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South Elementary

Q: Is South Elementary a good school?

South Elementary ranks 720 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

720^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

South Elementary is a public elementary school located in Roxboro, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 434 students. The school is part of the Person County Schools district, which is ranked 106 out of 242 districts in the state.

South Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's academic performance has been consistently low, with proficiency rates 10-20 percentage points lower than the district and state averages in mathematics, reading, and science. However, the school performs relatively well for African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the top half of North Carolina elementary schools for these subgroups in recent years.

Within the Person County district, there are several elementary schools that consistently outperform South Elementary, such as Oak Lane Elementary, Woodland Elementary, and Helena Elementary. These schools, located within 10 miles of South Elementary, have higher academic proficiency rates and better SchoolDigger rankings. Addressing the specific needs of South Elementary's student population and leveraging the resources and best practices of neighboring schools could be key strategies in helping the school enhance its educational outcomes.

463

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,522

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1333 Hurdle Mills Rd
Roxboro, NC 27573-5833

(336) 599-7133

District: Person County Schools

Students who attend South Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southern Middle
High:	Person High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.4%

White:

28.5%

Hispanic:

21.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the North Carolina median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg57%

720^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 43 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Person County Schools

106^th of 242Person 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	51.5	720 of 1490	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	853 of 1505	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1104 of 1502	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1250 of 1514	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1215 of 1489	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	1321 of 1473	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	1267 of 1434	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.4	1257 of 1429	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.4	1083 of 1425	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.7	1316 of 1440	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.7	1239 of 1390	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.7	1280 of 1403	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	32.2	1060 of 1388	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.2	1262 of 1381	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.2	1177 of 1363	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.1	1197 of 1354	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.3	1153 of 1324	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.0	1143 of 1293	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.3	937 of 1276	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	198 of 918	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	53.5	380 of 924	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	530 of 933	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	717 of 927	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	679 of 896	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	842 of 949	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	771 of 927	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	36.2	397 of 646	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	545 of 1451	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	632 of 1455	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.7	1121 of 1459	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	1145 of 1458	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	1108 of 1440	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	1272 of 1424	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1259 of 1405	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	664 of 710	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	47.5	507 of 669	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	232 of 961	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	276 of 951	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	44.3	510 of 915	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	431 of 893	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	476 of 843	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	418 of 865	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.3	566 of 851	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	486 of 1437	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	620 of 1450	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.1	1084 of 1437	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	1133 of 1366	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	1055 of 1329	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	1274 of 1361	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1169 of 1332	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	827 of 1450	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	1009 of 1464	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1050 of 1461	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	1265 of 1464	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	1252 of 1444	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	1307 of 1430	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1215 of 1413	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	304 of 821	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	432 of 801	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	750 of 1172	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	765 of 1166	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	806 of 1183	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	800 of 1194	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	764 of 1172	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	931 of 1183	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)78th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2021)39th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)6th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science65%+3 vs state

Mathematics65%+4 vs state

Reading45%-8 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
South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1333 Hurdle Mills Rd	Roxboro	27573	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 599-7133	463	27	16.9	99.4%	132 (28.5%)	201 (43.4%)	101 (21.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)	51.5	720^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.7%		44.3	853^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	43.3%	133	78.9	57.9	60.7	38.6	49.1	46.1	65.2	$11,522	$2,811	$8,711
Carolina Community Academy	Public	K-2	260 Henderson Rd	Roxboro	27573	Person County	Carolina Community Academy	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 962-9378	91	8	8.9	96.7%	17 (18.7%)	50 (54.9%)	14 (15.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.9%)								(n/a)
Stories Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	133 Stories Creek School Road	Roxboro	27574	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 503-8071	397	26	15.3	98.7%	147 (37.0%)	157 (39.5%)	59 (14.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.1%)	49.7	747^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.9%		59.4	593^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	60.6%	154	63.3	68.3	78.6	33.3	46.7	35.7	67.9	$11,227	$1,891	$9,336
Helena Elementary	Public	K-5	355 Helena Moriah Rd	Timberlake	27583	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 364-7715	512	25	20.8	98.8%	339 (66.2%)	73 (14.3%)	68 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)	69.5	401^st of 1490 public elementary schools	73.1%		69.8	406^th of 1505 public elementary schools	73.0%	5	74.2	66.7	71.0	49.4	64.6	52.7	75.3	$9,643	$1,033	$8,609
North End Elementary	Public	K-5	378 Mill Creek Rd	Roxboro	27574	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 599-3313	283	18	15.8	98.9%	106 (37.5%)	115 (40.6%)	41 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (6.7%)	49	760^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.0%		75	325^th of 1505 public elementary schools	78.4%	435	50.0	56.5	63.2	34.7	52.2	52.6	76.3	$11,830	$2,515	$9,315
Woodland Elementary	Public	K-5	7391 Semora Rd	Semora	27343	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 599-7442	217	16	13.9	98.6%	135 (62.2%)	51 (23.5%)	15 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.9%)	70.2	389^th of 1490 public elementary schools	73.9%		75.7	316^th of 1505 public elementary schools	79.0%	73	78.8	64.3	67.6	51.5	66.7	55.9	70.6	$11,497	$1,330	$10,167
Oak Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	2076 Jim Morton Rd	Hurdle Mills	27541	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 364-2204	224	13	17.4	98.7%	144 (64.3%)	32 (14.3%)	33 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.7%)	61.2	542^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	63.6%		71.9	373^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	75.2%	169	58.1	68.9	58.1	41.9	57.8	65.1	72.1	$10,257	$1,033	$9,224
Bethel Hill Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	401 Bethel Hill School Road	Roxboro	27574	Person County	Bethel Hill Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 599-2823	344	29	11.7	99.1%	255 (74.1%)	26 (7.6%)	33 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.8%)	82.1	214^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.6%		84.6	180^th of 1505 public elementary schools	88.0%	34	91.5	75.5	84.3	66.1	84.9	66.7	51.0
South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8925 NC Hwy 86 S	Mebane	27302	Caswell County	Caswell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 694-1212	235	14	16.8	98.7%	122 (51.9%)	74 (31.5%)	22 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.8%)	27.4	1122^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	24.7%		11.9	1401^st of 1505 public elementary schools	6.9%	279	48.0	43.8	48.4	38.5	51.6	35.5	48.4	$11,545	$1,412	$10,133
Mangum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9008 Quail Roost Road	Bahama	27503	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3948	315	23	13.5	99.0%	194 (61.6%)	30 (9.5%)	62 (19.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.3%)	85.9	160^th of 1490 public elementary schools	89.3%		83.7	190^th of 1505 public elementary schools	87.4%	30	77.0	82.9	66.7	72.1	78.0	69.2	79.5	$12,453	$1,036	$11,417

Frequently Asked Questions about South Elementary

How many students attend South Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 463 students attended South Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of South Elementary?

Students at South Elementary are 43% African American, 29% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is South Elementary in?

Person County Schools

Is South Elementary a good school?

South Elementary ranks 720^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of South Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southern Middle
High : Person High

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