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What's the biggest difference between Fair Grove Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
524
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370114000468
Fair Grove Elementary
217 Cedar Lodge Road, Thomasville, NC 27360 · (336) 472-7020 · Davidson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
521 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 14% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
40.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
58.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
Where Fair Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #682 of 1,297 | #12 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #657 of 1,296 | #14 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #916 of 1,300 | #17 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 524 | #543 of 1,485 | #8 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #992 of 1,377 | #14 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.2% | #1,105 of 1,379 | #16 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #244 of 1,414 | #4 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #862 of 937 | #16 of 18 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
524
+22 (+4%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 992
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 524 | 32.9 | 15.9:1 | 99% (521) |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 35.4 | 15.0:1 | 99% (528) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 37.5 | 13.9:1 | 61% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 37% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 36.2 | 14.9:1 | 51% (275) |
| 2015-16 | 534 | 38 | 14.1:1 | 56% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 602 | 41 | 14.7:1 | 48% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 1,062 | 76 | 14.0:1 | 25% (263) |
| 1990-91 | 992 | 49 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fair Grove Elementary.
About Fair Grove Elementary
Fair Grove Elementary is an elementary school in Thomasville, North Carolina, reachable at (336) 472-7020. The school enrolls 524 students, from pre-K through 5.
Fair Grove Elementary is part of Davidson County Schools, where 35 schools serve 17,936 students.
Fair Grove Elementary's enrollment is 72% White. Other groups make up 19% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. By the diversity index, Fair Grove Elementary comes in at 44%.
Its 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Davidson County averages 76%, lower than here.
After adjusting for student poverty, Fair Grove Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.5%; the prediction is 48.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Davidson County show that median household income is about $64,172, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Fair Grove Elementary is one of 49 public schools in Davidson County, which together enroll about 23,696 students.
Nearby, East Davidson High is about 1.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 42.4%, lower than Fair Grove Elementary's 54.5%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 524 was 4% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 502.
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Davidson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,954
Census ACS
Median income
$64,172
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
23,696 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Davidson County Schools
- Oak Grove HighHigh · 992 students
- North Davidson HighHigh · 935 students
- Central Davidson HighHigh · 897 students
- Ledford Senior HighHigh · 776 students
- West Davidson HighHigh · 740 students
- Oak Grove MiddleMiddle · 727 students
Other schools in Thomasville
- Ledford Senior HighHigh · 776 students
- Thomasville PrimaryElementary · 753 students
- East Davidson HighHigh · 709 students
- Ledford MiddleMiddle · 651 students
- Thomasville HighHigh · 590 students
- E Lawson Brown MiddleMiddle · 560 students
Nearby schools
- East Davidson High1.2 mi · 709
- E Lawson Brown Middle1.4 mi · 560
- Thomasville Primary2.3 mi · 753
- Liberty Drive Elementary2.3 mi · 306
- Brier Creek Elementary3.5 mi · 210
- Thomasville Middle3.6 mi · 500
Frequently asked questions
About Fair Grove ElementaryHow large is Fair Grove Elementary?
Fair Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 524 students in grades PK-05.
Is Fair Grove Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fair Grove Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Fair Grove Elementary have?
Fair Grove Elementary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Fair Grove Elementary?
Student demographics at Fair Grove Elementary are roughly 72% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Fair Grove Elementary in?
Fair Grove Elementary is part of Davidson County Schools.
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