📍 4436 Sawmills School Road, Granite Falls, Caldwell County, 28630
Sawmills Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Granite Falls, Caldwell County. The school has 331 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Caldwell County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Sawmills Elementary enrolls 331 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 275 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
245 of the school's 331 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 232 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sawmills Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-50, state senate district 46, state house district 87.
Sawmills Elementary is one of 24 schools in Caldwell County Schools, based in Lenoir, North Carolina. The district serves 10,667 students district-wide and employs 738 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 331 students, Sawmills Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 444 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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