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Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKINGHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370399001591
Bethany Elementary
271 Bethany Rd, Reidsville, NC 27320 · (336) 951-2710 · Rockingham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
17.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
456 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 13 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
58.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
67.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
63.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Bethany Elementary
Bethany Elementary's state test result (63.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany Elementary this school | 459 | 99.3% | 63.7% |
| Grays Chapel Elementary School Franklinville | 446 | 99.3% | 57.0% |
| Level Cross Elementary School Randleman | 440 | 99.3% | 58.0% |
| Davis-Townsend Elementary Lexington | 430 | 99.3% | 61.6% |
| Mountain View Elementary School Hays | 488 | 99.4% | 43.9% |
| Junaluska Elementary Waynesville | 428 | 99.3% | 73.6% |
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 Bethany Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #399 of 1,297 | #2 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #420 of 1,296 | #2 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #359 of 1,300 | #2 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #727 of 1,485 | #5 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #1,218 of 1,377 | #13 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #1,244 of 1,379 | #15 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #344 of 1,414 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #329 of 369 | N/A |
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
459
-23 (-5%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 565
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 459 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 99% (456) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 99% (463) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 31.6 | 14.7:1 | 42% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 32 | 15.1:1 | 31% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 28.5 | 15.8:1 | 35% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 99% (447) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 29 | 17.9:1 | 39% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 470 | 41 | 11.5:1 | 28% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 565 | 28 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bethany Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (450 to 459); teachers down 5% (28.5 to 27).
About Bethany Elementary
The public elementary school Bethany Elementary is located in Reidsville, North Carolina. It enrolled 459 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Bethany Elementary is one of 23 schools in Rockingham County Schools, which enrolls 11,114 students in total.
White students make up 81% of enrollment at Bethany Elementary. Other students are 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 73% White share among all Rockingham County residents. The school's diversity index is 34%, meaning two students picked at random have a 34% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 27 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bethany Elementary and a ratio of 17.0:1. This ratio sits 2.1 above the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 99% of students. That tracks the 98% average for public schools in Rockingham County.
The allk12 Grade for Bethany Elementary is A-. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Bethany Elementary is 15.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
Rockingham County census figures show that the median household income is $57,053, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Rockingham County is home to 27 public schools and about 12,299 public school students.
The shortest distance from Bethany Elementary to another public school is about 3.6 miles, to Bethany Community School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Bethany Elementary places 4th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 23 fewer students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 17.0 students per teacher, compared with 15.1 in 2020-21.
Posts about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,131
Census ACS
Median income
$57,053
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,299 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockingham County Schools
- Rockingham County HighHigh · 878 students
- John M Morehead HighHigh · 771 students
- Rockingham County MiddleMiddle · 750 students
- Reidsville HighHigh · 696 students
- Dalton McMichael HighHigh · 681 students
- J E Holmes MiddleMiddle · 612 students
Other schools in Reidsville
- Rockingham County HighHigh · 878 students
- Rockingham County MiddleMiddle · 750 students
- Reidsville HighHigh · 696 students
- Reidsville MiddleMiddle · 543 students
- Wentworth ElementaryElementary · 497 students
- Williamsburg ElementaryElementary · 497 students
Other Bethany Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Bethany Elementary. Bethany Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Bethany ElementaryMountain House, CA · 768 students
- Bethany Elementary SchoolBeaverton, OR · 413 students
- Bethany ElementaryClover, SC · 388 students
- Bethany Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 266 students
Nearby schools
- Bethany Community School3.6 mi · 640
- Huntsville Elementary5.1 mi · 389
- Summerfield Charter Academy7.1 mi · 774
- Rockingham Co Early College High7.7 mi · 344
- Northern Guilford High7.8 mi · 1,251
- Northern Guilford Elementary7.8 mi · 622
Frequently asked questions
About Bethany ElementaryHow large is Bethany Elementary?
Bethany Elementary enrolls approximately 459 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bethany Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bethany Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Bethany Elementary?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Bethany Elementary.
How diverse is Bethany Elementary?
Bethany Elementary reports a student body of 81% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Bethany Elementary?
Bethany Elementary is overseen by Rockingham County Schools in Rockingham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.