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Enrollment
446
Elementary
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANDOLPH COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM·NCES 370378001522
Grays Chapel Elementary School
5322 NC Hwy 22 N, Franklinville, NC 27248 · (336) 824-8620 · Randolph County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-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
15.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
443 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
35%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
53.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
67.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 Grays Chapel Elementary School
Grays Chapel Elementary School's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grays Chapel Elementary School this school | 446 | 99.3% | 57.0% |
| Level Cross Elementary School Randleman | 440 | 99.3% | 58.0% |
| Davis-Townsend Elementary Lexington | 430 | 99.3% | 61.6% |
| Bethany Elementary Reidsville | 459 | 99.3% | 63.7% |
| Salem Elementary Morganton | 476 | 98.7% | 65.8% |
| Bogue Sound Elementary Newport | 416 | 99.3% | 76.1% |
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 Grays Chapel Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Randolph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #599 of 1,297 | #9 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #405 of 1,296 | #5 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #504 of 1,300 | #4 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #765 of 1,485 | #5 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #868 of 1,377 | #20 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.5% | #1,225 of 1,379 | #20 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #365 of 1,414 | #4 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #800 of 937 | #16 of 17 |
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
446
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 446 | 29 | 15.4:1 | 99% (443) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 28 | 16.0:1 | 99% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 29.9 | 15.1:1 | 60% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 453 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 47% (214) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 55% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 55% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 523 | 31 | 16.9:1 | 56% (292) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 31 | 15.2:1 | 32% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 551 | 28 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grays Chapel Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (468 to 446); teachers down 3% (30 to 29).
About Grays Chapel Elementary School
Federal records list Grays Chapel Elementary School as an elementary school in Franklinville, North Carolina. It enrolls 446 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5.
Randolph County School System is made up of 32 schools with 14,994 students in all.
At Grays Chapel Elementary School, 79% of students are White. The remaining students are 12% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put Randolph County at about 78% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 35%.
Its staff includes 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.4 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is similar, at 14.9:1. Roughly 99% of students at Grays Chapel Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Randolph County is 84%.
Grays Chapel Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 58% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Grays Chapel Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.0%, compared with a predicted 48.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Randolph County show that median household income comes to about $61,022, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 42, with about 21,656 students.
Providence Grove High School is about 2.2 miles from Grays Chapel Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Grays Chapel Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (453) and 2024-25 (446).
The allk12 page for Grays Chapel Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Randolph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
146,348
Census ACS
Median income
$61,022
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
21,656 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Randolph County School System
- Randleman High SchoolHigh · 870 students
- Southwestern Randolph High SchoolHigh · 801 students
- Randleman Middle SchoolMiddle · 765 students
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolElementary · 679 students
- Trinity High SchoolHigh · 675 students
- Wheatmore High SchoolHigh · 667 students
Other schools in Franklinville
- Franklinville Elementary SchoolElementary · 272 students
Nearby schools
- Providence Grove High School2.2 mi · 587
- Northeastern Randolph Middle School2.9 mi · 476
- Franklinville Elementary School5.1 mi · 272
- Randleman Elementary School5.8 mi · 487
- Level Cross Elementary School5.8 mi · 440
- Ramseur Elementary School6.1 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Grays Chapel Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Grays Chapel Elementary School?
Grays Chapel Elementary School enrolls approximately 446 students in grades KG-05.
Is Grays Chapel Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grays Chapel Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Grays Chapel Elementary School have?
Grays Chapel Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
How diverse is Grays Chapel Elementary School?
Grays Chapel Elementary School reports a student body of 79% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Grays Chapel Elementary School?
Grays Chapel Elementary School is overseen by Randolph County School System in Randolph County.
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