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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370180000737
Butner-Stem Elementary
201 East D St, Butner, NC 27509 · (919) 575-6947 · Granville County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% 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.
- BBeats 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
15.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
473 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
45.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
53.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% 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 Butner-Stem Elementary
Butner-Stem Elementary's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butner-Stem Elementary this school | 476 | 99.4% | 53.4% |
| Wilson's Mills Elementary Wilson's Mills | 496 | 99.2% | 51.3% |
| West Smithfield Elementary Smithfield | 494 | 97.4% | 40.5% |
| Hodge Road Elementary Knightdale | 522 | 99.4% | 46.5% |
| Union Elementary Clinton | 466 | 99.4% | N/A |
| Harvey R Newlin Elementary Burlington | 491 | 99.4% | 25.7% |
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 Butner-Stem Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Granville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #722 of 1,297 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #806 of 1,296 | #5 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #765 of 1,300 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #681 of 1,485 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #854 of 1,377 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #546 of 1,379 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #314 of 1,414 | #2 of 7 |
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
476
+32 (+7%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 476 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 99% (473) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 36.7 | 14.1:1 | 84% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 30.4 | 14.7:1 | 83% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 55% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 67% (317) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 75% (373) |
| 2010-11 | 503 | 31 | 16.2:1 | 59% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 637 | 26 | 24.5:1 | 40% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 524 | 32 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Butner-Stem Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (476 to 476); teachers up 4% (30 to 31).
About Butner-Stem Elementary
Among the schools in Butner, North Carolina, is Butner-Stem Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 476 students.
Enrollment across the 16 schools in Granville County Schools totals 6,402 students.
Hispanic students are 52% of those enrolled at Butner-Stem Elementary. The remaining shares are 23% Black, 20% White, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Granville County's population at about 11%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 31 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.3:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 14.9:1. Roughly 99% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 98% average for public schools in Granville County.
Butner-Stem Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 47% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Butner-Stem Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.4%; the prediction is 48.5%.
The school's county is Granville County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $71,111, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Granville County's 20 public schools enroll about 8,376 students and include Butner-Stem Elementary.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Butner-Stem Middle, is the closest to Butner-Stem Elementary. Butner-Stem Elementary has 5 other public schools within five miles. Butner-Stem Elementary comes in 2nd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
The school grew from 444 students in 2020-21 to 476 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Butner-Stem Elementary community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Granville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,877
Census ACS
Median income
$71,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
8,376 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Granville County Schools
- South Granville HighHigh · 706 students
- Granville Central HighHigh · 531 students
- West Oxford ElementaryElementary · 520 students
- Mount Energy ElementaryElementary · 515 students
- J. F. Webb HighHigh · 512 students
- Northern Granville MiddleMiddle · 495 students
Nearby schools
- Butner-Stem Middle0.4 mi · 391
- Falls Lake Academy2.1 mi · 1,105
- Granville Early College High2.1 mi · 207
- G. C. Hawley Middle4.6 mi · 442
- South Granville High4.8 mi · 706
- The School for Creative Studies5.8 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Butner-Stem ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Butner-Stem Elementary?
Butner-Stem Elementary enrolls approximately 476 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Butner-Stem Elementary serve?
Butner-Stem Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Butner-Stem Elementary?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Butner-Stem Elementary.
How diverse is Butner-Stem Elementary?
Butner-Stem Elementary reports a student body of 20% White, 52% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Butner-Stem Elementary in?
Butner-Stem Elementary is part of Granville County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.