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Edward Best Elementary

Regular School · Louisburg, NC

Edward Best Elementary is a regular school school in Louisburg, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 498 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.9:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
498
Teachers (FTE)
35.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 212 43%
Hispanic/Latino 135 27%
Black or African American 115 23%
Two or more races 35 7%
Asian 1 0%
Total enrollment 498 272M / 226F

English Language Learners: 34 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 36.0% -5.9pp 41.9% 231
Reading Proficiency 31.0% -15.9pp 46.9% 231
Science Proficiency 45-49% — 73

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.16 grade levels
Math
+0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
30 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
14
2.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
155
31.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 498 100%

Contact & Location

4011 NC 56 Hwy East

Louisburg, NC 27549

Phone: (919)853-2347

http://www.fcschools.net/edwardbestelementaryschool

District

Franklin County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,884

District enrollment: 7,897

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

370153000653

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD