Butner-Stem Elementary

Set in Butner, North Carolina, Butner-Stem Elementary is a medium-sized elementary campus, one of the schools within Granville County Schools. It instructs 476 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Granville County Schools runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 6,402 students. Butner-Stem Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Butner-Stem Elementary shows that 52% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 23% Black, 20% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 11% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Butner-Stem Elementary has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Butner-Stem Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 53.4%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Granville County) records that median household income runs about $71,111, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Butner-Stem Elementary is one of 20 public schools in Granville County (combined enrollment of about 8,376 students).

Nearest neighbor: Butner-Stem Middle, around 0.4 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Butner-Stem Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 43.5%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Butner-Stem Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 476 (now 476). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 33% to 52%.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.