewide in 3rd grade). Science saw the steepest decline: 5th grade proficiency fell to 53.7%, well below the state's 67.7% and a dramatic drop from 81.5% just two years earlier. Even with this slide, Fall Creek still outranks several nearby schools, including Courtney Elementary (36th percentile), Yadkinville Elementary (31st), and Copeland Elementary (44th).

Several other factors stand out. Chronic absenteeism is a genuine asset at just 12.6% — roughly half the district rate of 22.3% — and notably better than nearby East Bend Elementary at 20.8%. The school's economic profile shifted dramatically, with free/reduced-price lunch participation jumping from about 57% to 96.4%, while its student-teacher ratio rose from 13.6 to 19.6 — the highest among all nearby comparison schools. An interesting contrast is Shoals Elementary, just 8.6 miles away in Surry County Schools, which serves an almost identical student population yet ranks in the 95th percentile — evidence that high poverty alone doesn't determine outcomes. Given Fall Creek's low absenteeism, continued math strength, and solid instructional foundation, the school appears well-positioned to recover, but the combination of larger classes and substantially higher economic need will likely require additional support to regain its former top-quartile status.

251

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

96.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2720 Smithtown Rd
East Bend, NC 27018-9709

(336) 551-1128

District: Yadkin County Schools

Students who attend Fall Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Forbush Middle
High:	Forbush High

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.2%

Hispanic:

8.4%

African American:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg61%

732^nd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

143^rd of 246Yadkin 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	732 of 1492	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.3	358 of 1490	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	350 of 1505	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	327 of 1502	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	425 of 1514	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	244 of 1489	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	373 of 1473	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	436 of 1434	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.8	560 of 1429	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.3	453 of 1425	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.9	542 of 1440	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.8	638 of 1390	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.4	499 of 1403	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.1	346 of 1388	75.1%	★★★★☆
2011	76.1	269 of 1381	80.5%	★★★★☆
2010	73.9	313 of 1363	77.0%	★★★★☆
2009	67.5	448 of 1354	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.5	395 of 1324	70.2%	★★★★☆
2007	70.7	328 of 1293	74.6%	★★★★☆
2006	62.3	493 of 1276	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	732 of 1447	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	75.6	276 of 1451	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	221 of 1455	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	225 of 1459	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	365 of 1458	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	137 of 1440	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	67.7	429 of 1424	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	538 of 1405	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	66.4	166 of 494	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	787 of 1434	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	79.4	165 of 1437	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	113 of 1450	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	112 of 1437	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	77.7	170 of 1366	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	309 of 1329	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	275 of 1361	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	378 of 1332	71.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	710 of 1451	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.9	489 of 1450	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	560 of 1464	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	448 of 1461	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	530 of 1464	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.1	316 of 1444	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	328 of 1430	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	374 of 1413	73.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	925 of 1146	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.7	674 of 1172	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	574 of 1166	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	566 of 1183	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	639 of 1194	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.6	387 of 1172	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	515 of 1183	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	706 of 1178	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2021)66th percentile-17 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile~ school

Female (2026)49th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics68%+4 vs state

Science54%-14 vs state

Reading53%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fall Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2720 Smithtown Rd	East Bend	27018	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 551-1128	251	13	19.6	96.4%	224 (89.2%)	5 (2.0%)	21 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	49.9	732^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	50.9%		72.3	358^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.0%	374	69.4	65.9	68.3	50.0	56.1	51.2	53.7	$9,927	$1,038	$8,888
East Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 School Street	East Bend	27018	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 551-1125	246	14	17.0	98.8%	180 (73.2%)	1 (0.4%)	52 (21.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	70.6	402^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	73.1%		55.4	647^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.6%	245	73.7	81.6	75.0	71.1	50.0	56.3	78.1	$10,438	$1,223	$9,214
Yadkinville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 North State Street	Yadkinville	27055	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 551-1175	478	34	14.1	96.4%	219 (45.8%)	17 (3.6%)	211 (44.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.2%)	34.1	1027^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.2%		36	980^th of 1490 public elementary schools	34.2%	47	61.6	67.2	48.3	38.4	52.2	35.0	58.3	$10,208	$1,167	$9,041
Copeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	948 Copeland School Road	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 374-2572	274	21	13.0	98.9%	145 (52.9%)	2 (0.7%)	122 (44.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	44.6	832^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	44.2%		51.9	713^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.1%	119	53.3	57.5	69.2	46.7	42.5	51.3	79.5	$11,205	$1,950	$9,256
Shoals Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Shoals Road	Pinnacle	27043	Stokes County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 325-2518	235	18	13.3	98.7%	208 (88.5%)	3 (1.3%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	92.5	79^th of 1492 public elementary schools	94.7%		91.1	94^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.7%	15	93.3	82.8	80.6	93.3	79.3	77.8	83.3	$10,986	$1,064	$9,923
Forbush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Bloomtown Rd	East Bend	27018	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 551-1130	208	13	16.1	36.1%	186 (89.4%)	4 (1.9%)	14 (6.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	75.7	307^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.4%		66.9	447^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.0%	140	94.1	75.0	71.0	85.3	81.3	51.6	61.3	$10,206	$607	$9,599
Pinnacle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1095 Surry Line Rd	Pinnacle	27043	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 368-2990	162	12	13.3	98.1%	147 (90.7%)	3 (1.9%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	54.9	655^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.1%		70.9	376^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.8%	279	80.0	45.5	64.3	65.0	54.5	57.1	64.3	$11,967	$1,242	$10,725
Old Richmond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6315 Tobaccoville Road	Tobaccoville	27050	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4287	408	29	14.2	99.3%	217 (53.2%)	91 (22.3%)	67 (16.4%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	71	396^th of 1492 public elementary schools	73.5%		74.6	321^st of 1490 public elementary schools	78.5%	75	73.7	69.1	85.7	59.7	58.8	63.3	79.6	$9,989	$654	$9,335
Courtney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2529 Courtney-Huntsville Rd	Yadkinville	27055	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 551-1120	250	16	16.0	98.8%	178 (71.2%)	1 (0.4%)	61 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	37.6	949^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.4%		47.9	784^th of 1490 public elementary schools	47.4%	165	56.1	55.3	57.1	48.8	57.4	47.6	52.4	$11,380	$1,507	$9,873
Rockford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	719 Rockford Rd	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 374-6300	335	25	13.4	99.1%	176 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	146 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	53.6	671^st of 1492 public elementary schools	55.0%		63.1	511^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.7%	160	58.7	67.9	69.8	34.8	60.4	50.9	77.4	$10,901	$1,542	$9,360

Frequently Asked Questions about Fall Creek Elementary

Is Fall Creek Elementary a good school?

Fall Creek Elementary ranks 732^nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Fall Creek Elementary in?

Yadkin County Schools

What schools do graduates of Fall Creek Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Forbush Middle
High : Forbush High

What is the racial makeup of Fall Creek Elementary?

Students at Fall Creek Elementary are 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend Fall Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 251 students attended Fall Creek Elementary.

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