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Enrollment
498
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONSLOW COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370345001418
Blue Creek Elementary
1260 Burgaw Hwy, Jacksonville, NC 28540 · (910) 347-1717 · Onslow County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
335 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 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
68%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
43.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
43.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Blue Creek Elementary
Blue Creek Elementary's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Creek Elementary this school | 498 | 67.3% | 42.9% |
| Mocksville Elementary Mocksville | 543 | 68.1% | 57.5% |
| South Elementary Mooresville | 466 | 63.3% | N/A |
| Northwoods Elementary Jacksonville | 439 | 72.2% | 49.5% |
| Summersill Elementary Jacksonville | 482 | 74.3% | 54.5% |
| Jacksonville Commons Elem Jacksonville | 506 | 69.8% | 44.6% |
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 Blue Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Onslow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #1,028 of 1,297 | #22 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #1,075 of 1,296 | #22 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #844 of 1,300 | #22 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #614 of 1,485 | #18 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #284 of 1,377 | #5 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #302 of 1,379 | #9 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.3% | #1,094 of 1,414 | #7 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.5% | #206 of 369 | N/A |
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
498
+143 (+40%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 1,038
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 498 | 37.5 | 13.3:1 | 67% (335) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 36 | 12.9:1 | 71% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 35.5 | 13.8:1 | 67% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 355 | 30 | 11.8:1 | 55% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 61% (280) |
| 2015-16 | 462 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 63% (291) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | 33 | 13.7:1 | 54% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 608 | 46 | 13.2:1 | 52% (315) |
| 1990-91 | 1,038 | 54 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blue Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (459 to 498); teachers up 17% (32 to 37.5).
About Blue Creek Elementary
This page covers Blue Creek Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school in Jacksonville, North Carolina. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 498 students.
Onslow County Schools has a total of 39 schools and 27,397 students, Blue Creek Elementary among them.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Blue Creek Elementary. The largest is White students, at 47%. Next come 24% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 9% multiracial. That compares with about 67% White among all Onslow County residents. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Blue Creek Elementary counts 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.3 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina have 14.9:1, compared with 13.3:1 here. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Onslow County average 51%.
allk12 grades Blue Creek Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Blue Creek Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.9%; the prediction is 58.3%.
Among Onslow County residents, the median household income is $68,148, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Blue Creek Elementary is one of 42 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Southwest High, is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Blue Creek Elementary places 7th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
For locale, NCES codes Blue Creek Elementary as Suburb: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, Blue Creek Elementary's enrollment grew 40%, to 498. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.8:1 to 13.3:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Blue Creek Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Southwest High0.4 mi · 803
- Southwest Middle0.8 mi · 510
- Onslow Virtual School1.7 mi · 421
- Northwoods Park Middle2.6 mi · 633
- Parkwood Elementary2.9 mi · 457
- New Bridge Middle3.0 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About Blue Creek ElementaryHow many students attend Blue Creek Elementary?
Blue Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 498 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Blue Creek Elementary serve?
Blue Creek Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Blue Creek Elementary have?
Blue Creek Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Blue Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Blue Creek Elementary are roughly 47% White, 24% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Blue Creek Elementary in?
Blue Creek Elementary is part of Onslow County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.