Enrollment
271
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001201496
Falkland Elementary
503 NC 121, Greenville, NC 27834 · (252) 752-7820 · Pitt County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% 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.
- CBeats 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
12.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
268 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 8 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
30.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
54.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Falkland Elementary
Falkland Elementary's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falkland Elementary this school | 271 | 98.9% | 43.3% |
| Northside Elementary Norlina | 277 | 98.9% | 30.1% |
| Sadie Saulter Greenville | 300 | 99.0% | N/A |
| Central Elementary Jackson | 283 | 98.9% | 37.3% |
| Wadesboro Primary Wadesboro | 295 | 99.0% | 37.5% |
| Mariam Boyd Elementary Warrenton | 291 | 97.9% | 21.9% |
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 Falkland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Pitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #1,013 of 1,297 | #20 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #779 of 1,296 | #12 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #1,176 of 1,300 | #19 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #1,250 of 1,485 | #21 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #109 of 1,377 | #4 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #1,117 of 1,379 | #20 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #704 of 1,414 | #17 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #314 of 937 | #4 of 14 |
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
271
+23 (+9%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 453
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 271 | 22.2 | 12.2:1 | 99% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 22.6 | 12.1:1 | 99% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 249 | 21.8 | 11.4:1 | 99% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 248 | 19 | 13.1:1 | 99% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 26.6 | 12.5:1 | 96% (320) |
| 2015-16 | 394 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 98% (387) |
| 2010-11 | 485 | 32 | 15.2:1 | 70% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 464 | 27 | 17.2:1 | 66% (307) |
| 1990-91 | 453 | 26 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Falkland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (333 to 271); teachers down 17% (26.6 to 22.2).
About Falkland Elementary
Falkland Elementary is a small elementary school in Greenville, North Carolina, under Pitt County Schools. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 271 students. That compares with an average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Pitt County Schools counts 24,470 students in its 40 schools, and Falkland Elementary is one of them.
The largest group at Falkland Elementary is Black students, at 73%. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 8% White, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Pitt County residents are about 35% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Falkland Elementary scores 44%.
Its ratio of 12.2:1 is based on 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1, 2.7 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 99%.
Falkland Elementary holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 23% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Falkland Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.3%, compared with a predicted 48.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Pitt County, the median household earns about $58,188 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Across Pitt County, 43 public schools serve about 25,202 students.
About 3.9 miles separate Falkland Elementary from the closest public school, Belvoir Elementary. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Falkland Elementary ranks 5th of 7 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Falkland Elementary's location as Rural: Fringe.
A 9% rise took enrollment from 248 in 2020-21 to 271 in 2024-25.
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Pitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
177,193
Census ACS
Median income
$58,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
25,202 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pitt County Schools
- D H Conley HighHigh · 1,757 students
- South CentralHigh · 1,738 students
- Junius H Rose HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Hope MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- ChicodElementary · 902 students
- North Pitt HighHigh · 854 students
Other schools in Greenville
- D H Conley HighHigh · 1,757 students
- Junius H Rose HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Hope MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- ChicodElementary · 902 students
- Eastern ElementaryElementary · 833 students
- Lakeforest ElementaryElementary · 821 students
Nearby schools
- Belvoir Elementary3.9 mi · 405
- Northwest Elementary4.7 mi · 361
- Pitt County Virtual6.4 mi · 38
- Lakeforest Elementary6.5 mi · 821
- Farmville Central High6.9 mi · 778
- Wellcome Middle7.0 mi · 391
Frequently asked questions
About Falkland ElementaryHow many students attend Falkland Elementary?
Falkland Elementary enrolls approximately 271 students in grades PK-05.
Is Falkland Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Falkland Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Falkland Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Falkland Elementary is approximately 12.2:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Falkland Elementary?
Student demographics at Falkland Elementary are roughly 8% White, 10% Hispanic, 73% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Falkland Elementary in?
Falkland Elementary is part of Pitt County Schools.
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