Best Public Schools in Grimesland, NC

Summary:

Grimesland, North Carolina is home to a single standout elementary school, G R Whitfield, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 562 students. The school is part of the Pitt County Schools district, which is ranked 124 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

G R Whitfield stands out as a high-performing school, with students consistently achieving proficiency rates well above the district and state averages in core subject areas like math, reading, and science. The school's 2024-2025 statewide ranking places it in the top 201 out of 1,490 elementary schools in North Carolina, earning it a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. This exceptional academic performance may be attributed to factors like the school's low student-teacher ratio of 15.1 and its high per-student spending of $10,605 for the 2018-2019 school year.

Despite serving a high-need student population, with 98.4% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, G R Whitfield continues to excel academically. This suggests the school is effectively serving its students and providing a quality education, potentially offering valuable insights for other schools and districts looking to improve educational outcomes for their own high-need populations.

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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
G R Whitfield	Public	PK, KG-8	4839 School Rd	Grimesland	27837	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-6614	560	37	15.3	99.5%	292 (52.1%)	107 (19.1%)	124 (22.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.1%)	83.1	201^st of 1490 public elementary schools	86.5%		75	324^th of 1505 public elementary schools	78.5%	123	90.9	75.0	69.0	93.7	68.1	56.9	62.1	68.3	54.8	71.0	63.8	45.1	71.4	62.5	$10,605	$1,481	$9,124

Cities Near Grimesland

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Greenville	3.24 mi	24	242^nd
Winterville	7.64 mi	7	120^th
Chocowinity	8.81 mi	3	147^th
Washington	9.68 mi	7	264^th
Stokes	9.87 mi	1	306^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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