Enrollment
193
Elementary
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERTIE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370036000107
Colerain Elementary
202 N Academy Street, Colerain, NC 27924 · (252) 356-4714 · Bertie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
11.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
190 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Colerain Elementary→Bertie Middle
Based on grade levels within Bertie 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
41.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
54.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 Colerain Elementary
Colerain Elementary's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colerain Elementary this school | 193 | 98.4% | 47.5% |
| Ahoskie Elementary Ahoskie | 218 | 97.2% | 36.7% |
| Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy Enfield | 225 | 98.7% | 48.0% |
| Washington Elementary Greensboro | 214 | 98.6% | 34.5% |
| Community School of Digital & Visual Art Durham | 204 | 98.5% | N/A |
| D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy Wilmington | 162 | 94.4% | N/A |
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 Colerain Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #888 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #776 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #909 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 193 | #1,389 of 1,485 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #843 of 1,414 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #580 of 937 |
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
193
+37 (+24%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 399
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 193 | 16.5 | 11.7:1 | 98% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 155 | 10.3 | 15.1:1 | 98% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 169 | 11 | 15.4:1 | 98% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 156 | 12 | 13.0:1 | 98% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 215 | 15 | 14.3:1 | 99% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 225 | 16 | 14.1:1 | 98% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 288 | 17 | 16.9:1 | 78% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 306 | 25 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 399 | 22 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colerain Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (215 to 193); teachers up 10% (15 to 16.5).
About Colerain Elementary
Colerain Elementary is an elementary school located in Colerain, North Carolina, in Bertie County. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 193 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 467.
Colerain Elementary is in Bertie County Schools, a district with 1,819 students across 7 schools.
Black students are 82% of those enrolled at Colerain Elementary. The remaining shares are 13% White and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 60% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 30, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 11.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Colerain Elementary, which has 16.5. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Colerain Elementary is about 98%. The figure for public schools in Bertie County is close, at 99%.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Colerain Elementary outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Colerain Elementary is 1.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
The county, Bertie County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $48,750, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 7 public schools and about 1,819 students.
The closest school to Colerain Elementary is Chowan Middle, located about 6.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 3. On proficiency, Colerain Elementary is ahead of the 40.2% nearby average, ranking 1st of 8.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
The school's student count increased 24% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.0 to 11.7 over 4 years.
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Bertie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,170
Census ACS
Median income
$48,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,819 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bertie County Schools
- Bertie HighHigh · 449 students
- Bertie MiddleMiddle · 354 students
- Windsor ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- West Bertie ElementaryElementary · 277 students
- Aulander ElementaryElementary · 111 students
- Bertie Early College HighHigh · 99 students
Other Colerain Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Colerain Elementary. Colerain Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Colerain Elementary SchoolCincinnati, OH · 645 students
- Colerain Elementary SchoolColumbus, OH · 181 students
Nearby schools
- Chowan Middle6.9 mi · 357
- White Oak Elementary7.0 mi · 488
- D F Walker Elementary7.1 mi · 368
- John A Holmes High13.1 mi · 554
- Ahoskie Elementary14.0 mi · 218
- Bearfield Primary14.1 mi · 543
Frequently asked questions
About Colerain ElementaryHow large is Colerain Elementary?
Colerain Elementary enrolls approximately 193 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Colerain Elementary serve?
Colerain Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Colerain Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Colerain Elementary is approximately 11.7:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Colerain Elementary?
At Colerain Elementary, the student body is approximately 13% White, 2% Hispanic, 82% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Colerain Elementary?
Colerain Elementary is overseen by Bertie County Schools in Bertie County.
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