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If you could change one rule at Bogue Sound Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTERET COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370063002368
Bogue Sound Elementary
3323 Hwy 24, Newport, NC 28570 · (252) 393-1279 · Carteret County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest 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
13.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
413 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 44% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
39%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
68.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
79.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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
76.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% 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 28 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 Bogue Sound Elementary
Bogue Sound Elementary's state test result (76.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bogue Sound Elementary this school | 416 | 99.3% | 76.1% |
| Davis-Townsend Elementary Lexington | 430 | 99.3% | 61.6% |
| Level Cross Elementary School Randleman | 440 | 99.3% | 58.0% |
| Iotla Valley Elementary Franklin | 408 | 99.3% | 50.9% |
| Hominy Valley Elementary Candler | 399 | 99.2% | 59.1% |
| West Marion Elementary School Marion | 390 | 99.2% | 51.7% |
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 Bogue Sound Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Carteret County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #122 of 1,297 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #128 of 1,296 | #1 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #158 of 1,300 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #846 of 1,485 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #289 of 1,377 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.7% | #1,191 of 1,379 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #419 of 1,414 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #657 of 937 | #5 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
416
-29 (-7%) vs 2020
-3% since 2000-01, when it was 430
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 416 | 31.3 | 13.3:1 | 99% (413) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 36.2 | 12.4:1 | 48% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 36.5 | 12.8:1 | 99% (464) |
| 2020-21 | 445 | 35 | 12.7:1 | 99% (442) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 36.5 | 12.4:1 | 47% (213) |
| 2015-16 | 439 | 35 | 12.5:1 | 60% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | 34 | 13.2:1 | 53% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 430 | 36 | 11.9:1 | 53% (227) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bogue Sound Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (454 to 416); teachers down 14% (36.5 to 31.3).
About Bogue Sound Elementary
Bogue Sound Elementary is an elementary school in Newport, North Carolina, and it is part of Carteret County Public Schools. Its enrollment is 416 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
Within Carteret County Public Schools, Bogue Sound Elementary is one of 17 schools. The district enrolls 7,847 students.
About 77% of the student body at Bogue Sound Elementary is White. Other students are 15% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Carteret County residents are about 86% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 39, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1. The school has 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 13.3:1 compares with an average of 14.9:1 for elementary schools in North Carolina. Federal data show 99% of students (413) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 76% average among public schools in Carteret County.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Bogue Sound Elementary outscored 97%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Bogue Sound Elementary outperforms its prediction by 27.6 points. The model expects 48.5% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in North Carolina; the school's rate is 76.1%.
For Carteret County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $72,322 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Bogue Sound Elementary, Carteret County has 19 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Bogue Sound Elementary is closest to Croatan High, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Nearby schools with test data average 65.9% proficiency; Bogue Sound Elementary posts 76.1%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Bogue Sound Elementary enrolled 445 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 416.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Bogue Sound Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Newport
- Croatan HighHigh · 1,019 students
- Broad Creek MiddleMiddle · 722 students
- Newport ElementaryElementary · 621 students
- Newport MiddleMiddle · 346 students
Nearby schools
- Croatan High0.2 mi · 1,019
- Broad Creek Middle2.2 mi · 722
- Newport Middle6.3 mi · 346
- White Oak Elementary6.4 mi · 784
- Newport Elementary7.2 mi · 621
- Bridges School9.3 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About Bogue Sound ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bogue Sound Elementary?
Bogue Sound Elementary enrolls approximately 416 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bogue Sound Elementary serve?
Bogue Sound Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Bogue Sound Elementary have?
Bogue Sound Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bogue Sound Elementary?
At Bogue Sound Elementary, the student body is approximately 77% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Bogue Sound Elementary in?
Bogue Sound Elementary is part of Carteret County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.