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Star Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

302 S Main Street, Star, NC 27356 · (910) 428-4333 · Part of Montgomery County Schools

Star’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
272
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Star Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 33% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 9.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Star kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Star ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts42%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

302 S Main Street, Star

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K27
Kindergarten44
Grade 144
Grade 247
Grade 342
Grade 434
Grade 534
Enrollment over time
302’20
279’21
283’22
278’23
272’24

Down 9.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 51%Hispanic 37%Two or more races 7%Black 4%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Star Elementary from Star families.

Other schools in Montgomery County Schools

The district →
Candor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Candor
D
368 students17:1
Troy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Troy
291 students15:1
Green Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Biscoe
C−
271 students13:1
Mount Gilead Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Gilead
C−
190 students17:1
Page Street Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Troy
C−
248 students19:1
East Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Biscoe
C
422 students15:1

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; Star’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.