Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKINGHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370399002307
John W Dillard Academy
810 Cure Dr, Madison, NC 27025 · (336) 548-2472 · Rockingham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
16.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
253 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
36.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
43.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 John W Dillard Academy
John W Dillard Academy's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John W Dillard Academy this school | 256 | 98.8% | 46.0% |
| Oak Lane Elementary Hurdle Mills | 224 | 98.7% | 61.3% |
| Stedman Elementary Stedman | 284 | 98.9% | 68.5% |
| Southwood Elementary Kinston | 218 | 98.6% | 57.5% |
| J S Waters School Goldston | 222 | 98.6% | 59.3% |
| Taylorsville Elementary Taylorsville | 241 | 98.8% | 53.6% |
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 John W Dillard Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #938 of 1,297 | #8 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #1,062 of 1,296 | #10 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #1,053 of 1,300 | #11 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #1,279 of 1,485 | #14 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,017 of 1,377 | #8 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #860 of 1,379 | #12 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #731 of 1,414 | #5 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #268 of 937 | #1 of 7 |
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
256
-107 (-29%) vs 2020
-58% since 2000-01, when it was 604
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 256 | 16 | 16.0:1 | 99% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 268 | 21 | 12.8:1 | 99% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 23 | 12.3:1 | 66% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 25 | 14.5:1 | 48% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 323 | 18 | 17.9:1 | 37% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 16 | 20.5:1 | 99% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 277 | 17 | 16.3:1 | 36% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 604 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 39% (238) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John W Dillard Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (323 to 256); teachers down 11% (18 to 16).
About John W Dillard Academy
John W Dillard Academy is a small elementary school for students in Madison, North Carolina. The school counted 256 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 45% below the 467-student average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
A total of 23 schools make up Rockingham County Schools, with 11,114 students enrolled.
The student body at John W Dillard Academy is 63% White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Rockingham County, the White share is about 73%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
John W Dillard Academy reports a ratio of 16.0 students per teacher, from 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 16.0:1 compares with an average of 14.9:1 for elementary schools in North Carolina. Lunch program data show 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is in line with the 98% average for public schools in Rockingham County.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, John W Dillard Academy outscored 29%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
A school with John W Dillard Academy's lunch-eligibility share in North Carolina is predicted to score 48.7%. John W Dillard Academy scores 46.0%, 2.7 points below that line.
In Rockingham County, median household income comes to about $57,053, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county's public schools total 27, with about 12,299 students.
John W Dillard Academy is about 0.2 miles from Western Rockingham Middle, its nearest public school. John W Dillard Academy has 3 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 49.1% on proficiency, and John W Dillard Academy is below that at 46.0%.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 256, from 363 in 2020-21. The ratio was 14.5:1 in 2020-21 and 16.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,131
Census ACS
Median income
$57,053
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,299 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockingham County Schools
- Rockingham County HighHigh · 878 students
- John M Morehead HighHigh · 771 students
- Rockingham County MiddleMiddle · 750 students
- Reidsville HighHigh · 696 students
- Dalton McMichael HighHigh · 681 students
- J E Holmes MiddleMiddle · 612 students
Other schools in Madison
- Western Rockingham MiddleMiddle · 521 students
- Huntsville ElementaryElementary · 389 students
Nearby schools
- Western Rockingham Middle0.2 mi · 521
- Dalton McMichael High2.3 mi · 681
- Huntsville Elementary5.0 mi · 389
- Stoneville Elementary6.0 mi · 413
- Pine Hall Elementary School6.2 mi · 97
- Bethany Elementary8.8 mi · 459
Frequently asked questions
About John W Dillard AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at John W Dillard Academy?
John W Dillard Academy enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does John W Dillard Academy serve?
John W Dillard Academy serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at John W Dillard Academy?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at John W Dillard Academy.
How diverse is John W Dillard Academy?
John W Dillard Academy reports a student body of 63% White, 14% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is John W Dillard Academy in?
John W Dillard Academy is part of Rockingham County Schools.
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