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Jeffreys Grove Elementary
- ATest 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (85).
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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%.
Schools most like Jeffreys Grove Elementary
Jeffreys Grove Elementary's state test result (79.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffreys Grove Elementary this school | 543 | 31.5% | 79.4% |
| McAlpine Elementary Charlotte | 535 | 29.9% | 71.7% |
| McDougle Elementary Chapel Hill | 497 | 31.4% | 70.2% |
| Shamrock Gardens Elementary Charlotte | 532 | 32.1% | 65.5% |
| Penny Road Elementary Cary | 509 | 36.9% | 63.0% |
| Middle Creek Elementary Apex | 636 | 34.3% | 70.0% |
Where Jeffreys Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #80 of 1,297 | #18 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #118 of 1,296 | #23 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #72 of 1,300 | #17 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 543 | #488 of 1,485 | #91 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #586 of 1,377 | #95 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #658 of 1,379 | #96 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.5% | #1,285 of 1,414 | #86 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #763 of 937 | #83 of 91 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 543 | 37.6 | 14.4:1 | 31% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 36.8 | 14.5:1 | 28% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 36.3 | 13.4:1 | 24% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 541 | 39 | 13.9:1 | 17% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 24% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 558 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 31% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 564 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 37% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 631 | 38 | 16.6:1 | 32% (203) |
| 1990-91 | 715 | 37 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (575 to 543); teachers down 1% (38 to 37.6).
About Jeffreys Grove Elementary
Jeffreys Grove Elementary is an elementary school in Raleigh, North Carolina, according to federal school records. Enrollment is 543 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
Jeffreys Grove Elementary reports to Wake County Schools, which has 198 schools and 163,176 students.
At Jeffreys Grove Elementary, White students make up 55% of the student body. It is also 25% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, Wake County is about 58% White. Jeffreys Grove Elementary's diversity index is 61%, against a US figure of 70%.
Jeffreys Grove Elementary employs 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.4:1. That matches the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina fairly closely. Jeffreys Grove Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 31%. For comparison, public schools in Wake County average 42%.
allk12 grades Jeffreys Grove Elementary an A. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 69.2% for Jeffreys Grove Elementary. The school posts 79.4%, 10.2 points above the prediction.
Census estimates describe Wake County this way: the median household income is $105,768, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides Jeffreys Grove Elementary, Wake County has 236 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Lynn Road Elementary is the closest, at about 0.8 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Jeffreys Grove Elementary. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Jeffreys Grove Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Jeffreys Grove Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 541 in 2020-21 to 543 in 2024-25, a change of 2 students.
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