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How has Long Mill Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370153003013
Long Mill Elementary
1753 Long Mill Rd, Youngsville, NC 27596 · (919) 554-0667 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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.
- BBeats 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
13.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
430 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
45.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
54.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% 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 Long Mill Elementary
Long Mill Elementary's state test result (54.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Mill Elementary this school | 433 | 99.3% | 54.1% |
| Timber Drive Elementary Garner | 391 | 99.2% | 46.5% |
| Wendell Elementary Wendell | 458 | 99.3% | 45.1% |
| Banks Elementary Kinston | 436 | 99.3% | 62.8% |
| Youngsville Elementary Youngsville | 425 | 99.3% | 69.5% |
| Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School Forest City | 459 | 98.3% | 68.3% |
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 Long Mill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #696 of 1,297 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #777 of 1,296 | #6 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #783 of 1,300 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #804 of 1,485 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #376 of 1,377 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #130 of 1,379 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #392 of 1,414 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #916 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
433
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 433 | 31.7 | 13.6:1 | 99% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 32 | 12.9:1 | 63% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 31.8 | 12.7:1 | 58% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 30 | 14.7:1 | 61% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 57% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 35 | 13.4:1 | 55% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 32 | 16.6:1 | 49% (262) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Long Mill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (436 to 433); teachers up 9% (29 to 31.7).
About Long Mill Elementary
In Youngsville, North Carolina, part of Franklin County, Long Mill Elementary is an elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 433 students.
Franklin County Schools enrolls 7,978 students in 16 schools, including Long Mill Elementary.
Enrollment at Long Mill Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 36%. After that, the student body is 33% Black, 21% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Franklin County is about 62% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Long Mill Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
Long Mill Elementary employs 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.6:1. That ratio is under the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 99% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Franklin County averages 82%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for Long Mill Elementary is B-. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 49% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Long Mill Elementary would be expected to post about 48.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Franklin County, median household income is about $74,240, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Franklin County number 19 and enroll about 11,614.
The closest other public school is Youngsville Elementary, about 2.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Long Mill Elementary's average proficiency of 54.1% compares with 56.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Long Mill Elementary's location as Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 440 to 433. By 2024-25, the school had 13.6 students per teacher, compared with 14.7 in 2020-21.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,386
Census ACS
Median income
$74,240
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
11,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County Schools
- Franklinton HighHigh · 1,127 students
- Bunn HighHigh · 817 students
- Louisburg Magnet HighHigh · 630 students
- Bunn MiddleMiddle · 618 students
- Bunn ElementaryElementary · 600 students
- Cedar Creek MiddleMiddle · 529 students
Other schools in Youngsville
- Youngsville AcademyCombined · 615 students
- Cedar Creek MiddleMiddle · 529 students
- Youngsville ElementaryElementary · 425 students
Nearby schools
- Youngsville Elementary2.6 mi · 425
- Youngsville Academy2.7 mi · 615
- Wake Preparatory Academy2.8 mi · 2,617
- Cedar Creek Middle2.8 mi · 529
- Franklinton Elementary3.3 mi · 470
- Franklinton High3.5 mi · 1,127
Frequently asked questions
About Long Mill ElementaryHow large is Long Mill Elementary?
Long Mill Elementary enrolls approximately 433 students in grades PK-05.
Is Long Mill Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Long Mill Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Long Mill Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Long Mill Elementary is approximately 13.6:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Long Mill Elementary?
Long Mill Elementary reports a student body of 36% White, 21% Hispanic, 33% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Long Mill Elementary?
Long Mill Elementary is overseen by Franklin County Schools in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.