Balls Creek Elementary School

Balls Creek Elementary School provides a great starting point for young learners of the area.

Students help to decorate the school boulder each year at Balls Creek Elementary School.

Students have access to great outdoor spaces for exercise and fun at Balls Creek Elementary.

Balls Creek Elementary School

Public Pre-K, Elementary School | Grade Pre-K-6

2620 Balls Creek Rd, Newton, NC

Catawba County Schools

679 Students

B+

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School Details

Head of School
Mrs. Rita Lail

Student Teacher Ratio
15:1

Math Proficiency
71%

Reading Proficiency
51%

B+

Academics

B+

Teachers

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Academics

Reading Proficiency

51%

Math Proficiency

71%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio

15:1

Teachers

Full Time Teachers

Teachers in First or Second Year

3.4%

Test Scores

Equity

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor

657:1

Student Diversity

Male

50.1%

Female

49.9%

White

76.9%

Hispanic

10.2%

Two or more races

6.9%

Asian or Pacific Islander

Black

1.9%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

<1%

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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

5.0 parent

8/15/2023

Last year was my daughter's first year at Balls Creek Elementary. We had homeschooled her due to bullying at her previous elementary school and I was extremely nervous about sending her back to public school. But, all of the staff and teachers were so supportive, friendly, caring and helpful that sh...

5.0 parent

7/29/2012

We moved at the beginning of last school year and the staff and school have been nothing but wonderful! My grandfather went here when it was K-12 and obviously it's a new building but still as great as he always said it was!

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North Carolina Catawba County Newton 28658

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