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Tar River Elementary

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Tar River Elementary ranks 885 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

885^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Tar River Elementary is a public elementary school located in Franklinton, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 358. The school is part of the Granville County Schools district, which is ranked 181 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tar River Elementary has shown a mixed academic performance over the years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 274 (2015-2016) and 900 (2020-2021) out of over 1,400 North Carolina elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and Reading are generally higher than the Granville County Schools district average and the state average, particularly in 4th and 5th grade. However, the school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and Gifted and Talented students, is relatively lower compared to the overall school performance.

Tar River Elementary has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 38.93% in 2021-2022 to 67.04% in 2023-2024. This high percentage of economically disadvantaged students may impact the resources and support available to students. Interestingly, the school's academic performance is generally stronger than the nearby West Oxford Elementary and C.G. Credle Elementary, but lags behind that of Wilton Elementary, which is located just 0.74 miles away and has consistently higher proficiency rates.

370

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,962

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2642 Philo White Rd
Franklinton, NC 27525

(919) 528-2767

District: Granville County Schools

Students who attend Tar River Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	G. C. Hawley Middle
High:	South Granville High

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.2%

Hispanic:

22.2%

African American:

17.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (52% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg47%

North Carolina avg57%

885^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Granville County Schools

181^st of 242Granville 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	41.7	885 of 1490	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	756 of 1505	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.3	541 of 1502	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.0	371 of 1514	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	37.9	900 of 1489	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.1	504 of 1473	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	409 of 1434	71.5%	★★★★☆
2017	52.6	706 of 1429	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	77.4	274 of 1425	80.8%	★★★★☆
2015	71.4	387 of 1440	73.1%	★★★★☆
2014	72.7	349 of 1390	74.9%	★★★★☆
2013	72.2	327 of 1403	76.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	729 of 918	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	74.2	125 of 896	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	222 of 949	76.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	50.1	248 of 634	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	129 of 646	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	51.3	349 of 878	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	516 of 897	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	1033 of 1451	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	829 of 1455	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	651 of 1459	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.8	264 of 1458	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	38.4	854 of 1440	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	596 of 1424	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	513 of 1405	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	684 of 710	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	573 of 669	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.3	316 of 582	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.1	212 of 500	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.1	408 of 494	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.3	118 of 612	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	648 of 961	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	396 of 951	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	544 of 915	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	504 of 893	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.9	823 of 843	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	709 of 1437	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	789 of 1450	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.1	548 of 1437	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.1	143 of 1366	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	42.7	730 of 1329	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	388 of 1361	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	59.3	509 of 1332	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	705 of 1450	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	669 of 1464	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	434 of 1461	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	524 of 1464	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.5	869 of 1444	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.3	438 of 1430	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	319 of 1413	77.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	353 of 821	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	207 of 801	74.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	857 of 1172	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	808 of 1166	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.4	537 of 1183	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	454 of 1194	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.7	951 of 1172	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	619 of 1183	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	579 of 1178	50.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)61st percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile-20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)4th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics58%-3 vs state

Reading48%-5 vs state

Science46%-16 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
Tar River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2642 Philo White Rd	Franklinton	27525	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 528-2767	370	24	15.6	99.2%	193 (52.2%)	64 (17.3%)	82 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.4%)	41.7	885^th of 1490 public elementary schools	40.6%		49.4	756^th of 1505 public elementary schools	49.8%	129	53.8	64.5	58.2	38.5	54.8	54.5	45.5	$9,962	$879	$9,083
Wilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2555 Hwy 96	Franklinton	27525	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 528-0033	350	20	17.7	99.1%	174 (49.7%)	67 (19.1%)	76 (21.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.9%)	52.7	696^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.3%		48.4	774^th of 1505 public elementary schools	48.6%	78	67.2	43.4	72.3	44.8	49.1	66.0	59.6	$10,049	$680	$9,369
Mount Energy Elementary	Public	K-5	2652 Hwy 56	Creedmoor	27522	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 529-0586	515	32	16.0	99.4%	202 (39.2%)	146 (28.3%)	124 (24.1%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.8%)	31.8	1063^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	28.7%		26.1	1179^th of 1505 public elementary schools	21.7%	116	62.9	52.0	47.2	40.4	40.8	40.4	46.1	$10,793	$834	$9,959
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	99.4%	111 (23.6%)	213 (45.3%)	112 (23.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	29.3	1100^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.2%		30.9	1084^th of 1505 public elementary schools	28.0%	16	54.1	53.6	42.0	40.0	51.2	36.0	46.0	$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	99.3%	155 (35.8%)	143 (33.0%)	93 (21.5%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	44.4	842^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	43.5%		53	699^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.6%	143	64.0	37.2	67.2	41.3	39.7	58.6	69.0	$11,120	$1,287	$9,833
Youngsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Us I-A	Youngsville	27596	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 556-5250	425	31	13.5	99.3%	169 (39.8%)	119 (28.0%)	85 (20.0%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.6%)	79.6	251^st of 1490 public elementary schools	83.2%		80.5	235^th of 1505 public elementary schools	84.4%	16	75.0	69.8	74.2	62.5	73.0	60.6	75.8	$9,628	$887	$8,741
Butner-Stem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 East D St	Butner	27509	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 575-6947	476	31	15.3	99.4%	93 (19.5%)	108 (22.7%)	248 (52.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	46	816^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.2%		45.6	825^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.2%	9	31.6	56.1	73.6	22.4	58.5	55.6	68.1	$9,817	$738	$9,079
Richland Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	840 Wallridge Drive	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 554-6333	558	36	15.5	42.3%	257 (46.1%)	127 (22.8%)	94 (16.8%)	40 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.8%)	80.9	235^th of 1490 public elementary schools	84.2%		83.3	197^th of 1505 public elementary schools	86.9%	38	82.9	76.7	70.5	65.7	72.6	64.0	68.8	$10,554	$524	$10,030
C. G. Credle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	223 College St	Oxford	27565	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 693-9191	327	18	17.7	99.1%	54 (16.5%)	198 (60.6%)	51 (15.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	27.4	1121^st of 1490 public elementary schools	24.8%		28.8	1125^th of 1505 public elementary schools	25.2%	4	65.9	28.0	66.0	27.3	22.0	23.4	57.4	$10,703	$1,137	$9,566
Zeb Vance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4800 Raleigh Road	Kittrell	27544	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-8492	298	17	17.7	99.0%	54 (18.1%)	184 (61.7%)	52 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	8.4	1439^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.4%		14.1	1377^th of 1505 public elementary schools	8.5%	62	27.8	42.4	26.3	16.7	39.4	31.6	31.6	$13,318	$1,564	$11,754

Frequently Asked Questions about Tar River Elementary

What district is Tar River Elementary in?

Granville County Schools

How many students attend Tar River Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended Tar River Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Tar River Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tar River Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : G. C. Hawley Middle
High : South Granville High

What is the racial makeup of Tar River Elementary?

Students at Tar River Elementary are 52% White, 22% Hispanic, 17% African American, 8% Two or more races.

Is Tar River Elementary a good school?

Tar River Elementary ranks 885^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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