Enrollment
345
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001201504
Sam D Bundy Elementary
3994 Grimmersburg Street, Farmville, NC 27828 · (252) 753-2013 · Pitt County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 94 | 27% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 37% |
Student demographics
65%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
37.5%
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 · methodologyTier
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 →
Schools most like Sam D Bundy Elementary
Sam D Bundy Elementary's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam D Bundy Elementary this school | 345 | 99.1% | 44.8% |
| McLeansville Elementary McLeansville | 332 | 99.1% | 33.9% |
| James Love Elementary Shelby | 376 | 98.7% | 40.7% |
| J C Sawyer Elementary Elizabeth City | 400 | 99.3% | 52.3% |
| Oakwood Elementary Yanceyville | 336 | 99.1% | 45.7% |
| Moss Street Elementary Reidsville | 354 | 97.5% | 23.5% |
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 Sam D Bundy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Pitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #963 of 1,297 | #15 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #1,009 of 1,296 | #18 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #1,034 of 1,300 | #16 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #1,065 of 1,485 | #19 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #659 of 1,377 | #14 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #463 of 1,379 | #7 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #567 of 1,414 | #15 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #382 of 937 | #5 of 14 |
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
345
-51 (-13%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 455
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 345 | 23.5 | 14.7:1 | 99% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 372 | 24.7 | 15.1:1 | 99% (369) |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 24.3 | 15.6:1 | 99% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 99% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 410 | 25.3 | 16.2:1 | 99% (407) |
| 2015-16 | 397 | 25 | 15.9:1 | 70% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 394 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 60% (237) |
| 2000-01 | 460 | 25 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 455 | 23 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sam D Bundy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (410 to 345); teachers down 7% (25.3 to 23.5).
About Sam D Bundy Elementary
Sam D Bundy Elementary is the name of a small elementary school in Farmville, North Carolina. There are 345 students enrolled, covering grades 3 through 5. The school is 26% below the average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Pitt County Schools has a total of 40 schools and 24,470 students, Sam D Bundy Elementary among them.
At Sam D Bundy Elementary, Black students make up the biggest share, 48%. Other groups include 30% White, 14% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Pitt County residents are about 35% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
Sam D Bundy Elementary lists 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.7 students per teacher. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is close to this figure. About 99% of students at Sam D Bundy Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Sam D Bundy Elementary lands at C, ahead of 27% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Test results at Sam D Bundy Elementary are 3.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (44.8% actual, 48.6% predicted).
Pitt County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $58,188, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. There are 43 public schools in the county, enrolling about 25,202, Sam D Bundy Elementary among them.
Among nearby public schools, H B Sugg Elementary is closest at about 0.1 miles. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Sam D Bundy Elementary is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
Sam D Bundy Elementary is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
The school's enrollment fell 13% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Sam D Bundy Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Farmville
- Farmville Central HighHigh · 778 students
- Farmville MiddleMiddle · 552 students
- H B Sugg ElementaryElementary · 421 students
Nearby schools
- H B Sugg Elementary0.1 mi · 421
- Farmville Middle0.3 mi · 552
- Farmville Central High0.5 mi · 778
- Falkland Elementary7.2 mi · 271
- Ridgewood Elementary8.7 mi · 700
- Greene County Intermediate8.8 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Sam D Bundy ElementaryHow 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.