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What tradition at Coastal Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
833
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONSLOW COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370345003566
Coastal Elementary
370 Folkstone Rd, Holly Ridge, NC 28445 · (910) 455-2448 · Onslow County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL833 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- 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
14.5:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
276 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 156 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 136 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 159 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 140 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 137 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (156) is 49% larger than its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
69.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
74.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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
71.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% 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 Coastal Elementary
Coastal Elementary's state test result (71.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Elementary this school | 833 | 33.1% | 71.3% |
| Dixon Elementary Holly Ridge | 760 | 33.4% | 63.7% |
| Belmont Central Elementary Belmont | 693 | 33.9% | 69.0% |
| Unionville Elementary Monroe | 679 | 38.0% | 74.2% |
| Parkway Elementary Boone | 610 | 35.4% | 71.3% |
| St James Elementary Denver | 653 | 27.0% | 71.0% |
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 Coastal Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Onslow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #198 of 1,297 | #2 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #235 of 1,296 | #2 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #137 of 1,300 | #1 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 833 | #60 of 1,485 | #1 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #597 of 1,377 | #14 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #1,130 of 1,379 | #20 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #1,275 of 1,414 | #23 of 23 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 833 | 57.5 | 14.5:1 | 33% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 832 | 55 | 15.1:1 | 34% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 822 | 51 | 16.1:1 | 31% (255) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coastal Elementary.
About Coastal Elementary
Coastal Elementary is a public elementary school in Holly Ridge, North Carolina. The school enrolls 833 students in kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Onslow County Schools, which runs Coastal Elementary, has 39 schools and 27,397 students.
At Coastal Elementary, 73% of students are White. The remaining students are 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.
There are 57.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Coastal Elementary, giving a ratio of 14.5:1. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is close to this figure. A total of 276 students, or 33%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Onslow County average 51%.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Coastal Elementary outscored 70%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Coastal Elementary falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 71.3% actual against 68.7% predicted.
For Onslow County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $68,148, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 42 public schools in the county, enrolling about 27,501, Coastal Elementary among them.
Of the public schools around it, Coastal Elementary is closest to Dixon Middle, about 3.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. The school's 71.3% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Coastal Elementary in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
The Coastal Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Onslow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,906
Census ACS
Median income
$68,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
27,501 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Onslow County Schools
- Jacksonville HighHigh · 1,441 students
- White Oak HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Swansboro HighHigh · 1,232 students
- Dixon HighHigh · 1,085 students
- Northside HighHigh · 1,067 students
- Swansboro MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
Other schools in Holly Ridge
- Dixon HighHigh · 1,085 students
- Dixon ElementaryElementary · 760 students
Nearby schools
- Dixon Middle3.7 mi · 997
- Dixon Elementary4.2 mi · 760
- Dixon High5.0 mi · 1,085
- Surf City Elementary5.9 mi · 857
- Surf City Middle5.9 mi · 752
- North Topsail Elementary11.5 mi · 529
Frequently asked questions
About Coastal ElementaryHow large is Coastal Elementary?
Coastal Elementary enrolls approximately 833 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Coastal Elementary serve?
Coastal Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Coastal Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Coastal Elementary is approximately 14.5:1 (58 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Coastal Elementary?
At Coastal Elementary, the student body is approximately 73% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Coastal Elementary public or private?
Coastal Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Onslow County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.