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Meadow School

Johnston County Schools · Johnston County

Address
7507 NC Hwy 50 S, Benson, NC 27504
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Grades served
PK-8
NCES school ID
370237001019
646
Students
43.0
Teachers (FTE)
15.0:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
70
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
24.6%
Chronically absent
44.5%
Economically disadvantaged

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Meadow School's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Johnston County Public Schools

The area Johnston County Public Schools assigns to Meadow School. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Johnston County Public Schools as “Johnston County Public Schools Approved Attendance Areas 25-26_26-27”, last updated 2025-09-27.

How Meadow School 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
Johnston County Public Schools64th percentile
Higher than 64% · rank 15 of 45

Chronic absence is lower here than at 41% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 12 points since 2014 (58 → 70). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 5. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202570BExceeded65.8
202468CExceeded63.5
202368CExceeded61.4
202265CExceeded57.6
201962CMet56.5
201855CNot Met53.2
201759CMet54
201666CExceeded60
201562CMet57
201458CMet52

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 Johnston County Public Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 65.17%Hispanic 28.17%Black 3.41%Two+ Races 2.63%Asian 0.46%Pacific Isl. 0.15%
White: 65.17% (421) Hispanic: 28.17% (182) Black: 3.41% (22) Two+ Races: 2.63% (17) Asian: 0.46% (3) Pacific Isl.: 0.15% (1)
White65.17%
Hispanic28.17%
Black3.41%
Two+ Races2.63%
Asian0.46%
Pacific Isl.0.15%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 646
50.46%326 Female
49.54%320 Male

Student counts for Meadow School, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 646 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 75.4%Chronically absent 24.6%
Regular attendance: 75.4% (507) Chronically absent: 24.6% (165)
Regular attendance75.4%
Chronically absent24.6%

Student Population

Students Counted: 672
44.5%Economically disadvantaged
7.59%49 English learners

Student indicators for Meadow School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 672 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 86.59%Beginning 13.41%
Experienced: 86.59% (37) Beginning: 13.41% (6)
Experienced86.59%
Beginning13.41%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 42.7 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
7.02%3 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Meadow School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 42.7 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)69.6%41.8%
Science (grades 5 & 8)63.6%35%
Reading (grades 3–8)61.3%33%

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)30.4%27.8%34.4%7.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)38.7%28.3%25.9%7.1%
Science (grades 5 & 8)36.4%28.7%28.7%6.3%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth3.689

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers42.73
Experienced teachers37 (87%)
Beginning teachers5.73 (13%)
Holding a standard license42.73 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified3

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (165 of 672)24.6%
Economically disadvantaged44.5%
English learners making progress (of 49)59.2%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.77
Library books per student23.6
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.13

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 Meadow School report card PDF

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Meadow School'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.