Butner-Stem Elementary

Summary:

Butner-Stem Elementary is a public elementary school in Butner, North Carolina, serving 445 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Granville County Schools district, which is ranked 190 out of 242 districts in the state.

Butner-Stem Elementary has a diverse student population, with a significant Hispanic (42.7%) and African American (27.42%) representation, which is higher than nearby schools like Wilton Elementary and Tar River Elementary. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by End-of-Grade (EOG) test scores, is generally lower than the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency (52.9%) was lower than the state (62.7%) and district (53.7%) averages. Additionally, Butner-Stem Elementary has a high percentage of students (54.73% to 82.92%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high proportion of students from low-income families.

Despite these challenges, Butner-Stem Elementary's African American and Hispanic student subgroups perform relatively better compared to their peers in North Carolina. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio is relatively low, ranging from 14.6 to 15.8, which is lower than the nearby schools. When compared to schools in the Durham Public Schools district, Butner-Stem Elementary's academic performance is generally lower, with the Durham schools outperforming Butner-Stem Elementary across various subjects and grade levels.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 201 East D St
       Butner, NC  27509-2012


(919) 575-6947

District: Granville County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
825th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,817 Help


Students who attend Butner-Stem Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Butner-Stem Middle
High:    Granville Central High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.0 Help
Number of students:  516

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
51.6%
African American:
22.3%
White:
20.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  83.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Butner-Stem Elementary ranks worse than 54.8% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 3rd among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Granville County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.64. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Butner-Stem Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (51.6%), African American (22.3%), White (20.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 83.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Butner-Stem Elementary is 14, which is the 3rd best among 7 elementary schools in the Granville County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Butner-Stem Elementary is $9,817, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the Granville County Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Butner-Stem Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Butner-Stem Elementary 825th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Butner-Stem Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Granville County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Granville County Schools 190th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Butner-Stem Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Butner-Stem Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 47.27 753rd 1276 41.0%
2007 46.78 799th 1293 38.2%
2008 40.50 859th 1324 35.1%
2009 42.95 880th 1354 35.0%
2010 32.68 1027th 1363 24.7%
2011 30.18 1066th 1381 22.8%
2012 35.31 1004th 1388 27.7%
2013 27.78 1066th 1403 24.0%
2014 29.25 1021st 1390 26.5%
2015 29.07 1092nd 1440 24.2%
2016 32.04 1046th 1425 26.6%
2017 35.97 984th 1429 31.1%
2018 30.24 1073rd 1434 25.2%
2019 23.07 1221st 1473 17.1%
2021 25.06 1103rd 1489 25.9%
2022 44.97 831st 1514 45.1%
2023 32.15 1054th 1502 29.8%
2024 45.64 825th 1505 45.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Butner-Stem Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.89 132nd 421 68.6%
2019 40.06 290th 497 41.6%
2022 21.91 433rd 485 10.7%
2023 25.02 419th 514 18.5%
2024 46.38 245th 533 54.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Butner-Stem Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 46.81 362nd 801 54.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Butner-Stem Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.89 791st 1332 40.6%
2019 33.24 1007th 1361 26.0%
2021 46.03 669th 1329 49.7%
2022 61.20 425th 1366 68.9%
2023 43.29 845th 1437 41.2%
2024 69.90 324th 1450 77.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Butner-Stem Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.03 1065th 1405 24.2%
2019 20.28 1230th 1424 13.6%
2021 22.67 1140th 1440 20.8%
2022 41.98 846th 1458 42.0%
2023 31.69 1045th 1459 28.4%
2024 34.20 1016th 1455 30.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Butner-Stem Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 24.51 759th 878 13.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Butner-Stem Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 42.38 534th 612 12.7%
2022 44.55 403rd 500 19.4%
2023 35.63 524th 582 10.0%
2024 40.51 575th 669 14.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Butner-Stem Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.28 1050th 1413 25.7%
2019 27.30 1135th 1430 20.6%
2021 29.39 1001st 1444 30.7%
2022 47.63 759th 1464 48.2%
2023 33.78 1020th 1461 30.2%
2024 56.58 617th 1464 57.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Butner-Stem Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.84 378th 927 59.2%
2019 39.43 606th 949 36.1%
2021 51.00 341st 896 61.9%
2022 70.03 187th 927 79.8%
2023 67.10 233rd 933 75.0%
2024 72.36 166th 924 82.0%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Butner-Stem Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.62 526th 851 38.2%
2019 30.94 668th 865 22.8%
2021 22.77 725th 843 14.0%
2022 45.97 460th 893 48.5%
2023 27.01 724th 915 20.9%
2024 57.27 358th 951 62.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Butner-Stem Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.74 1043rd 1178 11.5%
2019 21.28 1042nd 1183 11.9%
2021 29.26 885th 1172 24.5%
2022 40.19 757th 1194 36.6%
2023 35.58 832nd 1183 29.7%
2024 27.15 938th 1166 19.6%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for White Students!

