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Bunn Elementary

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Bunn Elementary ranks 442 nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

442^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Bunn Elementary is a PK-5 school in Bunn, NC, serving about 600 students within Franklin County Schools. This school has become one of the more impressive turnaround stories in the region that parents should know about.

For the 2025-2026 school year, Bunn ranked in the 70th percentile of North Carolina elementary schools, climbing from the bottom third just a few years ago. This is especially notable given that nearly 99% of its students are identified for free/reduced-price lunch. The school's signature strength is math, where proficiency rates (77-80% across all grades) far exceed state averages and outperform nearby low-income schools like Wakelon Elementary and Zebulon Elementary. Chronic absenteeism has also fallen dramatically to 15.7%, well below the state average and healthier than many neighbors including Louisburg Elementary (27.7%). The school shows particularly strong effectiveness with economically disadvantaged students, special education students, and English learners, with the latter group improving from the 11th to 65th percentile in just two years.

Reading remains the relative gap. While Bunn's scores are now close to state averages, Royal Elementary—a nearby school with a similar poverty rate—posts far stronger 3rd-grade reading numbers (76.3% vs. 55.7%). For context, Bunn now outranks peer high-poverty schools like Spring Hope Elementary and Louisburg Elementary, while still trailing higher-resourced schools like Jones Dairy Elementary. With strong momentum, consistent math instruction, and sharply improving attendance, Bunn's next step is clear: closing the reading gap to join the top tier of schools in its region. The school's trajectory suggests that goal is realistic.

600

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

686 Bunn Elem School Road
Bunn, NC 27508

(919) 496-4015

District: Franklin County Schools

Students who attend Bunn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bunn Middle
High:	Bunn High

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.2%

Hispanic:

29.0%

African American:

20.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (68% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Carolina median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg63%

North Carolina avg61%

442^nd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

115^th of 246Franklin 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
2026	68.7	442 of 1492	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	54.3	665 of 1490	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	743 of 1505	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	832 of 1502	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	949 of 1514	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	1060 of 1489	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.7	527 of 1473	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	662 of 1434	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.9	595 of 1429	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.8	625 of 1425	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	40.7	894 of 1440	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.5	875 of 1390	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.9	926 of 1403	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.6	611 of 1388	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.5	654 of 1381	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.5	709 of 1363	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.2	662 of 1354	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.4	828 of 1324	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.4	644 of 1293	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	41.8	844 of 1276	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	215 of 903	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	53.2	374 of 918	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	247 of 924	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.2	348 of 933	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	488 of 927	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	522 of 896	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.4	275 of 949	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	50.1	448 of 927	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	21.6	573 of 634	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	49.2	247 of 646	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.4	141 of 878	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	50.5	379 of 897	57.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	183 of 519	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.8	330 of 563	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	475 of 533	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.7	136 of 514	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	46.6	222 of 485	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.0	349 of 385	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	68.2	93 of 497	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	95 of 421	77.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	369 of 1447	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	54.7	638 of 1451	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	766 of 1455	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	812 of 1459	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	971 of 1458	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	1028 of 1440	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.2	574 of 1424	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	701 of 1405	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	347 of 743	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.5	548 of 710	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.4	411 of 669	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	425 of 582	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.2	412 of 500	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	543 of 612	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	359 of 981	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.0	479 of 961	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	621 of 951	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	570 of 915	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	627 of 893	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	601 of 843	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.0	208 of 865	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	268 of 851	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	236 of 1434	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	62.0	447 of 1437	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	468 of 1450	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	682 of 1437	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	382 of 1366	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	41.1	757 of 1329	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.5	239 of 1361	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	428 of 1332	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	483 of 1451	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.7	672 of 1450	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	697 of 1464	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	818 of 1461	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	897 of 1464	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	1023 of 1444	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.7	459 of 1430	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	600 of 1413	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	210 of 815	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	57.7	244 of 821	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	28.6	625 of 801	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	314 of 1146	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	56.9	495 of 1172	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	528 of 1166	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	598 of 1183	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	693 of 1194	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	908 of 1172	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.0	532 of 1183	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	678 of 1178	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)76th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)74th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)67th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)65th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)53rd percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics78%+15 vs state

