Bath Elementary

Bath Elementary is one of the mid-tier elementary-level communitys in Bath, North Carolina, overseen by Beaufort County Schools, with 511 students on its rolls from grades K through 8.

Within Beaufort County Schools, which oversees 13 schools and 5,601 students, Bath Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Bath Elementary logs that nearly all students (85%) are White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 99% of students at Bath Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Bath Elementary sits in the top 10% of North Carolina schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.5%; actual is 74.4%, +25.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Beaufort County indicate median household earnings sit near $58,357, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bath Elementary is one of 15 public schools in Beaufort County (combined enrollment of about 6,030 students).

Nearest neighbor: Northside High, around 6.2 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bath Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.9%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 11%: 572 students in 2018 compared to 511 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.