Bogue Sound Elementary

As an average-sized elementary school in Newport, North Carolina, Bogue Sound Elementary serves 416 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Carteret County Public Schools.

Within Carteret County Public Schools, which oversees 17 schools and 7,847 students, Bogue Sound Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Bogue Sound Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Carteret County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 99% of students at Bogue Sound Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Carteret County (around 76%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bogue Sound Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 76.1%, a residual of +27.6 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Carteret County put median household income runs about $72,322, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Carteret County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,053 students), of which Bogue Sound Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Croatan High, roughly 0.2 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bogue Sound Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 65.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bogue Sound Elementary has fell 8%, going from 454 students in 2018 to 416 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 82% to 77% over that span.

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