Enrollment
370
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370180003227
Tar River Elementary
2642 Philo White Rd, Franklinton, NC 27525 · (919) 528-2767 · Granville County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% 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.
- 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
15.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
367 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
47.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
55.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 Tar River Elementary
Tar River Elementary's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tar River Elementary this school | 370 | 99.2% | 51.2% |
| Wilton Elementary Franklinton | 350 | 99.1% | 57.5% |
| Moss Hill Elementary Kinston | 371 | 99.2% | 74.1% |
| Washington Elementary Shelby | 376 | 97.9% | 51.7% |
| George Watts Elementary Durham | 358 | 99.2% | 66.9% |
| Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary Ash | 390 | 99.2% | 56.6% |
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 Tar River Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Granville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #782 of 1,297 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #737 of 1,296 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #694 of 1,300 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #997 of 1,485 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #919 of 1,377 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #519 of 1,379 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #513 of 1,414 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #361 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
370
-1 (0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 370 | 23.7 | 15.6:1 | 99% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 25.4 | 14.1:1 | 67% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 18.5 | 17.6:1 | 60% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 42% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 42% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 30 | 16.6:1 | 40% (201) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tar River Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (444 to 370); teachers down 15% (28 to 23.7).
About Tar River Elementary
Tar River Elementary runs as a small elementary school in Franklinton, North Carolina. The latest federal count shows 370 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 467-student average for elementary schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 21% lower.
Granville County Schools counts 6,402 students in its 16 schools, and Tar River Elementary is one of them.
At 52%, White students outnumber all other groups at Tar River Elementary combined. It is also 22% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 8% multiracial. By the diversity index, Tar River Elementary comes in at 64%.
The school has about 15.6 students per teacher and 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 99%. Across public schools in Granville County, the average is about the same, 98%.
Tar River Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 42% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for Granville County show that median household income is about $71,111, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. A total of 20 public schools operate in Granville County, serving about 8,376 students.
Wilton Elementary is located about 0.7 miles from Tar River Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Tar River Elementary comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Tar River Elementary enrolled 371; in 2024-25, 370.
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Granville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,877
Census ACS
Median income
$71,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
8,376 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Granville County Schools
- South Granville HighHigh · 706 students
- Granville Central HighHigh · 531 students
- West Oxford ElementaryElementary · 520 students
- Mount Energy ElementaryElementary · 515 students
- J. F. Webb HighHigh · 512 students
- Northern Granville MiddleMiddle · 495 students
Other schools in Franklinton
- Franklinton HighHigh · 1,127 students
- Franklinton ElementaryElementary · 470 students
- Wilton ElementaryElementary · 350 students
- Franklinton MiddleMiddle · 232 students
Nearby schools
- Wilton Elementary0.7 mi · 350
- Mount Energy Elementary4.0 mi · 515
- South Granville High6.1 mi · 706
- G. C. Hawley Middle6.3 mi · 442
- Franklinton Middle7.3 mi · 232
- Franklinton Elementary7.3 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About Tar River ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Tar River Elementary?
Tar River Elementary enrolls approximately 370 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Tar River Elementary serve?
Tar River Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Tar River Elementary?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Tar River Elementary.
How diverse is Tar River Elementary?
Tar River Elementary reports a student body of 52% White, 22% Hispanic, 17% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Tar River Elementary?
Tar River Elementary is overseen by Granville County Schools in Granville County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.