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Louisburg Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1228^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Louisburg Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Louisburg, North Carolina, with an enrollment of 413 students. The school is part of the Franklin County Schools district, which is ranked 117 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Louisburg Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Franklin County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores across grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 34.2%, compared to 65.5% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 88.38% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, significantly higher than nearby schools in the same district. Louisburg Elementary has been ranked in the bottom 20% of North Carolina elementary schools for the past several years, receiving only 1 or 2 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Louisburg Elementary's performance lags significantly behind nearby Youngsville Elementary and Edward Best Elementary, which have consistently higher test scores and better overall rankings. The school's declining performance over time, from a ranking of 852 out of 1434 schools in 2017-2018 to 1228 out of 1490 schools in 2024-2025, suggests a need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of its student population, particularly the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

387

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,539

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Stone Southerland Road
Louisburg, NC 27549

(919) 496-3676

District: Franklin County Schools

Students who attend Louisburg Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Terrell Lane Middle
High:	Louisburg Magnet High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.1%

Hispanic:

37.2%

White:

14.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg57%

1,228^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Franklin County Schools

117^th of 242Franklin 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	22.6	1228 of 1490	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1085 of 1505	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1114 of 1502	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1044 of 1514	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.5	1254 of 1489	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	1059 of 1473	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.2	852 of 1434	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.8	855 of 1429	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.5	1019 of 1425	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.5	1116 of 1440	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.4	1112 of 1390	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.8	1065 of 1403	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.0	959 of 1388	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.8	964 of 1381	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.2	944 of 1363	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	22.3	1130 of 1354	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.6	1148 of 1324	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.2	1153 of 1293	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.8	1165 of 1276	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	553 of 918	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	461 of 924	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.5	673 of 933	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.5	390 of 927	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.0	751 of 896	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	574 of 949	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	508 of 927	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	39.2	535 of 897	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	450 of 563	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.1	155 of 533	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	42.0	280 of 514	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	308 of 485	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	201 of 497	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.6	48 of 421	88.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	1178 of 1451	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	1014 of 1455	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	975 of 1459	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1035 of 1458	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1239 of 1440	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1088 of 1424	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	870 of 1405	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	703 of 710	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	56.5	364 of 669	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	690 of 961	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.3	461 of 951	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	480 of 915	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	594 of 893	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	575 of 843	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	411 of 865	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.0	160 of 851	81.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	1034 of 1437	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	936 of 1450	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	987 of 1437	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	657 of 1366	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.5	1004 of 1329	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	715 of 1361	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.9	515 of 1332	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	1235 of 1450	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1107 of 1464	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1159 of 1461	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	989 of 1464	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.4	1194 of 1444	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	982 of 1430	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	825 of 1413	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	74.4	258 of 1183	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	36.0	836 of 1183	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	787 of 1178	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2023)78th percentile+52 vs school

Disabled (2018)40th percentile~ school

African American (2025)40th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)1st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics47%-13 vs state

Reading36%-17 vs state

Science32%-30 vs state

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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 Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Louisburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Stone Southerland Road	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-3676	387	26	15.1	99.2%	54 (14.0%)	159 (41.1%)	144 (37.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	22.6	1228^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.6%		30.8	1085^th of 1505 public elementary schools	27.9%	143	34.2	63.8	47.4				23.3	50.0	36.8				32.4		$10,539	$1,519	$9,020
Crosscreek Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	100 East River Road	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Crosscreek Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 497-3198	404	29	14.1		277 (68.6%)	49 (12.1%)	49 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	35.4	993^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	33.4%		42.8	876^th of 1505 public elementary schools	41.8%	117	51.2	48.7	37.2	79.5	51.2	36.1	39.5	43.6	25.6	65.9	39.5	62.9	32.6	45.7
Royal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	308 Flat Rock Church Road	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-7377	349	27	13.1	99.1%	119 (34.1%)	103 (29.5%)	110 (31.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	58.9	583^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	60.9%		46.5	810^th of 1505 public elementary schools	46.2%	227	71.4	70.8	56.1				39.3	62.5	51.7				69.0		$9,728	$1,027	$8,701
Edward Best Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4011 NC 56 Hwy East	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 853-2347	498	36	13.9	99.4%	212 (42.6%)	115 (23.1%)	135 (27.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	76.6	302^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	79.7%		76.6	301^st of 1505 public elementary schools	80.0%	1	78.3	74.1	78.5				54.2	54.3	72.3				78.5		$9,632	$1,000	$8,632
Franklinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	431 S Hillsborough St.	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 494-2479	470	34	13.6	99.4%	111 (23.6%)	213 (45.3%)	112 (23.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	29.3	1100^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.2%		30.9	1084^th of 1505 public elementary schools	28.0%	16	54.1	53.6	42.0				40.0	51.2	36.0				46.0		$10,634	$1,099	$9,535
Bunn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	686 Bunn Elem School Road	Bunn	27508	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-4015	600	42	14.3	98.8%	259 (43.2%)	120 (20.0%)	174 (29.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.5%)	54.3	665^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.4%		50.1	743^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	50.6%	78	75.6	75.9	65.5				42.4	59.8	44.2				48.7		$9,785	$917	$8,868
Laurel Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	730 Laurel Mill Road	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 853-3577	281	22	12.6	98.9%	94 (33.5%)	100 (35.6%)	64 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.8%)	57.3	604^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.5%		54.7	670^th of 1505 public elementary schools	55.5%	66	73.9	69.6	50.0				43.5	71.7	45.0				57.5		$11,465	$945	$10,520
Youngsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Us I-A	Youngsville	27596	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 556-5250	425	31	13.5	99.3%	169 (39.8%)	119 (28.0%)	85 (20.0%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.6%)	79.6	251^st of 1490 public elementary schools	83.2%		80.5	235^th of 1505 public elementary schools	84.4%	16	75.0	69.8	74.2				62.5	73.0	60.6				75.8		$9,628	$887	$8,741
Long Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1753 Long Mill Rd	Youngsville	27596	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 554-0667	433	32	13.6	99.3%	155 (35.8%)	143 (33.0%)	93 (21.5%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	44.4	842^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	43.5%		53	699^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.6%	143	64.0	37.2	67.2				41.3	39.7	58.6				69.0		$11,120	$1,287	$9,833
Envision Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	590 Traditions Grande Blvd	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Envision Science Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 435-4002	759	57	13.3		463 (61.0%)	104 (13.7%)	76 (10.0%)	53 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.2%)	94.2	60^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.0%		91.8	89^th of 1505 public elementary schools	94.1%	29	75.9	86.2	89.7	90.9	83.7	87.8	67.8	92.0	85.1	85.2	79.1	91.5	92.0	92.7

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Is Louisburg Elementary a good school?

Louisburg Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Louisburg Elementary attend?

Students who attend Louisburg Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Terrell Lane Middle
High : Louisburg Magnet High

How many students attend Louisburg Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Louisburg Elementary.

What district is Louisburg Elementary in?

Franklin County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Louisburg Elementary?

Students at Louisburg Elementary are 41% African American, 37% Hispanic, 14% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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