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Enrollment
870
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370237003577
Thanksgiving Elementary
1161 Lynch Rd, Selma, NC 27576 · (984) 400-7300 · Johnston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL870 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
866 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 15 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 151 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 142 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 156 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 142 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (151) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (131).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
64.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
67.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 64 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Thanksgiving Elementary
Thanksgiving Elementary's state test result (68.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving Elementary this school | 870 | 99.5% | 68.8% |
| Cleveland Elementary Clayton | 851 | 98.6% | 76.6% |
| Troutman Elementary Troutman | 902 | 99.7% | 59.7% |
| Belville Elementary Leland | 812 | 99.6% | 62.1% |
| Beulaville Elementary Beulaville | 877 | 99.5% | 39.8% |
| River Dell Elementary Clayton | 981 | 99.7% | 68.9% |
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 Thanksgiving Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Johnston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #259 of 1,297 | #6 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #408 of 1,296 | #11 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #247 of 1,300 | #4 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 870 | #41 of 1,485 | #6 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #1,254 of 1,377 | #21 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #538 of 1,379 | #16 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #101 of 1,414 | #9 of 25 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 870 | 49.9 | 17.4:1 | 100% (866) |
| 2023-24 | 813 | 52.5 | 15.5:1 | 100% (810) |
| 2022-23 | 769 | 49 | 15.7:1 | 45% (344) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thanksgiving Elementary.
About Thanksgiving Elementary
Thanksgiving Elementary is a large elementary school in Selma, North Carolina. It reported 870 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students, which makes this school 86% larger than average.
Johnston County Public Schools (48 schools, 37,320 students) runs Thanksgiving Elementary.
Federal enrollment data show Thanksgiving Elementary is 53% White. Next come 22% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 64% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
Thanksgiving Elementary has 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.4:1. The school's 17.4:1 compares with an average of 14.9:1 for elementary schools in North Carolina. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%.
Thanksgiving Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 88% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Thanksgiving Elementary ranks in the top 10% of North Carolina schools. It scores 68.8%; the prediction is 48.4%.
In Johnston County, home to about 234,263 people, the median household earns about $83,384 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Thanksgiving Elementary shares Johnston County with 51 other public schools.
River Dell Elementary sits about 1.6 miles from Thanksgiving Elementary. Thanksgiving Elementary has 5 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 62.2% proficiency; Thanksgiving Elementary posts 68.8%.
Under the NCES locale system, Thanksgiving Elementary is Rural: Fringe.
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Johnston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
234,263
Census ACS
Median income
$83,384
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
41,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Johnston County Public Schools
- Corinth Holders HighHigh · 2,187 students
- Clayton HighHigh · 1,929 students
- Cleveland HighHigh · 1,889 students
- West Johnston HighHigh · 1,563 students
- Smithfield-Selma HighHigh · 1,548 students
- South Johnston HighHigh · 1,355 students
Other schools in Selma
- Selma ElementaryElementary · 794 students
- Selma Middle SchoolMiddle · 339 students
Nearby schools
- River Dell Elementary1.6 mi · 981
- Archer Lodge Middle3.8 mi · 1,204
- Powhatan Elementary4.4 mi · 656
- East Clayton Elementary4.4 mi · 524
- Corinth Holders High4.7 mi · 2,187
- Corinth-Holders Elementary5.3 mi · 585
Frequently asked questions
About Thanksgiving ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Thanksgiving Elementary?
Thanksgiving Elementary enrolls approximately 870 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Thanksgiving Elementary serve?
Thanksgiving Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thanksgiving Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thanksgiving Elementary is approximately 17.4:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Thanksgiving Elementary?
Thanksgiving Elementary reports a student body of 53% White, 22% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Thanksgiving Elementary?
Thanksgiving Elementary is overseen by Johnston County Public Schools in Johnston County.
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