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G R Whitfield

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G R Whitfield ranks 201 st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

201^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

G R Whitfield is an exceptional elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Grimesland, North Carolina, with 562 students enrolled. This school consistently outperforms its Pitt County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in academic proficiency, particularly in Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 90.9% of 3rd graders at G R Whitfield were proficient or better in Math, compared to 66.3% for Pitt County and 64.1% for the state.

G R Whitfield's strong performance extends to specific student subgroups as well. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked in the top 175 out of 1,450 North Carolina elementary schools for male students and in the top 145 out of 918 for African American students in Math proficiency. Additionally, the school's gifted and talented program is among the top 175 out of 710 NC elementary schools, indicating a robust offering for advanced learners. Notably, despite having a high percentage of low-socioeconomic status students (98.4% in 2023-2024), G R Whitfield ranks in the top 110 out of 1,437 NC elementary schools for this subgroup in Math proficiency.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Chocowinity Primary in the Beaufort County Schools district, G R Whitfield stands out as a high-performing institution. While Chocowinity Primary ranks in the top 30 out of 1,490 NC elementary schools, G R Whitfield outperforms it in several academic areas. The school's steady improvement over time, moving from 1,084 out of 1,429 NC elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 201 out of 1,490 in 2024-2025, is also noteworthy.

560

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,605

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4839 School Rd
Grimesland, NC 27837

(252) 752-6614

District: Pitt County Schools

Students who attend G R Whitfield usually attend:

High:

D H Conley High

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.1%

Hispanic:

22.1%

African American:

19.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (68% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 46 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

201^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 46 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

203^rd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	201 of 1490	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	324 of 1505	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	427 of 1502	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	482 of 1514	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	634 of 1489	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	712 of 1473	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	863 of 1434	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.7	1084 of 1429	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.2	906 of 1425	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.9	856 of 1440	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.9	982 of 1390	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.1	863 of 1403	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.3	794 of 1388	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.6	1113 of 1381	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.8	1127 of 1363	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.4	1203 of 1354	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.3	1102 of 1324	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.0	1066 of 1293	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.7	1142 of 1276	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	145 of 918	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	39.4	568 of 933	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	608 of 927	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	428 of 896	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.8	646 of 949	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	705 of 927	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	251 of 1451	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	367 of 1455	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	300 of 1459	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	414 of 1458	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.6	405 of 1440	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	54.6	660 of 1424	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.9	945 of 1405	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	175 of 710	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	157 of 669	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	65 of 582	88.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	317 of 961	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	329 of 951	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	208 of 915	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	141 of 893	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	57.4	289 of 843	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	397 of 865	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	349 of 851	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	110 of 1437	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	70.0	323 of 1450	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	491 of 1437	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	372 of 1366	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	55.2	492 of 1329	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	655 of 1361	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	729 of 1332	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	175 of 1450	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	267 of 1464	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	562 of 1461	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	561 of 1464	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	792 of 1444	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	710 of 1430	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	759 of 1413	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	93 of 1172	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	73.8	272 of 1166	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	295 of 1183	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	378 of 1194	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	469 of 1172	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	473 of 1183	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	644 of 1178	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	203 of 773	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	280 of 793	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	336 of 784	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	236 of 786	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	254 of 741	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	466 of 737	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	368 of 691	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.7	398 of 694	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.0	318 of 692	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.6	366 of 705	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.5	405 of 627	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.7	432 of 673	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.4	473 of 662	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.9	506 of 648	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.6	508 of 640	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	53.2	356 of 630	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.8	393 of 620	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.9	396 of 606	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.0	402 of 598	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	109 of 546	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	47.3	261 of 560	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	329 of 559	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	237 of 550	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.3	335 of 533	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	418 of 519	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	174 of 733	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	226 of 738	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	261 of 731	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.9	197 of 733	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	228 of 706	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.2	504 of 684	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.0	394 of 656	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	36 of 458	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	68.8	99 of 461	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	56.1	252 of 452	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.7	215 of 450	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	65 of 127	48.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	124 of 562	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	51.3	257 of 564	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	192 of 553	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.4	103 of 541	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	40.6	317 of 522	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	374 of 493	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.4	208 of 472	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	254 of 729	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	320 of 743	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	371 of 735	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	269 of 689	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	219 of 633	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	380 of 639	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	269 of 604	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	223 of 733	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	339 of 751	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	381 of 747	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.9	262 of 748	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	264 of 711	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	397 of 697	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	337 of 665	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	201 of 649	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	195 of 652	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	51.3	300 of 656	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	223 of 658	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.3	145 of 632	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	35.4	445 of 624	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.4	308 of 596	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

