Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370363002539
Stories Creek Elementary
133 Stories Creek School Road, Roxboro, NC 27574 · (336) 503-8071 · Person County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 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
15.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
392 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
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
38.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
69.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
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 Stories Creek Elementary
Stories Creek Elementary's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stories Creek Elementary this school | 397 | 98.7% | 56.3% |
| H B Sugg Elementary Farmville | 421 | 99.3% | N/A |
| Edgewood Elementary Whiteville | 450 | 99.3% | 52.5% |
| L J Bell Elementary Rockingham | 449 | 98.0% | 50.5% |
| D F Walker Elementary Edenton | 368 | 99.2% | 44.3% |
| Whiteville Primary Whiteville | 486 | 99.0% | 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 Stories Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Person County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #627 of 1,297 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #360 of 1,296 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #1,003 of 1,300 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #904 of 1,485 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #867 of 1,377 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #326 of 1,379 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #767 of 1,414 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #464 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
397
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
+1% since 2000-01, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 397 | 25.8 | 15.4:1 | 99% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 29.4 | 12.4:1 | 98% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 28.9 | 12.6:1 | 99% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 99% (408) |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 32.3 | 14.2:1 | 97% (447) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 27 | 16.2:1 | 99% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 67% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 393 | 25 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stories Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (459 to 397); teachers down 20% (32.3 to 25.8).
About Stories Creek Elementary
Stories Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Roxboro, North Carolina. Its enrollment is 397 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
Stories Creek Elementary is in Person County Schools, a district with 4,497 students across 12 schools.
At Stories Creek Elementary, Black students make up the biggest share, 40%. Other students are 37% White, 15% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. By comparison, Person County residents are about 26% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.4 students per teacher. That is in line with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Of all students at Stories Creek Elementary, 99% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Person County is similar, at 99%.
Stories Creek Elementary holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 55% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Stories Creek Elementary scores 56.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.7%.
Census data for Person County show median household income comes to about $63,300, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. There are 15 public schools in the county, enrolling about 5,659, Stories Creek Elementary among them.
Person High is the nearest public school to Stories Creek Elementary, about 1.4 miles away. Stories Creek Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 46.4%, lower than Stories Creek Elementary's 56.3%.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 397, compared with 411 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.4:1.
The discussion board for Stories Creek Elementary is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- South ElementaryElementary · 463 students
- Southern MiddleMiddle · 456 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 454 students
- North End ElementaryElementary · 283 students
Other schools in Roxboro
- Person HighHigh · 1,165 students
- Roxboro Community SchoolHigh · 727 students
- South ElementaryElementary · 463 students
- Southern MiddleMiddle · 456 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 454 students
- Bethel Hill CharterElementary · 344 students
Nearby schools
- Person High1.4 mi · 1,165
- PCS Virtual Academy1.4 mi · 48
- Person Early College Innovation & Ldrshp1.4 mi · 142
- Northern Middle1.4 mi · 454
- Carolina Community Academy2.2 mi · 91
- North Elementary2.2 mi · 136
Frequently asked questions
About Stories Creek ElementaryHow large is Stories Creek Elementary?
Stories Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 397 students in grades KG-05.
Is Stories Creek Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stories Creek Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Stories Creek Elementary have?
Stories Creek Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Stories Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Stories Creek Elementary are roughly 37% White, 15% Hispanic, 40% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Stories Creek Elementary public or private?
Stories Creek 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.