Enrollment
88
Elementary
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTERET COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370063000249
Atlantic Elementary
151 School Dr, Atlantic, NC 28511 · (252) 225-3961 · Carteret County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL88 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
84 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 10 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (17).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
67.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
81.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Atlantic Elementary
Atlantic Elementary's state test result (72.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Elementary this school | 88 | 95.5% | 72.3% |
| Harkers Island Elementary Harkers Island | 95 | 96.8% | 74.1% |
| Riverside Elementary Newland | 98 | 96.9% | 43.2% |
| Traphill Elementary School Traphill | 73 | 95.9% | 54.0% |
| Sunny View Elementary School Mill Spring | 120 | 97.5% | 61.9% |
| Barnardsville Elementary Barnardsville | 125 | 97.6% | 72.5% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Atlantic Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Carteret County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 88 | #1,474 of 1,485 | #10 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
88
+4 (+5%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 173
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 9.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88 | 9.4 | 9.4:1 | 95% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 91 | 9.4 | 9.6:1 | 63% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 88 | 8.2 | 10.7:1 | 97% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 84 | 9 | 9.3:1 | 96% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 91 | 9.9 | 9.2:1 | 63% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 84 | 9 | 9.3:1 | 55% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 128 | 11 | 11.6:1 | 46% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 192 | 16 | 12.0:1 | 44% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 173 | 8 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Atlantic Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (91 to 88); teachers down 6% (9.9 to 9.4).
About Atlantic Elementary
Federal records list Atlantic Elementary as an elementary school in Atlantic, North Carolina. It reports enrollment of 88 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll around 467, and this school is 81% below that mark.
Carteret County Public Schools is the local district for Atlantic Elementary. It runs 17 schools with 7,847 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Atlantic Elementary is White, at 93%. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Atlantic Elementary scores 13%.
The school lists 9.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 84 students, or 95%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 76% for public schools in Carteret County.
On the allk12 Grade, Atlantic Elementary lands at A, ahead of 89% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Atlantic Elementary would score about 49.7%. It scores 72.3%, a top-10% result among North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Carteret County, the median household earns about $72,322 a year, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Carteret County, 19 public schools serve about 8,053 students.
Measured in a straight line, Down East Middle and Smyrna Elementary is about 13.7 miles from Atlantic Elementary. Its average proficiency rate of 72.3% is above the 66.7% average for nearby schools.
Atlantic Elementary falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a increase of 4 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People who know Atlantic Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Carteret County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
69,148
Census ACS
Median income
$72,322
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
8,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carteret County Public Schools
- West Carteret HighHigh · 1,095 students
- Croatan HighHigh · 1,019 students
- White Oak ElementaryElementary · 784 students
- Broad Creek MiddleMiddle · 722 students
- Newport ElementaryElementary · 621 students
- East Carteret HighHigh · 521 students
Nearby schools
- Down East Middle and Smyrna Elementary13.7 mi · 262
- Harkers Island Elementary17.7 mi · 95
- East Carteret High17.9 mi · 521
- Tiller School19.5 mi · 206
- Beaufort Middle20.1 mi · 260
- Beaufort Elementary20.3 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Atlantic ElementaryHow large is Atlantic Elementary?
Atlantic Elementary enrolls approximately 88 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Atlantic Elementary serve?
Atlantic Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Atlantic Elementary?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at Atlantic Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Atlantic Elementary?
At Atlantic Elementary, the student body is approximately 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Atlantic Elementary in?
Atlantic Elementary is part of Carteret County Public Schools.
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