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What advice would you give to incoming students at Warsaw Elementary?
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Enrollment
808
Elementary
DISTRICT 832 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUPLIN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370120000506
Warsaw Elementary
158 Lanefield Road, Warsaw, NC 28398 · (910) 293-3121 · Duplin County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL808 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
14.1:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
805 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 53 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 89 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 25% larger than its 8th grade class (81).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
31.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
32.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 →
Schools most like Warsaw Elementary
Warsaw Elementary's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warsaw Elementary this school | 808 | 99.6% | 31.4% |
| Forsyth Academy Winston-Salem | 729 | 99.5% | N/A |
| Rogers Lane Elementary Raleigh | 763 | 98.4% | 37.7% |
| Winding Springs Elementary Charlotte | 786 | 99.6% | 46.4% |
| Griffith Elementary Winston Salem | 621 | 99.5% | 48.0% |
| Beaverdam Elementary Raleigh | 678 | 99.6% | 47.9% |
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 Warsaw Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Duplin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #1,233 of 1,297 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #1,233 of 1,296 | #7 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #1,166 of 1,300 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 808 | #75 of 1,485 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #487 of 1,377 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #686 of 1,379 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #24 of 1,414 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #714 of 937 | #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
808
-27 (-3%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 603
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 808 | 57.5 | 14.1:1 | 100% (805) |
| 2023-24 | 803 | 60.5 | 13.3:1 | 100% (800) |
| 2022-23 | 799 | 58 | 13.8:1 | 100% (796) |
| 2020-21 | 835 | 62 | 13.5:1 | 100% (832) |
| 2017-18 | 868 | 63.1 | 13.8:1 | 98% (854) |
| 2015-16 | 576 | 34 | 16.9:1 | 91% (523) |
| 2010-11 | 471 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 87% (410) |
| 2000-01 | 529 | 36 | 14.7:1 | 86% (455) |
| 1990-91 | 603 | 33 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Warsaw Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (868 to 808); teachers down 9% (63.1 to 57.5).
About Warsaw Elementary
Warsaw Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Warsaw, North Carolina. Enrollment totals 808 students across pre-K through 8. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll around 467, and this school is 73% larger than that mark.
Enrollment across the 13 schools in Duplin County Schools totals 9,822 students.
The student body at Warsaw Elementary has no majority group. Black students lead at 45%. Next come 44% Hispanic, 6% White, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 22% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Warsaw Elementary is 14.1:1, based on 57.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Warsaw Elementary counts 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 100% average for public schools in Duplin County.
Warsaw Elementary earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 4% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Warsaw Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.4%; the prediction is 48.4%.
Duplin County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $55,148, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 13 public schools in the county, enrolling about 9,822, Warsaw Elementary among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, James Kenan High, is about 2.1 miles. Within ten miles are 5 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Warsaw Elementary places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment fell by 3% across 4 years, from 835 in 2020-21 to 808 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Warsaw Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Duplin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,335
Census ACS
Median income
$55,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
9,822 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Duplin County Schools
- Wallace ElementaryElementary · 1,120 students
- Rose Hill-Magnolia ElementaryElementary · 1,118 students
- Beulaville ElementaryElementary · 877 students
- B F Grady ElementaryElementary · 865 students
- East Duplin HighHigh · 864 students
- James Kenan HighHigh · 758 students
Other Warsaw Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Warsaw Elementary. Warsaw Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- WARSAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWARSAW, NY · 365 students
- Warsaw Elementary SchoolWarsaw, IL · 213 students
Nearby schools
- James Kenan High2.1 mi · 758
- Duplin Early College High6.5 mi · 199
- Kenansville Elementary7.2 mi · 599
- North Duplin Jr Sr High9.6 mi · 609
- North Duplin Elementary9.7 mi · 730
- Rose Hill-Magnolia Elementary10.5 mi · 1,118
Frequently asked questions
About Warsaw ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Warsaw Elementary?
Warsaw Elementary enrolls approximately 808 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Warsaw Elementary serve?
Warsaw Elementary serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Warsaw Elementary have?
Warsaw Elementary employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Warsaw Elementary?
At Warsaw Elementary, the student body is approximately 6% White, 44% Hispanic, 45% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Warsaw Elementary public or private?
Warsaw Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Duplin County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.