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Bethany Elementary

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Bethany Elementary ranks 587 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

587^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Bethany Elementary is a PK–5 school in Reidsville, NC, serving 459 students in the Rockingham County Schools district. While the district itself ranks in the 30th percentile statewide, this campus is the highest-ranked Rockingham County elementary among nearby peers, placing in the 61st percentile (#587 of 1,492 schools) with three stars. It clearly outperforms nearby district schools including Wentworth Elementary, Monroeton Elementary, Huntsville Elementary, and John W. Dillard Academy. The school serves a very high-poverty population, with 99.35% of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school posts average proficiency rates of roughly 66% in math and 60% in reading across grades 3–5—well above district averages of 54% and 47%—and at or above state averages. Chronic absenteeism is also a strength: just 17.4% of students miss significant school days, compared with a district rate of 36.5% and a state rate of 24.2%. That attendance advantage likely helps explain why this school outperforms its Rockingham County neighbors despite similar poverty levels. However, the student-teacher ratio of 16.9-to-1 is the highest among nearby non-charter public schools, including Stokesdale Elementary (15.5) and Northern Guilford Elementary (15.7), suggesting a somewhat stretched staffing environment.

Despite its local success, the school has slipped from elite status—it ranked in the 89th percentile statewide in 2018-19—to an above-average one today. Early-grade reading is an area to watch; 3rd-grade reading has historically lagged state averages, though it improved in 2025-26. Significant achievement gaps persist: special education students score at the 22nd percentile, low-income students at the 31st percentile, and gifted students at the 32nd percentile. For context, Jesse Wharton Elementary, a Guilford County Schools school about 10 miles away with a similarly high-poverty population (99.42%), ranks in the 89th percentile and posts far higher proficiency rates in several grades—showing that high poverty does not have to limit achievement.

459

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

271 Bethany Rd
Reidsville, NC 27320-9322

(336) 951-2710

District: Rockingham County Schools

Students who attend Bethany Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rockingham County Middle
High:	Rockingham County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.6%

Hispanic:

10.5%

African American:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg52%

North Carolina avg61%

587^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

171^st of 246Rockingham 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
2026	59.7	587 of 1492	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.2	440 of 1490	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	540 of 1505	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	415 of 1502	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	299 of 1514	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	285 of 1489	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	157 of 1473	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	192 of 1434	86.6%	★★★★☆
2017	77.5	270 of 1429	81.1%	★★★★☆
2016	56.9	600 of 1425	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.8	520 of 1440	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.3	443 of 1390	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.1	471 of 1403	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.9	665 of 1388	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.3	511 of 1381	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.6	451 of 1363	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	77.9	244 of 1354	82.0%	★★★★☆
2008	81.2	168 of 1324	87.3%	★★★★☆
2007	75.2	259 of 1293	80.0%	★★★★☆
2006	78.5	192 of 1276	85.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	73.2	89 of 634	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.7	100 of 646	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	143 of 878	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	86.0	59 of 897	93.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	698 of 1447	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.5	425 of 1451	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	587 of 1455	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.1	355 of 1459	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	280 of 1458	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	313 of 1440	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	275 of 1424	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	127 of 1405	91.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	502 of 743	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	608 of 710	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	67.7	156 of 669	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	44.6	478 of 582	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.0	283 of 500	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	391 of 494	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	478 of 612	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	382 of 981	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	983 of 1434	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.4	732 of 1437	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.3	574 of 1450	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.9	274 of 1437	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	172 of 1366	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	276 of 1329	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	91.5	41 of 1361	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	97 of 1332	92.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	480 of 1451	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.3	453 of 1450	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	470 of 1464	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	468 of 1461	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.4	315 of 1464	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	270 of 1444	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	100 of 1430	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	74.0	315 of 1413	77.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	632 of 815	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.7	674 of 821	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	408 of 801	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	828 of 1146	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.2	733 of 1172	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	727 of 1166	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	704 of 1183	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.4	498 of 1194	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	515 of 1172	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	372 of 1183	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	475 of 1178	59.7%	★★★☆☆

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 (2022)86th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile~ school

