The top reported proficiency rate is 75% in Science. The lowest is 51% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Micro Elementary
Micro Elementary serves pre-K through fifth grade in Micro, a very small rural town in Johnston County where the school sits within the town center itself. The school enrolls a small population of students, drawn almost entirely from economically fragile households: the overwhelming majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is diverse by race and ethnicity, with roughly equal shares of white and Hispanic students and a meaningful minority of Black students; specific counts and rates are available in the data fields below.
The school does not serve grades where North Carolina administers state end-of-grade tests in reading and math at all grade levels, so third through fifth graders in the school took those tests in the most recent school year. On third through fifth grade math, about three in five students scored at proficiency or above. In English language arts at the same grades, about half scored proficient. On science, which was tested for a subset of students in the school, roughly three in four met proficiency. Math is the school's stronger area; reading lags behind. Neither result sits at the high end of performance, and a parent may want to look into what reading support and intervention look like here and how the school is addressing gaps.
The school is very small by enrollment for its grade band, and the student population is economically disadvantaged across the board. Micro is a quiet agricultural and residential area with minimal commercial activity and no major employers in town. Most families who work do so elsewhere in Johnston County or the broader Raleigh metro. The village itself is sparse: a gas station, a couple of small restaurants, a church, and a few specialty shops sit at a single stoplight where US Route 301 crosses through town. There are no large grocery stores or hospital in Micro itself. Jerome Park near town center offers basic recreation, and the broader county offers the usual suburban services; shopping and services draw residents a short distance east or west to neighboring towns.
Johnston County overall is in growth mode. Voters have approved two large bond referendums, in 2022 and 2024, to fund new school construction and reduce reliance on mobile classrooms across the district as the county adds residents. A new high school is slated to open in fall 2026. For families in Micro, this means the district is investing in capacity and new facilities, though the growth surge is happening elsewhere in the county more than in Micro itself. The town is described locally as "slated to become one of those areas that sees some growth in the coming years," with affordability cited as a draw, and new construction in the form of New Traditional homes and a small subdivision called Maci Creek are emerging. Housing remains a mix of mid-twentieth-century homes, newer builds, and manufactured housing, and values are low relative to the broader region.
School data fields show no reported counts or rates for English learners or students with individualized education plans, so those figures are not available. The school's grade band means there is no graduation rate or high school course pathway data to review. For families weighing a move to Micro or this school, the main questions would be what the school's reading curriculum and intervention structure look like given the proficiency gap, and how the school partners with families on student progress.
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