1
Which teacher or staff member at South Elementary deserves more recognition?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
463
Elementary
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370363001485
South Elementary
1333 Hurdle Mills Rd, Roxboro, NC 27573 · (336) 599-7133 · Person County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
16.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
460 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 54 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
68%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
44.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
63.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 South Elementary
South Elementary's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Elementary this school | 463 | 99.4% | 56.0% |
| Eastern Elementary Washington | 484 | 99.4% | N/A |
| Sheep-Harney Elementary Elizabeth City | 441 | 99.3% | 50.9% |
| Franklinton Elementary Franklinton | 470 | 99.4% | 46.0% |
| West Hoke Elementary Raeford | 467 | 99.4% | 41.0% |
| East Clayton Elementary Clayton | 524 | 98.3% | 52.4% |
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 South Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Person County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #632 of 1,297 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #539 of 1,296 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #814 of 1,300 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #712 of 1,485 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,214 of 1,377 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #314 of 1,379 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #335 of 1,414 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +47.9% | #34 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
463
+99 (+27%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 463 | 27.3 | 16.9:1 | 99% (460) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 26.4 | 16.5:1 | 99% (431) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 30.9 | 13.9:1 | 99% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 99% (361) |
| 2017-18 | 313 | 23.5 | 13.3:1 | 99% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 319 | 23 | 13.9:1 | 99% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 397 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 76% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 426 | 38 | 11.2:1 | 92% (391) |
| 1990-91 | 490 | 31 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 48% (313 to 463); teachers up 16% (23.5 to 27.3).
About South Elementary
South Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Roxboro, North Carolina. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 463 students.
South Elementary is one school in Person County Schools, a system of 12 schools with 4,497 students.
Black students form the largest group at South Elementary, 43% of enrollment. Other groups include 29% White, 22% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Person County residents are about 26% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at South Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Dividing enrollment by its 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.9:1. Among elementary schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 14.9:1. Eligible students account for 99% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Person County.
The allk12 Grade for South Elementary is B. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 55% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at South Elementary are 7.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (56.0% actual, 48.5% predicted).
South Elementary is located in Person County, where median household income is about $63,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. South Elementary is one of 15 public schools in Person County, which together enroll about 5,659 students.
The nearest other public school, Southern Middle, is about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 45.2%; South Elementary's is 56.0%, ranking 3rd of 5.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 463, 27% above the 364 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 14.6 to 16.9 over 4 years.
Posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Person County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,542
Census ACS
Median income
$63,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,659 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Person County Schools
- Person HighHigh · 1,165 students
- Helena ElementaryElementary · 512 students
- Southern MiddleMiddle · 456 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 454 students
- Stories Creek ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- North End ElementaryElementary · 283 students
Other schools in Roxboro
- Person HighHigh · 1,165 students
- Roxboro Community SchoolHigh · 727 students
- Southern MiddleMiddle · 456 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 454 students
- Stories Creek ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- Bethel Hill CharterElementary · 344 students
Other South Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 18 states are named South Elementary. South Elementary is the 11th largest of the 44.
- South ElementaryMooresville, NC · 466 students
- South ElementaryMebane, NC · 235 students
- South Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 651 students
- South Elementary SchoolDanville, IN · 626 students
- South ElementaryPlymouth, MA · 614 students
Nearby schools
- Southern Middle0.3 mi · 456
- Roxboro Community School1.3 mi · 727
- Person High2.5 mi · 1,165
- PCS Virtual Academy2.5 mi · 48
- Carolina Community Academy2.5 mi · 91
- North Elementary2.5 mi · 136
Frequently asked questions
About South ElementaryHow large is South Elementary?
South Elementary enrolls approximately 463 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does South Elementary serve?
South Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Elementary is approximately 16.9:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Elementary?
At South Elementary, the student body is approximately 29% White, 22% Hispanic, 43% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is South Elementary public or private?
South Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Person County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.