Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIZABETH CITY-PASQUOTANK PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370354001455
J C Sawyer Elementary
1007 Park St, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 · (252) 338-1012 · Pasquotank County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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
13.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
397 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 | 81 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 113% larger than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
67%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
41.6%
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 42 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
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 J C Sawyer Elementary
J C Sawyer Elementary's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J C Sawyer Elementary this school | 400 | 99.3% | 52.3% |
| James Love Elementary Shelby | 376 | 98.7% | 40.7% |
| Sheep-Harney Elementary Elizabeth City | 441 | 99.3% | 50.9% |
| John Small Elementary Washington | 379 | 99.2% | 41.8% |
| John C Tayloe Elementary Washington | 382 | 99.2% | 49.1% |
| Sam D Bundy Elementary Farmville | 345 | 99.1% | 44.8% |
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 J C Sawyer Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Pasquotank County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #749 of 1,297 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #725 of 1,296 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #889 of 1,300 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #899 of 1,485 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #418 of 1,377 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #382 of 1,379 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #454 of 1,414 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #429 of 937 | 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
400
+66 (+20%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 400 | 29 | 13.8:1 | 99% (397) |
| 2023-24 | 372 | 26 | 14.3:1 | 99% (369) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 26 | 14.2:1 | 99% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | 23 | 14.5:1 | 99% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 30.4 | 15.4:1 | 98% (458) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 73% (338) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 59% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 39 | 12.1:1 | 64% (303) |
| 1990-91 | 337 | 21 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J C Sawyer Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (468 to 400); teachers down 5% (30.4 to 29).
About J C Sawyer Elementary
J C Sawyer Elementary serves students in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 400 students.
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools has 13 schools; together they serve 5,014 students.
Enrollment at J C Sawyer Elementary is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 48%. The rest of enrollment is 26% White, 17% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Pasquotank County's population at about 35%. The chance that two students picked at random at J C Sawyer Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
Federal data list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers at J C Sawyer Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 99%. Across public schools in Pasquotank County, the average is 91%.
J C Sawyer Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 45% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
J C Sawyer Elementary is 3.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (52.3% versus 48.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in North Carolina.
Census Bureau estimates for Pasquotank County show that median household income is about $66,589, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. J C Sawyer Elementary is one of 14 public schools in Pasquotank County, which together enroll about 5,774 students.
The closest other public school is H L Trigg Community, about 0.2 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, J C Sawyer Elementary is 2nd of 6 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put J C Sawyer Elementary in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 20%, from 334 to 400.
Discussions about J C Sawyer Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. 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
- Central ElementaryElementary · 484 students
- Elizabeth City MiddleMiddle · 484 students
- Sheep-Harney ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- Northside ElementaryElementary · 419 students
Other schools in Elizabeth City
- Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTechHigh · 760 students
- Northeastern HighHigh · 658 students
- Pasquotank County HighHigh · 653 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 484 students
- Elizabeth City MiddleMiddle · 484 students
- Sheep-Harney ElementaryElementary · 441 students
Nearby schools
- H L Trigg Community0.2 mi · 35
- Pasquotank Elementary0.8 mi · 254
- P W Moore Elementary1.0 mi · 353
- River Road Middle1.2 mi · 414
- Sheep-Harney Elementary1.2 mi · 441
- Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech1.7 mi · 760
Frequently asked questions
About J C Sawyer ElementaryHow many students attend J C Sawyer Elementary?
J C Sawyer Elementary enrolls approximately 400 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does J C Sawyer Elementary serve?
J C Sawyer Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J C Sawyer Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J C Sawyer Elementary is approximately 13.8:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at J C Sawyer Elementary?
At J C Sawyer Elementary, the student body is approximately 26% White, 17% Hispanic, 48% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is J C Sawyer Elementary in?
J C Sawyer Elementary is part of Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools.
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