Pinehurst Elementary

Pinehurst Elementary is a primary school of average-sized scale in Pinehurst, North Carolina, part of Moore County Schools, enrolling 584 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 25% larger than the state mean of about 467.

Across the 23 schools in Moore County Schools (13,085 students total), Pinehurst Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Pinehurst Elementary shows that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, 3% Asian. Compared to Moore County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Pinehurst Elementary has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Pinehurst Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Moore County's rate of about 64%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pinehurst Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.2%; this one delivers 87.0%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Moore County indicate median household earnings sit near $86,080, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Moore County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,708 students), of which Pinehurst Elementary is one.

Pinecrest High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pinehurst Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pinehurst Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 60.4%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 593 students in 2018 compared to 584 in 2025.

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