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Which teacher or staff member at Stocks Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
389
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDGECOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370132001767
Stocks Elementary
400 Hope Lodge Street, Tarboro, NC 27886 · (252) 823-2632 · Edgecombe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
374 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 47 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
28.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
37.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 Stocks Elementary
Stocks Elementary's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stocks Elementary this school | 389 | 96.1% | 32.3% |
| A.C.E. Academy Harrisburg | 421 | 97.9% | N/A |
| Bruns Avenue Elementary Charlotte | 415 | 99.3% | 27.9% |
| Lucile Souders Elementary Fayetteville | 399 | 99.2% | 38.6% |
| Clarke Elementary Henderson | 364 | 99.2% | 28.3% |
| Kimberley Park Elementary Winston Salem | 332 | 99.1% | 42.4% |
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 Stocks Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Edgecombe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #1,224 of 1,297 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #1,177 of 1,296 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #1,209 of 1,300 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #933 of 1,485 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #955 of 1,377 | #8 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.4% | #1,155 of 1,379 | #6 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.1% | #1,033 of 1,414 | #12 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.4% | #111 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
389
-82 (-17%) vs 2020
-45% since 2000-01, when it was 707
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 389 | 24.7 | 15.8:1 | 96% (374) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 29.5 | 13.4:1 | 99% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 30.7 | 13.3:1 | 99% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 99% (468) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 33.2 | 16.4:1 | 99% (537) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 99% (535) |
| 2010-11 | 746 | 44 | 16.9:1 | 79% (589) |
| 2000-01 | 707 | 52 | 13.6:1 | 81% (576) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stocks Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (543 to 389); teachers down 26% (33.2 to 24.7).
About Stocks Elementary
Stocks Elementary is the name of a small elementary school in Tarboro, North Carolina. Its enrollment is 389 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
Enrollment across the 19 schools in Edgecombe County Public Schools totals 6,310 students.
About 74% of the student body at Stocks Elementary is Black. Smaller groups are 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% White. County-wide, 56% of Edgecombe County residents are Black. A diversity index of 41% means there is a 41% chance two randomly chosen students at Stocks Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. The school has 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 15.8:1 compares with an average of 14.9:1 for elementary schools in North Carolina. Federal data show 96% of students (374) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Edgecombe County average a similar 99%.
Stocks Elementary holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 5% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Stocks Elementary's results are 17.1 points below predicted: 32.3% against 49.5%.
In Edgecombe County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $51,265 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Stocks Elementary, Edgecombe County has 27 public schools.
Stocks Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Tarboro High, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Stocks Elementary, there are 6 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Stocks Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment decreased 17% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 13.5 in 2020-21 to 15.8 in 2024-25.
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Edgecombe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,736
Census ACS
Median income
$51,265
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
8,573 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edgecombe County Public Schools
- SouthWest Edgecombe HighHigh · 798 students
- G W Carver ElementaryElementary · 550 students
- Martin Millennium AcademyElementary · 548 students
- G W Bulluck ElementaryElementary · 535 students
- Tarboro HighHigh · 496 students
- North Edgecombe HighHigh · 358 students
Other schools in Tarboro
- North East Carolina PrepCombined · 1,107 students
- Martin Millennium AcademyElementary · 548 students
- Tarboro HighHigh · 496 students
- North Edgecombe HighHigh · 358 students
- W A Pattillo MiddleMiddle · 289 students
- Princeville ElementaryElementary · 205 students
Nearby schools
- Tarboro High0.8 mi · 496
- Martin Millennium Academy0.8 mi · 548
- W A Pattillo Middle1.5 mi · 289
- North East Carolina Prep2.1 mi · 1,107
- Princeville Elementary2.2 mi · 205
- Edgecombe Early College High2.5 mi · 171
Frequently asked questions
About Stocks ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Stocks Elementary?
Stocks Elementary enrolls approximately 389 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Stocks Elementary serve?
Stocks Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Stocks Elementary have?
Stocks Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stocks Elementary?
At Stocks Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 18% Hispanic, 74% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Stocks Elementary in?
Stocks Elementary is part of Edgecombe County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.