Best Public Schools in Semora, NC

Summary:

The city of Semora, North Carolina has one standout public elementary school, Woodland Elementary, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. Woodland Elementary is part of the Person County Schools district, which is ranked 106 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Woodland Elementary is a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 25% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 3 years with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's student performance on state standardized tests exceeds the district and state averages across multiple grade levels and subject areas, including math, reading, and science. This is particularly notable in 3rd-5th grade math, where proficiency rates are 10-20 percentage points higher than the district and state averages.

Despite serving a predominantly low-income student population, with nearly 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Woodland Elementary is able to achieve strong academic outcomes, likely due to effective teaching and support strategies. The school's per-student spending of $11,497 is higher than the state average, which may also contribute to its ability to provide a quality education to its 238 students with a student-teacher ratio of 12.9 to 1.

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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
Woodland Elementary	Public	K-5	7391 Semora Rd	Semora	27343	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 599-7442	217	16	13.9	98.6%	135 (62.2%)	51 (23.5%)	15 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.9%)	70.2	389^th of 1490 public elementary schools	73.9%		75.7	316^th of 1505 public elementary schools	79.0%	73	78.8	64.3	67.6	51.5	66.7	55.9	70.6	$11,497	$1,330	$10,167

Cities Near Semora

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Roxboro	7.8 mi	11	190^th
Yanceyville	15.39 mi	3	424^th
Mebane	15.4 mi	9	249^th
Hurdle Mills	16.53 mi	1	140^th
Timberlake	17.21 mi	1	93^rd

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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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