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Falkland Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1225^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Falkland Elementary is a public elementary school located in Greenville, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 274 students. Despite its small size, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state.

Falkland Elementary significantly underperforms the Pitt County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 26.5% of 3rd graders at Falkland Elementary were proficient or better in reading, compared to 45.1% in the district and 46.7% statewide. The school's performance has been consistently low, with no signs of significant improvement over the years. Additionally, Falkland Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 98.91% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Pitt County Schools district, such as Elmhurst Elementary, South Greenville Elementary, and Ridgewood Elementary, generally outperform Falkland Elementary in academic metrics, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that factors beyond just student demographics, such as school leadership, teaching quality, and resource allocation, may be contributing to the stark performance differences between Falkland Elementary and its peers.

271

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,105

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

503 Nc 121
Greenville, NC 27834-9425

(252) 752-7820

District: Pitt County Schools

Students who attend Falkland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Farmville Middle
High:	Farmville Central High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.4%

Hispanic:

10.0%

White:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 25th percentile in 2021 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (41% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 25th-percentile peak (2021) to 18th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg57%

1,225^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Pitt County Schools

124^th of 242Pitt County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1225 of 1490	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1284 of 1505	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1185 of 1502	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1149 of 1514	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	1123 of 1489	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1348 of 1473	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	1389 of 1434	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.2	1399 of 1429	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.4	1312 of 1425	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.7	1317 of 1440	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.3	1252 of 1390	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	27.7	1067 of 1403	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.3	996 of 1388	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.9	940 of 1381	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.9	854 of 1363	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.9	1011 of 1354	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.7	1025 of 1324	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.1	1048 of 1293	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.3	893 of 1276	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	590 of 918	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	686 of 924	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.8	519 of 933	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	509 of 927	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	403 of 896	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.5	735 of 949	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	785 of 927	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	33.1	632 of 878	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	871 of 897	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	1022 of 1451	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	1278 of 1455	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	1006 of 1459	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1230 of 1458	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	1119 of 1440	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1226 of 1424	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	1270 of 1405	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1266 of 1437	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1144 of 1450	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1066 of 1437	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	904 of 1366	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	581 of 1329	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.4	1214 of 1361	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	1247 of 1332	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	1345 of 1450	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1167 of 1464	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	1238 of 1461	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1057 of 1464	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	1084 of 1444	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	1343 of 1430	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	1400 of 1413	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)36th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2019)28th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics52%-9 vs state

Science46%-16 vs state

Reading29%-23 vs state

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Schools Near Falkland Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Falkland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	503 Nc 121	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-7820	271	22	12.2	98.9%	23 (8.5%)	199 (73.4%)	27 (10.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.3%)	22.7	1225^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.8%		20	1284^th of 1505 public elementary schools	14.7%	59	61.2	44.4	48.9	26.5	36.1	26.7	45.5	$12,105	$2,374	$9,732
Belvoir Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2568 NC 33 West	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-6365	405	31	13.1	99.3%	20 (4.9%)	142 (35.1%)	226 (55.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (4.0%)	27.3	1126^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.4%		22.3	1240^th of 1505 public elementary schools	17.6%	114	50.0	55.9	46.7	41.1	39.7	31.7	46.7	$11,073	$1,974	$9,098
Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1471 Holland Road	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-6329	361	28	13.0	99.2%	20 (5.5%)	199 (55.1%)	107 (29.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.1%)	30.1	1090^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.8%		16.5	1332^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	11.5%	242	45.3	68.4	50.0	34.0	43.9	27.8	50.0	$10,996	$2,073	$8,923
Lakeforest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Briarcliff Drive	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-3941	821	53	15.4	98.1%	44 (5.4%)	663 (80.8%)	58 (7.1%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	42 (5.1%)	31.1	1071^st of 1490 public elementary schools	28.1%		21.9	1251^st of 1505 public elementary schools	16.9%	180	47.6	50.0	50.9	35.0	38.1	42.9	66.3	$10,158	$1,578	$8,580
Sadie Saulter	Public	PK, KG-8	400 Spruce St	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 758-4621	300	30	10.1	99.0%	39 (13.0%)	221 (73.7%)	27 (9.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)								(n/a)
H B Sugg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	3992 Grimmersburg Street	Farmville	27828	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 753-2671	421	30	14.2	99.3%	144 (34.2%)	174 (41.3%)	67 (15.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.4%)								(n/a)								$12,250	$2,297	$9,953
Sam D Bundy Elementary	Public	3-5	3994 Grimmersburg Street	Farmville	27828	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 753-2013	345	24	14.6	99.1%	103 (29.9%)	167 (48.4%)	49 (14.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	25.3	1175^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.1%		34	1031^st of 1505 public elementary schools	31.5%	144	46.9	45.6	45.5	31.3	37.6	39.6	57.5	$8,596	$1,269	$7,327
South Greenville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	811 Howell St	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-7004	251	26	9.7	98.8%	4 (1.6%)	205 (81.7%)	20 (8.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.4%)	25.8	1161^st of 1490 public elementary schools	22.1%		30.1	1096^th of 1505 public elementary schools	27.2%	65	75.0	42.6	52.8	22.9	27.7	30.6	41.7	$12,110	$2,467	$9,643
ECU Community School	Public	K-5	811 Howell St	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	East Carolina Community School	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 737-5600	108	9	13.0	97.2%	0 (0.0%)	104 (96.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	55.2	651^st of 1490 public elementary schools	56.3%		54.5	672^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	55.3%	21	82.4	78.3	84.2	17.6	65.2	26.3	47.4
Ridgewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3601 South Bend Dr	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 355-7879	700	48	14.6	99.6%	252 (36.0%)	300 (42.9%)	64 (9.1%)	30 (4.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.1%)	82.3	211^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.8%		77.3	293^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	80.5%	82	76.9	81.1	73.0	58.7	75.5	64.0	76.2	$9,012	$1,064	$7,949

Frequently Asked Questions about Falkland Elementary

What district is Falkland Elementary in?

Pitt County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Falkland Elementary?

Students at Falkland Elementary are 73% African American, 10% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Falkland Elementary a good school?

Falkland Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Falkland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Falkland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Farmville Middle
High : Farmville Central High

How many students attend Falkland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended Falkland Elementary.

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