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Enrollment
560
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001201499
G R Whitfield
4839 School Rd, Grimesland, NC 27837 · (252) 752-6614 · Pitt County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL560 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
557 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 29% smaller than its 8th grade class (82).
Student demographics
64%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
60.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
75.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
67.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 G R Whitfield
G R Whitfield's state test result (67.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| G R Whitfield this school | 560 | 99.5% | 67.8% |
| Fremont STARS Elementary Fremont | 535 | 99.4% | 51.3% |
| Castle Hayne Elementary Castle Hayne | 531 | 99.4% | 65.6% |
| Cash Elementary Kernersville | 520 | 99.4% | 64.2% |
| A T Allen Elementary Concord | 626 | 99.5% | 56.5% |
| Granite Quarry Elementary Salisbury | 586 | 99.5% | 40.2% |
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 G R Whitfield ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Pitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #278 of 1,297 | #4 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #192 of 1,296 | #4 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #318 of 1,300 | #4 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 560 | #433 of 1,485 | #12 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #852 of 1,377 | #18 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #533 of 1,379 | #9 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #188 of 1,414 | #9 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.9% | #105 of 369 | #2 of 9 |
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
560
+59 (+12%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 560 | 36.5 | 15.3:1 | 99% (557) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 37.1 | 15.1:1 | 98% (553) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 35.5 | 15.0:1 | 63% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 501 | 38 | 13.2:1 | 41% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 35.6 | 13.3:1 | 62% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 33 | 15.3:1 | 60% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 57% (319) |
| 2000-01 | 559 | 36 | 15.5:1 | 53% (298) |
| 1990-91 | 470 | 32 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for G R Whitfield.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (475 to 560); teachers up 3% (35.6 to 36.5).
About G R Whitfield
Grimesland, North Carolina, is home to G R Whitfield, a medium-sized elementary school. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 560 students.
G R Whitfield is one of 40 schools in Pitt County Schools, which enrolls 24,470 students in total.
A majority of students at G R Whitfield, 52%, are White. Other reported shares: 22% Hispanic, 19% Black, and 6% multiracial. That is close to the 53% White share among all Pitt County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at G R Whitfield belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
Staffing totals 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.3:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 14.9:1, a similar figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 99%.
The allk12 Grade for G R Whitfield is A. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 86% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 48.5%. G R Whitfield posts 67.8%, 19.3 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Within Pitt County, median household income is about $58,188, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Pitt County number 43 and enroll about 25,202.
Pactolus is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, G R Whitfield ranks 4th on average proficiency.
G R Whitfield has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
The number of students climbed from 501 to 560 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 15.3:1, from 13.2:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Nearby schools
- Pactolus4.7 mi · 657
- Chocowinity Middle5.8 mi · 366
- John C Tayloe Elementary6.6 mi · 382
- Chocowinity Primary6.7 mi · 484
- Hope Middle6.7 mi · 952
- Eastern Elementary8.3 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About G R WhitfieldHow large is G R Whitfield?
G R Whitfield enrolls approximately 560 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does G R Whitfield serve?
G R Whitfield serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at G R Whitfield?
The student-to-teacher ratio at G R Whitfield is approximately 15.3:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at G R Whitfield?
At G R Whitfield, the student body is approximately 52% White, 22% Hispanic, 19% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is G R Whitfield in?
G R Whitfield is part of Pitt County Schools.
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