Enrollment
184
Elementary
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370502002009
Stantonsburg Elementary
409 S Main St, Stantonsburg, NC 27883 · (252) 238-3639 · Wilson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL184 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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.
- 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
15.1:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
181 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
49.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
59.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Stantonsburg Elementary
Stantonsburg Elementary's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stantonsburg Elementary this school | 184 | 98.4% | 51.8% |
| Tyrrell Elementary Columbia | 196 | 98.5% | 41.6% |
| Bladen Lakes Primary Elizabethtown | 166 | 95.8% | 40.0% |
| Dublin Primary Dublin | 234 | 98.7% | 39.7% |
| J W Coon Elementary Fayetteville | 186 | 98.4% | 40.5% |
| Overton Elementary Salisbury | 237 | 92.0% | 24.2% |
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 Stantonsburg Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wilson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #762 of 1,297 | #10 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #640 of 1,296 | #7 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #639 of 1,300 | #9 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 184 | #1,404 of 1,485 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #861 of 1,414 | #10 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #553 of 937 | #4 of 8 |
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
184
+16 (+10%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 261
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 184 | 12.2 | 15.1:1 | 98% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 12 | 15.7:1 | 98% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 186 | 11.1 | 16.8:1 | 98% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 168 | 11 | 15.3:1 | 98% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 207 | 13.1 | 15.8:1 | 99% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 228 | 14 | 16.3:1 | 99% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 281 | 17 | 16.5:1 | 74% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 232 | 19 | 12.2:1 | 56% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 261 | 15 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stantonsburg Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (207 to 184); teachers down 7% (13.1 to 12.2).
About Stantonsburg Elementary
Stantonsburg Elementary is a small elementary school in Stantonsburg, North Carolina. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 184 students. The average among elementary schools in North Carolina is roughly 467 students; this school is 61% smaller than that.
Wilson County Schools has 25 schools and 10,451 students, and Stantonsburg Elementary is one of those schools.
At Stantonsburg Elementary, the largest share of students is Black, at 38%. The next largest groups are 36% Hispanic, 21% White, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 39% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 68% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 12.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.1:1. That matches the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina fairly closely. Roughly 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 96% average for public schools in Wilson County.
Stantonsburg Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In North Carolina, Stantonsburg Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 51.8% actual against a predicted 48.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Wilson County show that the median household income is $56,423, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Besides Stantonsburg Elementary, Wilson County has 28 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Speight Middle is the closest, at about 2.2 miles. Stantonsburg Elementary has 2 other public schools within five miles. Stantonsburg Elementary comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment climbed 10% from its 2020-21 level of 168.
Community posts for Stantonsburg Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Wilson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,290
Census ACS
Median income
$56,423
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
12,482 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilson County Schools
- James Hunt HighHigh · 1,115 students
- Fike HighHigh · 1,028 students
- Forest Hills MiddleMiddle · 654 students
- Beddingfield HighHigh · 653 students
- John W Jones ElementaryElementary · 601 students
- Rock Ridge ElementaryElementary · 476 students
Nearby schools
- Speight Middle2.2 mi · 281
- Beddingfield High4.8 mi · 653
- Lee Woodard Elementary6.7 mi · 173
- B O Barnes Elementary8.3 mi · 274
- Charles H Darden Middle8.6 mi · 378
- Milton M Daniels Learning Center8.8 mi · 62
Frequently asked questions
About Stantonsburg ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Stantonsburg Elementary?
Stantonsburg Elementary enrolls approximately 184 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Stantonsburg Elementary serve?
Stantonsburg Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Stantonsburg Elementary?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Stantonsburg Elementary.
How diverse is Stantonsburg Elementary?
Stantonsburg Elementary reports a student body of 21% White, 36% Hispanic, 38% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Stantonsburg Elementary public or private?
Stantonsburg Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wilson County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.