The top reported proficiency rate is 58% in Science. The lowest is 39% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Page Street Elementary
Page Street Elementary serves third through fifth graders in Troy, a small rural county-seat town in the southern Piedmont that is home to the Montgomery County Courthouse, a historic downtown anchored by Main Street, and access to the Uwharrie National Forest. The school itself sits outside the compact downtown core; public schools are distributed across Montgomery County rather than clustered in one place.
The enrollment is small, around a couple hundred students across three grade levels. Nearly all students in the school qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which reflects the economic profile of this rural county and signals that most families at Page Street are managing on limited household income. The student body is racially mixed, with roughly half white students and substantial shares of Black, Hispanic, and students of two or more races; a very small number of Asian students and American Indian students round out the population.
State testing results for 2024–25 show proficiency rates in math around the midpoint (a little above one half of students tested), science at a similar level, and reading and language arts notably lower, at around two-fifths of students tested. Science results may not be directly comparable to prior years because the state changed the assessment, so the year-to-year trend is unclear. The school's performance sits below where most families would want to see it, particularly in reading. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand what supports and targeted instruction are in place, especially in English language arts, and what the school's trajectory is.
Surrounding housing in Troy and the 27371 zip code is affordable relative to the state and national benchmarks. A home in the area typically sells for a price that stays modestly below the state average, and monthly mortgage estimates fall well below the national median, making the area accessible for families with moderate household income. However, the broader development context bears watching. Troy's population has been roughly flat to slightly declining, and Montgomery County overall remains rural with modest population. Yet the town and county report a housing shortage, and there is active developer interest in new subdivisions and rental communities. A recently adopted comprehensive land use plan and an active Main Street revitalization program signal that local leadership is working to stabilize and grow the town, but whether these efforts succeed in reversing decades-long population stagnation remains to be seen.
The district itself is undergoing a major structural shift. Montgomery County consolidated its two traditional high schools into a single new Montgomery Central High School in Troy, located adjacent to Montgomery Community College and built as the largest school project in county history. This reshapes commute patterns for every family with high school students across Troy, Biscoe, Candor, Mount Gilead, and Star, and creates new shared career and technical education space with the college. To finance the project, the county enacted a five-cent property tax increase and a one-fourth cent sales tax, and accepted a long-term loan with significant annual debt service. This is a lasting commitment that directly affects what homeowners and buyers in the district will pay.
Page Street Elementary is a regular public school with no charter or magnet designation. The school website was not available in the data provided. No data on special education enrollment, English learner population, chronic absenteeism, school discipline, or detailed staffing was included. The school cannot be meaningfully positioned against other county districts because Montgomery County is too small to offer a usable comparison set.
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