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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAMPSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370414001680
Salemburg Elementary
404 E. College Street, Salemburg, NC 28385 · (910) 525-5547 · Sampson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% 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.
- 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
18.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
499 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 23 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
34.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
50.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Salemburg Elementary
Salemburg Elementary's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salemburg Elementary this school | 502 | 99.4% | 43.2% |
| Broadway Elementary Broadway | 490 | 96.9% | 39.3% |
| Jackson Park Elementary Kannapolis | 476 | 99.4% | 63.6% |
| Deep River Elementary Sanford | 557 | 96.8% | 60.1% |
| New Hope Elementary Chapel Hill | 528 | 99.1% | 55.6% |
| J Glenn Edwards Elementary Sanford | 587 | 99.5% | 52.2% |
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 Salemburg Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Sampson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #1,017 of 1,297 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #907 of 1,296 | #8 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,106 of 1,300 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #608 of 1,485 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #1,309 of 1,377 | #12 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #485 of 1,379 | #5 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #281 of 1,414 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #323 of 369 | N/A |
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
502
+56 (+13%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 406
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 502 | 27.3 | 18.4:1 | 99% (499) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 30.5 | 15.6:1 | 99% (472) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 31.5 | 14.7:1 | 99% (459) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 31 | 14.4:1 | 99% (443) |
| 2017-18 | 490 | 31.6 | 15.5:1 | 99% (486) |
| 2015-16 | 515 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 82% (424) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 74% (350) |
| 2000-01 | 515 | 30 | 17.2:1 | 57% (295) |
| 1990-91 | 406 | 26 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salemburg Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (490 to 502); teachers down 14% (31.6 to 27.3).
About Salemburg Elementary
Salemburg Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school found in Salemburg, North Carolina. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 502 students.
Sampson County Schools has 7,986 students spread across 18 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Salemburg Elementary, at 49%. Other groups include 29% White, 15% Black, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Sampson County residents are about 22% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Salemburg Elementary, 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 18.4:1. That is higher than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Roughly 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 99% average for public schools in Sampson County.
The allk12 Grade for Salemburg Elementary is C-. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 22% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Salemburg Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.2% and a predicted 48.5%.
In Sampson County (population about 59,470), the median household income is $52,432, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. There are 23 public schools in Sampson County, enrolling about 11,001 students in all.
Lakewood High is the closest public school, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Salemburg Elementary. On state test proficiency, Salemburg Elementary ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Salemburg Elementary the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 56 more students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 14.4 to 18.4 over 4 years.
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Sampson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,470
Census ACS
Median income
$52,432
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
11,001 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sampson County Schools
- Midway HighHigh · 726 students
- Midway MiddleMiddle · 584 students
- Midway ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Union HighHigh · 494 students
- Lakewood HighHigh · 475 students
- Hobbton HighHigh · 467 students
Nearby schools
- Lakewood High1.6 mi · 475
- Roseboro-Salemburg Middle4.5 mi · 394
- Roseboro Elementary5.0 mi · 369
- Sampson Early College High7.9 mi · 229
- Clement Elementary8.2 mi · 367
- Beaver Dam Elementary9.5 mi · 87
Frequently asked questions
About Salemburg ElementaryHow large is Salemburg Elementary?
Salemburg Elementary enrolls approximately 502 students in grades PK-05.
Is Salemburg Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Salemburg Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Salemburg Elementary have?
Salemburg Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Salemburg Elementary?
At Salemburg Elementary, the student body is approximately 29% White, 49% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Salemburg Elementary?
Salemburg Elementary is overseen by Sampson County Schools in Sampson County.
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