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What's one thing Carolina Beach Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370333001368
Carolina Beach Elementary
400 South 4th St, Carolina Beach, NC 28428 · (910) 458-4340 · New Hanover County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% 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
14.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
128 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
76.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
82.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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
80.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Carolina Beach Elementary
Carolina Beach Elementary's state test result (80.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Beach Elementary this school | 383 | 33.4% | 80.4% |
| Grandy Primary Camden | 415 | 30.1% | N/A |
| Camden Intermediate Camden | 461 | 29.5% | 64.6% |
| Evergreen Community Charter Asheville | 430 | 40.5% | N/A |
| Hendersonville Elementary Hendersonville | 323 | 38.7% | 78.8% |
| Sandhills Farm Life Elementary Carthage | 379 | 27.7% | 74.2% |
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 Carolina Beach Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In New Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #72 of 1,297 | #5 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #94 of 1,296 | #6 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #71 of 1,300 | #4 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #951 of 1,485 | #17 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #521 of 1,377 | #16 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.7% | #1,366 of 1,379 | #26 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.4% | #1,273 of 1,414 | #20 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #381 of 937 | #14 of 22 |
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
383
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 383 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 33% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 33% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 28.4 | 15.2:1 | 32% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 29 | 13.8:1 | 25% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 456 | 27.3 | 16.7:1 | 29% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 461 | 27 | 17.1:1 | 32% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 24 | 18.8:1 | 36% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 453 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 35% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 450 | 24 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carolina Beach Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (456 to 383); teachers down 1% (27.3 to 27).
About Carolina Beach Elementary
Carolina Beach Elementary is a small elementary school in Carolina Beach, North Carolina. The school's 383 students are in kindergarten through 5.
New Hanover County Schools is made up of 42 schools with 24,791 students in all.
Carolina Beach Elementary enrolls a student body that is 91% White. The school is also 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 77% White share among all New Hanover County residents. By the diversity index, Carolina Beach Elementary comes in at 17%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.2:1, with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 14.9:1, a similar figure. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 33% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in New Hanover County average 67%.
allk12 grades Carolina Beach Elementary an A. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Carolina Beach Elementary's results are 11.8 points above predicted: 80.4% against 68.6%.
New Hanover County has these Census figures: median household income is about $75,166, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Carolina Beach Elementary is among the 50 public schools in New Hanover County.
The next-closest public school is Edwin A Anderson Elementary, about 4.7 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Carolina Beach Elementary at 1st of 8.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is 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 dropped from 399 to 383.
The Carolina Beach Elementary community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
New Hanover County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
235,229
Census ACS
Median income
$75,166
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
27,460 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Hanover County Schools
- Emsley A Laney HighHigh · 2,243 students
- John T Hoggard HighHigh · 2,082 students
- Eugene Ashley HighHigh · 1,893 students
- New Hanover HighHigh · 1,437 students
- Charles P Murray MiddleMiddle · 907 students
- Roland-Grise MiddleMiddle · 878 students
Nearby schools
- Edwin A Anderson Elementary4.7 mi · 514
- Eugene Ashley High4.8 mi · 1,893
- Charles P Murray Middle4.8 mi · 907
- Island Montessori Charter School5.3 mi · 220
- Heyward C Bellamy Elem6.4 mi · 533
- Myrtle Grove Middle7.4 mi · 600
Frequently asked questions
About Carolina Beach ElementaryHow large is Carolina Beach Elementary?
Carolina Beach Elementary enrolls approximately 383 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Carolina Beach Elementary serve?
Carolina Beach Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carolina Beach Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carolina Beach Elementary is approximately 14.2:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carolina Beach Elementary?
At Carolina Beach Elementary, the student body is approximately 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Carolina Beach Elementary public or private?
Carolina Beach Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Hanover County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.