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Enrollment
484
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370033002106
Chocowinity Primary
606 Gray Road, Chocowinity, NC 27817 · (252) 946-3881 · Beaufort County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A+Test 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
14.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
478 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 34 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 10% smaller than its 4th grade class (83).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Chocowinity Primary→Chocowinity Middle
Based on grade levels within Beaufort County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
82.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
90.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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
86.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+37.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% 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 38 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 Chocowinity Primary
Chocowinity Primary's state test result (86.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chocowinity Primary this school | 484 | 98.8% | 86.4% |
| Pittsboro Elementary Pittsboro | 503 | 99.4% | 66.0% |
| Bladenboro Primary Bladenboro | 448 | 99.3% | 42.6% |
| Ida Rankin Elementary School Mount Holly | 533 | 97.6% | 61.6% |
| Northeast Elementary Pikeville | 497 | 99.4% | 55.8% |
| Central Elementary Eden | 521 | 98.1% | 41.0% |
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 Chocowinity Primary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Beaufort County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.4% | #25 of 1,297 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.5% | #22 of 1,296 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #31 of 1,300 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 484 | #664 of 1,485 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #624 of 1,377 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.8% | #432 of 1,379 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #758 of 1,414 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #654 of 937 | #6 of 6 |
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
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 33.2 | 14.6:1 | 99% (478) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 35.5 | 13.3:1 | 99% (468) |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 38.6 | 12.8:1 | 99% (490) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 99% (466) |
| 2017-18 | 529 | 36.8 | 14.4:1 | 99% (526) |
| 2015-16 | 534 | 40 | 13.3:1 | 72% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 583 | 45 | 13.0:1 | 68% (397) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 37 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 475 | 25 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chocowinity Primary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (529 to 484); teachers down 10% (36.8 to 33.2).
About Chocowinity Primary
Chocowinity Primary is a public elementary school in Chocowinity, North Carolina. It educates 484 students in pre-K through 4.
Chocowinity Primary is one school in a 13-school district, Beaufort County Schools, which enrolls 5,601 students.
White students are the majority at Chocowinity Primary, with 50% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 24% Black, 15% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. The school's White share is 18 points below the 68% share among Beaufort County residents. Chocowinity Primary's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Chocowinity Primary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.6:1. That matches the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina fairly closely. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 99%. That tracks the 99% average for public schools in Beaufort County.
Chocowinity Primary is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 99% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Chocowinity Primary is a top-10% school in North Carolina on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.7% with an actual 86.4%.
Federal survey data for Beaufort County show that the median household income is $58,357, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 15 public schools in Beaufort County, enrolling about 6,030 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Chocowinity Middle, about 0.9 miles away. Chocowinity Primary is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 55.5% on proficiency, and Chocowinity Primary is above that at 86.4%.
Federal data place Chocowinity Primary in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 15 students since 2020-21, to 484.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Beaufort County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,499
Census ACS
Median income
$58,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,030 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beaufort County Schools
- Washington HighHigh · 794 students
- P S Jones MiddleMiddle · 659 students
- Bath ElementaryElementary · 511 students
- Eastern ElementaryElementary · 484 students
- Southside HighHigh · 410 students
- John C Tayloe ElementaryElementary · 382 students
Other schools in Chocowinity
- Southside HighHigh · 410 students
- Chocowinity MiddleMiddle · 366 students
- B C Ed Tech CenterCombined
Nearby schools
- Chocowinity Middle0.9 mi · 366
- Southside High4.2 mi · 410
- John C Tayloe Elementary4.5 mi · 382
- Eastern Elementary4.7 mi · 484
- Washington High6.1 mi · 794
- G R Whitfield6.7 mi · 560
Frequently asked questions
About Chocowinity PrimaryHow many students attend Chocowinity Primary?
Chocowinity Primary enrolls approximately 484 students in grades PK-04.
Is Chocowinity Primary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chocowinity Primary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Chocowinity Primary have?
Chocowinity Primary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Chocowinity Primary?
Student demographics at Chocowinity Primary are roughly 50% White, 15% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Chocowinity Primary?
Chocowinity Primary is overseen by Beaufort County Schools in Beaufort County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.