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What's the one class at Micro Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
404
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370237003395
Micro Elementary
301 E Main St, Micro, NC 27555 · (919) 588-4300 · Johnston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
13.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
401 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
51.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
60.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
59.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 Micro Elementary
Micro Elementary's state test result (59.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro Elementary this school | 404 | 99.3% | 59.5% |
| Clement Elementary Autryville | 367 | 99.2% | 67.2% |
| Davenport A+ School Lenoir | 429 | 99.3% | 51.7% |
| Pink Hill Elementary Pink Hill | 437 | 99.3% | 59.0% |
| Mary C Williams Elementary Wilmington | 355 | 99.2% | 54.5% |
| Grantham Elementary Goldsboro | 442 | 99.3% | 65.4% |
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 Micro Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Johnston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #517 of 1,297 | #15 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #601 of 1,296 | #15 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #582 of 1,300 | #17 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #888 of 1,485 | #24 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #444 of 1,377 | #6 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #535 of 1,379 | #15 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #445 of 1,414 | #14 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.2% | #94 of 369 | #1 of 9 |
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
404
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 404 | 29.1 | 13.9:1 | 99% (401) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 35.1 | 11.9:1 | 99% (415) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 33 | 12.3:1 | 75% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 30 | 13.0:1 | 60% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 336 | 26.5 | 12.7:1 | 67% (226) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Micro Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (336 to 404); teachers up 10% (26.5 to 29.1).
About Micro Elementary
Micro Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Micro, North Carolina, (ZIP code 27555). Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 404 students.
The district for Micro Elementary is Johnston County Public Schools, with 48 schools and 37,320 students.
Enrollment at Micro Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 44%. Beyond that, enrollment is 40% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 6% multiracial. In Johnston County overall, about 64% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Micro Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
Its teaching staff equals 29.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 99%.
The allk12 Grade for Micro Elementary is B+. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 66% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Micro Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 59.5% is 10.9 points above the 48.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Johnston County, median household income is about $83,384, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The public schools of Johnston County number 52 and enroll about 41,004.
Of nearby public schools, North Johnston Middle is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 53.7%, lower than Micro Elementary's 59.5%.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 3%, from 391 to 404.
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Johnston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
234,263
Census ACS
Median income
$83,384
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
41,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Johnston County Public Schools
- Corinth Holders HighHigh · 2,187 students
- Clayton HighHigh · 1,929 students
- Cleveland HighHigh · 1,889 students
- West Johnston HighHigh · 1,563 students
- Smithfield-Selma HighHigh · 1,548 students
- South Johnston HighHigh · 1,355 students
Nearby schools
- North Johnston Middle0.5 mi · 598
- North Johnston High1.3 mi · 788
- Pine Level Elementary4.1 mi · 341
- Selma Middle School4.2 mi · 339
- Selma Elementary4.7 mi · 794
- Glendale-Kenly Elementary5.1 mi · 433
Frequently asked questions
About Micro ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Micro Elementary?
Micro Elementary enrolls approximately 404 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Micro Elementary serve?
Micro Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Micro Elementary?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Micro Elementary.
How diverse is Micro Elementary?
Micro Elementary reports a student body of 44% White, 40% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Micro Elementary?
Micro Elementary is overseen by Johnston County Public Schools in Johnston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.