Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CURRITUCK COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370108000448
Central Elementary
504 Shortcut Road, Barco, NC 27917 · (252) 453-0010 · Currituck County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-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
16.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
118 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 32 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
50.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
55.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Central Elementary
Central Elementary's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary this school | 264 | 44.7% | 54.6% |
| Lucy S. Herring Elementary Asheville | 255 | 46.3% | 67.1% |
| W Jesse Gurganus Elementary Havelock | 340 | 46.2% | 76.2% |
| Atkinson Elementary Hendersonville | 288 | 42.4% | 62.4% |
| Buckland Elementary Gates | 220 | 50.9% | 50.0% |
| Hendersonville Elementary Hendersonville | 323 | 38.7% | 78.8% |
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 Central Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Currituck County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #679 of 1,297 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #750 of 1,296 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #586 of 1,300 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #1,264 of 1,485 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #1,161 of 1,377 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #914 of 1,379 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.7% | #1,191 of 1,414 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.5% | #80 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
264
+20 (+8%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 353
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 264 | 15.8 | 16.7:1 | 45% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 261 | 16.6 | 15.8:1 | 43% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 278 | 19.7 | 14.1:1 | 36% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 244 | 22 | 11.1:1 | 27% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 212 | 18 | 11.8:1 | 43% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 202 | 16 | 12.6:1 | 60% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 200 | 19 | 10.5:1 | 38% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 244 | 30 | 8.1:1 | 38% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 353 | 30 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (212 to 264); teachers down 12% (18 to 15.8).
About Central Elementary
Families in Barco, North Carolina, are served by Central Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. Its enrollment is 264 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students, which makes this school 43% below average.
Currituck County Schools oversees Central Elementary and 9 other schools, with 4,601 students in total.
About 65% of the student body at Central Elementary is White. Other groups make up 14% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 10% Black. County-wide, 85% of Currituck County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
Teacher count: 15.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.7:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina, 14.9:1, is lower. Roughly 45% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Currituck County, the average is 36%.
Central Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 32% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Central Elementary is 10.6 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 54.6% actual, 65.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.
In the wider Currituck County area, the median household earns about $93,511 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Currituck County, 12 public schools serve about 4,651 students.
Currituck County High is about 2.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Central Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Central Elementary's average proficiency of 54.6% compares with 66.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 244 (2020-21) to 264 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.7:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Currituck County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,601
Census ACS
Median income
$93,511
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,651 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Currituck County Schools
- Currituck County HighHigh · 1,061 students
- Moyock ElementaryElementary · 740 students
- Moyock MiddleMiddle · 635 students
- Shawboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Currituck County MiddleMiddle · 435 students
- The JP Knapp ECH (i)SchoolHigh · 274 students
Other schools in Barco
- Currituck County HighHigh · 1,061 students
- Currituck County MiddleMiddle · 435 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary is the 124th largest of the 152.
- Central ElementaryAlbemarle, NC · 525 students
- Central ElementaryEden, NC · 521 students
- Central ElementaryElizabeth City, NC · 484 students
- Central ElementaryStatesville, NC · 331 students
- Central ElementaryJackson, NC · 283 students
Nearby schools
- Currituck County High2.5 mi · 1,061
- Currituck County Middle2.6 mi · 435
- The JP Knapp ECH (i)School3.8 mi · 274
- Shawboro Elementary School5.4 mi · 625
- Camden Middle9.4 mi · 461
- Water's Edge Village School9.9 mi · 50
Frequently asked questions
About Central ElementaryHow many students attend Central Elementary?
Central Elementary enrolls approximately 264 students in grades PK-05.
Is Central Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central Elementary is approximately 16.7:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Central Elementary?
Student demographics at Central Elementary are roughly 65% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Black, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Elementary?
Central Elementary is overseen by Currituck County Schools in Currituck County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.