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Stories Creek Elementary

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Stories Creek Elementary ranks 747 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

747^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Stories Creek Elementary is a public elementary school located in Roxboro, North Carolina, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 366 students. The school is part of the Person County Schools district, which is ranked 106 out of 242 districts in the state.

Stories Creek Elementary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from a high of 190 out of 1,425 North Carolina elementary schools in 2015-2016 to a low of 777 out of 1,502 in 2022-2023. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school is ranked 747 out of 1,490 with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Compared to nearby schools, Stories Creek generally performs better than South Elementary and North End Elementary (both in the Caswell County School District), but lags behind higher-performing schools like Helena Elementary, Oak Lane Elementary, and Woodland Elementary (all in the Person County School District).

Stories Creek Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 98.09% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school maintains a relatively high per-student spending of $11,227 and a student-teacher ratio of around 12:1. While the school has shown strengths in mathematics, it struggles in reading, with 3rd-grade reading proficiency rates significantly below the state and district averages. However, the school has performed relatively well in serving its special education and gifted and talented student populations, ranking in the top half of North Carolina elementary schools in these subgroups.

397

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,227

Per pupil spending ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

133 Stories Creek School Road
Roxboro, NC 27574

(336) 503-8071

District: Person County Schools

Students who attend Stories Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northern Middle
High:	Person High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.5%

White:

37.0%

Hispanic:

14.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

!Reading scores 14 pts below the North Carolina average

!Near the bottom of Person County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg57%

747^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	49.7	747 of 1490	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.4	593 of 1505	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	777 of 1502	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.7	438 of 1514	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.4	421 of 1489	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	434 of 1473	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	533 of 1434	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.3	398 of 1429	72.1%	★★★★☆
2016	82.1	190 of 1425	86.7%	★★★★☆
2015	75.3	317 of 1440	78.0%	★★★★☆
2014	70.7	374 of 1390	73.1%	★★★★☆
2013	65.9	423 of 1403	69.9%	★★★★☆
2012	85.2	108 of 1388	92.2%	★★★★★
2011	80.4	199 of 1381	85.6%	★★★★☆
2010	70.6	383 of 1363	71.9%	★★★★☆
2009	48.8	784 of 1354	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.1	866 of 1324	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.2	832 of 1293	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.8	917 of 1276	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	419 of 918	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	544 of 924	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	442 of 933	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	195 of 927	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	164 of 896	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.7	259 of 949	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	199 of 927	78.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	53.1	223 of 646	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.8	430 of 878	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.2	72 of 897	92.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	625 of 1451	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	421 of 1455	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	528 of 1459	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.1	375 of 1458	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	231 of 1440	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	345 of 1424	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.5	596 of 1405	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	337 of 710	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	332 of 669	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	252 of 582	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	274 of 500	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.8	115 of 494	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	44 of 612	92.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	379 of 961	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	752 of 1437	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.8	625 of 1450	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	880 of 1437	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	74.9	210 of 1366	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	194 of 1329	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	305 of 1361	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	504 of 1332	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	837 of 1450	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	725 of 1464	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	969 of 1461	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.3	507 of 1464	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	637 of 1444	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	517 of 1430	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	465 of 1413	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	296 of 821	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	140 of 801	82.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	572 of 1172	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	365 of 1166	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	656 of 1183	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.3	521 of 1194	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.0	289 of 1172	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	262 of 1183	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	459 of 1178	61.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2021)65th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)53rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics70%+9 vs state

Science68%+6 vs state

Reading39%-14 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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Oakwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	274 Oakwood Drive	Yanceyville	27379	Caswell County	Caswell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 694-4221	336	23	14.6	99.1%	105 (31.3%)	173 (51.5%)	27 (8.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.0%)	30.3	1087^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.0%		19.5	1293^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	14.1%	206	53.7	38.8	46.3	39.0	53.1	36.6	56.1	$12,827	$2,291	$10,536

Frequently Asked Questions about Stories Creek Elementary

Is Stories Creek Elementary a good school?

Stories Creek Elementary ranks 747^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Stories Creek Elementary?

Students at Stories Creek Elementary are 40% African American, 37% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Stories Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Stories Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northern Middle
High : Person High

How many students attend Stories Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Stories Creek Elementary.

What district is Stories Creek Elementary in?

Person County Schools

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