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Enrollment
387
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370153000657
Louisburg Elementary
50 Stone Southerland Road, Louisburg, NC 27549 · (919) 496-3676 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
15.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
384 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 | 10 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
67%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
36.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 Louisburg Elementary
Louisburg Elementary's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisburg Elementary this school | 387 | 99.2% | 41.4% |
| Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School Gastonia | 374 | 99.2% | 32.6% |
| Ibraham Elementary Winston Salem | 357 | 99.2% | 32.6% |
| Forest Hills Global Elementary Wilmington | 340 | 99.1% | 34.9% |
| Charles England Elementary School Lexington | 381 | 95.8% | 43.3% |
| North Graham Elementary Graham | 362 | 99.2% | 19.1% |
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 Louisburg Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #1,054 of 1,297 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #949 of 1,296 | #8 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #1,056 of 1,300 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #940 of 1,485 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #786 of 1,377 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #371 of 1,379 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #478 of 1,414 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.4% | #195 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
387
-37 (-9%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 680
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 387 | 25.6 | 15.1:1 | 99% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 32.8 | 12.6:1 | 88% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 34.5 | 11.9:1 | 86% (353) |
| 2020-21 | 424 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 86% (366) |
| 2017-18 | 505 | 34.1 | 14.8:1 | 99% (502) |
| 2015-16 | 514 | 39 | 13.2:1 | 99% (511) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | 40 | 14.1:1 | 78% (442) |
| 2000-01 | 631 | 45 | 14.0:1 | 70% (444) |
| 1990-91 | 680 | 42 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Louisburg Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (505 to 387); teachers down 25% (34.1 to 25.6).
About Louisburg Elementary
Located in Louisburg, North Carolina, Louisburg Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school. School enrollment was 387 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
Louisburg Elementary sits within Franklin County Schools, which has 16 schools and 7,978 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Louisburg Elementary is Black (41%). Other groups make up 37% Hispanic, 14% White, and 6% multiracial. Franklin County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Louisburg Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
Its teaching staff equals 25.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.1:1. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is about 14.9:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 99%. On average, public schools in Franklin County report 82%.
allk12 grades Louisburg Elementary a C-. 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 48.5% for Louisburg Elementary. The school posts 41.4%, 7.1 points below the prediction.
Across Franklin County, median household income is about $74,240, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The public schools of Franklin County number 19 and enroll about 11,614.
Crosscreek Charter School is located about 1.4 miles from Louisburg Elementary. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Louisburg Elementary is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Louisburg Elementary went from 424 students to 387. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.3:1 to 15.1:1.
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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 Louisburg
- Louisburg Magnet HighHigh · 630 students
- Edward Best ElementaryElementary · 498 students
- Crosscreek Charter SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Terrell Lane MiddleMiddle · 403 students
- Royal ElementaryElementary · 349 students
- Laurel Mill ElementaryElementary · 281 students
Nearby schools
- Crosscreek Charter School1.4 mi · 404
- Franklin County Early College1.8 mi · 179
- Terrell Lane Middle2.1 mi · 403
- Louisburg Magnet High2.2 mi · 630
- Royal Elementary5.4 mi · 349
- Bunn Middle7.5 mi · 618
Frequently asked questions
About Louisburg ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Louisburg Elementary?
Louisburg Elementary enrolls approximately 387 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Louisburg Elementary serve?
Louisburg Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Louisburg Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Louisburg Elementary is approximately 15.1:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Louisburg Elementary?
At Louisburg Elementary, the student body is approximately 14% White, 37% Hispanic, 41% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Louisburg Elementary public or private?
Louisburg Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Franklin County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.