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Glendale-Kenly Elementary

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Glendale-Kenly Elementary ranks 678 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

678^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Glendale-Kenly Elementary is a PK–5 school in Kenly, North Carolina, serving 433 students in Johnston County Public Schools, with 99.3% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. It currently ranks 678th among 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools — the 55th percentile for a 3-star rating — rebounding from a 2-star standing last year but still below its recent peak of 528th in 2021–22. Its most distinctive pattern is a dramatic grade-level split: 81.8% of 3rd graders were proficient in math in 2025–26, versus 69.4% districtwide, and 68.2% were proficient in reading, versus 59.8% districtwide. But by 4th and 5th grade, the same subjects fall well below district averages.

A closer look reveals genuine strengths. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 24.9% in 2020–21 to just 13.7% in 2024–25 — well below the district average of 21.8% and better than nearby Selma Elementary and Princeton Elementary. English Language Learners at the school have ranked in the 82nd to 94th percentile statewide in recent years, and low-income and special education students consistently land in the upper quartile — an equity standout for this very high-poverty school. Fifth-grade science is also a bright spot: 82.4% proficient, against 72.2% for the district and 67.7% for the state.

The main challenges sit in upper-elementary reading and math. Fifth-grade math proficiency of 51.5% is the lowest among 11 nearby schools, including Pine Level Elementary, Princeton Elementary, and Thanksgiving Elementary, and 4th-grade reading proficiency is 40.5% — roughly 20 points below the district's 60.3%. Gifted and talented students currently rank at just the 14th percentile statewide, suggesting the school may not be stretching its highest performers. Locally, Glendale-Kenly Elementary sits behind high-performing Rock Ridge Elementary and Lucama Elementary — both in Wilson County Schools and serving similarly high-poverty populations — while staying comfortably ahead of Selma Elementary. Overall, families will find strong early-primary instruction and excellent support for high-need students, with room for growth in upper-elementary academics.

433

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2001 Bay Valley Rd
Kenly, NC 27542

(919) 284-2821

District: Johnston County Public Schools

Students who attend Glendale-Kenly Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	North Johnston Middle
High:	North Johnston High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.1%

Hispanic:

31.2%

African American:

12.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 35th percentile in 2019 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 55th (2026) from a 35th-percentile low (2019)

✓Above the North Carolina median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg61%

678^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

98^th of 246Johnston County Public 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	53.2	678 of 1492	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.3	773 of 1490	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	657 of 1505	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	746 of 1502	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	528 of 1514	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	646 of 1489	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.5	951 of 1473	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	805 of 1434	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	59.7	584 of 1429	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.1	526 of 1425	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.3	792 of 1440	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.9	701 of 1390	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.1	784 of 1403	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.1	660 of 1388	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.7	584 of 1381	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.0	531 of 1363	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.6	517 of 1354	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.3	485 of 1324	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.9	446 of 1293	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.9	414 of 1276	67.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	243 of 918	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	38.3	570 of 927	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.7	250 of 896	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	22.0	838 of 949	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	586 of 927	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	54.9	205 of 634	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.8	584 of 646	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	454 of 878	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	84.5	65 of 897	92.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	92 of 519	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	89.1	33 of 563	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	71.3	85 of 533	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	36.0	325 of 514	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.9	139 of 485	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	29.7	291 of 385	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	313 of 497	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	182 of 421	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	779 of 1447	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.0	881 of 1451	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	691 of 1455	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	713 of 1459	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	605 of 1458	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	545 of 1440	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	864 of 1424	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	771 of 1405	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	639 of 743	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.2	551 of 710	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.7	436 of 669	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	367 of 582	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.2	14 of 500	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	68.5	133 of 494	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	28.7	584 of 612	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	317 of 981	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	349 of 961	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	354 of 951	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	487 of 915	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.9	257 of 893	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	39.5	497 of 843	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	537 of 865	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	498 of 851	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.8	381 of 1434	73.4%	★★★★☆
2025	54.9	592 of 1437	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	482 of 1450	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	584 of 1437	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	241 of 1366	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	180 of 1329	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	46.5	763 of 1361	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	650 of 1332	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	552 of 1451	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.3	640 of 1450	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	607 of 1464	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	725 of 1461	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	431 of 1464	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	48.8	705 of 1444	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.8	1026 of 1430	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.9	846 of 1413	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	179 of 815	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	41.0	454 of 821	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	255 of 801	68.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	793 of 1146	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.3	836 of 1172	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.9	642 of 1166	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	593 of 1183	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	382 of 1194	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	541 of 1172	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.4	861 of 1183	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.1	724 of 1178	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)82nd percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2026)78th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)68th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)62nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile-24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)14th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science82%+15 vs state

