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Enrollment
877
Elementary
DISTRICT 832 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUPLIN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370120000493
Beulaville Elementary
138 Lyman Road, Beulaville, NC 28518 · (910) 298-3171 · Duplin County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL877 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
16.4:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
873 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 29 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 115 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 95 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (95).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
37.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
42.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 Beulaville Elementary
Beulaville Elementary's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beulaville Elementary this school | 877 | 99.5% | 39.8% |
| Belville Elementary Leland | 812 | 99.6% | 62.1% |
| Thanksgiving Elementary Selma | 870 | 99.5% | 68.8% |
| Troutman Elementary Troutman | 902 | 99.7% | 59.7% |
| Cleveland Elementary Clayton | 851 | 98.6% | 76.6% |
| Princeton Elementary Princeton | 770 | 99.6% | 64.0% |
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 Beulaville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Duplin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #1,103 of 1,297 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #1,090 of 1,296 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #1,030 of 1,300 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 877 | #39 of 1,485 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,100 of 1,377 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #793 of 1,379 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #93 of 1,414 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #840 of 937 | #3 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
877
+24 (+3%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 723
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 877 | 53.5 | 16.4:1 | 100% (873) |
| 2023-24 | 857 | 49 | 17.5:1 | 100% (854) |
| 2022-23 | 822 | 50.5 | 16.3:1 | 100% (819) |
| 2020-21 | 853 | 55 | 15.5:1 | 100% (850) |
| 2017-18 | 907 | 57.3 | 15.8:1 | 99% (901) |
| 2015-16 | 948 | 59 | 16.1:1 | 63% (595) |
| 2010-11 | 937 | 56 | 16.7:1 | 55% (520) |
| 2000-01 | 923 | 51 | 18.1:1 | 46% (426) |
| 1990-91 | 723 | 37 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beulaville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (907 to 877); teachers down 7% (57.3 to 53.5).
About Beulaville Elementary
Beulaville Elementary is a public elementary school in Beulaville, North Carolina. There are 877 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 8. That puts enrollment 88% bigger than the 467-student average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Duplin County Schools operates 13 schools. Combined enrollment is 9,822 students.
Of every 100 students at Beulaville Elementary, about 60 are White. It is also 20% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 4% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
Beulaville Elementary has 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.4:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 14.9:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. Public schools in Duplin County average a similar 100%.
Beulaville Elementary holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 14% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.4% for Beulaville Elementary. The school posts 39.8%, 8.7 points below the prediction.
In Duplin County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $55,148, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. There are 13 public schools in the county, enrolling about 9,822, Beulaville Elementary among them.
Measured in a straight line, East Duplin High is about 1.9 miles from Beulaville Elementary. The ten-mile area around Beulaville Elementary holds 2 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 50.3% proficiency; Beulaville Elementary posts 39.8%.
Federal data place Beulaville Elementary in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's enrollment increased 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Duplin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,335
Census ACS
Median income
$55,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
9,822 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Duplin County Schools
- Wallace ElementaryElementary · 1,120 students
- Rose Hill-Magnolia ElementaryElementary · 1,118 students
- B F Grady ElementaryElementary · 865 students
- East Duplin HighHigh · 864 students
- Warsaw ElementaryElementary · 808 students
- James Kenan HighHigh · 758 students
Nearby schools
- East Duplin High1.9 mi · 864
- Chinquapin Elementary7.1 mi · 537
- B F Grady Elementary10.2 mi · 865
- Pink Hill Elementary11.1 mi · 437
- Kenansville Elementary11.3 mi · 599
- Duplin Early College High12.3 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About Beulaville ElementaryHow many students attend Beulaville Elementary?
Beulaville Elementary enrolls approximately 877 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Beulaville Elementary serve?
Beulaville Elementary serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Beulaville Elementary have?
Beulaville Elementary employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Beulaville Elementary?
At Beulaville Elementary, the student body is approximately 60% White, 20% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Beulaville Elementary in?
Beulaville Elementary is part of Duplin County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.