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What's something Shady Grove Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
492
Elementary
DISTRICT 458 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370117000490
Shady Grove Elementary
3179 Cornatzer Rd, Advance, NC 27006 · (336) 936-8280 · Davie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
15.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
135 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 32 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
76.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
82.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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
80.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Shady Grove Elementary
Shady Grove Elementary's state test result (80.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shady Grove Elementary this school | 492 | 27.4% | 80.4% |
| Camden Intermediate Camden | 461 | 29.5% | 64.6% |
| Dr John Codington Elem Wilmington | 470 | 26.6% | 73.6% |
| Kitty Hawk Elementary School Kitty Hawk | 487 | 23.2% | 73.6% |
| Stokesdale Elementary Stokesdale | 473 | 28.8% | 65.1% |
| Grandy Primary Camden | 415 | 30.1% | N/A |
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 Shady Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Davie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #73 of 1,297 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #84 of 1,296 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #75 of 1,300 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #635 of 1,485 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #984 of 1,377 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.8% | #1,323 of 1,379 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.4% | #1,319 of 1,414 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #757 of 937 | 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
492
+28 (+6%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 492 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 27% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 33.2 | 15.1:1 | 27% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 33.3 | 15.4:1 | 23% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 14% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 522 | 34.7 | 15.0:1 | 15% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 33 | 16.6:1 | 18% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 635 | 38 | 16.7:1 | 17% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 539 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 13% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 517 | 29 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shady Grove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (522 to 492); teachers down 11% (34.7 to 31).
About Shady Grove Elementary
Shady Grove Elementary is a public medium-sized elementary school in Advance, North Carolina. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 492 students.
Across its 13 schools, Davie County Schools enrolls 6,116 students. Shady Grove Elementary is one of those schools.
Shady Grove Elementary enrolls a student body that is 86% White. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Davie County is about 83% White. Shady Grove Elementary has a diversity index of 26%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 31 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.9:1. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 27% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Davie County is 27 points.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Shady Grove Elementary receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Shady Grove Elementary's results are 9.9 points above predicted: 80.4% against 70.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Davie County show that median household income is about $75,057, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 13 public schools in Davie County, with a combined enrollment of about 6,116.
The nearest public school is William Ellis Middle, at about 1.3 miles. Shady Grove Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools with test data average 64.8% proficiency; Shady Grove Elementary posts 80.4%.
Shady Grove Elementary is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 6%, from 464 to 492.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Davie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,122
Census ACS
Median income
$75,057
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
6,116 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Davie County Schools
- Davie County HighHigh · 1,819 students
- Mocksville ElementaryElementary · 543 students
- South Davie MiddleMiddle · 492 students
- Pinebrook ElementaryElementary · 472 students
- Cooleemee ElementaryElementary · 462 students
- North Davie MiddleMiddle · 444 students
Other Shady Grove Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Shady Grove Elementary. Shady Grove Elementary is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Shady Grove Elementary SchoolAmbler, PA · 698 students
- Shady Grove ElementaryGlen Allen, VA · 600 students
- Shady Grove Elementary SchoolBURNET, TX · 570 students
- Shady Grove Elementary SchoolKELLER, TX · 378 students
- Shady Grove Elementary SchoolMonroe, LA · 195 students
Nearby schools
- William Ellis Middle1.3 mi · 437
- Cornatzer Elementary5.6 mi · 408
- Clemmons Elementary5.8 mi · 839
- Pinebrook Elementary5.9 mi · 472
- Frank Morgan Elementary6.0 mi · 761
- Northwest Elementary6.4 mi · 625
Frequently asked questions
About Shady Grove ElementaryHow many students attend Shady Grove Elementary?
Shady Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 492 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Shady Grove Elementary serve?
Shady Grove Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Shady Grove Elementary have?
Shady Grove Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Shady Grove Elementary?
Student demographics at Shady Grove Elementary are roughly 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Shady Grove Elementary?
Shady Grove Elementary is overseen by Davie County Schools in Davie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.