Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370387001555
Mineral Springs Elementary
1426 Green Lake Rd, Ellerbe, NC 28338 · (910) 582-7915 · Richmond County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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.
- 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
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
438 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
43.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
59.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Mineral Springs Elementary
Mineral Springs Elementary's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral Springs Elementary this school | 441 | 99.3% | 52.3% |
| J R Ingram Jr Elementary Sanford | 419 | 99.3% | 51.1% |
| Johnsonville Elementary Cameron | 489 | 99.2% | 54.6% |
| Rural Hall Elementary Rural Hall | 491 | 98.8% | 47.1% |
| E K Powe Elementary Durham | 454 | 99.3% | 51.0% |
| Easley Elementary Durham | 490 | 99.4% | 74.0% |
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 Mineral Springs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #748 of 1,297 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #634 of 1,296 | #1 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #836 of 1,300 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #782 of 1,485 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #1,304 of 1,377 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #62 of 1,379 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #378 of 1,414 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #911 of 937 | #7 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
441
+64 (+17%) vs 2020
+114% since 1990-91, when it was 206
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 441 | 24.1 | 18.3:1 | 99% (438) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 26.3 | 15.7:1 | 99% (410) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 25.3 | 14.7:1 | 99% (368) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 25 | 15.1:1 | 99% (374) |
| 2017-18 | 445 | 29 | 15.4:1 | 99% (442) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 99% (489) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 29 | 16.6:1 | 86% (415) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 76% (333) |
| 1990-91 | 206 | 15 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mineral Springs Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (445 to 441); teachers down 17% (29 to 24.1).
About Mineral Springs Elementary
Mineral Springs Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Ellerbe, North Carolina. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 441 students.
Richmond County Schools enrolls 6,504 students, and its 15 schools include Mineral Springs Elementary.
The largest group at Mineral Springs Elementary is White students, at 35%. Smaller groups are 30% Hispanic, 22% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Richmond County is roughly 56% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mineral Springs Elementary scores 73%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.3:1. The school has 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 18.3:1 compares with an average of 14.9:1 for elementary schools in North Carolina. Federal data show 99% of students (438) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Richmond County average a similar 99%.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Mineral Springs Elementary outscored 45%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
In North Carolina, Mineral Springs Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 52.3% actual against a predicted 48.5%.
The county, Richmond County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $44,883, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 20%. The county has 15 public schools and about 6,504 students.
Ellerbe Middle is about 0.9 miles from Mineral Springs Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within ten miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Mineral Springs Elementary is 1st on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Mineral Springs Elementary is Rural: Distant.
From 377 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 441 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 15.1 to 18.3 over 4 years.
On allk12, people connected to Mineral Springs Elementary can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,344
Census ACS
Median income
$44,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,504 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond County Schools
- Richmond Senior HighHigh · 1,365 students
- Rockingham MiddleMiddle · 606 students
- Fairview Heights ElementaryElementary · 480 students
- L J Bell ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- East Rockingham ElementaryElementary · 430 students
- Richmond 9th Grade AcademyHigh · 424 students
Other Mineral Springs Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Mineral Springs Elementary. Mineral Springs Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Mineral Springs ElementaryWinston Salem, NC · 545 students
- MINERAL SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMINERAL SPRINGS, AR · 204 students
Nearby schools
- Ellerbe Middle0.9 mi · 182
- L J Bell Elementary8.0 mi · 449
- Richmond Senior High8.2 mi · 1,365
- Rockingham Middle8.2 mi · 606
- West Rockingham Elementary8.4 mi · 314
- Washington Street Elementary8.4 mi · 417
Frequently asked questions
About Mineral Springs ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mineral Springs Elementary?
Mineral Springs Elementary enrolls approximately 441 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mineral Springs Elementary serve?
Mineral Springs Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mineral Springs Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mineral Springs Elementary is approximately 18.3:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mineral Springs Elementary?
Mineral Springs Elementary reports a student body of 35% White, 30% Hispanic, 22% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Mineral Springs Elementary in?
Mineral Springs Elementary is part of Richmond County Schools.
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