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Grays Chapel Elementary School

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Grays Chapel Elementary School ranks 641 st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

641^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Grays Chapel Elementary School is a public elementary school in Franklinville, North Carolina, serving 449 students in grades K-5 as part of the Randolph County School System. This school consistently outperforms the district and state in academic measures, with significantly higher proficiency rates in mathematics compared to nearby schools. However, the school's performance for Hispanic and White student subgroups has been more mixed, indicating a need to address achievement gaps.

Despite having a relatively high student-teacher ratio and slightly lower spending per student compared to other schools in the area, Grays Chapel Elementary School maintains a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggesting it provides a stable and effective educational environment. The school's extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, exceeding 99%, points to a high level of economic disadvantage in the community, which may present additional challenges in terms of student support and resource allocation.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Randolph County School System and the nearby Asheboro City Schools district, Grays Chapel Elementary School generally performs better academically, despite its resource constraints. This suggests the school is able to achieve strong academic outcomes despite the challenges it faces, and may serve as a model for other schools in the region.

446

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,144

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5322 NC Hwy 22 N
Franklinville, NC 27248-8268

(336) 824-8620

District: Randolph County School System

Students who attend Grays Chapel Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Northeastern Randolph Middle School
High:	Providence Grove High School
	Randolph Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.1%

Hispanic:

12.3%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the North Carolina median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 20 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg57%

641^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Randolph County School System

152^nd of 242Randolph County School System 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	55.7	641 of 1490	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	779 of 1505	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.8	560 of 1502	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	589 of 1514	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	456 of 1489	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	505 of 1473	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	496 of 1434	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.7	390 of 1429	72.7%	★★★★☆
2016	56.3	615 of 1425	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.9	718 of 1440	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.7	483 of 1390	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.0	708 of 1403	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.0	974 of 1388	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.6	831 of 1381	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.7	577 of 1363	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.2	646 of 1354	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.2	544 of 1324	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.3	583 of 1293	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.9	626 of 1276	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	39.0	355 of 634	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	709 of 878	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	717 of 1451	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	804 of 1455	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.8	439 of 1459	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	439 of 1458	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.2	350 of 1440	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	352 of 1424	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	322 of 1405	77.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	388 of 710	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	539 of 669	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.8	399 of 582	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.4	290 of 500	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.8	262 of 494	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.1	204 of 612	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	848 of 961	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	873 of 951	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	69.2	185 of 893	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	266 of 851	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	708 of 1437	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	673 of 1450	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	609 of 1437	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.1	268 of 1366	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	403 of 1329	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	499 of 1361	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	395 of 1332	70.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	550 of 1450	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	744 of 1464	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	713 of 1461	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	688 of 1464	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	574 of 1444	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	640 of 1430	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	603 of 1413	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	33.3	544 of 801	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	722 of 1172	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	820 of 1166	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	712 of 1183	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	768 of 1194	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	617 of 1172	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	725 of 1183	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	729 of 1178	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)62nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)45th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2024)32nd percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics68%+7 vs state

Reading54%~ state avg

Science42%-20 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
Grays Chapel Elementary School	Public	K-5	5322 NC Hwy 22 N	Franklinville	27248	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 824-8620	446	29	15.3	99.3%	353 (79.1%)	8 (1.8%)	55 (12.3%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.4%)	55.7	641^st of 1490 public elementary schools	57.0%		48.3	779^th of 1505 public elementary schools	48.2%	138	78.8	63.0	62.1	48.5	61.7	48.5	42.4	$9,144	$1,263	$7,881
Franklinville Elementary School	Public	K-5	162 Pine St	Franklinville	27248	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 824-2306	272	20	13.6	98.9%	175 (64.3%)	5 (1.8%)	70 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.1%)	67	446^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.1%		48.4	773^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	48.6%	327	76.2	78.8	58.3	52.4	75.0	43.8	64.6	$10,355	$1,462	$8,893
Randleman Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 Swaim St	Randleman	27317	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 495-1322	487	39	12.4	99.4%	244 (50.1%)	39 (8.0%)	170 (34.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.2%)	17.8	1319^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.5%		21.7	1256^th of 1505 public elementary schools	16.5%	63	53.8	38.7		29.2	33.0			$9,667	$1,434	$8,232
Level Cross Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5417 Old Greensboro Road	Randleman	27317	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 495-5915	440	30	14.6	99.3%	347 (78.9%)	12 (2.7%)	60 (13.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	53.4	682^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	54.2%		63.7	513^th of 1505 public elementary schools	65.9%	169	44.9	67.3	80.6	46.4	56.4	47.8	62.7	$9,994	$1,337	$8,657
Ramseur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6755 Jordan Road	Ramseur	27316	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 824-4106	346	26	13.3	99.1%	112 (32.4%)	38 (11.0%)	154 (44.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.3%)	17.9	1317^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.6%		24.8	1196^th of 1505 public elementary schools	20.5%	121	52.4	31.0	53.8	19.0	42.9	29.2	35.4	$11,800	$2,077	$9,723
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	206 N Fayetteville St	Liberty	27298	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 622-2253	411	26	15.8	99.3%	212 (51.6%)	29 (7.1%)	132 (32.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.5%)	26.9	1137^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.7%		26.2	1177^th of 1505 public elementary schools	21.8%	40	44.4	46.3	50.0	32.1	47.8	42.1	51.3	$9,681	$1,463	$8,218
Balfour Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2097 N Asheboro School Rd	Asheboro	27203	Randolph County	Asheboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 672-0322	558	38	14.6	98.0%	124 (22.2%)	62 (11.1%)	328 (58.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)	26.9	1136^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.8%		17.4	1320^th of 1505 public elementary schools	12.3%	184	60.2	50.5	35.4	34.8	35.5	35.4	56.1	$10,291	$1,432	$8,859
New Market Elementary School	Public	K-5	6096 US Hwy 311	Sophia	27350	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 495-3340	362	30	12.0	99.2%	281 (77.6%)	6 (1.7%)	61 (16.9%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	66.5	459^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.2%		53	700^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.5%	241	72.3	64.3	80.4	47.7	66.1	53.6	62.5	$9,370	$1,066	$8,305
Charles W McCrary Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Ross St	Asheboro	27203	Randolph County	Asheboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 629-1817	370	29	12.6	98.9%	95 (25.7%)	65 (17.6%)	173 (46.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.2%)	14.6	1352^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	9.3%		22.2	1242^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	17.5%	110	46.4	47.3	28.1	32.1	40.0	20.3	39.1	$11,456	$1,591	$9,864
Nathanael Greene Elementary	Public	K-5	2717 NC Highway 62 East	Liberty	27298	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 685-5000	263	19	13.8	98.1%	215 (81.7%)	14 (5.3%)	21 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	43.6	858^th of 1490 public elementary schools	42.4%		46.2	815^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.8%	43	49.1	48.6	52.1	41.5	54.1	54.2	68.8	$10,736	$958	$9,777

Frequently Asked Questions about Grays Chapel Elementary School

How many students attend Grays Chapel Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Grays Chapel Elementary School.

Is Grays Chapel Elementary School a good school?

Grays Chapel Elementary School ranks 641^st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Grays Chapel Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Grays Chapel Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northeastern Randolph Middle School
High : Providence Grove High School
High : Randolph Early College High School

What district is Grays Chapel Elementary School in?

Randolph County School System

What is the racial makeup of Grays Chapel Elementary School?

Students at Grays Chapel Elementary School are 79% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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