Enrollment
272
Elementary
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370306002099
Star Elementary
302 S Main Street, Star, NC 27356 · (910) 428-4333 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
- A-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
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
269 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
59%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
56.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
67.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% 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 Star Elementary
Star Elementary's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Elementary this school | 272 | 98.9% | 62.4% |
| Moravian Falls Elementary School Moravian Falls | 257 | 98.4% | 76.9% |
| Eastfield Global Magnet School Marion | 279 | 97.8% | 59.1% |
| Coleridge Elementary School Ramseur | 273 | 98.9% | 43.2% |
| Union Elementary Wingate | 296 | 99.0% | 65.8% |
| Copeland Elementary Dobson | 274 | 98.9% | 57.3% |
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 Star Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #430 of 1,297 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #402 of 1,296 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #410 of 1,300 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 272 | #1,246 of 1,485 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #784 of 1,377 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #732 of 1,379 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #700 of 1,414 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #238 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
272
-30 (-10%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 501
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 272 | 18 | 15.1:1 | 99% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 19 | 14.6:1 | 99% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 283 | 18 | 15.7:1 | 77% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 302 | 17 | 17.8:1 | 66% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 348 | 19 | 18.3:1 | 72% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 248 | 15 | 16.5:1 | 71% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 301 | 16 | 18.8:1 | 70% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | 31 | 16.7:1 | 56% (289) |
| 1990-91 | 501 | 24 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Star Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (348 to 272); teachers down 5% (19 to 18).
About Star Elementary
Star Elementary is a small elementary school. Its address is in Star, North Carolina. It reported 272 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Montgomery County Schools has a total of 11 schools and 3,587 students, Star Elementary among them.
The largest group at Star Elementary is White students, at 51%. Other groups include 37% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. By comparison, Montgomery County residents are about 65% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Star Elementary scores 59%.
The school's 18 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. That is in line with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Income data for the school show 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Montgomery County is close, at 99%.
Star Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 73% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.6%.
Montgomery County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $57,766, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Montgomery County's 12 public schools enroll about 3,818 students and include Star Elementary.
A public school about 3.3 miles away, Tillery Charter Academy, is the closest to Star Elementary. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Star Elementary. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Star Elementary is 2nd of 6 on proficiency.
Star Elementary falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 10% decline took enrollment from 302 in 2020-21 to 272 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.1:1) than in 2020-21 (17.8:1).
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,007
Census ACS
Median income
$57,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,818 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County Schools
- Montgomery Central HighHigh · 846 students
- East MiddleMiddle · 422 students
- Candor ElementaryElementary · 368 students
- West MiddleMiddle · 343 students
- Troy ElementaryElementary · 291 students
- Montgomery County Early CollegeHigh · 282 students
Other Star Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Star Elementary. Star Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSTAR, ID · 727 students
- Star Elementary SchoolHASTINGS, MI · 287 students
- Star Elementary SchoolRush, KY · 124 students
Nearby schools
- Tillery Charter Academy3.3 mi · 231
- Green Ridge Elementary3.8 mi · 271
- East Middle4.1 mi · 422
- Montgomery Central High5.1 mi · 846
- Montgomery County Early College5.3 mi · 282
- Page Street Elementary5.5 mi · 248
Frequently asked questions
About Star ElementaryHow large is Star Elementary?
Star Elementary enrolls approximately 272 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Star Elementary serve?
Star Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Star Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Star Elementary is approximately 15.1:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Star Elementary?
At Star Elementary, the student body is approximately 51% White, 37% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Star Elementary in?
Star Elementary is part of Montgomery County Schools.
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