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Sandhills Farm Life Elementary

Moore County Schools · Moore County

Address
2201 Farm Life Rd, Carthage, NC 28327
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Grades served
K-5
NCES school ID
370309001325
379
Students
22.5
Teachers (FTE)
16.9:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
75
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
11.1%
Chronically absent
29.9%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Sandhills Farm Life ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Union Pines HighHigh · Grades 9-123.9 mi
  2. New Century MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-84.0 mi
  3. McDeeds Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades K-54.3 mi
  4. Carthage ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-54.8 mi
  5. The Community Learning Center @ PinckneyHigh · Grades 6-125.0 mi
  6. STARS CharterOther · Grades K-12 · Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss · Charter5.4 mi
  7. Vass-Lakeview ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-55.8 mi
  8. Crain's Creek MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-86.0 mi
  9. Pinehurst ElementaryElementary · Grades K-56.6 mi
  10. Pinecrest HighHigh · Grades 9-136.7 mi

How Sandhills Farm Life Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 75 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools82nd percentile
Higher than 82% · rank 407 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools85th percentile
Higher than 85% · rank 183 of 1,419
Moore County Schools62nd percentile
Higher than 62% · rank 6 of 21

Chronic absence is lower here than at 87% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

025507510014151617181922232425

Score down 3 points since 2014 (78 → 75). Met or exceeded expected growth in 7 of 10 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202575BMet74.9
202479BExceeded76.4
202382BExceeded79
202267CMet63.9
201967CNot Met67.7
201866CNot Met66
201764CNot Met66
201674BMet74
201576BMet74
201478BExceeded75

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 Moore County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 75.73%Two+ Races 10.82%Hispanic 6.07%Black 5.54%Asian 0.79%Native Am. 0.53%Pacific Isl. 0.53%
White: 75.73% (287) Two+ Races: 10.82% (41) Hispanic: 6.07% (23) Black: 5.54% (21) Asian: 0.79% (3) Native Am.: 0.53% (2) Pacific Isl.: 0.53% (2)
White75.73%
Two+ Races10.82%
Hispanic6.07%
Black5.54%
Asian0.79%
Native Am.0.53%
Pacific Isl.0.53%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 379
47.49%180 Female
52.51%199 Male

Student counts for Sandhills Farm Life Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 379 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 88.9%Chronically absent 11.1%
Regular attendance: 88.9% (362) Chronically absent: 11.1% (45)
Regular attendance88.9%
Chronically absent11.1%

Student Population

Students Counted: 407
29.9%Economically disadvantaged

Student indicators for Sandhills Farm Life Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 407 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 82.97%Beginning 17.03%
Experienced: 82.97% (20) Beginning: 17.03% (4)
Experienced82.97%
Beginning17.03%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 24.7 FTE
90.27%Fully licensed
9.73%Emergency or provisional
20.28%5 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Sandhills Farm Life 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 24.7 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)81.4%59.3%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)78.3%58.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)66.2%45.5%

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)21.7%19.7%36.4%22.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)33.8%20.7%24.7%20.7%
Science (grades 5 & 8)18.6%22%45.8%13.6%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-0.4777.6

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers24.66
Experienced teachers20.46 (83%)
Beginning teachers4.2 (17%)
Holding a standard license22.26 (90%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.4 (10%)
National Board certified5

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (45 of 407)11.1%
Economically disadvantaged29.9%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.85
Library books per student26.87
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.09

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
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 Sandhills Farm Life Elementary report card PDF

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Sandhills Farm Life 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.