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Enrollment
600
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370153000650
Bunn Elementary
686 Bunn Elem School Road, Bunn, NC 27508 · (919) 496-4015 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL600 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
14.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
593 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
48.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
71.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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 Bunn Elementary
Bunn Elementary's state test result (58.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunn Elementary this school | 600 | 98.8% | 58.2% |
| Supply Elementary Supply | 580 | 99.5% | 44.2% |
| Erwin Elementary Erwin | 637 | 97.8% | 33.6% |
| Landis Elementary Landis | 613 | 99.5% | 57.2% |
| Elon Elementary Elon | 689 | 99.6% | 57.1% |
| Edward Best Elementary Louisburg | 498 | 99.4% | 70.5% |
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 Bunn Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #560 of 1,297 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #294 of 1,296 | #2 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #659 of 1,300 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 600 | #349 of 1,485 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #558 of 1,377 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #283 of 1,379 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #728 of 1,414 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #758 of 937 | 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
600
+120 (+25%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 728
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 600 | 41.9 | 14.3:1 | 99% (593) |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 42 | 13.8:1 | 76% (440) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 70% (387) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 76% (363) |
| 2017-18 | 636 | 37.5 | 17.0:1 | 98% (624) |
| 2015-16 | 632 | 45 | 14.0:1 | 100% (629) |
| 2010-11 | 709 | 45 | 15.8:1 | 64% (456) |
| 2000-01 | 1,009 | 57 | 17.7:1 | 42% (425) |
| 1990-91 | 728 | 38 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bunn Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (636 to 600); teachers up 12% (37.5 to 41.9).
About Bunn Elementary
Bunn Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in Bunn, North Carolina. A federal count lists 600 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467, so this school runs 28% larger than that.
Bunn Elementary is part of Franklin County Schools, where 16 schools serve 7,978 students.
Bunn Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 43%. After that, the student body is 29% Hispanic, 20% Black, and 8% multiracial. Among all residents of Franklin County, the White share is about 62%. By the diversity index, Bunn Elementary comes in at 68%.
A ratio of 14.3:1 comes from the school's 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 14.9:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 99% in 2024-25. Among public schools in Franklin County, the average eligibility rate is 82%.
The allk12 Grade for Bunn Elementary is B. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 61% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Bunn Elementary would score about 48.7%. It scores 58.2%, 9.6 points above that figure.
Federal survey data for Franklin County show that median household income is about $74,240, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Bunn Elementary is among the 19 public schools in Franklin County.
Nearby, Bunn High is about 1.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 48.0%; Bunn Elementary's is 58.2%, ranking 3rd of 8.
Bunn Elementary is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Bunn Elementary went from 480 students to 600.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Bunn Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,386
Census ACS
Median income
$74,240
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
11,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County Schools
- Franklinton HighHigh · 1,127 students
- Bunn HighHigh · 817 students
- Louisburg Magnet HighHigh · 630 students
- Bunn MiddleMiddle · 618 students
- Cedar Creek MiddleMiddle · 529 students
- Edward Best ElementaryElementary · 498 students
Nearby schools
- Bunn High1.3 mi · 817
- Bunn Middle2.4 mi · 618
- Wakelon Elementary7.2 mi · 679
- Zebulon Elementary7.7 mi · 693
- East Wake Academy7.9 mi · 1,265
- Royal Elementary8.0 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Bunn ElementaryHow large is Bunn Elementary?
Bunn Elementary enrolls approximately 600 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bunn Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bunn Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bunn Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bunn Elementary is approximately 14.3:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bunn Elementary?
At Bunn Elementary, the student body is approximately 43% White, 29% Hispanic, 20% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Bunn Elementary public or private?
Bunn Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Franklin County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.