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.

Butner-Stem Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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by a parent
Thursday, May 24, 2018

Open Quote If you want your child to have fun and learn, look elsewhere. This school does not have the kids best interest in mind with anything they do. No activities, clubs just a dead zone here at this school. Hoping to get my kids in Falls Lake. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Butner-Stem Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 272 161 7 1 1 n/a n/a 0 442
1989 278 149 4 4 2 n/a n/a 0 437
1990 328 167 2 5 1 n/a n/a 0 503
1991 352 151 3 4 1 n/a n/a 13 524
1992 343 144 3 4 1 n/a n/a 32 527
1993 370 167 3 5 1 n/a n/a 15 561
1994 380 182 3 4 1 n/a n/a 16 586
1995 422 198 2 18 3 n/a n/a 0 643
1996 422 198 2 18 3 n/a n/a 0 643
1997 467 207 4 25 2 n/a n/a 0 705
1998 470 189 2 24 2 n/a n/a 0 687
1999 425 172 0 28 2 n/a n/a 0 627
2000 424 177 1 38 5 n/a n/a 0 645
2001 399 188 0 44 6 n/a n/a 0 637
2002 300 214 0 44 5 n/a n/a 0 563
2003 300 214 0 44 5 n/a n/a 0 563
2004 259 213 0 41 3 n/a n/a 0 516
2005 239 201 1 46 2 n/a n/a 0 489
2006 240 201 1 61 1 n/a n/a 0 504
2007 256 173 1 70 0 n/a n/a 26 526
2008 261 167 1 68 0 n/a n/a 26 523
2009 242 175 3 87 0 n/a n/a 0 507
2010 239 154 6 94 1 n/a n/a 0 494
2011 227 135 5 114 1 0 21 0 503
2012 238 138 4 122 3 0 17 0 522
2013 218 123 4 136 2 0 23 0 506
2014 150 118 2 121 2 0 21 0 414
2015 185 144 2 144 1 1 24 0 501
2016 169 149 2 151 1 1 25 0 498
2017 163 163 0 159 1 1 25 0 512
2018 154 140 0 155 1 0 26 0 476
2019 154 137 1 160 0 0 25 0 477
2020 152 127 1 138 1 0 25 0 444
2021 137 132 0 144 2 0 29 0 444
2022 112 120 0 171 1 0 25 0 429
2023 103 122 0 190 0 0 30 0 445
2024 104 115 2 266 0 0 29 0 516

