Enrollment
237
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALEXANDER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370009000033
Stony Point Elementary
311 Stony Point School Road, Stony Point, NC 28678 · (704) 585-6981 · Alexander County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL237 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% 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.
- BBeats 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
17.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
234 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 50 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
44.0%
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 44 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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 Stony Point Elementary
Stony Point Elementary's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Point Elementary this school | 237 | 98.7% | 55.0% |
| North Cove Elementary School Marion | 230 | 98.7% | 43.5% |
| Westfield Elementary Pilot Mountain | 212 | 98.6% | 50.0% |
| East Bend Elementary East Bend | 246 | 98.8% | 59.6% |
| Morehead Elem at Camp Glenn Morehead City | 253 | 97.6% | 61.4% |
| Weaverville Primary Weaverville | 245 | 98.8% | 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 Stony Point Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Alexander County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #664 of 1,297 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #398 of 1,296 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #815 of 1,300 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 237 | #1,312 of 1,485 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #1,252 of 1,377 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.5% | #1,098 of 1,379 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #770 of 1,414 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #688 of 937 | #5 of 6 |
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
237
+24 (+11%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 275
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 237 | 13.6 | 17.4:1 | 99% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 14 | 14.8:1 | 99% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 207 | 14 | 14.8:1 | 83% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 213 | 16 | 13.3:1 | 74% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 256 | 16 | 16.0:1 | 64% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 287 | 17 | 16.9:1 | 67% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 322 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 55% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 315 | 16 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 275 | 11 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stony Point Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (256 to 237); teachers down 15% (16 to 13.6).
About Stony Point Elementary
Stony Point Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Stony Point, North Carolina. Enrollment stands at 237 students, covering pre-K through 5. It has 49% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina (about 467).
Stony Point Elementary is one of 11 schools in Alexander County Schools, which enrolls 4,344 students in total.
The share of White students at Stony Point Elementary is 72%, a majority. Other students are 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. That is lower than the 87% White share among all Alexander County residents. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at Stony Point Elementary are from different groups.
Staffing at Stony Point Elementary comes to 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.4:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1, 2.6 fewer students per teacher than here. Stony Point Elementary counts 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Alexander County is similar, at 99%.
On the allk12 Grade, Stony Point Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 52% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Stony Point Elementary falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 55.0% actual against 48.7% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Alexander County show that median household income comes to about $65,354, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Alexander County counts 12 public schools with about 4,344 students.
Scotts Elementary is about 2.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 54.9%; Stony Point Elementary's is 55.0%, ranking 4th of 9.
NCES assigns Stony Point Elementary the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Stony Point Elementary had a net gain of 24 students, or 11%. The school's ratio increased from 13.3:1 to 17.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Alexander County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,412
Census ACS
Median income
$65,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alexander County Schools
- Alexander Central HighHigh · 1,254 students
- East Alexander MiddleMiddle · 510 students
- West Alexander MiddleMiddle · 467 students
- Bethlehem ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Hiddenite ElementaryElementary · 370 students
- Wittenburg ElementaryElementary · 294 students
Other Stony Point Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Stony Point Elementary. Stony Point Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- STONY POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSTONY POINT, NY · 666 students
- STONY POINT ELEM.GRAIN VALLEY, MO · 474 students
- Stony Point ElementaryKeswick, VA · 217 students
Nearby schools
- Scotts Elementary2.6 mi · 283
- Hiddenite Elementary3.5 mi · 370
- East Alexander Middle5.9 mi · 510
- West Iredell High6.2 mi · 767
- Central Elementary6.3 mi · 331
- West Iredell Middle6.8 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About Stony Point ElementaryHow many students attend Stony Point Elementary?
Stony Point Elementary enrolls approximately 237 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Stony Point Elementary serve?
Stony Point Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Stony Point Elementary?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Stony Point Elementary.
How diverse is Stony Point Elementary?
Stony Point Elementary reports a student body of 72% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Stony Point Elementary?
Stony Point Elementary is overseen by Alexander County Schools in Alexander County.
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