Baton Elementary

1400 Baton School Road, Granite Falls NC, 28630 | Caldwell County Schools | 828-728-9531
  • grades PK-5
  • students 412
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 45% 5% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 6 in Granite Falls
  • Ranked #0 of 3289 in North Carolina
Proficiency Averages
38%Granite Falls
43%North Carolina

Baton Elementary is a school servicing grades PK to 5 and is located in the district of "Caldwell County Schools" in Granite Falls, NC. There are a total of 412 students and 26 teachers at Baton Elementary, for a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

Baton Elementary has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 44.5%, which is 5% higher than the North Carolina average.

Baton Elementary location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students412
Teachers26
Student/Teacher ratio16:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Baton Elementary, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All37%
345-49%
440-44%
520-29%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All52%
360-64%
455-59%
540-49%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Baton Elementary race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNorth CarolinaNational
White 92.7% 80.6% 51.3% 51.1%
Black 0.5% 5.6% 26.0% 15.9%
Asian 0.0% 0.8% 2.8% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.5% 8.9% 14.5% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.1% 1.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.4% 4.0% 3.7% 3.1%

Granite Falls demographics profile

StatisticGranite FallsNorth CarolinaNational
Population4,65910,488,084328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)94221891
Median age42.338.337.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)64%57%55%
Speak English94%89%79%
Speak Spanish5%7%13%

Education level achieved in Granite Falls

IndexGranite FallsNorth CarolinaNational
Completed 8th grade76.8%83.4%84.3%
Completed high school74.2%81.9%83.0%
Completed some college53.1%59.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree30.9%38.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors20.5%29.0%30.3%
Completed masters7.2%10.2%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.6%2.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.0%1.3%1.3%
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Source: The Baton Elementary data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.