Enrollment
484
Elementary
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIZABETH CITY-PASQUOTANK PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370354001452
Central Elementary
1059 US Hwy 17, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 · (252) 335-4305 · Pasquotank County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% 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.
- B-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
17.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
477 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 103 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 75% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
44.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
56.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 (51.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary this school | 484 | 98.6% | 51.4% |
| Fairview Heights Elementary Hamlet | 480 | 97.3% | 50.3% |
| Elmhurst Elementary Greenville | 454 | 99.3% | 56.3% |
| Jefferson Elementary Shelby | 439 | 99.3% | 64.8% |
| Whiteville Primary Whiteville | 486 | 99.0% | N/A |
| Edgewood Elementary Whiteville | 450 | 99.3% | 52.5% |
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 Pasquotank County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #775 of 1,297 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #724 of 1,296 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #810 of 1,300 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 484 | #668 of 1,485 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #1,224 of 1,377 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #446 of 1,379 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #821 of 1,414 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.5% | #112 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
484
+186 (+62%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 330
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 484 | 28.4 | 17.0:1 | 99% (477) |
| 2023-24 | 328 | 21 | 15.6:1 | 99% (325) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 22.3 | 14.2:1 | 99% (313) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 24 | 12.4:1 | 99% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 26.5 | 15.6:1 | 55% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 25 | 16.8:1 | 56% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 437 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 58% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 29 | 13.2:1 | 43% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 330 | 21 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (412 to 484); teachers up 7% (26.5 to 28.4).
About Central Elementary
Central Elementary is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. It educates 484 students in kindergarten through 5.
The district, Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools, operates 13 schools serving 5,014 students.
Central Elementary has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 45%. Other students are 36% White, 10% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Pasquotank County residents are about 35% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.0:1. That is 2.2 students per teacher above the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 99%. That is 8 points above the 91% average for public schools in Pasquotank County.
The allk12 Grade for Central Elementary is C+. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 42% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Central Elementary is 48.8%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Pasquotank County, the median household income is $66,589, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Central Elementary is one of 14 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Central Elementary is Northeastern High, about 0.5 miles away. Central Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Central Elementary comes in 3rd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
Federal data put enrollment at 298 in 2020-21 and 484 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.0:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Central Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Pasquotank County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,834
Census ACS
Median income
$66,589
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,774 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools
- Northeastern HighHigh · 658 students
- Pasquotank County HighHigh · 653 students
- Elizabeth City MiddleMiddle · 484 students
- Sheep-Harney ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- Northside ElementaryElementary · 419 students
- River Road MiddleMiddle · 414 students
Other schools in Elizabeth City
- Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTechHigh · 760 students
- Northeastern HighHigh · 658 students
- Pasquotank County HighHigh · 653 students
- Elizabeth City MiddleMiddle · 484 students
- Sheep-Harney ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- Northside ElementaryElementary · 419 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary is the 40th largest of the 152.
- Central ElementaryAlbemarle, NC · 525 students
- Central ElementaryEden, NC · 521 students
- Central ElementaryStatesville, NC · 331 students
- Central ElementaryJackson, NC · 283 students
- Central ElementaryBarco, NC · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Northeastern High0.5 mi · 658
- Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech1.3 mi · 760
- P W Moore Elementary1.9 mi · 353
- Pasquotank Elementary2.2 mi · 254
- Sheep-Harney Elementary2.4 mi · 441
- H L Trigg Community2.8 mi · 35
Frequently asked questions
About Central ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Central Elementary?
Central Elementary enrolls approximately 484 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Central Elementary serve?
Central Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Central Elementary?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Central Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Central Elementary?
Student demographics at Central Elementary are roughly 36% White, 10% Hispanic, 45% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Central Elementary in?
Central Elementary is part of Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.