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B F Grady Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

B F Grady Elementary is a public elementary school located in Albertson, North Carolina, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 877 students. The school is part of the Duplin County Schools district, which is ranked 196 out of 242 districts in the state.

B F Grady Elementary consistently underperforms the state and district averages in both mathematics and reading proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade mathematics proficiency rate is 72.5%, compared to the state average of 64.1% and the district average of 56.4%. The school's performance is particularly weak in reading, with proficiency rates ranging from 28% to 41.3% across the grade levels, significantly below the state and district averages. However, the school performs better in science, with 5th-grade and 8th-grade science proficiency rates exceeding the state and district averages.

The school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, from 1,054 out of 1,473 North Carolina elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 1,153 out of 1,490 in 2024-2025. When compared to other elementary schools in the Duplin County district and nearby districts, such as Lenoir County and Wayne County, B F Grady Elementary generally performs worse in both mathematics and reading proficiency, although it has shown stronger performance in science.

865

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,266

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2627 N Nc 11 & 903
Albertson, NC 28508-9801

(252) 568-3487

District: Duplin County Schools

Students who attend B F Grady Elementary usually attend:

High:

East Duplin High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.4%

White:

21.3%

African American:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 32nd percentile in 2022 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (41% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 32nd-percentile peak (2022) to 23rd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg39%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

1,153^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

612^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Duplin County Schools

196^th of 242Duplin 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	26.1	1153 of 1490	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	1383 of 1505	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1143 of 1502	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	1024 of 1514	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1194 of 1489	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	1054 of 1473	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1086 of 1434	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	1298 of 1429	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.8	1329 of 1425	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.2	1266 of 1440	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.6	1271 of 1390	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.1	1156 of 1403	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.3	1234 of 1388	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.4	1145 of 1381	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.5	1096 of 1363	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.0	966 of 1354	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.2	865 of 1324	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.7	866 of 1293	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.8	929 of 1276	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	386 of 563	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	383 of 533	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.1	279 of 514	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	178 of 485	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.7	226 of 385	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	179 of 497	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	184 of 421	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	1293 of 1451	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	1417 of 1455	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1174 of 1459	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	1012 of 1458	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1179 of 1440	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1125 of 1424	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1104 of 1405	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	397 of 710	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	624 of 669	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	65.3	118 of 612	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	762 of 961	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	881 of 951	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	679 of 915	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	563 of 893	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	644 of 843	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	627 of 865	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	652 of 851	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	967 of 1437	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1325 of 1450	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1101 of 1437	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.8	809 of 1366	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	884 of 1329	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	819 of 1361	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1042 of 1332	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	930 of 1450	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	1183 of 1464	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1071 of 1461	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	979 of 1464	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	1140 of 1444	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	906 of 1430	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	1047 of 1413	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	782 of 1172	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	940 of 1166	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	742 of 1183	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	744 of 1194	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	962 of 1172	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	721 of 1183	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	848 of 1178	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	612 of 773	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	630 of 793	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	616 of 784	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	606 of 786	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	623 of 741	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	645 of 737	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	572 of 691	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.0	599 of 694	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.0	585 of 692	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.4	520 of 705	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.8	479 of 627	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.5	491 of 673	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.9	495 of 662	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.8	480 of 648	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.4	400 of 640	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.5	297 of 630	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.4	182 of 620	70.6%	★★★★☆
2007	68.0	188 of 606	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.7	291 of 598	51.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	195 of 371	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	247 of 356	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	205 of 318	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	219 of 312	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	124 of 236	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	188 of 211	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.9	44 of 151	70.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	641 of 733	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	606 of 738	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	626 of 731	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	604 of 733	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	627 of 706	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	604 of 684	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	598 of 656	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	424 of 458	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	410 of 461	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	366 of 450	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	481 of 562	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	452 of 564	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	436 of 553	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	423 of 541	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	473 of 522	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	474 of 493	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	423 of 472	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	565 of 729	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	606 of 743	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	486 of 735	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	322 of 689	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.7	435 of 633	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	507 of 639	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	480 of 604	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	544 of 733	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	597 of 751	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	553 of 747	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	545 of 748	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	580 of 711	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	643 of 697	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	513 of 665	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	327 of 649	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	460 of 652	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	412 of 656	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	485 of 658	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	567 of 632	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	552 of 624	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	525 of 596	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Gifted and Talented (2025)44th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)50th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)7th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics48%-9 vs state

