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Star Elementary

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Star Elementary ranks 483 rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

483^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Star Elementary is a public elementary school located in Star, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 278 students. The school is part of the Montgomery County Schools district, which is ranked 192 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Star Elementary has consistently ranked in the top half of North Carolina elementary schools, with a current ranking of 483 out of 1,490 schools (top 32%) for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance on state assessments (EOG) is significantly higher than the district and state averages across multiple grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, 75.6% of 3rd-grade students at Star Elementary were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 56.8% for the district and 64.1% for the state.

While Star Elementary outperforms the other Montgomery County Schools in the area, it is interesting to note that some nearby schools in the Moore County Schools district, such as Highfalls Elementary and West End Elementary, have significantly higher academic performance and rankings. This highlights the importance of considering the broader regional context when evaluating a school's performance.

272

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,072

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

302 S Main Street
Star, NC 27356

(910) 428-4333

District: Montgomery County Schools

Students who attend Star Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

East Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.5%

Hispanic:

37.1%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (62% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Montgomery County Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg41%

North Carolina avg57%

483^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Montgomery County Schools

192^nd of 242Montgomery 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	65.2	483 of 1490	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	647 of 1505	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	682 of 1502	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	799 of 1514	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	827 of 1489	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	970 of 1473	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	885 of 1434	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.1	963 of 1429	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.4	787 of 1425	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.6	671 of 1440	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.6	783 of 1390	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.1	900 of 1403	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.0	848 of 1388	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.5	788 of 1381	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.6	579 of 1363	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.5	772 of 1354	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.6	605 of 1324	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	41.3	879 of 1293	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.8	927 of 1276	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	563 of 1451	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	646 of 1455	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	764 of 1459	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	887 of 1458	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	818 of 1440	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	928 of 1424	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	998 of 1405	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	172 of 961	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	256 of 951	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	282 of 915	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	426 of 893	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	363 of 843	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	288 of 865	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.7	601 of 851	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	124 of 1437	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	56.4	572 of 1450	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	531 of 1437	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	651 of 1366	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	549 of 1329	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	689 of 1361	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	687 of 1332	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	400 of 1450	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	55.1	649 of 1464	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	551 of 1461	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	668 of 1464	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	785 of 1444	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	964 of 1430	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	748 of 1413	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	724 of 1172	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	772 of 1166	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	783 of 1183	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	779 of 1194	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	768 of 1172	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1024 of 1183	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	813 of 1178	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)91st percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics68%+7 vs state

Science63%~ state avg

Reading57%+4 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 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
Star Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 S Main Street	Star	27356	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 428-4333	272	18	15.1	98.9%	140 (51.5%)	10 (3.7%)	101 (37.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	65.2	483^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	67.6%		55.6	647^th of 1505 public elementary schools	57.0%	164	75.6	57.6	68.6				51.2	63.6	57.1				62.9		$10,072	$1,399	$8,673
Tillery Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	170 Academy Street	Biscoe	27209	Montgomery County	Tillery Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 828-4143	231	17	13.9		163 (70.6%)	25 (10.8%)	23 (10.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	21.4	1253^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	15.9%		36.3	989^th of 1505 public elementary schools	34.3%	264	20.9	22.2	53.1	26.1	20.0		31.0	22.2	56.3	39.1	53.3		46.9
Green Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	129 McCaskill Rd	Biscoe	27209	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 428-4196	271	21	13.0	98.9%	56 (20.7%)	58 (21.4%)	142 (52.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	13.6	1370^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.1%		16.3	1339^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.0%	31	59.4	41.2	28.9				25.0	29.4	28.9				35.6		$13,889	$2,861	$11,028
Page Street Elementary	Public	3-5	897 Page Street	Troy	27371	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 576-1307	248	13	19.0	98.8%	131 (52.8%)	42 (16.9%)	51 (20.6%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.9%)	32.9	1039^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.3%		30.1	1097^th of 1505 public elementary schools	27.1%	58	64.8	44.6	49.3				31.9	43.4	42.0				58.0		$10,568	$1,436	$9,132
Troy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	310 N Russell St	Troy	27371	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 576-3651	291	19	15.3	99.0%	164 (56.4%)	42 (14.4%)	60 (20.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.6%)								(n/a)															$11,418	$1,648	$9,770
Candor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	414 S Main	Candor	27229	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 974-4582	368	22	16.7	99.2%	45 (12.2%)	55 (14.9%)	247 (67.1%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	14	1364^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.5%		11.2	1410^th of 1505 public elementary schools	6.3%	46	50.8	48.3	12.1				16.4	48.3	27.3				21.2		$9,774	$1,668	$8,107
Westmoore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2159 NC Hwy 705	Seagrove	27341	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 464-3401	268	20	13.6	98.9%	211 (78.7%)	9 (3.4%)	38 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	67.9	428^th of 1490 public elementary schools	71.3%		74.1	339^th of 1505 public elementary schools	77.5%	89	67.6	40.0	60.0	73.3	47.4	51.7	55.9	35.0	71.4	70.0	63.2	58.6	85.7	75.9	$11,793	$902	$10,890
Seagrove Elementary School	Public	K-5	528 Old Plank Rd	Seagrove	27341	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 873-7321	332	24	13.8	99.1%	251 (75.6%)	10 (3.0%)	62 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	55.2	652^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	56.2%		56.7	636^th of 1505 public elementary schools	57.7%	16	53.8	67.4	72.6				40.4	63.0	50.0				61.3		$10,118	$1,270	$8,848
Robbins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	268 Rushwood Rd	Robbins	27325	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 948-2411	378	30	12.4	96.8%	116 (30.7%)	28 (7.4%)	213 (56.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	38.8	941^st of 1490 public elementary schools	36.8%		26.8	1164^th of 1505 public elementary schools	22.7%	223	64.2	22.6	64.7				31.3	22.6	62.7				63.3		$12,099	$1,357	$10,742
West End Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4483 NC Hwy 211	West End	27376	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 673-6691	413	25	16.4	99.3%	305 (73.8%)	11 (2.7%)	73 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	91	97^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.5%		90.9	102^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	93.2%	5	86.4	83.3	74.2				77.3	73.1	79.1				85.1		$9,055	$613	$8,442

Frequently Asked Questions about Star Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Star Elementary?

Students at Star Elementary are 51% White, 37% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is Star Elementary in?

Montgomery County Schools

Is Star Elementary a good school?

Star Elementary ranks 483^rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Star Elementary attend?

Students who attend Star Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Middle

How many students attend Star Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 272 students attended Star Elementary.

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