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What tradition at Bell Fork Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
551
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONSLOW COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370345001417
Bell Fork Elementary
500 Bell Fork Rd, Jacksonville, NC 28540 · (910) 347-4459 · Onslow County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL551 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
408 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 17% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
48.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
51.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Bell Fork Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Onslow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #867 of 1,297 | #19 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #840 of 1,296 | #16 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #669 of 1,300 | #17 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 551 | #460 of 1,485 | #13 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #602 of 1,377 | #15 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #141 of 1,379 | #5 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.0% | #1,085 of 1,414 | #3 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #392 of 937 | #11 of 16 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
551
+133 (+32%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 912
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 551 | 38 | 14.5:1 | 74% (408) |
| 2023-24 | 539 | 38 | 14.2:1 | 73% (393) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 35.9 | 15.4:1 | 71% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 63% (263) |
| 2017-18 | 652 | 39 | 16.7:1 | 64% (416) |
| 2015-16 | 640 | 37 | 17.3:1 | 67% (427) |
| 2010-11 | 491 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 58% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 505 | 42 | 12.0:1 | 54% (273) |
| 1990-91 | 912 | 49 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bell Fork Elementary.
About Bell Fork Elementary
Bell Fork Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Jacksonville, North Carolina. It teaches 551 students in kindergarten through 5.
Onslow County Schools has a total of 39 schools and 27,397 students, Bell Fork Elementary among them.
Black students make up 40% of enrollment at Bell Fork Elementary, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 25% Hispanic, 25% White, and 10% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Onslow County's population at about 12%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 71%.
The school has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.5 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is similar, at 14.9:1. Of all students at Bell Fork Elementary, 74% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 51% average for public schools in Onslow County.
Bell Fork Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.2% is 8.0 points below the 56.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is Onslow County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $68,148 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Onslow County number 42, with about 27,501 students.
Bell Fork Elementary's nearest public school is Clyde Erwin Elementary (about 1.1 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 48.7%; Bell Fork Elementary's is 48.2%, ranking 3rd of 7.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 551 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 418.
On allk12, people connected to Bell Fork Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Onslow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,906
Census ACS
Median income
$68,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
27,501 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Onslow County Schools
- Jacksonville HighHigh · 1,441 students
- White Oak HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Swansboro HighHigh · 1,232 students
- Dixon HighHigh · 1,085 students
- Northside HighHigh · 1,067 students
- Swansboro MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
Other schools in Jacksonville
- Jacksonville HighHigh · 1,441 students
- White Oak HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Northside HighHigh · 1,067 students
- Jacksonville Commons MiddleMiddle · 918 students
- Hunters Creek MiddleMiddle · 856 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 803 students
Nearby schools
- Clyde Erwin Elementary1.1 mi · 283
- Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology1.2 mi · 104
- Onslow Early College1.4 mi · 189
- New Bridge Middle1.9 mi · 482
- Northwoods Elementary2.4 mi · 439
- Northside High2.6 mi · 1,067
Frequently asked questions
About Bell Fork ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bell Fork Elementary?
Bell Fork Elementary enrolls approximately 551 students in grades KG-05.
Is Bell Fork Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bell Fork Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Bell Fork Elementary have?
Bell Fork Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Bell Fork Elementary?
Student demographics at Bell Fork Elementary are roughly 25% White, 25% Hispanic, 40% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Bell Fork Elementary in?
Bell Fork Elementary is part of Onslow County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.