Enrollment
250
Elementary
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YADKIN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370504002014
Courtney Elementary
2529 Courtney-Huntsville Rd, Yadkinville, NC 27055 · (336) 551-1120 · Yadkin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% 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.
- 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
16.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
247 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 20 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 54% larger than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
46.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
61.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 Courtney Elementary
Courtney Elementary's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Elementary this school | 250 | 98.8% | 54.9% |
| East Bend Elementary East Bend | 246 | 98.8% | 59.6% |
| Franklinville Elementary School Franklinville | 272 | 98.9% | 64.3% |
| Cape Hatteras Elementary School Buxton | 284 | 96.1% | 53.9% |
| Mt Ulla Elementary Mount Ulla | 281 | 98.9% | 68.6% |
| Old Dock Elementary Whiteville | 265 | 98.9% | 68.3% |
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 Courtney Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Yadkin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #666 of 1,297 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #572 of 1,296 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #740 of 1,300 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #1,297 of 1,485 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,034 of 1,377 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #1,128 of 1,379 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #744 of 1,414 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #647 of 937 | #6 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
250
+45 (+22%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 373
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
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 | 250 | 15.6 | 16.1:1 | 99% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 241 | 14.7 | 16.4:1 | 99% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 224 | 15.3 | 14.6:1 | 65% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 205 | 15 | 13.7:1 | 51% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 21.2 | 12.9:1 | 62% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 287 | 19 | 15.1:1 | 49% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 297 | 19 | 15.6:1 | 49% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 422 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 18% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 373 | 22 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Courtney Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (274 to 250); teachers down 26% (21.2 to 15.6).
About Courtney Elementary
As a small elementary school, Courtney Elementary serves students in Yadkinville, North Carolina. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 250 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 467.
Yadkin County Schools counts 14 schools and 5,174 students, including Courtney Elementary.
The student body at Courtney Elementary is 71% White. Other reported shares: 24% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Yadkin County's residents are about 83% White, 12 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 43, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Courtney Elementary is 16.1:1, based on 15.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina, 14.9:1, is lower. Courtney Elementary counts 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Yadkin County is 83%.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Courtney Elementary outscored 51%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Courtney Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 54.9% and a predicted 48.7%.
In the wider Yadkin County area, the median household earns about $62,932 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Courtney Elementary shares Yadkin County with 13 other public schools.
Courtney Elementary is about 5.2 miles from Yadkin Success Academy, its nearest public school. Courtney Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Courtney Elementary ranks 5th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 54.9% against a local average of 58.5%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 22% rise, from 205 to 250. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.7:1 in 2020-21, and 16.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Yadkin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,574
Census ACS
Median income
$62,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yadkin County Schools
- Forbush HighHigh · 787 students
- Forbush MiddleMiddle · 598 students
- Starmount HighHigh · 556 students
- Starmount MiddleMiddle · 502 students
- Yadkinville ElementaryElementary · 478 students
- West Yadkin ElementaryElementary · 422 students
Other schools in Yadkinville
- Yadkinville ElementaryElementary · 478 students
- Yadkin Early CollegeHigh · 200 students
- Yadkin Success AcademyHigh · 43 students
Nearby schools
- Yadkin Success Academy5.2 mi · 43
- Forbush Middle5.8 mi · 598
- Yadkinville Elementary5.8 mi · 478
- Forbush High5.9 mi · 787
- William R Davie Elementary6.1 mi · 371
- Yadkin Early College6.8 mi · 200
Frequently asked questions
About Courtney ElementaryHow many students attend Courtney Elementary?
Courtney Elementary enrolls approximately 250 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Courtney Elementary serve?
Courtney Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Courtney Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Courtney Elementary is approximately 16.1:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Courtney Elementary?
At Courtney Elementary, the student body is approximately 71% White, 24% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Courtney Elementary in?
Courtney Elementary is part of Yadkin County Schools.
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