Lower Creek Elementary

Elementary school·Grades PK-5 Lenoir, North Carolina·28645
Score
45.3/100
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#687
Among 1,256 North Carolina elementary schools
#4
In Caldwell County Schools
#1
In Lenoir
Top 55%
In North Carolina

Score 45.3/100: better than 45% of North Carolina elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
58%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 55%, better than 62% of them
194 students tested
Math
53%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 63%, better than 28% of them
194 students tested
Science
65%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 68%, better than 45% of them
66 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading57.7194
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math52.6194
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science65.266

School profile

Grades
PK-5
Students
383
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
383
Typical elementary school: 453
Free or reduced-price lunch
103%
Typical elementary school: 96%

District and location

City
Caldwell County

Contact

Address
630 Lower Creek Drive NE
Lenoir, NC 28645

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby elementary schools

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Location

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Lower Creek Elementary at a glance

Lower Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Lenoir, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5. It is part of Caldwell County Schools. It has about 383 students (a typical North Carolina elementary school has 453). About 103% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 96% at a typical North Carolina elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 58% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 53% in math (similar schools: 63%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina elementary schools, it scores 45.3 out of 100: better than 45% of them, ranking #687 of 1,256. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.