Enrollment
258
Elementary
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CURRITUCK COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370108000450
W T Griggs Elementary
261 Poplar Branch Road, Poplar Branch, NC 27965 · (252) 453-2700 · Currituck County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% 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.
- BBeats 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
13.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
150 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 24 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
62.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
74.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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
68.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 W T Griggs Elementary
W T Griggs Elementary's state test result (68.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W T Griggs Elementary this school | 258 | 58.1% | 68.5% |
| Jarvisburg Elementary Jarvisburg | 218 | 60.6% | 69.5% |
| Etowah Elementary Etowah | 302 | 52.6% | 72.2% |
| Buies Creek Elementary Buies Creek | 267 | 57.7% | 48.3% |
| Cornatzer Elementary Mocksville | 408 | 61.5% | 50.4% |
| First Flight Elementary School Kill Devil Hills | 285 | 43.2% | 53.6% |
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 W T Griggs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Currituck County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #267 of 1,297 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #217 of 1,296 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #274 of 1,300 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #1,275 of 1,485 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #391 of 1,377 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #967 of 1,379 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.1% | #1,121 of 1,414 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #766 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
258
+17 (+7%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 397
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 258 | 18.9 | 13.7:1 | 58% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 262 | 20.7 | 12.7:1 | 59% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 247 | 19.1 | 12.9:1 | 49% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | 19 | 12.7:1 | 42% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 22.7 | 12.0:1 | 43% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 244 | 18 | 13.6:1 | 50% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 250 | 17 | 14.7:1 | 57% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 505 | 39 | 12.9:1 | 30% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 397 | 21 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W T Griggs Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (273 to 258); teachers down 17% (22.7 to 18.9).
About W T Griggs Elementary
W T Griggs Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Poplar Branch, North Carolina, under Currituck County Schools. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 258 students. That compares with an average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
The district, Currituck County Schools, has 4,601 students enrolled across 10 schools.
The student body at W T Griggs Elementary is 65% White. Other reported shares: 24% Hispanic and 11% multiracial. Currituck County's residents are about 85% White, 20 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at W T Griggs Elementary is 13.7:1, based on 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina, 14.9:1, is higher. W T Griggs Elementary counts 58% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Currituck County is 36%.
W T Griggs Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 74% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, W T Griggs Elementary would score about 61.1%. It scores 68.5%, 7.4 points above that figure.
In the wider Currituck County area, the median household earns about $93,511 a year, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. W T Griggs Elementary shares Currituck County with 11 other public schools.
About 5.8 miles separate W T Griggs Elementary from the closest public school, Jarvisburg Elementary. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. W T Griggs Elementary's average proficiency of 68.5% compares with 63.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 241 to 258, a 7% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.7:1.
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Currituck County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,601
Census ACS
Median income
$93,511
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,651 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Currituck County Schools
- Currituck County HighHigh · 1,061 students
- Moyock ElementaryElementary · 740 students
- Moyock MiddleMiddle · 635 students
- Shawboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Currituck County MiddleMiddle · 435 students
- The JP Knapp ECH (i)SchoolHigh · 274 students
Nearby schools
- Jarvisburg Elementary5.8 mi · 218
- Water's Edge Village School7.6 mi · 50
- Currituck County Middle7.6 mi · 435
- Currituck County High7.7 mi · 1,061
- Central Elementary10.0 mi · 264
- The JP Knapp ECH (i)School13.3 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About W T Griggs ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at W T Griggs Elementary?
W T Griggs Elementary enrolls approximately 258 students in grades PK-05.
Is W T Griggs Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
W T Griggs Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at W T Griggs Elementary?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at W T Griggs Elementary.
How diverse is W T Griggs Elementary?
W T Griggs Elementary reports a student body of 65% White, 24% Hispanic, 0% Black, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees W T Griggs Elementary?
W T Griggs Elementary is overseen by Currituck County Schools in Currituck County.
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