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Enrollment
585
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONSLOW COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370345002338
Hunters Creek Elementary
3450 Hunters Trail, Jacksonville, NC 28546 · (910) 353-4443 · Onslow County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% 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.
- 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
13.0:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
420 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
73%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
49.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Hunters Creek Elementary
Hunters Creek Elementary's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunters Creek Elementary this school | 585 | 71.8% | 50.8% |
| Jacksonville Commons Elem Jacksonville | 506 | 69.8% | 44.6% |
| Reedy Creek Elementary Cary | 605 | 67.4% | 54.8% |
| Blue Creek Elementary Jacksonville | 498 | 67.3% | 42.9% |
| Bell Fork Elementary Jacksonville | 551 | 74.0% | 48.2% |
| Summersill Elementary Jacksonville | 482 | 74.3% | 54.5% |
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 Hunters Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Onslow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #793 of 1,297 | #17 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #945 of 1,296 | #20 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #645 of 1,300 | #16 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #388 of 1,485 | #9 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #223 of 1,377 | #3 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.4% | #50 of 1,379 | #3 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.8% | #1,088 of 1,414 | #5 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #768 of 937 | #15 of 16 |
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
585
+120 (+26%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 762
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 585 | 45 | 13.0:1 | 72% (420) |
| 2023-24 | 627 | 44.5 | 14.1:1 | 69% (435) |
| 2022-23 | 653 | 43.5 | 15.0:1 | 67% (436) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 34 | 13.7:1 | 52% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 619 | 41 | 15.1:1 | 58% (359) |
| 2015-16 | 594 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 65% (384) |
| 2010-11 | 564 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 60% (336) |
| 2000-01 | 762 | 44 | 17.3:1 | 52% (394) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hunters Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (619 to 585); teachers up 10% (41 to 45).
About Hunters Creek Elementary
Hunters Creek Elementary is an elementary school in Jacksonville, North Carolina, according to federal school records. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 585 students. Enrollment is 25% higher than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina, which is about 467.
Onslow County Schools enrolls 27,397 students, and its 39 schools include Hunters Creek Elementary.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Hunters Creek Elementary is White (32%). The remaining students are 30% Hispanic, 22% Black, and 15% multiracial. Census figures show Onslow County is about 67% White. By the diversity index, Hunters Creek Elementary comes in at 73%.
The school has about 13.0 students per teacher and 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 72%. For comparison, public schools in Onslow County average 51%.
Hunters Creek Elementary is graded C by allk12, scoring above 31% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Hunters Creek Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (50.8%) and its predicted rate (56.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
Census estimates describe Onslow County this way: median household income is about $68,148, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Onslow County number 42 and enroll about 27,501.
The nearest other public school, Hunters Creek Middle, is about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Hunters Creek Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 585 was 26% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 465.
Discussions about Hunters Creek Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Jacksonville
- Jacksonville HighHigh · 1,441 students
- White Oak HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Northside HighHigh · 1,067 students
- Jacksonville Commons MiddleMiddle · 918 students
- Hunters Creek MiddleMiddle · 856 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 803 students
Other Hunters Creek Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hunters Creek Elementary. Hunters Creek Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- HUNTERS CREEK ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 749 students
- Hunters Creek Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 575 students
Nearby schools
- Hunters Creek Middle0.3 mi · 856
- White Oak High2.1 mi · 1,252
- Morton Elementary2.7 mi · 715
- Bell Fork Elementary3.2 mi · 551
- Onslow Early College3.6 mi · 189
- Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology4.3 mi · 104
Frequently asked questions
About Hunters Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Hunters Creek Elementary?
Hunters Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 585 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hunters Creek Elementary serve?
Hunters Creek Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hunters Creek Elementary?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Hunters Creek Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Hunters Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Hunters Creek Elementary are roughly 32% White, 30% Hispanic, 22% Black, 0% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Hunters Creek Elementary in?
Hunters Creek Elementary is part of Onslow County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.