Fair Grove Elementary

Summary:

Fair Grove Elementary is a public elementary school in Thomasville, North Carolina, serving 522 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Davidson County Schools district, which is ranked 100 out of 242 districts in the state.

Fair Grove Elementary stands out for its strong academic performance, particularly in mathematics and science. The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in mathematics proficiency across grades 3-5, and its 5th-grade students excel in science proficiency. The school also demonstrates success in supporting the academic achievement of Hispanic and low-income students, who perform better than their peers in the district and state. However, there is a noticeable gap in the performance of White students compared to other racial groups, an area the school may want to address.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Hasty Elementary and Davis-Townsend Elementary, Fair Grove Elementary generally outperforms its peers in academic proficiency. However, the school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, suggesting it may be facing increasing competition or challenges. Additionally, the school is seeing a growing population of economically disadvantaged students, which may present additional challenges in supporting their needs.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 217 Cedar Lodge Road
       Thomasville, NC  27360-6140


(336) 472-7020

District: Davidson County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
677th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,539 Help


Students who attend Fair Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    E Lawson Brown Middle
High:    East Davidson High

Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  531

Racial breakdown:

White:
72.9%
Hispanic:
18.6%
Two or more races:
3.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Fair Grove Elementary ranks better than 55% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 10th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Davidson County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.25. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (72.9%), Hispanic (18.6%), two or more races (3.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fair Grove Elementary is 15, which is the 9th best among 18 elementary schools in the Davidson County Schools District. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fair Grove Elementary is $8,539. 11 elementary schools in the Davidson County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fair Grove Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fair Grove Elementary 677th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Fair Grove Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Davidson County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Davidson County Schools 100th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Fair Grove Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Fair Grove Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 67.53 379th 1276 70.3%
2007 62.94 487th 1293 62.3%
2008 53.79 653rd 1324 50.7%
2009 60.77 594th 1354 56.1%
2010 55.62 690th 1363 49.4%
2011 54.34 718th 1381 48.0%
2012 59.12 617th 1388 55.5%
2013 61.78 492nd 1403 64.9%
2014 60.29 528th 1390 62.0%
2015 60.89 557th 1440 61.3%
2016 74.26 320th 1425 77.5%
2017 67.97 443rd 1429 69.0%
2018 41.95 891st 1434 37.9%
2019 35.25 1014th 1473 31.2%
2021 61.34 551st 1489 63.0%
2022 39.78 924th 1514 39.0%
2023 66.79 472nd 1502 68.6%
2024 54.25 677th 1505 55.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Fair Grove Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 49.90 317th 801 60.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fair Grove Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.17 648th 1332 51.4%
2019 31.37 1030th 1361 24.3%
2021 69.77 256th 1329 80.7%
2022 33.82 951st 1366 30.4%
2023 73.56 262nd 1437 81.8%
2024 65.13 397th 1450 72.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Fair Grove Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.42 935th 1405 33.5%
2019 28.26 1110th 1424 22.1%
2021 52.38 652nd 1440 54.7%
2022 44.64 806th 1458 44.7%
2023 65.65 464th 1459 68.2%
2024 48.15 744th 1455 48.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Fair Grove Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.88 644th 897 28.2%
2019 12.08 861st 878 1.9%
2021 53.91 219th 646 66.1%
2022 37.73 367th 634 42.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Fair Grove Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 49.82 454th 612 25.8%
2021 53.17 305th 494 38.3%
2024 69.83 72nd 669 89.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Fair Grove Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.25 838th 1413 40.7%
2019 44.24 842nd 1430 41.1%
2021 65.89 454th 1444 68.6%
2022 34.81 986th 1464 32.7%
2023 66.46 439th 1461 70.0%
2024 57.90 598th 1464 59.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fair Grove Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.98 411th 851 51.7%
2019 50.33 413th 865 52.3%
2021 75.38 125th 843 85.2%
2022 56.18 325th 893 63.6%
2023 80.30 102nd 915 88.9%
2024 68.82 219th 951 77.0%
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Rank History for White students at Fair Grove Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.61 1068th 1178 9.3%
2019 12.01 1124th 1183 5.0%
2021 35.48 787th 1172 32.8%
2022 19.04 1055th 1194 11.6%
2023 45.49 679th 1183 42.6%
2024 32.44 856th 1166 26.6%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Fair Grove Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 906 8 0 1 2 n/a n/a 0 917
1989 933 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 940
1990 944 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 950
1991 976 8 0 3 5 n/a n/a 0 992
1992 1013 7 1 3 4 n/a n/a 0 1028
1993 1039 5 0 4 3 n/a n/a 0 1051
1994 1070 5 0 3 2 n/a n/a 16 1096
1995 1169 4 2 3 3 n/a n/a 0 1181
1996 1169 4 2 3 3 n/a n/a 0 1181
1997 1163 4 5 4 0 n/a n/a 0 1176
1998 1143 10 4 3 1 n/a n/a 0 1161
1999 1122 12 5 7 2 n/a n/a 0 1148
2000 1050 7 4 5 1 n/a n/a 0 1067
2001 1042 11 2 5 2 n/a n/a 0 1062
2002 973 18 5 13 2 n/a n/a 0 1011
2003 973 18 5 13 2 n/a n/a 0 1011
2004 619 13 3 19 0 n/a n/a 0 654
2005 564 11 5 22 0 n/a n/a 0 602
2006 597 15 5 30 1 n/a n/a 0 648
2007 615 5 6 46 1 n/a n/a 12 685
2008 548 7 7 48 0 n/a n/a 14 624
2009 532 21 10 48 0 n/a n/a 0 611
2010 542 21 13 54 0 n/a n/a 0 630
2011 498 13 11 66 0 0 14 0 602
2012 443 13 11 66 0 0 10 0 543
2013 414 15 10 72 1 0 9 0 521
2014 420 10 12 73 2 0 15 0 532
2015 438 10 13 78 1 0 6 0 546
2016 425 13 11 76 0 0 9 0 534
2017 410 13 8 75 0 0 7 0 513
2018 427 16 8 75 0 0 12 0 538
2019 423 11 7 76 0 0 12 0 529
2020 386 15 5 78 1 0 27 0 512
2021 387 14 6 73 1 0 21 0 502
2022 386 21 4 87 1 0 14 0 513
2023 389 11 8 97 1 0 16 0 522
2024 387 13 11 99 1 0 20 0 531

