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Alumni: what's one memory from Pinehurst Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
584
Elementary
DISTRICT 443 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOORE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370309002330
Pinehurst Elementary
100 Dundee Road, Pinehurst, NC 28374 · (910) 295-6969 · Moore County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
109 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
81.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
92.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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
87.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.2%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Pinehurst Elementary
Pinehurst Elementary's state test result (87.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinehurst Elementary this school | 584 | 18.7% | 87.0% |
| Pleasant Union Elementary Raleigh | 530 | 21.1% | 79.0% |
| Northern Guilford Elementary Greensboro | 622 | 18.0% | 84.1% |
| Sherwood Forest Elementary Winston Salem | 670 | 19.0% | 87.5% |
| Masonboro Elementary Wilmington | 564 | 20.6% | 87.9% |
| Olde Providence Elementary Charlotte | 687 | 19.1% | 83.3% |
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 Pinehurst Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Moore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #22 of 1,297 | #1 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.1% | #8 of 1,296 | #1 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #37 of 1,300 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #392 of 1,485 | #4 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,211 of 1,377 | #14 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #1,125 of 1,379 | #10 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.7% | #1,367 of 1,414 | #13 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #896 of 937 | #9 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
584
+39 (+7%) vs 2020
+18% since 2000-01, when it was 494
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 584 | 34.5 | 16.9:1 | 19% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 608 | 39.8 | 15.3:1 | 19% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 624 | 39.4 | 15.8:1 | 19% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 545 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 10% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 593 | 35.8 | 16.6:1 | 16% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 29 | 18.3:1 | 17% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | 25 | 15.5:1 | 20% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 494 | 25 | 19.8:1 | 31% (154) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pinehurst Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (593 to 584); teachers down 4% (35.8 to 34.5).
About Pinehurst Elementary
Pinehurst Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Pinehurst, North Carolina. School enrollment was 584 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in North Carolina is roughly 467 students; this school is 25% above that.
Moore County Schools enrolls 13,085 students in 23 schools, including Pinehurst Elementary.
Roughly 74% of students at Pinehurst Elementary are White. Other reported shares: 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. That is close to the 77% White share among all Moore County residents. The school's diversity index is 43%, meaning two students picked at random have a 43% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Pinehurst Elementary and a ratio of 16.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 19% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Moore County averages 64%, higher than here.
Pinehurst Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 87.0%, compared with a predicted 73.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
Pinehurst Elementary is located in Moore County, where the median household income is $86,080, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Besides Pinehurst Elementary, Moore County has 26 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Pinecrest High, about 2.0 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Pinehurst Elementary is 1st of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for Pinehurst Elementary is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school enrolled 584 students in 2024-25, 39 more than the 545 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.9:1.
To ask about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news, start a discussion on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Moore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,876
Census ACS
Median income
$86,080
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
14,708 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moore County Schools
- Pinecrest HighHigh · 2,290 students
- Union Pines HighHigh · 1,462 students
- West Pine MiddleMiddle · 717 students
- McDeeds Creek ElementaryElementary · 707 students
- Aberdeen ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- Southern MiddleMiddle · 620 students
Other Pinehurst Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Pinehurst Elementary. Pinehurst Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Pinehurst ElementaryNorth Charleston, SC · 758 students
- PINEHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKE VIEW, NY · 573 students
- Pinehurst ElementarySalisbury, MD · 564 students
- PINEHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPINEHURST, ID · 430 students
- Pinehurst Elementary SchoolAshland, OR · 8 students
Nearby schools
- Pinecrest High2.0 mi · 2,290
- Southern Pines Elementary3.1 mi · 600
- Southern Middle3.8 mi · 620
- West Pine Middle4.1 mi · 717
- Connect Academy4.1 mi · 283
- West Pine Elementary4.1 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Pinehurst ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Pinehurst Elementary?
Pinehurst Elementary enrolls approximately 584 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Pinehurst Elementary serve?
Pinehurst Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Pinehurst Elementary have?
Pinehurst Elementary employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Pinehurst Elementary?
Student demographics at Pinehurst Elementary are roughly 74% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Pinehurst Elementary?
Pinehurst Elementary is overseen by Moore County Schools in Moore County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.