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Enrollment
657
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001201503
Pactolus
3405 Yankee Hall Rd, Greenville, NC 27834 · (252) 752-6941 · Pitt County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL657 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
16.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
654 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 15 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (68).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
37.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
49.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Pactolus
Pactolus's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pactolus this school | 657 | 99.5% | 44.8% |
| Wakelon Elementary Zebulon | 679 | 99.6% | 59.1% |
| Sandy Ridge Elementary Durham | 589 | 99.5% | 45.6% |
| Gibson Elementary Winston-Salem | 589 | 99.5% | 23.0% |
| Woodhill Elementary Gastonia | 577 | 99.5% | 25.0% |
| Zebulon Elementary Zebulon | 693 | 99.6% | 40.9% |
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 Pactolus ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Pitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #962 of 1,297 | #14 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #927 of 1,296 | #17 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #1,015 of 1,300 | #14 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 657 | #241 of 1,485 | #8 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,178 of 1,377 | #23 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #603 of 1,379 | #13 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #94 of 1,414 | #7 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.0% | #104 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
657
+106 (+19%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 434
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 657 | 39.2 | 16.8:1 | 100% (654) |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 38 | 16.7:1 | 100% (632) |
| 2022-23 | 600 | 40.2 | 14.9:1 | 100% (597) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 99% (548) |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 40.6 | 13.7:1 | 99% (554) |
| 2015-16 | 601 | 41 | 14.7:1 | 97% (581) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | 44 | 13.8:1 | 85% (514) |
| 2000-01 | 480 | 36 | 13.3:1 | 82% (395) |
| 1990-91 | 434 | 25 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pactolus.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (557 to 657); teachers down 3% (40.6 to 39.2).
About Pactolus
As a medium-sized elementary school, Pactolus serves students in Greenville, North Carolina. Enrolled students number 657 students, in pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 41% higher than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina, which is about 467.
In Pitt County Schools, 40 schools enroll a combined 24,470 students.
Pactolus has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 50%. Other students are 34% Hispanic, 9% White, and 8% multiracial. By comparison, Pitt County residents are about 35% Black. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 39.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.8:1. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina have 14.9:1, compared with 16.8:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Pactolus is graded C by allk12, scoring above 26% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Pactolus, the prediction is 48.4% and the result is 44.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Pitt County, the median household income is $58,188, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. In all, Pitt County has 43 public schools and roughly 25,202 students.
The next-closest public school is G R Whitfield, about 4.7 miles away. Within ten miles of Pactolus, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Pactolus is behind the 53.8% nearby average, ranking 5th of 8.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Pactolus's enrollment grew from 551 in 2020-21 to 657 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.8:1) than in 2020-21 (13.8:1).
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Pitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
177,193
Census ACS
Median income
$58,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
25,202 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pitt County Schools
- D H Conley HighHigh · 1,757 students
- South CentralHigh · 1,738 students
- Junius H Rose HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Hope MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- ChicodElementary · 902 students
- North Pitt HighHigh · 854 students
Other schools in Greenville
- D H Conley HighHigh · 1,757 students
- Junius H Rose HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Hope MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- ChicodElementary · 902 students
- Eastern ElementaryElementary · 833 students
- Lakeforest ElementaryElementary · 821 students
Nearby schools
- G R Whitfield4.7 mi · 560
- Eastern Elementary7.0 mi · 833
- Stokes7.0 mi · 218
- Wahl Coates Elementary7.2 mi · 406
- E B Aycock Middle7.7 mi · 617
- Vidant Health7.9 mi · 24
Frequently asked questions
About PactolusHow many students attend Pactolus?
Pactolus enrolls approximately 657 students in grades PK-08.
Is Pactolus an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pactolus is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Pactolus?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Pactolus.
How diverse is Pactolus?
Pactolus reports a student body of 9% White, 34% Hispanic, 50% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Pactolus public or private?
Pactolus is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pitt County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.