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Helena Elementary

Person County Schools · Person County

Address
355 Helena Moriah Rd, Timberlake, NC 27583
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Grades served
K-5
NCES school ID
370363001479
512
Students
24.6
Teachers (FTE)
20.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
70
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
17.6%
Chronically absent
49.3%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Helena ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. South ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-56.4 mi
  2. Southern MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-86.6 mi
  3. Roxboro Community SchoolHigh · Grades 6-12 · Roxboro Community School · Charter7.4 mi
  4. Oak Lane ElementaryElementary · Grades K-58.0 mi
  5. Carolina Community AcademyElementary · Grades K-2 · Carolina Community Academy8.3 mi
  6. PCS Virtual AcademyOther · Grades PK-128.7 mi
  7. Person HighHigh · Grades 9-128.7 mi
  8. Mangum ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Durham Public Schools9.2 mi
  9. Stories Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades K-59.6 mi
  10. Northern MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-89.8 mi

How Helena Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 70 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools72nd percentile
Higher than 72% · rank 640 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools75th percentile
Higher than 75% · rank 322 of 1,419
Person County Schools82nd percentile
Higher than 82% · rank 2 of 11

Chronic absence is lower here than at 66% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 9 points since 2014 (79 → 70). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 6. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202570BMet66.3
202470BExceeded66.3
202373BExceeded67.7
202263CMet58.2
201972BExceeded67.6
201877BMet76.2
201781BExceeded79
201683BMet83
201583BExceeded80
201479BExceeded77

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Person County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 66.21%Black 14.26%Hispanic 13.28%Two+ Races 6.25%
White: 66.21% (339) Black: 14.26% (73) Hispanic: 13.28% (68) Two+ Races: 6.25% (32)
White66.21%
Black14.26%
Hispanic13.28%
Two+ Races6.25%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 512
50.78%260 Female
49.22%252 Male

Student counts for Helena Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 512 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 82.4%Chronically absent 17.6%
Regular attendance: 82.4% (446) Chronically absent: 17.6% (95)
Regular attendance82.4%
Chronically absent17.6%

Student Population

Students Counted: 541
49.3%Economically disadvantaged
3.52%18 English learners

Student indicators for Helena Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 541 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 87.51%Beginning 12.49%
Experienced: 87.51% (25) Beginning: 12.49% (4)
Experienced87.51%
Beginning12.49%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 28.8 FTE
93.75%Fully licensed
6.25%Emergency or provisional
10.41%3 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Helena Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 28.8 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)75.3%52.7%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)70.5%49.8%
Reading (grades 3–8)55.9%37.7%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)29.5%20.6%35.6%14.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)44.1%18.1%27.4%10.3%
Science (grades 5 & 8)24.7%22.6%36.6%16.1%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth0.9782.4

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers28.82
Experienced teachers25.22 (88%)
Beginning teachers3.6 (12%)
Holding a standard license27.02 (94%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.8 (6%)
National Board certified3

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (95 of 541)17.6%
Economically disadvantaged49.3%
English learners making progress (of 18)33.3%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.98
Library books per student18.45
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.5

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Helena Elementary report card PDF

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Helena Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.