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Leaksville-Spray Elementary
- C+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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (68).
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 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 53% 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%.
Schools most like Leaksville-Spray Elementary
Leaksville-Spray Elementary's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leaksville-Spray Elementary this school | 400 | 96.3% | 52.8% |
| Brinson Memorial Elementary New Bern | 446 | 97.5% | 57.9% |
| Washington Elementary Shelby | 376 | 97.9% | 51.7% |
| Old Richmond Elementary Tobaccoville | 408 | 99.3% | 69.2% |
| Tar River Elementary Franklinton | 370 | 99.2% | 51.2% |
| East Rockingham Elementary Rockingham | 430 | 99.1% | 43.9% |
Where Leaksville-Spray Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #734 of 1,297 | #5 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #758 of 1,296 | #5 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #730 of 1,300 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #900 of 1,485 | #7 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #690 of 1,377 | #3 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #387 of 1,379 | #4 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.3% | #1,026 of 1,414 | #11 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.8% | #289 of 937 | #2 of 7 |
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 | 400 | 27.1 | 14.8:1 | 96% (385) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 29.5 | 13.9:1 | 99% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 32 | 12.6:1 | 99% (401) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 34 | 13.1:1 | 99% (443) |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 99% (496) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 32 | 15.5:1 | 99% (493) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 76% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 527 | 38 | 13.9:1 | 63% (333) |
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (499 to 400); teachers down 20% (34 to 27.1).
About Leaksville-Spray Elementary
In Eden, North Carolina, part of Rockingham County, Leaksville-Spray Elementary is an elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 400 students.
Leaksville-Spray Elementary belongs to Rockingham County Schools, a district of 23 schools and 11,114 students.
No group is above 50% at Leaksville-Spray Elementary; the largest is White, at 49%. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% Black, 20% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 73%. The diversity index for Leaksville-Spray Elementary is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.8 students per teacher. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is close to this figure. Of all students at Leaksville-Spray Elementary, 96% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Rockingham County is close, at 98%.
Leaksville-Spray Elementary earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 45% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Leaksville-Spray Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 52.8% and a predicted 49.5%.
In the wider Rockingham County area, median household income comes to about $57,053, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rockingham County's 27 public schools enroll about 12,299 students and include Leaksville-Spray Elementary.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Douglass Elementary, is about 1.1 miles. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Leaksville-Spray Elementary ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 10%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.1:1 to 14.8:1 over the same years.
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