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How has B F Grady Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
865
Elementary
DISTRICT 832 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUPLIN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370120000492
B F Grady Elementary
2627 N NC 11 & 903, Albertson, NC 28508 · (252) 568-3487 · Duplin County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL865 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
862 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 115 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 6% larger than its 8th grade class (94).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
33.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
47.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like B F Grady Elementary
B F Grady Elementary's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| B F Grady Elementary this school | 865 | 99.7% | 41.3% |
| Spring Creek Elementary Goldsboro | 804 | 99.3% | 56.6% |
| Huntingtowne Farms Elementary Charlotte | 776 | 99.6% | 38.3% |
| Rose Hill-Magnolia Elementary Rose Hill | 1,118 | 99.7% | 29.6% |
| Sterling Elementary Pineville | 786 | 99.6% | 33.6% |
| Siler City Elementary Siler City | 591 | 99.5% | 46.3% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where B F Grady Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Duplin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #1,056 of 1,297 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #968 of 1,296 | #3 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #1,121 of 1,300 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 865 | #45 of 1,485 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,020 of 1,377 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #1,055 of 1,379 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #11 of 1,414 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #676 of 937 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
865
-47 (-5%) vs 2020
+109% since 1990-91, when it was 413
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 865 | 54 | 16.0:1 | 100% (862) |
| 2023-24 | 877 | 55 | 15.9:1 | 100% (874) |
| 2022-23 | 869 | 56 | 15.5:1 | 100% (865) |
| 2020-21 | 912 | 57 | 16.0:1 | 100% (909) |
| 2017-18 | 938 | 60.5 | 15.5:1 | 99% (932) |
| 2015-16 | 952 | 59 | 16.1:1 | 84% (803) |
| 2010-11 | 888 | 56 | 15.9:1 | 79% (705) |
| 2000-01 | 713 | 38 | 18.8:1 | 57% (407) |
| 1990-91 | 413 | 22 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for B F Grady Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (938 to 865); teachers down 11% (60.5 to 54).
About B F Grady Elementary
Families in Albertson, North Carolina, are served by B F Grady Elementary, a large elementary school. Students in pre-K through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 865 students. The average among elementary schools in North Carolina is roughly 467 students; this school is 85% above that.
A total of 13 schools make up Duplin County Schools, with 9,822 students enrolled.
B F Grady Elementary's enrollment is 69% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 21% White, 6% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Duplin County's population at about 23%. By the diversity index, B F Grady Elementary comes in at 47%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.0:1, with 54 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 100% of enrollment. Across public schools in Duplin County, the average is about the same, 100%.
B F Grady Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 18% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for B F Grady Elementary is -7.1 points: 41.3% actual, 48.4% predicted.
Across Duplin County, median household income is about $55,148, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. B F Grady Elementary is among the 13 public schools in Duplin County.
Pink Hill Elementary is the closest public school, about 5.4 miles away in a straight line. There are 3 more public schools inside ten miles. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 52.7%; B F Grady Elementary's is 41.3%, ranking 6th of 9.
B F Grady Elementary is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 912 to 865.
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Duplin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,335
Census ACS
Median income
$55,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
9,822 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Duplin County Schools
- Wallace ElementaryElementary · 1,120 students
- Rose Hill-Magnolia ElementaryElementary · 1,118 students
- Beulaville ElementaryElementary · 877 students
- East Duplin HighHigh · 864 students
- Warsaw ElementaryElementary · 808 students
- James Kenan HighHigh · 758 students
Nearby schools
- Pink Hill Elementary5.4 mi · 437
- East Duplin High8.4 mi · 864
- South Lenoir High9.3 mi · 721
- Kenansville Elementary10.1 mi · 599
- Beulaville Elementary10.2 mi · 877
- Moss Hill Elementary10.4 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About B F Grady ElementaryHow large is B F Grady Elementary?
B F Grady Elementary enrolls approximately 865 students in grades PK-08.
Is B F Grady Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
B F Grady Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does B F Grady Elementary have?
B F Grady Elementary employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
How diverse is B F Grady Elementary?
B F Grady Elementary reports a student body of 21% White, 69% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is B F Grady Elementary in?
B F Grady Elementary is part of Duplin County Schools.
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