Female (2026)52nd percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)32nd percentile-28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile-29 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-33 vs school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics66%+3 vs state

Science65%~ state avg

Reading60%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Bethany Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	271 Bethany Rd	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 951-2710	459	27	16.9	99.3%	370 (80.6%)	19 (4.1%)	48 (10.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	59.7	587^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.7%		67.2	440^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.5%	147	65.0	62.4	71.8				57.5	62.4	59.0				65.4		$9,010	$709	$8,301
Huntsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 Sardis Church Road	Madison	27025	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 427-3266	389	26	14.8	97.4%	272 (69.9%)	26 (6.7%)	65 (16.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	29.1	1114^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.3%		30.3	1084^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.2%	30	44.1	49.3	53.1				38.2	46.7	51.6				62.5		$9,670	$1,142	$8,528
Liberty Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1697 Westchester Dr	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Liberty Charter Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(336) 423-6614	0																		(n/a)	10.5	21.1	35.3	28.6	58.8	9.1	21.1	15.8	23.5	40.9	47.1	63.6	17.6	45.5
Summerfield Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5303 Hwy 220 N	Summerfield	27358	Guilford County	Summerfield Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 643-1974	774	33	23.4	19.8%	447 (57.8%)	65 (8.4%)	46 (5.9%)	158 (20.4%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (6.6%)	94.6	50^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.6%		96.2	36^th of 1490 public elementary schools	97.6%	14	84.1	85.7	89.3	94.4	94.0	≥ 95%	75.0	88.1	81.0	87.6	84.3	90.1	95.2	96.3
Northern Guilford Elementary	Public	K-5	3801 NC Highway 150 East	Greensboro	27455	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 656-4032	622	40	15.7	18.0%	428 (68.8%)	70 (11.3%)	49 (7.9%)	18 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.8%)	93.7	63^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	95.8%		94.5	56^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.2%	7	90.2	88.1	87.1				81.3	78.0	82.8				87.9		$8,772	$690	$8,082
Monroeton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8081 US Highway 158	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 634-3280	493	30	16.2	99.0%	259 (52.5%)	147 (29.8%)	44 (8.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.3%)	37.4	955^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.0%		26.6	1140^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.5%	185	46.1	67.9	57.1				39.5	50.6	51.2				59.5		$9,944	$1,364	$8,580
Summerfield Elementary	Public	K-5	7501 Summerfield Road	Summerfield	27358	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 643-8444	584	37	15.9	27.4%	325 (55.7%)	74 (12.7%)	60 (10.3%)	87 (14.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)	90.5	109^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.7%		92.6	78^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.8%	31	85.9	80.4	84.0				80.8	71.0	80.9				90.4		$8,674	$457	$8,217
Stokesdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8025 US Highway 158	Stokesdale	27357	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 643-8420	473	30	15.5	28.8%	372 (78.6%)	30 (6.3%)	44 (9.3%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	74.1	337^th of 1492 public elementary schools	77.4%		70.8	377^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.7%	40	82.6	62.5	73.0				63.0	68.8	70.3				73.0		$9,015	$665	$8,351
Wentworth Elementary	Public	K-5	8806 NC Hwy 87	Reidsville	27375	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 634-3250	497	34	14.6	98.8%	364 (73.2%)	49 (9.9%)	41 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (7.6%)	50.3	722^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	51.6%		58.4	593^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	60.2%	129	57.3	61.5	76.3				41.7	46.2	58.8				78.8		$9,530	$1,089	$8,441
John W Dillard Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Cure Dr	Madison	27025	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 548-2472	256	16	16.0	98.8%	162 (63.3%)	39 (15.2%)	36 (14.1%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)	21.5	1257^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.8%		27.3	1125^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.5%	132	47.2	31.9	48.8				44.4	36.2	39.5				65.1		$9,262	$1,137	$8,126

Frequently Asked Questions about Bethany Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Bethany Elementary?

Students at Bethany Elementary are 81% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Bethany Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bethany Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rockingham County Middle
High : Rockingham County High

How many students attend Bethany Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 459 students attended Bethany Elementary.

What district is Bethany Elementary in?

Rockingham County Schools

Is Bethany Elementary a good school?

Bethany Elementary ranks 587^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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