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Shady Grove Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

95^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Shady Grove Elementary is a public elementary school located in Advance, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of around 500. The school is part of the Davie County Schools district, which is ranked 67 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Shady Grove Elementary consistently ranks among the top 15% of North Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking as high as 95 out of 1,490 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science are significantly higher than the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, Shady Grove's 3rd-grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 83.3%, compared to 63.9% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, where the school ranks among the top 10-15% of North Carolina elementary schools.

While Shady Grove Elementary outperforms the nearby schools in the analysis, some of the other schools, such as Clemmons Elementary and Friedberg Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, especially in certain grade levels and subject areas. The nearby schools have a wider range of student-teacher ratios and spending per student, with Shady Grove being on the lower end of the spectrum in both metrics, suggesting the school is able to achieve its high performance with relatively fewer resources compared to some of the other schools.

492

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,932

Per pupil spending ?

27.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3179 Cornatzer Rd
Advance, NC 27006-9601

(336) 936-8280

District: Davie County Schools

Students who attend Shady Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	William Ellis Middle
High:	Davie County Early College High
	Davie County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.8%

Hispanic:

6.7%

African American:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (80% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 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 school80%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg57%

95^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Davie County Schools

67^th of 242Davie 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	91.1	95 of 1490	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	175 of 1505	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	242 of 1502	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.7	125 of 1514	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	94 of 1489	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.7	210 of 1473	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	312 of 1434	78.2%	★★★★☆
2017	78.8	245 of 1429	82.9%	★★★★☆
2016	79.4	240 of 1425	83.2%	★★★★☆
2015	69.3	430 of 1440	70.1%	★★★★☆
2014	87.0	140 of 1390	89.9%	★★★★☆
2013	83.1	189 of 1403	86.5%	★★★★☆
2012	84.1	120 of 1388	91.4%	★★★★★
2011	87.1	89 of 1381	93.6%	★★★★★
2010	89.5	41 of 1363	97.0%	★★★★★
2009	89.5	57 of 1354	95.8%	★★★★★
2008	90.9	57 of 1324	95.7%	★★★★★
2007	79.4	185 of 1293	85.7%	★★★★☆
2006	77.7	203 of 1276	84.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	71.8	97 of 634	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.4	32 of 646	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	46 of 878	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	64 of 897	92.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	108 of 1451	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	80.4	209 of 1455	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	252 of 1459	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	160 of 1458	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	92.2	79 of 1440	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	81.0	197 of 1424	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	395 of 1405	71.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	195 of 710	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	233 of 669	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	345 of 582	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	316 of 500	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.2	70 of 494	85.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	92.7	34 of 893	96.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	102 of 1437	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	70.8	307 of 1450	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	478 of 1437	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.4	188 of 1366	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	211 of 1329	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	468 of 1361	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	617 of 1332	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	92 of 1450	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	150 of 1464	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	277 of 1461	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	123 of 1464	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	110 of 1444	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	80.0	217 of 1430	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	247 of 1413	82.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	58 of 821	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	71.6	121 of 801	84.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	193 of 1172	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	337 of 1166	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	450 of 1183	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.2	255 of 1194	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.9	114 of 1172	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	65.9	380 of 1183	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	511 of 1178	56.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2022)96th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)85th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)73rd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science84%+22 vs state

Mathematics83%+22 vs state

Reading76%+24 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 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
Shady Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3179 Cornatzer Rd	Advance	27006	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 936-8280	492	31	15.8	27.4%	422 (85.8%)	18 (3.7%)	33 (6.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	91.1	95^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.6%		85.3	175^th of 1505 public elementary schools	88.4%	80	83.3	85.1	80.0	72.2	89.2	68.2	83.5	$8,932	$362	$8,570
Cornatzer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	552 Cornatzer Road	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 753-1345	408	24	16.6	61.5%	294 (72.1%)	29 (7.1%)	77 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	39.5	925^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.9%		48.5	772^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	48.7%	153	67.9	49.2	44.9	41.1	44.1	46.4	62.3	$11,120	$1,086	$10,033
Clemmons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6200 Bingham Avenue	Clemmons	27012	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4210	839	52	16.0	99.6%	490 (58.4%)	90 (10.7%)	128 (15.3%)	65 (7.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (7.4%)	91.8	85^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.3%		91.2	98^th of 1505 public elementary schools	93.5%	13	86.6	77.4	87.8	68.3	74.5	79.9	87.8	$8,630	$512	$8,117
Pinebrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	477 Pinebrook School Rd	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 751-1050	472	28	16.7	53.6%	326 (69.1%)	35 (7.4%)	100 (21.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	56.4	627^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.9%		31.4	1076^th of 1505 public elementary schools	28.5%	449	70.7	69.1	55.0	54.7	45.6	53.8	61.3	$8,744	$712	$8,032
Frank Morgan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3210 Village Point Drive	Clemmons	27012	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4148	761	51	14.8	99.6%	338 (44.4%)	123 (16.2%)	204 (26.8%)	21 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.5%)	78	278^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.3%		78	277^th of 1505 public elementary schools	81.6%	1	72.5	77.0	76.6	45.0	68.3	67.2	80.5	$9,402	$636	$8,766
Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Northwest Elementary Road	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 764-0360	625	39	15.9	40.3%	522 (83.5%)	9 (1.4%)	48 (7.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	82.3	210^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.9%		74.8	327^th of 1505 public elementary schools	78.3%	117	77.0	72.0	71.4	63.0	76.0	62.2	82.7	$7,891	$463	$7,428
Ward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3775 Fraternity Church Road	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4235	489	37	13.2	99.4%	96 (19.6%)	177 (36.2%)	161 (32.9%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.4%)	31.8	1062^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	28.7%		19.2	1299^th of 1505 public elementary schools	13.7%	237	53.9	43.2	60.0	36.0	43.2	35.9	57.1	$9,790	$1,152	$8,638
Kimmel Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4672 Ebert Rd	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6760	760	50	15.1	99.6%	107 (14.1%)	385 (50.7%)	179 (23.6%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (9.2%)	39.9	919^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.3%		30.3	1091^st of 1505 public elementary schools	27.5%	172	54.5	54.5	57.7	42.1	48.8	45.8	55.0	$8,939	$994	$7,946
Friedberg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1131 Friedberg Church Road	Winston Salem	27127	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 764-2059	468	29	16.3	45.7%	329 (70.3%)	42 (9.0%)	55 (11.8%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.8%)	72.3	359^th of 1490 public elementary schools	75.9%		75.7	317^th of 1505 public elementary schools	78.9%	42	71.0	67.2	76.0	47.8	59.7	60.4	79.2	$7,582	$483	$7,099
Mocksville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	295 Cemetery St	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 751-2740	543	36	14.9	68.1%	304 (56.0%)	77 (14.2%)	132 (24.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.2%)	52	711^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.3%		38.8	954^th of 1505 public elementary schools	36.6%	243	55.2	64.0	59.8	42.7	60.5	46.7	68.5	$9,883	$1,047	$8,836

Frequently Asked Questions about Shady Grove Elementary

Is Shady Grove Elementary a good school?

Yes. Shady Grove Elementary ranks in the top 6.4% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Shady Grove Elementary?

Students at Shady Grove Elementary are 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Shady Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Shady Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : William Ellis Middle
High : Davie County Early College High
High : Davie County High

How many students attend Shady Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended Shady Grove Elementary.

What district is Shady Grove Elementary in?

Davie County Schools

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