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Fair Grove Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 917 45.0 20.3 11.8
1989 940 48.0 19.5 17.1
1990 950 49.0 19.3 17.6
1991 992 49.0 20.2 16.8
1992 1028 49.0 20.9 10.4
1993 1051 54.0 19.5 16.6
1994 1096 57.0 19.2 18.4
1995 1181 66.0 17.9 16.1
1996 1181 66.0 17.9 16.1
1997 1176 67.0 17.6 15
1998 1161 72.0 16.1 14
1999 1148 77.0 14.9 22.7
2000 1067 77.0 13.9 23.7
2001 1062 76.0 14.0 24.8
2002 1011 68.0 14.9 29.5
2003 1011 68.0 14.9 29.5
2004 654 31.0 21.1 25.8
2005 602 30.0 20.1 26.6
2006 648 30.0 21.6 29.2
2007 685 n/a n/a 33.4
2008 624 40.0 15.6 39.2
2009 611 37.7 16.2 n/a
2010 630 40.4 15.5 41.1
2011 602 41.0 14.6 47.7
2012 543 36.3 14.9 45.5
2013 521 34.6 15.0 54.9
2014 532 34.9 15.2 51.9
2015 546 34.0 16.0 56.4
2016 534 38.0 14.0 56
2017 513 35.2 14.5 55.2
2018 538 36.2 14.8 51.1
2019 529 32.9 16.0 47.6
2020 512 33.7 15.1 45.3
2021 502 30.7 16.3 36.9
2022 513 33.0 15.5 38.2
2023 522 37.5 13.9 61.3
2024 531 35.4 15.0 99.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Fair Grove Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 917 45.0 20.3 11.8
1989 940 48.0 19.5 17.1
1990 950 49.0 19.3 17.6
1991 992 49.0 20.2 16.8
1992 1028 49.0 20.9 10.4
1993 1051 54.0 19.5 16.6
1994 1096 57.0 19.2 18.4
1995 1181 66.0 17.9 16.1
1996 1181 66.0 17.9 16.1
1997 1176 67.0 17.6 15
1998 1161 72.0 16.1 14
1999 1148 77.0 14.9 22.7
2000 1067 77.0 13.9 23.7
2001 1062 76.0 14.0 24.8
2002 1011 68.0 14.9 29.5
2003 1011 68.0 14.9 29.5
2004 654 31.0 21.1 25.8
2005 602 30.0 20.1 26.6
2006 648 30.0 21.6 29.2
2007 685 n/a n/a 33.4
2008 624 40.0 15.6 39.2
2009 611 37.7 16.2 n/a
2010 630 40.4 15.5 41.1
2011 602 41.0 14.6 47.7
2012 543 36.3 14.9 45.5
2013 521 34.6 15.0 54.9
2014 532 34.9 15.2 51.9
2015 546 34.0 16.0 56.4
2016 534 38.0 14.0 56
2017 513 35.2 14.5 55.2
2018 538 36.2 14.8 51.1
2019 529 32.9 16.0 47.6
2020 512 33.7 15.1 45.3
2021 502 30.7 16.3 36.9
2022 513 33.0 15.5 38.2
2023 522 37.5 13.9 61.3
2024 531 35.4 15.0 99.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Fair Grove Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $842 (9.9%) $7,696 (90.1%) $8,538

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Fair Grove Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1014th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 472nd of 1502 Elementary schools
 37.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Fair Grove Elementary)52.664.3
 11.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Davidson County Schools)70.166.8
 3.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Fair Grove Elementary)50.545.7
 4.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Davidson County Schools)57.953.5
 4.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Fair Grove Elementary)52.973.8
 20.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Davidson County Schools)62.558.4
 4.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Fair Grove Elementary)47.152.4
 5.3%
   4th Grade Reading (Davidson County Schools)56.757
 0.3%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Fair Grove Elementary)54.777.7
 23%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Davidson County Schools)68.662.7
 5.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Fair Grove Elementary)41.946.8
 4.9%
   5th Grade Reading (Davidson County Schools)5648.5
 7.5%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Fair Grove Elementary)68.679.8
 11.2%
   5th Grade Science (Davidson County Schools)79.772.4
 7.3%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students529522
 1.3%
African American1111
American Indian01
Asian78
 14.3%
Hispanic7697
 27.6%
Pacific Islander00
White423389
 8%
Two or More Races1216
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients47.6%61.3%
 13.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Fair Grove Elementary

Students who attend Fair Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : E Lawson Brown Middle
High : East Davidson High

In the 2023-24 school year, 531 students attended Fair Grove Elementary.

Fair Grove Elementary ranks 677th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Fair Grove Elementary are 73% White, 19% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.


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