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William R Davie Elementary

3437 US Hwy 601 N, Mocksville, NC 27028 · (336) 751-3181 · Davie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% 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.
  • B-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

Enrollment
371
Elementary
DISTRICT 458 · STATE 467
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
199 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K185%
Kindergarten6217%
Grade 15515%
Grade 27320%
Grade 35916%
Grade 45013%
Grade 55415%

This year's kindergarten class (62) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (54).

Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
28677%
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 42% · US 43%
Hispanic
4713%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 22% · US 30%
Black
195%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 25% · US 15%
Asian
82%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
92%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
21%
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
19553%
Female
17647%

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
49.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
68.1%
NC avg 52.2%

What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 49 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 William R Davie Elementary

William R Davie Elementary's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
William R Davie Elementary this school37153.6%63.5%
Etowah Elementary
Etowah
30252.6%72.2%
Edwin M Holt Elementary
Burlington
50549.1%59.3%
Cornatzer Elementary
Mocksville
40861.5%50.4%
Friedberg Elementary
Winston-Salem
46845.7%66.9%
Edwin A Anderson Elementary
Wilmington
51447.7%72.5%
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 William R Davie Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North CarolinaIn Davie County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
63.5%#405 of 1,297#2 of 6
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
68.1%#391 of 1,296#2 of 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
49.1%#647 of 1,300#4 of 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
371#989 of 1,485#6 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.5:1#886 of 1,377#3 of 6
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
38.6%#1,192 of 1,379#5 of 6
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
53.6%#1,144 of 1,414#4 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-0.5%#924 of 937N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
371
+56 (+18%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 251
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253712415.5:154% (199)
2023-2438227.513.9:157% (216)
2022-2336928.213.1:153% (197)
2020-213152413.1:143% (136)
2017-1837326.514.1:159% (221)
2015-163883012.9:160% (231)
2010-113722813.3:151% (189)
2000-013302413.8:144% (145)
1990-912511516.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William R Davie Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 1% (373 to 371); teachers down 10% (26.5 to 24).

About William R Davie Elementary

Students in Mocksville, North Carolina, attend William R Davie Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school enrolls 371 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll around 467, and this school is 21% below that mark.

Davie County Schools includes 13 schools. Together they enroll 6,116 students.

More than half of the students at William R Davie Elementary are White (77%). Next come 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 39%.

A staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is similar, at 14.9:1. By family income, 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Davie County is close, at 54%.

William R Davie Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 57% of North Carolina public elementary schools.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for William R Davie Elementary is 62.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.5%.

Looking at the county, Davie County, median household income comes to about $75,057, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 13, with about 6,116 students.

The closest school to William R Davie Elementary is Davie County High, located about 4.9 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of William R Davie Elementary. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, William R Davie Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.

The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.

The school's student count rose 18% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 15.5:1, from 13.1:1.

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Davie County at a glance

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Population
44,122
Census ACS
Median income
$75,057
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
6,116 students

Quick facts

School name
William R Davie Elementary
District
Davie County Schools
Address
3437 US Hwy 601 N, Mocksville, NC 27028
Phone
(336) 751-3181
County
Davie County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
371
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
15.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
199 (54%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
370117000491
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About William R Davie Elementary
How large is William R Davie Elementary?
William R Davie Elementary enrolls approximately 371 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does William R Davie Elementary serve?
William R Davie Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does William R Davie Elementary have?
William R Davie Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at William R Davie Elementary?
Student demographics at William R Davie Elementary are roughly 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees William R Davie Elementary?
William R Davie Elementary is overseen by Davie County Schools in Davie County.
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