Enrollment
298
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALAMANCE-BURLINGTON SCHOOLS·NCES 370003000018
Sylvan Elementary
7718 Sylvan Road, Snow Camp, NC 27349 · (336) 376-3350 · Alamance County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% 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.
- C-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
15.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
295 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 14 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
29.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
47.6%
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 48 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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 Sylvan Elementary
Sylvan Elementary's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvan Elementary this school | 298 | 99.0% | 40.3% |
| Pleasant Gardens Elementary School Marion | 289 | 99.0% | 55.4% |
| Pilot Elementary Thomasville | 321 | 98.8% | 58.2% |
| Mt Ulla Elementary Mount Ulla | 281 | 98.9% | 68.6% |
| Bonlee School Bear Creek | 290 | 99.0% | 53.2% |
| Andrews Elementary Andrews | 330 | 99.1% | 40.1% |
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 Sylvan Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Alamance County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #1,091 of 1,297 | #10 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #965 of 1,296 | #10 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,205 of 1,300 | #13 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #1,181 of 1,485 | #20 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #945 of 1,377 | #15 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.5% | #1,064 of 1,379 | #20 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #648 of 1,414 | #11 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #302 of 369 | #2 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
298
+44 (+17%) vs 2020
+91% since 1990-91, when it was 156
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 298 | 18.9 | 15.7:1 | 99% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 19.7 | 14.6:1 | 99% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 291 | 22 | 13.2:1 | 63% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 254 | 22 | 11.6:1 | 43% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 21.7 | 13.3:1 | 66% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 314 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 65% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 317 | 24 | 13.2:1 | 52% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 310 | 17 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 156 | 8 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sylvan Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (289 to 298); teachers down 13% (21.7 to 18.9).
About Sylvan Elementary
Sylvan Elementary is a small elementary school in Snow Camp, North Carolina, (ZIP code 27349). It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 298 students. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students each.
Sylvan Elementary is one of 37 schools in Alamance-Burlington Schools, which enrolls 22,661 students in total.
A majority of students at Sylvan Elementary, 71%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 60%. Sylvan Elementary has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 99%. The gap from the 80% average for public schools in Alamance County is 19 points.
The allk12 Grade for Sylvan Elementary is C-. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 16% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Sylvan Elementary would score about 48.6%. It scores 40.3%, 8.3 points below that figure.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Alamance County show that median household income is about $65,651, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 42 public schools in Alamance County, with a combined enrollment of about 25,737.
Nearby, B. Everett Jordan Elementary is about 7.4 miles away. Sylvan Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Sylvan Elementary at 5th of 7.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Sylvan Elementary had 254 students in 2020-21 and 298 in 2024-25, a 17% increase. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.6:1 to 15.7:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Sylvan Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Alamance County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
176,893
Census ACS
Median income
$65,651
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
25,737 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alamance-Burlington Schools
- Walter M Williams HighHigh · 1,206 students
- Southern Alamance HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Western Alamance HighHigh · 1,138 students
- Southeast Alamance HighHigh · 1,079 students
- Eastern Alamance HighHigh · 952 students
- Hawfields MiddleMiddle · 864 students
Other Sylvan Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sylvan Elementary. Sylvan Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Sylvan Elementary SchoolSylvania, OH · 415 students
- Sylvan ElementaryModesto, CA · 326 students
Nearby schools
- B. Everett Jordan Elementary7.4 mi · 338
- Liberty Elementary School7.7 mi · 411
- Silk Hope School7.9 mi · 281
- The Hawbridge School8.1 mi · 597
- Southern Alamance High8.6 mi · 1,148
- Southern Alamance Middle8.7 mi · 822
Frequently asked questions
About Sylvan ElementaryHow many students attend Sylvan Elementary?
Sylvan Elementary enrolls approximately 298 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sylvan Elementary serve?
Sylvan Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sylvan Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sylvan Elementary is approximately 15.7:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sylvan Elementary?
Sylvan Elementary reports a student body of 71% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Sylvan Elementary in?
Sylvan Elementary is part of Alamance-Burlington Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.