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Thanksgiving Elementary

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Thanksgiving Elementary ranks 317 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

317^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Thanksgiving Elementary is a public elementary school located in Selma, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 813 students. The school is part of the Johnston County Public Schools district, which is ranked 94 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thanksgiving Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 25% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past few years, with a current ranking of 317 out of 1,490 schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has shown strong performance across various student subgroups, including consistently outperforming the district and state averages in standardized test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, Thanksgiving Elementary's 5th-grade students achieved 79.9% proficiency in EOG Science, significantly higher than the district (66%) and state (62%) averages.

Despite having a very high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (over 99% in recent years), Thanksgiving Elementary has been able to achieve exceptional academic outcomes for its low-income students, ranking in the top 10% of North Carolina elementary schools in this category. This suggests the school is effectively addressing the needs of its economically disadvantaged population and providing equitable educational opportunities. Compared to nearby schools, Thanksgiving Elementary outperforms many in the Johnston County Public Schools district, particularly in areas such as standardized test scores, student subgroup performance, and student-teacher ratio.

870

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1161 Lynch Rd
Selma, NC 27576

(984) 400-7300

District: Johnston County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.9%

Hispanic:

22.2%

African American:

17.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2022 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (68% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg57%

317^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 2 pts since 2022

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

94^th of 242Johnston 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
2025	74.8	317 of 1490	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	391 of 1505	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	375 of 1502	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	349 of 1514	76.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	85 of 918	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	61.2	271 of 924	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	142 of 933	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	179 of 927	80.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	59.3	169 of 634	73.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	227 of 563	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.8	358 of 485	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	382 of 1451	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	359 of 1455	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	362 of 1459	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	495 of 1458	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	343 of 710	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	422 of 669	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	333 of 582	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.6	90 of 500	82.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	242 of 961	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	218 of 951	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	175 of 915	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	120 of 893	86.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	105 of 1437	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	74.1	249 of 1450	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	322 of 1437	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	244 of 1366	82.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	264 of 1450	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	411 of 1464	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	376 of 1461	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	247 of 1464	83.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	73 of 175	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	487 of 821	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	621 of 801	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	365 of 1172	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	369 of 1166	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	378 of 1183	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	373 of 1194	68.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)91st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)58th percentile-20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)52nd percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science80%+18 vs state

Mathematics68%+7 vs state

Reading64%+12 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
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%)	74.8	317^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.7%		70.7	391^st of 1505 public elementary schools	74.0%	74	58.2	72.8	73.4	54.9	74.1	64.7	79.9
River Dell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12100 Buffalo Road	Clayton	27527	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 553-1977	981	56	17.5	99.7%	478 (48.7%)	220 (22.4%)	192 (19.6%)	20 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (6.9%)	75.8	307^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.4%		75.9	311^th of 1505 public elementary schools	79.3%	4	76.2	60.9	72.5	58.0	64.5	63.7	80.8	$8,530	$614	$7,917
Powhatan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3145 Vinson Rd	Clayton	27527	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 553-3259	656	38	17.4	99.5%	345 (52.6%)	132 (20.1%)	118 (18.0%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.9%)	81.9	218^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.4%		78.9	260^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.7%	42	68.6	83.2	73.0	57.6	85.3	73.0	73.9	$9,061	$544	$8,517
East Clayton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2075 NC Highway 42 East	Clayton	27527	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 550-5311	524	32	16.2	98.3%	143 (27.3%)	204 (38.9%)	117 (22.3%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.4%)	43.9	851^st of 1490 public elementary schools	42.9%		30.9	1083^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	28.0%	232	65.2	57.1	49.5	43.8	51.9	55.7	46.4	$9,338	$524	$8,814
Corinth-Holders Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3976 Nc 231	Zebulon	27597	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 365-7560	585	36	16.2	99.5%	252 (43.1%)	81 (13.8%)	210 (35.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.3%)	57	608^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.2%		54.3	676^th of 1505 public elementary schools	55.1%	68	62.3	58.1	62.3	38.7	61.0	56.1	72.8	$9,379	$977	$8,402
Wilson's Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4654 Wilson's Mills Rd	Wilsons Mills	27593	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 934-2978	496	36	13.6	99.2%	80 (16.1%)	121 (24.4%)	248 (50.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.9%)	38.7	942^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	36.8%		37.9	969^th of 1505 public elementary schools	35.6%	27	50.5	45.5	65.2	35.1	40.9	51.1	64.1	$11,582	$1,639	$9,943
Riverwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	108 Athletic Club Blvd	Clayton	27527	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 359-6300	728	45	16.2	99.6%	365 (50.1%)	122 (16.8%)	170 (23.4%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.5%)	88	139^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.7%		87	150^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.0%	11	82.5	87.4	75.2	61.7	76.4	69.9	82.7	$8,213	$432	$7,780
Cooper Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	849 North Mial St	Clayton	27520	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 553-0256	447	31	14.5	98.9%	111 (24.8%)	161 (36.0%)	132 (29.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.7%)	43.4	861^st of 1490 public elementary schools	42.2%		49.1	760^th of 1505 public elementary schools	49.5%	101	65.2	49.4	60.5	42.0	51.7	51.3	50.0	$10,146	$817	$9,330
West Clayton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1012 S Lombard St	Clayton	27520	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 553-7113	742	50	14.8	98.5%	245 (33.0%)	158 (21.3%)	266 (35.8%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.0%)	49.1	759^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.1%		43.6	862^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	42.7%	103	70.8	42.6	57.7	55.8	47.3	48.5	65.4	$9,685	$477	$9,208
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%)	25.9	1159^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.2%		26.4	1172^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	22.1%	13	53.7	40.6	50.4	26.9	42.7	46.1	50.4	$12,423	$1,727	$10,696

Frequently Asked Questions about Thanksgiving Elementary

What district is Thanksgiving Elementary in?

Johnston County Public Schools

How many students attend Thanksgiving Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 870 students attended Thanksgiving Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Thanksgiving Elementary?

Students at Thanksgiving Elementary are 53% White, 22% Hispanic, 17% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Thanksgiving Elementary a good school?

Thanksgiving Elementary ranks 317^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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