Enrollment
268
Elementary
DISTRICT 443 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOORE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370309001331
Westmoore Elementary
2159 NC Hwy 705, Seagrove, NC 27341 · (910) 464-3401 · Moore County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL268 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
13.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
265 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 8 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 16% smaller than its 8th grade class (31).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
60.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
57.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% 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 Westmoore Elementary
Westmoore Elementary's state test result (62.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmoore Elementary this school | 268 | 98.9% | 62.1% |
| Wittenburg Elementary Taylorsville | 294 | 99.0% | 48.5% |
| Union Grove Elementary Union Grove | 247 | 98.8% | 63.0% |
| Reeds Elementary Lexington | 274 | 98.9% | 53.0% |
| Weaverville Primary Weaverville | 245 | 98.8% | N/A |
| Greenlee Primary Spruce Pine | 246 | 95.5% | N/A |
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 Westmoore Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Moore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #442 of 1,297 | #9 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #686 of 1,296 | #11 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #302 of 1,300 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 268 | #1,256 of 1,485 | #13 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #377 of 1,377 | #2 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.8% | #1,220 of 1,379 | #14 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #710 of 1,414 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #496 of 937 | #6 of 9 |
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
268
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 293
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 268 | 19.7 | 13.6:1 | 99% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 19.8 | 13.1:1 | 99% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 269 | 20.9 | 12.9:1 | 58% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 276 | 22 | 12.6:1 | 46% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 306 | 25.4 | 12.1:1 | 58% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 24 | 14.1:1 | 48% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | 24 | 17.4:1 | 50% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 24 | 16.1:1 | 35% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 293 | 17 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westmoore Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (306 to 268); teachers down 23% (25.4 to 19.7).
About Westmoore Elementary
Westmoore Elementary is a small elementary school in Seagrove, North Carolina, under Moore County Schools. In all, 268 students attend the school in pre-K through 8. That puts enrollment 43% below the 467-student average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Moore County Schools enrolls 13,085 students in 23 schools, including Westmoore Elementary.
About 79% of the student body at Westmoore Elementary is White. Other students are 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Moore County residents are about 77% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 36, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Westmoore Elementary has a ratio of 13.6:1. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 14.9:1. Income data for the school show 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 64% average for public schools in Moore County is 35 points lower.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Westmoore Elementary outscored 73%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.6%.
For Moore County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $86,080 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Westmoore Elementary, Moore County has 27 public schools.
Westmoore Elementary is about 6.4 miles from Elise Middle, its nearest public school. Westmoore Elementary has 7 other public schools within ten miles. Westmoore Elementary ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 62.1% against a local average of 56.3%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
The school's enrollment decreased 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 13.6:1, from 12.6:1.
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Moore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,876
Census ACS
Median income
$86,080
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
14,708 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moore County Schools
- Pinecrest HighHigh · 2,290 students
- Union Pines HighHigh · 1,462 students
- West Pine MiddleMiddle · 717 students
- McDeeds Creek ElementaryElementary · 707 students
- Aberdeen ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- Southern MiddleMiddle · 620 students
Nearby schools
- Elise Middle6.4 mi · 192
- Seagrove Elementary School6.5 mi · 332
- North Moore High7.6 mi · 605
- Robbins Elementary7.8 mi · 378
- Star Elementary8.3 mi · 272
- Highfalls Elementary9.2 mi · 293
Frequently asked questions
About Westmoore ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Westmoore Elementary?
Westmoore Elementary enrolls approximately 268 students in grades PK-08.
Is Westmoore Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westmoore Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westmoore Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westmoore Elementary is approximately 13.6:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Westmoore Elementary?
Westmoore Elementary reports a student body of 79% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Westmoore Elementary?
Westmoore Elementary is overseen by Moore County Schools in Moore County.
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