Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTERET COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370063000250
Beaufort Elementary
110 Carraway Dr, Beaufort, NC 28516 · (252) 728-3316 · Carteret County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% 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
12.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
343 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 | 17 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
50%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
57.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
76.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% 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 20 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 Beaufort Elementary
Beaufort Elementary's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort Elementary this school | 346 | 99.1% | 69.0% |
| Grover Elementary Grover | 323 | 99.1% | 69.3% |
| Bethel Hill Charter Roxboro | 344 | 99.1% | N/A |
| Carthage Elementary Carthage | 350 | 99.1% | 63.0% |
| Haw Creek Elementary Asheville | 402 | 99.3% | 65.3% |
| Oak Hill Elementary Morganton | 310 | 99.0% | 46.1% |
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 Beaufort Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Carteret County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #255 of 1,297 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #183 of 1,296 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #402 of 1,300 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #1,062 of 1,485 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #179 of 1,377 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #986 of 1,379 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #565 of 1,414 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #218 of 937 | #1 of 7 |
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
346
-33 (-9%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 668
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 346 | 27.2 | 12.7:1 | 99% (343) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 32.8 | 11.2:1 | 62% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 32.8 | 11.5:1 | 99% (375) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 33 | 11.5:1 | 99% (376) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 37 | 12.1:1 | 64% (284) |
| 2015-16 | 454 | 38 | 11.9:1 | 67% (303) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 53% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 431 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 50% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 668 | 29 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beaufort Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (447 to 346); teachers down 27% (37 to 27.2).
About Beaufort Elementary
Beaufort Elementary is a small elementary school based in Beaufort, North Carolina. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 346 students. The average among elementary schools in North Carolina is roughly 467 students; this school is 26% smaller than that.
Beaufort Elementary falls under Carteret County Public Schools, which has 17 schools enrolling 7,847 students.
Roughly 68% of students at Beaufort Elementary are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Black, 12% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 86%. Beaufort Elementary's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.7:1, with 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Beaufort Elementary is 99%. It compares with 76% for public schools in Carteret County.
allk12 grades Beaufort Elementary an A. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Beaufort Elementary is 48.6%. It actually posts 69.0%, which is 20.4 points higher and in the top 10% of North Carolina schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Carteret County, the median household income is $72,322, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Carteret County is home to 19 public schools and about 8,053 public school students.
Beaufort Middle is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Nearby schools with test data average 65.7% proficiency; Beaufort Elementary posts 69.0%.
Federal data place Beaufort Elementary in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Beaufort Elementary declined 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 379 to 346 students. The ratio was 11.5:1 in 2020-21 and 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Beaufort Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Other schools in Beaufort
- East Carteret HighHigh · 521 students
- Beaufort MiddleMiddle · 260 students
- Tiller SchoolElementary · 206 students
Other Beaufort Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Beaufort Elementary. Beaufort Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Beaufort ElementaryBeaufort, SC · 375 students
- BEAUFORT ELEM.BEAUFORT, MO · 322 students
Nearby schools
- Beaufort Middle0.1 mi · 260
- Tiller School0.8 mi · 206
- East Carteret High3.7 mi · 521
- Morehead City Middle5.4 mi · 506
- Morehead Elem at Camp Glenn5.8 mi · 253
- Harkers Island Elementary5.9 mi · 95
Frequently asked questions
About Beaufort ElementaryHow many students attend Beaufort Elementary?
Beaufort Elementary enrolls approximately 346 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Beaufort Elementary serve?
Beaufort Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Beaufort Elementary?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Beaufort Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Beaufort Elementary?
At Beaufort Elementary, the student body is approximately 68% White, 8% Hispanic, 12% Black, 12% Two or more.
Is Beaufort Elementary public or private?
Beaufort Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carteret County Public Schools.
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