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Sam D Bundy Elementary

Public Grades 3-5
1175th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools
Better than 21% of North Carolina elementary schools
Summary

Sam D Bundy Elementary is a public elementary school located in Farmville, North Carolina, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 372 students. The school is part of the Pitt County Schools district, which is ranked 124 out of 242 districts in the state.

Sam D Bundy Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 1 or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating below-average performance. The school's test scores are significantly below the Pitt County and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade mathematics proficiency rate was 46.9%, compared to 66.3% for Pitt County and 64.1% for the state. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 98.94% to 99.19% over the past three school years, indicating a very high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When comparing Sam D Bundy Elementary to other nearby Pitt County elementary schools, it consistently underperforms. For instance, Ridgewood Elementary, located 8.64 miles away, has significantly higher test scores and a much higher statewide ranking (211 out of 1490 schools in 2024-2025). Despite the school's consistently low performance, the data indicates that there may be pockets of success, such as the relatively higher performance of Hispanic and White students compared to other subgroups, which could provide a starting point for broader school improvement efforts.

345
Students ?
14.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,596
Per pupil spending ?
99.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3994 Grimmersburg Street
       Farmville, NC  27828

(252) 753-2013

District: Pitt County Schools


Students who attend Sam D Bundy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Farmville Middle
High:    Farmville Central High
Racial breakdown:

African American:
48.4%
White:
29.9%
Hispanic:
14.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (44% vs 57% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school44%
District avg58%
North Carolina avg57%
1,175th of 1,490
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Bottom 21%▼ down 20 pts since 2015
From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
19th of 20Elementary Schools in the Pitt County Schools
124th 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202525.31175 of 149021.1%★☆☆☆☆
202434.01031 of 150531.5%★★☆☆☆
202328.11121 of 150225.4%★☆☆☆☆
202237.6959 of 151436.7%★★☆☆☆
202126.11080 of 148927.5%★☆☆☆☆
201930.21095 of 147325.7%★☆☆☆☆
201829.01089 of 143424.1%★☆☆☆☆
201733.91022 of 142928.5%★☆☆☆☆
201645.6827 of 142542.0%★★☆☆☆
201543.5850 of 144041.0%★★☆☆☆
201424.71090 of 139021.6%★☆☆☆☆
201328.11061 of 140324.4%★☆☆☆☆
201222.21193 of 138814.0%★☆☆☆☆
201126.31120 of 138118.9%★☆☆☆☆
201017.11214 of 136310.9%★☆☆☆☆
200916.61200 of 135411.4%★☆☆☆☆
200828.31033 of 132422.0%★☆☆☆☆
200732.3996 of 129323.0%★☆☆☆☆
200617.61144 of 127610.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202526.7741 of 91819.3%★☆☆☆☆
202428.2731 of 92420.9%★☆☆☆☆
202324.9765 of 93318.0%★☆☆☆☆
202233.3651 of 92729.8%★★☆☆☆
202119.6819 of 8968.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201928.9751 of 94920.9%★☆☆☆☆
201820.2821 of 92711.4%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202130.3483 of 64625.2%★☆☆☆☆
201939.9525 of 87840.2%★★☆☆☆
201844.0463 of 89748.4%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202239.3296 of 48539.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202525.21173 of 145119.2%★☆☆☆☆
202425.71152 of 145520.8%★☆☆☆☆
202322.41206 of 145917.3%★☆☆☆☆
202233.41005 of 145831.1%★★☆☆☆
202130.4999 of 144030.6%★★☆☆☆
201931.01062 of 142425.4%★☆☆☆☆
201825.71145 of 140518.5%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202556.9398 of 71043.9%★★☆☆☆
202459.6322 of 66951.9%★★★☆☆
202142.3380 of 49423.1%★☆☆☆☆
201943.4522 of 61214.7%★☆☆☆☆
201865.614 of 6979.7%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202547.0513 of 96146.6%★★☆☆☆
202446.0507 of 95146.7%★★☆☆☆
202338.5588 of 91535.7%★★☆☆☆
202249.1417 of 89353.3%★★★☆☆
202144.4432 of 84348.8%★★☆☆☆
201953.1387 of 86555.3%★★★☆☆
201840.9534 of 85137.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202529.41142 of 143720.5%★☆☆☆☆
202432.51069 of 145026.3%★☆☆☆☆
202325.11169 of 143718.6%★☆☆☆☆
202227.31096 of 136619.8%★☆☆☆☆
202118.91166 of 132912.3%★☆☆☆☆
201919.31218 of 136110.5%★☆☆☆☆
201812.41277 of 13324.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202528.31096 of 145024.4%★☆☆☆☆
202442.6855 of 146441.6%★★☆☆☆
202337.8954 of 146134.7%★★☆☆☆
202242.5855 of 146441.6%★★☆☆☆
202124.21098 of 144424.0%★☆☆☆☆
201932.81062 of 143025.7%★☆☆☆☆
201835.51000 of 141329.2%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202136.568 of 9729.9%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202526.9670 of 82118.4%★☆☆☆☆
202435.3522 of 80134.8%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202539.9769 of 117234.4%★★☆☆☆
202455.2523 of 116655.1%★★★☆☆
202355.8531 of 118355.1%★★★☆☆
202255.1545 of 119454.4%★★★☆☆
202134.7801 of 117231.7%★★☆☆☆
201948.6635 of 118346.3%★★☆☆☆
201852.2604 of 117848.7%★★☆☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+25 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)44th percentile+23 vs school
English Language Learner (2022)39th percentile~ school
White (2025)34th percentile+13 vs school
Multi-racial (2021)30th percentile~ school
Disabled (2021)25th percentile~ school
Male (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school
African American (2025)19th percentile~ school
Female (2025)19th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Science57%-5 vs state
Mathematics46%-15 vs state
Reading37%-16 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 345 students attended Sam D Bundy Elementary.

Students at Sam D Bundy Elementary are 48% African American, 30% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Sam D Bundy Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Students who attend Sam D Bundy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Farmville Middle
High : Farmville Central High


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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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