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What advice would you give to incoming students at G W Bulluck Elementary?
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Enrollment
535
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDGECOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370132000551
G W Bulluck Elementary
3090 Bulluck School Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27801 · (252) 985-3456 · Edgecombe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
532 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 33 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
31.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
41.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 G W Bulluck Elementary
G W Bulluck Elementary's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| G W Bulluck Elementary this school | 535 | 99.4% | 37.0% |
| Morehead Elementary Greensboro | 509 | 99.4% | 55.4% |
| Creekside Elementary Winterville | 622 | 99.5% | 58.7% |
| Martin Millennium Academy Tarboro | 548 | 98.0% | 43.7% |
| Elizabethtown Primary Elizabethtown | 483 | 97.3% | 36.2% |
| Wagram Elementary Wagram | 508 | 99.4% | 37.3% |
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 G W Bulluck Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Edgecombe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,164 of 1,297 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #1,100 of 1,296 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #1,155 of 1,300 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #508 of 1,485 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #644 of 1,377 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #802 of 1,379 | #2 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #228 of 1,414 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.5% | #177 of 937 | 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
-76 (-12%) vs 2020
+74% since 1990-91, when it was 308
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 535 | 36.6 | 14.6:1 | 99% (532) |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 100% (603) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 37.3 | 16.4:1 | 100% (606) |
| 2020-21 | 611 | 39 | 15.7:1 | 100% (608) |
| 2017-18 | 709 | 46.4 | 15.3:1 | 100% (706) |
| 2015-16 | 702 | 44 | 15.9:1 | 100% (701) |
| 2010-11 | 871 | 47 | 18.5:1 | 75% (657) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 31 | 17.6:1 | 64% (352) |
| 1990-91 | 308 | 16 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for G W Bulluck Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (709 to 535); teachers down 21% (46.4 to 36.6).
About G W Bulluck Elementary
G W Bulluck Elementary is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The school reports 535 students in pre-K through 5.
G W Bulluck Elementary falls under Edgecombe County Public Schools, which has 19 schools enrolling 6,310 students.
Black students are the majority at G W Bulluck Elementary, with 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% White, 9% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at G W Bulluck Elementary is 36.6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. The school counts 532 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 99%. That tracks the 99% average for public schools in Edgecombe County.
G W Bulluck Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 9% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In North Carolina, G W Bulluck Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 37.0% actual against a predicted 48.5%.
G W Bulluck Elementary is located in Edgecombe County, where the median household income is $51,265, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 19%. G W Bulluck Elementary is one of 27 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: West Edgecombe Middle, about 1.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools.
Under the NCES locale system, G W Bulluck Elementary is Rural: Fringe.
2024-25 enrollment was 535, a 12% decrease from 611 in 2020-21. The ratio was 15.7:1 in 2020-21 and 14.6:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Edgecombe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,736
Census ACS
Median income
$51,265
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
8,573 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edgecombe County Public Schools
- SouthWest Edgecombe HighHigh · 798 students
- G W Carver ElementaryElementary · 550 students
- Martin Millennium AcademyElementary · 548 students
- Tarboro HighHigh · 496 students
- Stocks ElementaryElementary · 389 students
- North Edgecombe HighHigh · 358 students
Other schools in Rocky Mount
- Northern Nash HighHigh · 1,035 students
- Rocky Mount HighHigh · 1,023 students
- Rocky Mount PreparatoryCombined · 854 students
- Nash Central HighHigh · 703 students
- Rocky Mount MiddleMiddle · 692 students
- G R Edwards ElementaryElementary · 632 students
Nearby schools
- West Edgecombe Middle1.7 mi · 249
- SouthWest Edgecombe High4.7 mi · 798
- D S Johnson Elementary4.8 mi · 206
- D S Johnson Elementary4.8 mi · 332
- Fairview Elementary4.9 mi · 259
- Fairview Elementary4.9 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About G W Bulluck ElementaryHow large is G W Bulluck Elementary?
G W Bulluck Elementary enrolls approximately 535 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does G W Bulluck Elementary serve?
G W Bulluck Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at G W Bulluck Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at G W Bulluck Elementary is approximately 14.6:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at G W Bulluck Elementary?
At G W Bulluck Elementary, the student body is approximately 23% White, 9% Hispanic, 60% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees G W Bulluck Elementary?
G W Bulluck Elementary is overseen by Edgecombe County Public Schools in Edgecombe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.