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Royal Elementary

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Royal Elementary ranks 241 st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

241^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Royal Elementary is a PK–5 school in Louisburg, NC, serving 349 students within the Franklin County Schools district.

Royal has earned a 4-star rating and ranks 241st out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools—the 84th percentile statewide—making it the strongest-performing elementary school in its district. Nearby peers trail noticeably: Youngsville Elementary is at the 72nd percentile, Bunn Elementary at the 70th, Long Mill Elementary at the 55th, Louisburg Elementary at the 35th, and Franklinton Elementary at the 26th. Royal's EOG scores also beat district and state averages in math, reading, and science. Its 5th-grade science proficiency of 90.4% even exceeds Jones Dairy Elementary in Wake County Schools, a school with far less poverty.

What makes Royal especially noteworthy is its success with high-need students. Statewide subgroup rankings place Royal's African American students at the 96th percentile, its low-income students at the 94th percentile, Hispanic students at the 90th, and English Language Learners at the 87th. These results stand out given that nearly 99% of Royal students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Royal also outpaces Louisburg Elementary, just a few miles away in the same town with similar demographics: 84.2% of Royal 3rd-graders are proficient in math versus 28.6% at Louisburg, and reading proficiency is 76.3% versus 32.1%.

Chronic absenteeism at Royal has dropped sharply, from 42.2% in 2021–22 to 16.3% in 2024–25—well below the district rate of 23.6% and the state rate of 24.2%. That improvement tracks the school's steady climb from the 28th percentile in 2020–21 to its current 84th. The one soft spot is 4th-grade reading at 58.5% proficiency, just above the state average but below the district. Still, Royal's consistent multi-year gains, strong attendance, and standout results for underserved student groups make it one of the most compelling elementary school success stories in the region.

349

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

308 Flat Rock Church Road
Louisburg, NC 27549

(919) 496-7377

District: Franklin County Schools

Students who attend Royal Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bunn Middle
High:	Bunn High

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.1%

Hispanic:

31.5%

African American:

29.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (75% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 57 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg63%

North Carolina avg61%

241^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 57 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to top 16% (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	80.3	241 of 1492	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	58.9	583 of 1490	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	810 of 1505	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	1006 of 1502	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	1000 of 1514	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	1066 of 1489	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	1036 of 1473	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.8	859 of 1434	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.2	885 of 1429	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.6	1036 of 1425	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.2	1090 of 1440	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.3	966 of 1390	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.5	973 of 1403	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.6	778 of 1388	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.6	556 of 1381	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.8	491 of 1363	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.9	318 of 1354	76.5%	★★★★☆
2008	66.8	404 of 1324	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.6	476 of 1293	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.5	466 of 1276	63.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.1	40 of 903	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	63.7	248 of 918	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	48.6	445 of 924	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	493 of 933	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	583 of 927	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	435 of 896	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.9	621 of 949	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	514 of 927	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	52.0	358 of 897	60.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	72 of 563	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	37.7	310 of 514	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	217 of 1447	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	54.6	643 of 1451	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	762 of 1455	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	940 of 1459	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	948 of 1458	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	1064 of 1440	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1169 of 1424	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1039 of 1405	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	323 of 743	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.4	244 of 710	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	12.2	567 of 582	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	424 of 500	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	422 of 494	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.2	100 of 981	89.8%	★★★★☆
2025	72.6	169 of 961	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	278 of 951	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	41.8	543 of 915	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.0	405 of 893	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.9	652 of 843	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	632 of 865	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	509 of 851	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	86.9	88 of 1434	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	71.8	285 of 1437	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	52.6	646 of 1450	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	935 of 1437	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	807 of 1366	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	979 of 1329	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	821 of 1361	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	939 of 1332	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	290 of 1451	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	61.2	517 of 1450	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	816 of 1464	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	990 of 1461	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	982 of 1464	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	996 of 1444	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	810 of 1430	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	611 of 1413	56.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	517 of 1146	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.5	727 of 1172	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	773 of 1166	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	802 of 1183	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	708 of 1194	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	852 of 1172	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	802 of 1183	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	715 of 1178	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)96th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)80th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2018)60th percentile+20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)57th percentile-27 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science90%+23 vs state

Mathematics78%+14 vs state

Reading66%+10 vs state

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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
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
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
Youngsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Highway 1A South	Youngsville	27596	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 556-5250	425	31	13.5	—	169 (39.8%)	119 (28.0%)	85 (20.0%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.6%)	69.6	425^th of 1492 public elementary schools	71.5%		79.6	251^st of 1490 public elementary schools	83.2%	174	68.8	78.3	64.6				61.0	78.3	52.3				73.8		$9,628	$887	$8,741
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
Envision Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	590 Traditions Grande Blvd	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Envision Science Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 435-4002	759	57	13.3	—	463 (61.0%)	104 (13.7%)	76 (10.0%)	53 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.2%)	93.9	60^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.0%		94.2	60^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.0%		94.4	72.9	94.6	86.4	88.5	84.3	83.1	76.5	88.2	84.1	86.2	88.2	95.7	94.1
Franklinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	431 S Hillsborough St.	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 494-2479	470	34	13.6	—	111 (23.6%)	213 (45.3%)	112 (23.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	29.3	1106^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.9%		29.3	1100^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.2%	6	57.7	49.4	55.1				43.7	50.6	34.8				57.3		$10,634	$1,099	$9,535
Long Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1753 Long Mill Rd	Youngsville	27596	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 554-0667	433	32	13.6	—	155 (35.8%)	143 (33.0%)	93 (21.5%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	53.9	668^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.2%		44.4	842^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	43.5%	174	78.3	67.1	57.1				65.0	61.0	41.4				58.6		$11,120	$1,287	$9,833
Jones Dairy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Jones Dairy Road	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 562-6181	627	38	16.5	15.0%	385 (61.4%)	63 (10.0%)	80 (12.8%)	60 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.7%)	91.6	92^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	93.8%		92.3	79^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.7%	13	87.5	82.0	81.4				83.3	87.4	72.9				87.6		$10,583	$464	$10,118
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
Wake Forest Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1851 Friendship Chapel Rd	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake Forest Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 263-8673	650	34	18.9	44.8%	229 (35.2%)	207 (31.8%)	98 (15.1%)	54 (8.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.1%)	67.4	463^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	69.0%		56.4	625^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.1%	162	60.0	65.8	60.3	64.3	71.2	64.3	60.0	63.0	74.4	61.9	79.7	66.1	86.5	78.6

Frequently Asked Questions about Royal Elementary

What schools do graduates of Royal Elementary attend?

Students who attend Royal Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bunn Middle
High : Bunn High

What is the racial makeup of Royal Elementary?

Students at Royal Elementary are 34% White, 32% Hispanic, 30% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Royal Elementary a good school?

Royal Elementary ranks 241^st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Royal Elementary in?

Franklin County Schools

How many students attend Royal Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 349 students attended Royal Elementary.

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