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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Belville Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
812
Elementary
DISTRICT 583 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRUNSWICK COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370042001771
Belville Elementary
575 River Road, Leland, NC 28451 · (910) 371-0601 · Brunswick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL812 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
15.1:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
809 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 157 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 131 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 139 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 145 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (157) is 52% larger than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
56.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
63.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
Schools most like Belville Elementary
Belville Elementary's state test result (62.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belville Elementary this school | 812 | 99.6% | 62.1% |
| Troutman Elementary Troutman | 902 | 99.7% | 59.7% |
| Cleveland Elementary Clayton | 851 | 98.6% | 76.6% |
| Thanksgiving Elementary Selma | 870 | 99.5% | 68.8% |
| Beulaville Elementary Beulaville | 877 | 99.5% | 39.8% |
| Riverwood Elementary Clayton | 728 | 99.6% | 76.8% |
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 Belville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Brunswick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #440 of 1,297 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #528 of 1,296 | #4 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #426 of 1,300 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 812 | #74 of 1,485 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #785 of 1,377 | #7 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #517 of 1,379 | #3 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #23 of 1,414 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #839 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
812
+184 (+29%) vs 2020
+20% since 2000-01, when it was 675
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 812 | 53.7 | 15.1:1 | 100% (809) |
| 2023-24 | 755 | 51.3 | 14.7:1 | 100% (752) |
| 2022-23 | 726 | 53 | 13.7:1 | 100% (723) |
| 2020-21 | 628 | 41 | 15.3:1 | 100% (625) |
| 2017-18 | 841 | 51.6 | 16.3:1 | 49% (414) |
| 2015-16 | 795 | 45 | 17.7:1 | 51% (408) |
| 2010-11 | 723 | 42 | 17.2:1 | 52% (378) |
| 2000-01 | 675 | 41 | 16.5:1 | 63% (424) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (841 to 812); teachers up 4% (51.6 to 53.7).
About Belville Elementary
Belville Elementary, a large elementary school, is located in Leland, North Carolina. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 812 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students.
Belville Elementary is among 20 schools run by Brunswick County Schools, which serves 13,561 students.
By race and ethnicity, Belville Elementary is 53% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 9% multiracial. In Brunswick County overall, about 82% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Belville Elementary comes in at 64%.
Federal data list 53.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Belville Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.1:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 14.9:1, a similar figure. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%. Across public schools in Brunswick County, the average is about the same, 99%.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Belville Elementary receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Belville Elementary would score about 48.4%. It scores 62.1%, 13.7 points above that figure.
Brunswick County census figures show that median household income is about $77,024, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 22 public schools operate in Brunswick County, serving about 15,069 students.
Sunset Park Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Belville Elementary ranks 1st of 7 nearby schools, at 62.1% versus a 42.7% average.
In the federal locale system, Belville Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 628 to 812.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Brunswick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
152,568
Census ACS
Median income
$77,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
15,069 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brunswick County Schools
- North Brunswick HighHigh · 1,620 students
- West Brunswick HighHigh · 1,466 students
- South Brunswick HighHigh · 1,154 students
- Leland MiddleMiddle · 806 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 738 students
- Town Creek ElementaryElementary · 702 students
Other schools in Leland
- North Brunswick HighHigh · 1,620 students
- Classical Charter Schools of LelandElementary · 935 students
- Leland MiddleMiddle · 806 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 738 students
Nearby schools
- Sunset Park Elementary2.6 mi · 450
- North Brunswick High2.7 mi · 1,620
- Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington2.8 mi · 140
- Williston Middle2.9 mi · 666
- The International School at Gregory2.9 mi · 514
- Leland Middle3.0 mi · 806
Frequently asked questions
About Belville ElementaryHow many students attend Belville Elementary?
Belville Elementary enrolls approximately 812 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Belville Elementary serve?
Belville Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Belville Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Belville Elementary is approximately 15.1:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Belville Elementary?
Student demographics at Belville Elementary are roughly 53% White, 18% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Belville Elementary?
Belville Elementary is overseen by Brunswick County Schools in Brunswick County.
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