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Enrollment
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370033000091
Bath Elementary
110 S King Street, Bath, NC 27808 · (252) 923-3251 · Beaufort County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
15.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
508 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 35% smaller than its 8th grade class (69).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
70.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
79.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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
74.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% 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 26 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 Bath Elementary
Bath Elementary's state test result (74.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Elementary this school | 511 | 99.4% | 74.4% |
| Clyde Elementary Clyde | 523 | 99.4% | 50.0% |
| North Topsail Elementary Hampstead | 529 | 99.1% | 75.9% |
| Mountain View Elementary School Hays | 488 | 99.4% | 43.9% |
| Rockwell Elementary Rockwell | 502 | 99.4% | 55.4% |
| Bethel Elementary Canton | 537 | 98.7% | 71.3% |
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 Bath Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Beaufort County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #147 of 1,297 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #137 of 1,296 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #132 of 1,300 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #579 of 1,485 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #893 of 1,377 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.5% | #1,319 of 1,379 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #264 of 1,414 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #567 of 937 | #5 of 6 |
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
511
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 511 | 33 | 15.5:1 | 99% (508) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 37.3 | 13.7:1 | 99% (509) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 41 | 12.9:1 | 99% (525) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 99% (519) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 39.1 | 14.6:1 | 99% (568) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 38 | 14.9:1 | 36% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 641 | 39 | 16.4:1 | 37% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 704 | 40 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 470 | 27 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bath Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (572 to 511); teachers down 16% (39.1 to 33).
About Bath Elementary
Bath Elementary is one of the public schools in Bath, North Carolina. It is a mid-sized elementary school. The school runs kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 511 students.
Enrollment across the 13 schools in Beaufort County Schools totals 5,601 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Bath Elementary is White, at 85%. The rest of enrollment is 9% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Beaufort County, the White share is about 68%. The diversity index for Bath Elementary is 26%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Bath Elementary totals 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Bath Elementary is about 99%. Public schools in Beaufort County average a similar 99%.
On the allk12 Grade, Bath Elementary lands at A+, ahead of 96% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Bath Elementary beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 25.9 points (74.4% versus 48.5%), a top-10% result in North Carolina on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Beaufort County, where the median household earns about $58,357 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Across Beaufort County, 15 public schools serve about 6,030 students.
Bath Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Northside High, about 6.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Bath Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Bath Elementary falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 522 students in 2020-21 and 511 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.5:1) than in 2020-21 (14.1:1).
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Bath Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Beaufort County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,499
Census ACS
Median income
$58,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,030 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beaufort County Schools
- Washington HighHigh · 794 students
- P S Jones MiddleMiddle · 659 students
- Chocowinity PrimaryElementary · 484 students
- Eastern ElementaryElementary · 484 students
- Southside HighHigh · 410 students
- John C Tayloe ElementaryElementary · 382 students
Other Bath Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Bath Elementary. Bath Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Bath Elementary SchoolLima, OH · 727 students
- Bath Elementary SchoolAkron, OH · 662 students
- Bath Elementary SchoolBATH, MI · 473 students
Nearby schools
- Northside High6.2 mi · 380
- Northeast Elementary7.2 mi · 355
- Beaufort Co Early College High9.6 mi · 280
- Washington Montessori10.5 mi · 429
- S W Snowden Elementary11.7 mi · 117
- Washington High12.7 mi · 794
Frequently asked questions
About Bath ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bath Elementary?
Bath Elementary enrolls approximately 511 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Bath Elementary serve?
Bath Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bath Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bath Elementary is approximately 15.5:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bath Elementary?
At Bath Elementary, the student body is approximately 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Bath Elementary in?
Bath Elementary is part of Beaufort County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.