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 Butner-Stem Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 442 22.0 20.0 19.9
1989 437 22.0 19.8 31.4
1990 503 28.0 17.9 31.2
1991 524 32.0 16.3 30
1992 527 32.0 16.4 18.2
1993 561 29.0 19.3 23.4
1994 586 33.0 17.8 26.8
1995 643 34.0 18.9 26.7
1996 643 34.0 18.9 26.7
1997 705 38.0 18.6 28.4
1998 687 40.0 17.2 33
1999 627 41.0 15.3 48.8
2000 645 39.0 16.5 41.6
2001 637 26.0 24.5 39.7
2002 563 26.0 21.7 49.9
2003 563 26.0 21.7 49.9
2004 516 26.0 19.8 53.5
2005 489 26.0 18.8 51.5
2006 504 26.0 19.4 49.6
2007 526 n/a n/a 56.4
2008 523 35.5 14.7 52.7
2009 507 32.5 15.6 57.4
2010 494 32.5 15.2 56.1
2011 503 31.5 15.9 58.8
2012 522 30.4 17.1 63.8
2013 506 29.3 17.2 67.8
2014 414 25.5 16.2 71
2015 501 28.0 17.8 69.7
2016 498 29.0 17.1 74.9
2017 512 29.8 17.1 73.8
2018 476 29.9 15.8 66.6
2019 477 29.5 16.1 70.2
2020 444 32.1 13.8 68.2
2021 444 28.0 15.8 54.7
2022 429 27.5 15.5 63.9
2023 445 30.3 14.6 82.9
2024 516 36.6 14.0 83.7

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 Butner-Stem Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 442 22.0 20.0 19.9
1989 437 22.0 19.8 31.4
1990 503 28.0 17.9 31.2
1991 524 32.0 16.3 30
1992 527 32.0 16.4 18.2
1993 561 29.0 19.3 23.4
1994 586 33.0 17.8 26.8
1995 643 34.0 18.9 26.7
1996 643 34.0 18.9 26.7
1997 705 38.0 18.6 28.4
1998 687 40.0 17.2 33
1999 627 41.0 15.3 48.8
2000 645 39.0 16.5 41.6
2001 637 26.0 24.5 39.7
2002 563 26.0 21.7 49.9
2003 563 26.0 21.7 49.9
2004 516 26.0 19.8 53.5
2005 489 26.0 18.8 51.5
2006 504 26.0 19.4 49.6
2007 526 n/a n/a 56.4
2008 523 35.5 14.7 52.7
2009 507 32.5 15.6 57.4
2010 494 32.5 15.2 56.1
2011 503 31.5 15.9 58.8
2012 522 30.4 17.1 63.8
2013 506 29.3 17.2 67.8
2014 414 25.5 16.2 71
2015 501 28.0 17.8 69.7
2016 498 29.0 17.1 74.9
2017 512 29.8 17.1 73.8
2018 476 29.9 15.8 66.6
2019 477 29.5 16.1 70.2
2020 444 32.1 13.8 68.2
2021 444 28.0 15.8 54.7
2022 429 27.5 15.5 63.9
2023 445 30.3 14.6 82.9
2024 516 36.6 14.0 83.7

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 Butner-Stem Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $738 (7.5%) $9,079 (92.5%) $9,817

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Butner-Stem Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1221st of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1054th of 1502 Elementary schools
 12.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Butner-Stem Elementary)55.240.8
 14.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Granville County Schools)59.149
 10.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Butner-Stem Elementary)53.729.6
 24.1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Granville County Schools)51.936.5
 15.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Butner-Stem Elementary)54.251.6
 2.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Granville County Schools)47.840.6
 7.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Butner-Stem Elementary)4751.6
 4.6%
   4th Grade Reading (Granville County Schools)5142.8
 8.2%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Butner-Stem Elementary)24.445.5
 21.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Granville County Schools)48.545.7
 2.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Butner-Stem Elementary)29.336.4
 7.1%
   5th Grade Reading (Granville County Schools)47.138.3
 8.8%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Butner-Stem Elementary)40.260.6
 20.4%
   5th Grade Science (Granville County Schools)66.852
 14.8%
   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 Students477445
 6.7%
African American137122
 10.9%
American Indian00
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic160190
 18.8%
Pacific Islander00
White154103
 33.1%
Two or More Races2530
 20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients70.2%82.9%
 12.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Butner-Stem Elementary

In the 2023-24 school year, 516 students attended Butner-Stem Elementary.

Students who attend Butner-Stem Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Butner-Stem Middle
High : Granville Central High

Butner-Stem Elementary ranks 825th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Butner-Stem Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 22% African American, 20% White, 6% Two or more races.


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