Meadow View Elementary

Meadow View Elementary operates as a mid-tier K-5 school in Jacksonville, North Carolina, operated by Onslow County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 520 students spanning grades K through 5.

Meadow View Elementary is one of 39 schools operated by Onslow County Schools, a district that enrolls 27,397 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Meadow View Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment; the rest reads as 18% Hispanic, 11% Black, 9% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Meadow View Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Onslow County's rate of about 51%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Meadow View Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.2%; this one delivers 51.9%.

In the area at large, Onslow County reports that median household earnings sit near $68,148, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Meadow View Elementary is one of 42 public schools in Onslow County (combined enrollment of about 27,501 students).

Clear View Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Meadow View Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 48.6%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Meadow View Elementary has edged down 26%, going from 703 students in 2018 to 520 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 12% to 18% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.