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Green Ridge Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1370^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Green Ridge Elementary is a public elementary school located in Biscoe, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 285 students. The school is part of the Montgomery County Schools district, which is ranked 192 out of 242 districts in the state.

Despite having a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending compared to nearby schools, Green Ridge Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a steady decline in its statewide ranking and performance. The school's proficiency rates in core subject areas, such as Mathematics and Reading, are significantly lower than the state and district averages, indicating a need for comprehensive academic interventions and support. For instance, in 5th grade, only 28.9% of students are proficient in Mathematics, compared to 59.3% statewide and 36% in the district.

The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Green Ridge Elementary, with 98.95% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to the school's academic challenges. However, the school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, suggests that targeted support and resources may be needed to address the unique needs of these populations. Nearby schools, such as Star Elementary, have significantly higher proficiency rates across all grade levels and subject areas, highlighting the need for a comprehensive approach to improve instructional quality and school leadership at Green Ridge Elementary.

271

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,889

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

129 McCaskill Rd
Biscoe, NC 27209

(910) 428-4196

District: Montgomery County Schools

Students who attend Green Ridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

East Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.4%

African American:

21.4%

White:

20.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (35% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg41%

North Carolina avg57%

1,370^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	13.6	1370 of 1490	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1339 of 1505	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1317 of 1502	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1084 of 1514	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	1115 of 1489	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.9	715 of 1473	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.9	1006 of 1434	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.4	1120 of 1429	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.7	1107 of 1425	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.2	1121 of 1440	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.3	1231 of 1390	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.1	1112 of 1403	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.5	1147 of 1388	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.2	1034 of 1381	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.3	1007 of 1363	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.3	789 of 1354	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	564 of 918	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	717 of 924	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.1	322 of 949	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.1	823 of 927	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	32.2	656 of 897	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	34.0	349 of 514	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	334 of 485	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	323 of 385	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.6	200 of 497	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	120 of 421	71.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	1332 of 1451	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1201 of 1455	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	1167 of 1459	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	950 of 1458	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	1194 of 1440	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.3	669 of 1424	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	856 of 1405	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	732 of 961	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.1	566 of 951	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	634 of 915	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	525 of 893	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	469 of 843	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.2	175 of 865	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	53.8	362 of 851	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	1336 of 1437	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	1200 of 1450	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1132 of 1437	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.7	760 of 1366	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	851 of 1329	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.1	281 of 1361	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	54.1	601 of 1332	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	1330 of 1450	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1369 of 1464	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1362 of 1461	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1109 of 1464	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	1000 of 1444	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	761 of 1430	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1101 of 1413	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	17.3	1080 of 1183	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	890 of 1194	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	1166 of 1172	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	1105 of 1183	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	962 of 1178	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)39th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)32nd percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2018)27th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+16 vs school

White (2023)9th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics41%-19 vs state

Science36%-26 vs state

Reading28%-25 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Green Ridge Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Green Ridge Elementary?

Students at Green Ridge Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 21% African American, 21% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Green Ridge Elementary a good school?

Green Ridge Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Green Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended Green Ridge Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Green Ridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Green Ridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Middle

What district is Green Ridge Elementary in?

Montgomery County Schools

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