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What's one thing M B Hubbard Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
412
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NASH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370327002100
M B Hubbard Elementary
7921 Red Oak Battleboro Road, Battleboro, NC 27809 · (252) 451-8515 · Nash County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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
17.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
408 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
57%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
38.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
65.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 M B Hubbard Elementary
M B Hubbard Elementary's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| M B Hubbard Elementary this school | 412 | 99.0% | 50.5% |
| Elizabeth Traditional Elem Charlotte | 409 | 99.3% | 65.1% |
| Ponderosa Elementary Fayetteville | 417 | 96.6% | 61.5% |
| Warrenwood Elementary Fayetteville | 424 | 96.2% | 35.3% |
| Vinson-Bynum Elementary Wilson | 458 | 99.3% | 59.4% |
| William H Owen Elementary Fayetteville | 393 | 99.0% | 53.4% |
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 M B Hubbard Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Nash County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #797 of 1,297 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #475 of 1,296 | #3 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #985 of 1,300 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #863 of 1,485 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #1,296 of 1,377 | #5 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #799 of 1,379 | #7 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #633 of 1,414 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #476 of 937 | #4 of 9 |
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
412
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 589
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 412 | 23 | 17.9:1 | 99% (408) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 26.4 | 15.6:1 | 94% (388) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 27 | 15.1:1 | 85% (347) |
| 2020-21 | 401 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 99% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 28 | 17.0:1 | 99% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 99% (462) |
| 2010-11 | 486 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 73% (357) |
| 2000-01 | 656 | 40 | 16.4:1 | 39% (256) |
| 1990-91 | 589 | 31 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for M B Hubbard Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (475 to 412); teachers down 18% (28 to 23).
About M B Hubbard Elementary
M B Hubbard Elementary, located in Battleboro, North Carolina, is a mid-sized elementary school. There are 412 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5.
Nash County Public Schools counts 28 schools and 14,587 students, including M B Hubbard Elementary.
Of every 100 students at M B Hubbard Elementary, about 61 are Black. After that, the student body is 19% Hispanic, 10% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Nash County, the Black share is about 40%. The diversity index for M B Hubbard Elementary is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
M B Hubbard Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.9:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 14.9:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 99%. Public schools in Nash County average a similar 98%.
M B Hubbard Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 41% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.6% for M B Hubbard Elementary. The school posts 50.5%, 1.9 points above the prediction.
In Nash County, home to about 96,216 people, median household income comes to about $62,426, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Nash County's 27 public schools enroll about 14,285 students and include M B Hubbard Elementary.
M B Hubbard Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Rocky Mount Preparatory, about 2.8 miles away. The five-mile area around M B Hubbard Elementary holds 5 other public schools. M B Hubbard Elementary's average proficiency of 50.5% compares with 57.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 11 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 17.9 students per teacher, compared with 14.3 in 2020-21.
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Nash County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
96,216
Census ACS
Median income
$62,426
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
14,285 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nash County Public Schools
- Southern Nash HighHigh · 1,048 students
- Northern Nash HighHigh · 1,035 students
- Rocky Mount HighHigh · 1,023 students
- Red Oak MiddleMiddle · 840 students
- Southern Nash MiddleMiddle · 795 students
- Nash Central HighHigh · 703 students
Other schools in Battleboro
- Red Oak MiddleMiddle · 840 students
- Coker-Wimberly ElementaryElementary · 236 students
- Phillips MiddleMiddle · 118 students
Nearby schools
- Rocky Mount Preparatory2.8 mi · 854
- Benvenue Elementary4.4 mi · 562
- Red Oak Middle4.4 mi · 840
- Red Oak Elementary4.7 mi · 696
- Northern Nash High4.8 mi · 1,035
- Englewood Elementary5.4 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About M B Hubbard ElementaryHow large is M B Hubbard Elementary?
M B Hubbard Elementary enrolls approximately 412 students in grades KG-05.
Is M B Hubbard Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
M B Hubbard Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does M B Hubbard Elementary have?
M B Hubbard Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
How diverse is M B Hubbard Elementary?
M B Hubbard Elementary reports a student body of 10% White, 19% Hispanic, 61% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees M B Hubbard Elementary?
M B Hubbard Elementary is overseen by Nash County Public Schools in Nash County.
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