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Cerro Gordo Elementary

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Public
Grades
380
Students ?
15.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
99.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 7685 Andrew Jackson Hwy
       Cerro Gordo, NC  28430

(910) 654-4250

District: Columbus County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:
61.8%
African American:
22.9%
Hispanic:
8.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2017 → 30th in 2022
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (41% vs 52% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2017
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2021-2022) ?
This school41%
District avg43%
North Carolina avg52%
Not ranked this year
Cerro Gordo Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
177th of 242Columbus 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202236.3978 of 151435.4%★★☆☆☆
202130.41019 of 148931.6%★★☆☆☆
201945.1839 of 147343.0%★★☆☆☆
201862.9537 of 143462.6%★★★☆☆
201766.2475 of 142966.8%★★★☆☆
201659.7562 of 142560.6%★★★☆☆
201540.3907 of 144037.0%★★☆☆☆
201451.4683 of 139050.9%★★★☆☆
201350.1661 of 140352.9%★★★☆☆
201243.9872 of 138837.2%★★☆☆☆
201135.8980 of 138129.0%★☆☆☆☆
201043.2878 of 136335.6%★★☆☆☆
200940.3914 of 135432.5%★★☆☆☆
200832.1979 of 132426.1%★☆☆☆☆
200732.8991 of 129323.4%★☆☆☆☆
200635.7931 of 127627.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202222.2814 of 92712.2%★☆☆☆☆
202128.8665 of 89625.8%★☆☆☆☆
201924.2806 of 94915.1%★☆☆☆☆
201864.7256 of 92772.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202246.2779 of 145846.6%★★☆☆☆
202127.61048 of 144027.2%★☆☆☆☆
201936.2969 of 142432.0%★★☆☆☆
201855.5659 of 140553.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202233.4960 of 136629.7%★☆☆☆☆
202140.6770 of 132942.1%★★☆☆☆
201956.3556 of 136159.1%★★★☆☆
201872.4269 of 133279.8%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202235.7967 of 146433.9%★★☆☆☆
202134.8919 of 144436.4%★★☆☆☆
201954.2670 of 143053.1%★★★☆☆
201865.5462 of 141367.3%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202235.7823 of 119431.1%★★☆☆☆
202134.3807 of 117231.1%★★☆☆☆
201942.5732 of 118338.1%★★☆☆☆
201853.2591 of 117849.8%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202230.8552 of 78629.8%★★☆☆☆
202141.5420 of 74143.3%★★☆☆☆
201960.2284 of 73761.5%★★★☆☆
201863.0257 of 69162.8%★★★☆☆
201769.1201 of 69471.0%★★★★☆
201669.5182 of 69273.7%★★★★☆
201568.5202 of 70571.3%★★★★☆
201444.8337 of 62746.3%★★☆☆☆
201343.0382 of 67343.2%★★☆☆☆
201246.3423 of 66236.1%★★☆☆☆
201158.8307 of 64852.6%★★★☆☆
201048.6399 of 64037.7%★★☆☆☆
200962.9259 of 63058.9%★★★☆☆
200845.5380 of 62038.7%★★☆☆☆
200732.2475 of 60621.6%★☆☆☆☆
200635.6445 of 59825.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202227.8434 of 55021.1%★☆☆☆☆
202131.9375 of 53329.6%★☆☆☆☆
201959.7149 of 51971.3%★★★★☆
201865.1113 of 49477.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202237.6463 of 73336.8%★★☆☆☆
202127.6521 of 70626.2%★☆☆☆☆
201948.2379 of 68444.6%★★☆☆☆
201852.1342 of 65647.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202227.5543 of 68921.2%★☆☆☆☆
202154.7234 of 63363.0%★★★☆☆
201971.5124 of 63980.6%★★★★☆
201866.3157 of 60474.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202226.6562 of 74824.9%★☆☆☆☆
202156.1282 of 71160.3%★★★☆☆
201968.9197 of 69771.7%★★★★☆
201868.5199 of 66570.1%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202230.5486 of 65826.1%★☆☆☆☆
202146.1325 of 63248.6%★★☆☆☆
201955.0279 of 62455.3%★★★☆☆
201849.9302 of 59649.3%★★☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Female (2022)47th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2022)34th percentile~ school
White (2022)31st percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2022)30th percentile-6 vs school
African American (2022)12th percentile-23 vs school
Middle school
Female (2022)37th percentile+7 vs school
White (2022)26th percentile-4 vs school
Male (2022)25th percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2022)21st percentile-9 vs school
African American (2022)21st percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2021-2022) ?
Science55%-13 vs state
Reading41%-8 vs state
Mathematics38%-12 vs state

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Students at Cerro Gordo Elementary are 62% White, 23% African American, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

In the 2021-22 school year, 380 students attended Cerro Gordo Elementary.


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