Mathematics62%~ state avg

Reading53%-3 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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
Glendale-Kenly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Bay Valley Rd	Kenly	27542	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 284-2821	433	30	14.4	99.3%	217 (50.1%)	53 (12.2%)	135 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	53.2	678^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.6%		48.3	773^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	48.1%	95	81.8	54.8	51.5	68.2	40.5	52.9	82.4	$10,347	$1,266	$9,081
Micro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 E Main St	Micro	27555	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 588-4300	404	29	13.8	99.3%	177 (43.8%)	39 (9.7%)	160 (39.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (6.2%)	49.9	730^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.1%		54.6	658^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.8%	72	55.7	69.0	63.1	51.4	67.2	36.9	72.3	$11,862	$1,093	$10,769
Rock Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	6605 Rock Ridge School Rd	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7955	476	29	16.6	99.4%	251 (52.7%)	49 (10.3%)	149 (31.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	94.9	42^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	97.2%		93.5	66^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.6%	24	89.8	89.7	87.0	86.4	88.5	79.7	87.0	$8,909	$1,031	$7,878
Lucama Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6260 Blalock Road	Lucama	27851	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 239-1257	431	24	18.1	99.3%	199 (46.2%)	74 (17.2%)	135 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	91.8	89^th of 1492 public elementary schools	94.0%		90.2	107^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.8%	18	88.6	84.4	87.7	70.0	82.8	77.2	91.2	$9,021	$1,340	$7,681
Selma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 W Richardson St	Selma	27576	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 965-3361	794	63	12.5	99.6%	60 (7.6%)	201 (25.3%)	492 (62.0%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.3%)	27.7	1145^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.3%		25.9	1159^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.2%	14	55.1	46.2	61.9	39.7	37.9	46.0	54.7	$12,423	$1,727	$10,696
Pine Level Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	304 West Blanche Street	Pine Level	27568	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 965-3323	341	27	12.8	98.8%	188 (55.1%)	15 (4.4%)	122 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	73.7	350^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.5%		79.3	254^th of 1490 public elementary schools	83.0%	96	85.5	64.8	79.5	76.4	68.5	47.7	72.7	$11,201	$884	$10,317
Thanksgiving Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1161 Lynch Rd	Selma	27576	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(984) 400-7300	870	50	17.4	99.5%	460 (52.9%)	151 (17.4%)	193 (22.2%)	14 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.0%)	72.7	366^th of 1492 public elementary schools	75.5%		74.8	317^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.7%	49	73.4	61.4	74.5	66.4	66.7	61.4	82.4
Princeton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	650 Holt's Pond Rd	Princeton	27569	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 936-0755	770	50	15.4	99.6%	464 (60.3%)	63 (8.2%)	196 (25.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.7%)	66.4	479^th of 1492 public elementary schools	67.9%		67.1	444^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.2%	35	76.6	65.9	67.6	66.9	58.5	53.2	77.7	$9,600	$584	$9,016
Fremont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	647 NC Hwy 222	Fremont	27830	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 242-3410	535	34	15.6	99.4%	272 (50.8%)	111 (20.7%)	116 (21.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.6%)	60	578^th of 1492 public elementary schools	61.3%		43.9	849^th of 1490 public elementary schools	43.0%	271	83.5	61.7	70.8	52.6	53.1	57.3	67.4	$11,245	$1,563	$9,682
Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1769 Pikeville/Princeton Hwy	Pikeville	27863	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 242-3419	559	32	17.4	98.0%	314 (56.2%)	97 (17.4%)	90 (16.1%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.1%)	64.7	511^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.8%		68.7	411^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.4%	100	82.9	79.4	69.1	55.7	61.9	51.5	66.0	$9,417	$983	$8,433

Frequently Asked Questions about Glendale-Kenly Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Glendale-Kenly Elementary?

Students at Glendale-Kenly Elementary are 50% White, 31% Hispanic, 12% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Glendale-Kenly Elementary attend?

Students who attend Glendale-Kenly Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Johnston Middle
High : North Johnston High

Is Glendale-Kenly Elementary a good school?

Glendale-Kenly Elementary ranks 678^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Glendale-Kenly Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended Glendale-Kenly Elementary.

What district is Glendale-Kenly Elementary in?

Johnston County Public Schools

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