Science73%+5 vs state

Reading57%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Bunn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	686 Bunn Elem School Road	Bunn	27508	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-4015	600	42	14.3	—	259 (43.2%)	120 (20.0%)	174 (29.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.5%)	68.7	442^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	70.4%		54.3	665^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.4%	223	78.4	76.9	79.8				55.7	59.3	54.8				72.6		$9,785	$917	$8,868
Wakelon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8921 Pippin Rd	Zebulon	27597	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 404-3844	679	44	15.2	—	87 (12.8%)	325 (47.9%)	227 (33.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.0%)	66.3	485^th of 1492 public elementary schools	67.5%		59.1	581^st of 1490 public elementary schools	61.0%	96	71.8	71.1	60.8				56.5	72.7	58.7				73.3		$11,185	$1,875	$9,310
Zebulon Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	700 Proctor St	Zebulon	27597	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 404-3680	693	50	13.9	—	110 (15.9%)	323 (46.6%)	211 (30.4%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	39 (5.6%)	31.6	1064^th of 1492 public elementary schools	28.7%		20.2	1278^th of 1490 public elementary schools	14.2%	214	50.5	45.7	53.2				50.5	44.0	53.2				58.7		$11,502	$1,536	$9,966
Royal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	308 Flat Rock Church Road	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-7377	349	27	13.1	—	119 (34.1%)	103 (29.5%)	110 (31.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	80.3	241^st of 1492 public elementary schools	83.8%		58.9	583^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	60.9%	342	84.2	73.8	78.8				76.3	58.5	67.3				90.4		$9,728	$1,027	$8,701
Spring Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 McLean Street	Spring Hope	27882	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-8530	378	19	20.2	97.9%	137 (36.2%)	116 (30.7%)	99 (26.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	28.5	1126^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.5%		38.1	950^th of 1490 public elementary schools	36.2%	176	50.8	53.0	52.6				40.7	43.9	44.7				59.2		$10,423	$1,776	$8,647
Louisburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Stone Southerland Road	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-3676	387	26	15.1	—	54 (14.0%)	159 (41.1%)	144 (37.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	36.4	972^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	34.9%		22.6	1228^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.6%	256	28.6	62.5	54.0				32.1	53.6	54.0				70.0		$10,539	$1,519	$9,020
Crosscreek Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	100 East River Road	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Crosscreek Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 497-3198	404	29	14.1	—	277 (68.6%)	49 (12.1%)	49 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	37.4	953^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	36.1%		35.4	993^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	33.4%	40	46.5	38.1	50.0	78.3	82.5	26.7	39.5	31.0	60.5	63.0	80.0	37.8	55.3	40.0
Middlesex Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13081 West Hanes Avenue	Middlesex	27557	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2815	333	23	14.7	—	114 (34.2%)	50 (15.0%)	144 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.6%)	30.1	1094^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.7%		43.8	854^th of 1490 public elementary schools	42.7%	240	51.0	55.7	54.4				41.2	52.5	38.6				56.1		$10,998	$1,807	$9,191
Sanford Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Granite Falls Blvd	Rolesville	27571	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 570-2100	599	43	13.9	34.4%	306 (51.1%)	147 (24.5%)	100 (16.7%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.5%)	72.2	373^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	75.0%		71.2	370^th of 1490 public elementary schools	75.2%	3	73.7	75.8	62.9				72.6	77.8	65.7				63.8		$9,933	$494	$9,439
Rolesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	307 S Main St	Rolesville	27571	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 554-8686	538	36	15.0	38.8%	276 (51.3%)	120 (22.3%)	98 (18.2%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.3%)	70.5	407^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.7%		67.4	438^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.6%	31	75.3	64.4	79.1				67.4	56.7	61.5				78.0		$9,840	$595	$9,245

Frequently Asked Questions about Bunn Elementary

What district is Bunn Elementary in?

Franklin County Schools

How many students attend Bunn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 600 students attended Bunn Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Bunn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bunn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bunn Middle
High : Bunn High

What is the racial makeup of Bunn Elementary?

Students at Bunn Elementary are 43% White, 29% Hispanic, 20% African American, 8% Two or more races.

Is Bunn Elementary a good school?

Bunn Elementary ranks 442^nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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