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C−

Butner-Stem Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

501 East D St, Butner, NC 27509 · (919) 575-9429 · Part of Granville County Schools

Butner’s School Grade C better than 27% of North Carolina school districts

Students
391
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Butner-Stem Middle

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 21.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Butner kids: Granville Early College High

On the path

Where Butner kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Butner-Stem Elementary476 students
6–8Butner-Stem MiddleYou are here
9–12Granville Early College Highin Creedmoor

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency19%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

501 East D St, Butner

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6121
Grade 7127
Grade 8143
Enrollment over time
498’20
437’21
433’22
403’23
391’24

Down 21.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 43%White 29%Black 21%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Butner-Stem Middle from Butner families.

Other schools in Granville County Schools

The district →
West Oxford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oxford
D
520 students17:1
Butner-Stem Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Butner
C−
476 students15:1
Tar River Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Franklinton
C
370 students16:1
Wilton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Franklinton
B−
350 students18:1
Stovall-Shaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stovall
C
336 students15:1
C. G. Credle Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oxford
D
327 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Butner’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.