Enrollment
535
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370488001953
Fremont STARS Elementary
647 NC Hwy 222, Fremont, NC 27830 · (919) 242-3410 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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.
- B-Beats 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
15.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
532 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 25 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
65%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
46.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
59.7%
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 60 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 →
Schools most like Fremont STARS Elementary
Fremont STARS Elementary's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont STARS Elementary this school | 535 | 99.4% | 51.3% |
| Castle Hayne Elementary Castle Hayne | 531 | 99.4% | 65.6% |
| G R Whitfield Grimesland | 560 | 99.5% | 67.8% |
| Cash Elementary Kernersville | 520 | 99.4% | 64.2% |
| Penderlea Elementary Willard | 468 | 99.4% | 47.5% |
| Northeast Elementary Pikeville | 497 | 99.4% | 55.8% |
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 Fremont STARS Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #779 of 1,297 | #8 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #620 of 1,296 | #7 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #736 of 1,300 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #513 of 1,485 | #8 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #935 of 1,377 | #5 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #483 of 1,379 | #6 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #230 of 1,414 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +105.8% | #9 of 369 | N/A |
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
535
+315 (+143%) vs 2020
+92% since 1990-91, when it was 278
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 535 | 34.1 | 15.7:1 | 99% (532) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 17.8 | 13.8:1 | 99% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 241 | 18.5 | 13.1:1 | 99% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 220 | 19 | 11.6:1 | 98% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 260 | 21.3 | 12.2:1 | 99% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 272 | 19 | 14.3:1 | 99% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 280 | 21 | 13.3:1 | 57% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 280 | 23 | 12.2:1 | 55% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 278 | 15 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fremont STARS Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 106% (260 to 535); teachers up 60% (21.3 to 34.1).
About Fremont STARS Elementary
Fremont STARS Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in North Carolina, with an address in Fremont. It enrolled 535 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Wayne County Public Schools (33 schools, 17,150 students) runs Fremont STARS Elementary.
White students account for 51% of enrollment at Fremont STARS Elementary. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 21% Black, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, about 51% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Fremont STARS Elementary comes in at 65%.
Federal staffing data show 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Fremont STARS Elementary and a ratio of 15.7:1. That ratio is over the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 99% of students. Across public schools in Wayne County, the average is about the same, 98%.
Fremont STARS Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 42% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.5% for Fremont STARS Elementary. The school posts 51.3%, 2.8 points above the prediction.
Within Wayne County, median household income is about $59,733, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Wayne County number 36 and enroll about 18,481.
The closest other public school is Charles B Aycock High, about 2.6 miles away. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Fremont STARS Elementary ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Fremont STARS Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Federal data put enrollment at 220 in 2020-21 and 535 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.7:1) than in 2020-21 (11.6:1).
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
118,652
Census ACS
Median income
$59,733
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
18,481 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wayne County Public Schools
- Charles B Aycock HighHigh · 1,138 students
- Southern Wayne HighHigh · 1,007 students
- Norwayne MiddleMiddle · 848 students
- Spring Creek ElementaryElementary · 804 students
- Eastern Wayne HighHigh · 781 students
- Spring Creek HighHigh · 732 students
Nearby schools
- Charles B Aycock High2.6 mi · 1,138
- Norwayne Middle2.8 mi · 848
- Northwest Elementary4.5 mi · 559
- Northeast Elementary6.0 mi · 497
- Lucama Elementary6.6 mi · 431
- Lee Woodard Elementary6.9 mi · 173
Frequently asked questions
About Fremont STARS ElementaryHow many students attend Fremont STARS Elementary?
Fremont STARS Elementary enrolls approximately 535 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Fremont STARS Elementary serve?
Fremont STARS Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Fremont STARS Elementary have?
Fremont STARS Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Fremont STARS Elementary?
Student demographics at Fremont STARS Elementary are roughly 51% White, 22% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Fremont STARS Elementary in?
Fremont STARS Elementary is part of Wayne County Public Schools.
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