Science45%-16 vs state

Reading33%-20 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 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
B F Grady Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2627 N Nc 11 & 903	Albertson	28508	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 568-3487	865	54	16.0	99.7%	184 (21.3%)	56 (6.5%)	600 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.8%)	26.1	1153^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	22.6%		13.7	1383^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	8.1%	230	72.5	43.0	47.6	48.2	42.7	31.3	36.3	41.3	30.1	30.4	28.0	33.3	37.9	52.1	$10,266	$1,280	$8,986
Southwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1245 Hwy 58 South	Kinston	28504	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-9081	218	19	11.4	98.6%	140 (64.2%)	34 (15.6%)	32 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	50.7	739^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.4%		29.6	1108^th of 1505 public elementary schools	26.4%	369	61.1	58.1	53.3				44.4	58.1	53.3				63.3		$10,722	$2,082	$8,640
Pink Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2666 HC Turner Road	Pink Hill	28572	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 568-4176	437	30	14.4	99.3%	220 (50.3%)	35 (8.0%)	166 (38.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	54.1	669^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.1%		68.2	441^st of 1505 public elementary schools	70.7%	228	87.5	48.8	52.2				48.4	58.5	53.6				60.9		$10,287	$1,414	$8,873
Kenansville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	328 Limestone Rd	Kenansville	28349	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 296-1647	599	39	15.5	99.5%	214 (35.7%)	171 (28.5%)	187 (31.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.3%)	39.6	924^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.0%		40.3	927^th of 1505 public elementary schools	38.4%	3	63.6	42.9	57.1	40.3	42.9	37.1	45.5	30.4	54.3	46.3	44.9	42.9	60.0	34.3	$10,620	$1,785	$8,835
Beulaville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	138 Lyman Road	Beulaville	28518	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 298-3171	877	54	16.3	99.5%	527 (60.1%)	129 (14.7%)	179 (20.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.2%)	19.9	1282^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	14.0%		16	1346^th of 1505 public elementary schools	10.6%	64	49.5	52.8	28.4	37.5	46.7	41.7	34.7	42.7	33.0	41.3	31.8	42.7	28.4	46.9	$11,549	$1,108	$10,441
Moss Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	6040 Hwy 55 West	Kinston	28504	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 569-5071	371	28	13.2	99.2%	214 (57.7%)	64 (17.3%)	74 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	84.3	186^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.5%		74.1	341^st of 1505 public elementary schools	77.3%	155	82.8	78.8	70.7				57.8	75.8	65.5				82.8		$9,954	$1,536	$8,418
Warsaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	158 Lanefield Road	Warsaw	28398	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 293-3121	808	58	14.0	99.6%	51 (6.3%)	361 (44.7%)	352 (43.6%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.6%)	18.6	1307^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.3%		13.2	1389^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.7%	82	53.7	29.1	20.5	48.1	15.9	25.9	40.2	38.0	20.5	40.7	20.5	28.4	34.2	25.9	$10,886	$1,586	$9,300
North Duplin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	157 North Duplin School Road	Mount Olive	28365	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 658-2931	730	47	15.5	99.6%	284 (38.9%)	50 (6.8%)	366 (50.1%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	49.8	745^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.0%		47	799^th of 1505 public elementary schools	46.9%	54	74.7	56.6	46.1	59.1			54.7	54.2	46.1	56.4			46.1		$9,167	$1,669	$7,498
Chinquapin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3894 NC 50 South	Chinquapin	28521	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 285-3476	537	35	15.3	99.4%	367 (68.3%)	68 (12.7%)	78 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	45.2	826^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.6%		46.2	816^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.8%	10	51.9	31.7	70.6	60.0	60.0	34.9	42.6	45.0	52.9	56.4	50.0	50.8	64.7	49.2	$14,420	$1,253	$13,167
Spring Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1050 St John Church Rd	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 751-7155	804	53	15.1	99.3%	180 (22.4%)	82 (10.2%)	505 (62.8%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.2%)	53.1	688^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.8%		57.7	621^st of 1505 public elementary schools	58.7%	67	63.7	61.6					40.0	59.8							$9,907	$1,430	$8,478

Frequently Asked Questions about B F Grady Elementary

What district is B F Grady Elementary in?

Duplin County Schools

What schools do graduates of B F Grady Elementary attend?

Students who attend B F Grady Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : East Duplin High

What is the racial makeup of B F Grady Elementary?

Students at B F Grady Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 21% White, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is B F Grady Elementary a good school?

B F Grady Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend B F Grady Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 865 students attended B F Grady Elementary.

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