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Sam D Bundy Elementary

3994 Grimmersburg Street, Farmville, NC 27828 · (252) 753-2013 · Pitt County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
Enrollment
345
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 467
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
342 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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
Grade 3
94
Grade 4
122
Grade 5
129
Student demographics
White
10330%
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 42%
Hispanic
4914%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 22%
Black
16748%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 25%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4%
Two+
226%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
18754%
Female
15846%

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
37.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
45.9%
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 46 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
345
-65 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.2:1
% White
30%
was 38%
% Hispanic
14%
was 13%
% Black
48%
was 44%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Sam D Bundy Elementary

Sam D Bundy Elementary is one of the intimate K-5 schools in Farmville, North Carolina, overseen by Pitt County Schools, with 345 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 26% leaner than the state mean of about 467.

Pitt County Schools runs 40 schools in total, collectively educating 24,470 students. Sam D Bundy Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Sam D Bundy Elementary lists that the largest single group is Black at 48%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 30% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Pitt County as a whole is about 35% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sam D Bundy Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.6%; this one delivers 44.8%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Pitt County indicate median household income runs about $58,188, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Pitt County runs 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,202 students), of which Sam D Bundy Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is H B Sugg Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sam D Bundy Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 45.0%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Sam D Bundy Elementary's enrollment has declined 16% since 2018, when it stood at 410 (now 345). White enrollment moved from 38% to 30% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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Pitt County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Sam D Bundy Elementary
District
Pitt County Schools
Address
3994 Grimmersburg Street, Farmville, NC 27828
Phone
(252) 753-2013
County
Pitt County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
345
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
14.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
342 (99%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
370001201504
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Sam D Bundy Elementary
How many students attend Sam D Bundy Elementary?
Sam D Bundy Elementary enrolls approximately 345 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Sam D Bundy Elementary serve?
Sam D Bundy Elementary serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Sam D Bundy Elementary have?
Sam D Bundy Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sam D Bundy Elementary?
At Sam D Bundy Elementary, the student body is approximately 30% White, 14% Hispanic, 48% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Sam D Bundy Elementary public or private?
Sam D Bundy Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pitt County Schools.
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