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Thomasville Primary

915 E Sunrise Avenue, Thomasville, NC 27360 · (336) 474-4160 · Davidson County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL753 STUDENTS
Enrollment
753
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 467
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
749 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K567%
Kindergarten17724%
Grade 117123%
Grade 216222%
Grade 318725%
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
10814%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 42% · US 43%
Hispanic
25734%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 22% · US 30%
Black
30140%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 25% · US 15%
Asian
91%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
7610%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
37350%
Female
38050%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Thomasville Primary→Liberty Drive Elementary→Thomasville Middle→Thomasville High
Based on grade levels within Thomasville City Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
21.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
54.5%
NC avg 52.2%

What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →

Where Thomasville Primary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North CarolinaIn Davidson County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
38.1%#1,143 of 1,297#22 of 23
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
54.5%#775 of 1,296#19 of 23
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
21.8%#1,272 of 1,300#23 of 23
Enrollment
ranked largest first
753#128 of 1,485#1 of 25
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.1:1#1,230 of 1,377#24 of 25
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
69.3%#235 of 1,379#4 of 25
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
99.5%#185 of 1,414#3 of 24
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.4%#694 of 937#13 of 18
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
753
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+12% since 2000-01, when it was 674
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-257534417.1:199% (749)
2023-2475645.316.7:1100% (753)
2022-237435014.9:1100% (740)
2020-217585813.1:1100% (755)
2017-1881357.514.1:1100% (810)
2015-168885915.1:1100% (885)
2010-118425814.5:192% (772)
2000-016746710.1:179% (533)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomasville Primary.

About Thomasville Primary

Thomasville Primary is a large elementary school in Thomasville, North Carolina. The school enrolls 753 students, from pre-K through 3. Average enrollment for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467, so this school runs 61% larger than that.

Thomasville City Schools operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,149 students.

At Thomasville Primary, the largest share of students is Black, at 40%. The school is also 34% Hispanic, 14% White, and 10% multiracial. That is higher than the 9% Black share among all Davidson County residents. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Federal data list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers at Thomasville Primary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.1:1. That is 2.2 students per teacher above the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 99%. That is higher than the 76% average for public schools in Davidson County.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, Thomasville Primary falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 38.1% actual against 48.5% predicted.

Within Davidson County, the median household income is $64,172, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Thomasville Primary, Davidson County has 48 other public schools.

The shortest distance from Thomasville Primary to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Liberty Drive Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 44.2%, higher than Thomasville Primary's 38.1%.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 758 to 753, a small change. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.1:1 to 17.1:1.

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Davidson County at a glance

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Population
172,954
Census ACS
Median income
$64,172
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
23,696 students

Quick facts

School name
Thomasville Primary
District
Thomasville City Schools
Address
915 E Sunrise Avenue, Thomasville, NC 27360
Phone
(336) 474-4160
County
Davidson County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–03
Total enrollment
753
Teachers (FTE)
44
Student–teacher ratio
17.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
749 (99%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
370450000792
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Thomasville Primary
How many students attend Thomasville Primary?
Thomasville Primary enrolls approximately 753 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Thomasville Primary serve?
Thomasville Primary serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomasville Primary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thomasville Primary is approximately 17.1:1 (44 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Thomasville Primary?
Thomasville Primary reports a student body of 14% White, 34% Hispanic, 40% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Thomasville Primary in?
Thomasville Primary is part of Thomasville City Schools.
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