African American (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)75th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

Gifted and Talented (2025)92nd percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)80th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics76%+19 vs state

Science66%+5 vs state

Reading61%+8 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, August 26, 2011

This school is awful! It's no wonder why they want to shut it down. The poor education children get at that school in unbelievable. The teachers (for the most part) are great and want to do more but that Principle has no clue what she is doing. People are calling for her to be fired. The sooner the better. Close Quote

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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
Pactolus	Public	PK, KG-8	3405 Yankee Hall Rd	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-6941	657	39	16.7	99.5%	56 (8.5%)	326 (49.6%)	224 (34.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.6%)	25.6	1167^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.7%		28	1137^th of 1505 public elementary schools	24.5%	30	56.8	41.0	35.1	65.2	48.7	50.8	29.3	39.2	31.2	43.5	39.0	46.2	46.8	52.3	$10,450	$1,636	$8,814
John C Tayloe Elementary	Public	2-3	910 Tarboro Street	Washington	27889	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 946-3350	382	32	11.8	99.2%	101 (26.4%)	165 (43.2%)	82 (21.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)								(n/a)	55.5						45.1								$10,602	$1,879	$8,723
Chocowinity Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	606 Gray Road	Chocowinity	27817	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 946-3881	484	33	14.5	98.8%	244 (50.4%)	115 (23.8%)	72 (14.9%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (9.5%)	96.5	30^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.0%		97.7	9^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.4%	21	91.5	90.4					78.0	85.5							$10,834	$1,481	$9,353
Eastern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	947 Hudnell Street	Washington	27889	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 946-1611	484	33	14.8	99.4%	117 (24.2%)	220 (45.5%)	105 (21.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.9%)								(n/a)															$11,712	$2,023	$9,688
Chicod	Public	PK, KG-8	3833 Stokestown-St. John Road	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 746-6742	902	60	15.1	99.7%	653 (72.4%)	71 (7.9%)	132 (14.6%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.3%)	88.7	126^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.5%		86.9	153^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	89.8%	27	83.3	87.0	87.1	88.2	79.4	78.4	56.5	73.9	80.2	62.4	62.6	75.9	87.1	85.3	$8,818	$645	$8,174
John Small Elementary	Public	4-5	4103 North Market Street Ext	Washington	27889	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 946-3941	379	21	18.4	99.2%	102 (26.9%)	173 (45.6%)	81 (21.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.3%)	19.2	1292^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	13.3%		19.7	1287^th of 1505 public elementary schools	14.5%	5		36.6	40.2					43.6	37.4				46.2		$10,309	$1,418	$8,890
Eastern Elementary	Public	K-5	1700 Cedar Ln	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 758-4813	833	50	16.5	99.6%	228 (27.4%)	439 (52.7%)	79 (9.5%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (8.6%)	45.8	820^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.0%		55	662^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	56.0%	158	63.8	61.8	52.1				41.9	59.3	44.5				51.7		$8,469	$1,223	$7,246
Wintergreen Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	4710 County Home Road	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 353-5270	786	53	14.8	99.6%	346 (44.0%)	237 (30.2%)	100 (12.7%)	44 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.4%)								(n/a)															$9,724	$1,030	$8,694
Wintergreen Intermediate	Public	3-5	4720 County Home Rd	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 355-2411	821	50	16.4	99.6%	416 (50.7%)	219 (26.7%)	82 (10.0%)	53 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.1%)	87.3	144^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.3%		86.4	159^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.4%	15	80.2	79.1	85.8				60.9	70.1	71.9				83.3		$8,418	$893	$7,525

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G R Whitfield ranks 201^st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend G R Whitfield?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended G R Whitfield.

What district is G R Whitfield in?

Pitt County Schools

What schools do graduates of G R Whitfield attend?

Students who attend G R Whitfield usually go on to attend:

High : D H Conley High

What is the racial makeup of G R Whitfield?

Students at G R Whitfield are 52% White, 22% Hispanic, 19% African American, 6% Two or more races.

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