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Enrollment
740
Elementary
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CURRITUCK COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370108000453
Moyock Elementary
255 Tulls Creek Road, Moyock, NC 27958 · (252) 435-6521 · Currituck County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL740 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
20.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
156 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 8 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 145 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (120).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
60.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
67.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
67.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Moyock Elementary
Moyock Elementary's state test result (67.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moyock Elementary this school | 740 | 21.1% | 67.8% |
| McDeeds Creek Elementary Southern Pines | 707 | 21.1% | 81.1% |
| Porters Neck Elementary Wilmington | 666 | 22.4% | 75.0% |
| Rock Springs Elementary Denver | 639 | 21.4% | 79.6% |
| Lacy Elementary Raleigh | 695 | 23.7% | 74.5% |
| St James Elementary Denver | 653 | 27.0% | 71.0% |
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 Moyock Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Currituck County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #279 of 1,297 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #415 of 1,296 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #325 of 1,300 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 740 | #138 of 1,485 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #1,354 of 1,377 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #1,123 of 1,379 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.1% | #1,350 of 1,414 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +43.4% | #39 of 369 | 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
740
+146 (+25%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 558
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 740 | 35.7 | 20.7:1 | 21% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 726 | 43.3 | 16.8:1 | 18% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 725 | 41.7 | 17.4:1 | 12% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 34 | 17.5:1 | 12% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 516 | 28.6 | 18.0:1 | 17% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 21% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 26 | 18.4:1 | 21% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 521 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 23% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 558 | 38 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moyock Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 43% (516 to 740); teachers up 25% (28.6 to 35.7).
About Moyock Elementary
As a high-enrollment elementary school, Moyock Elementary serves students in Moyock, North Carolina. It reports enrollment of 740 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 467.
Currituck County Schools is responsible for 10 schools, Moyock Elementary included, with 4,601 students in all.
The student body at Moyock Elementary is 74% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 11% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 5% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 85%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 43%.
The school's 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.7:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Moyock Elementary, 21% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Currituck County, the average is 36%.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Moyock Elementary outscored 56%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Moyock Elementary is 4.7 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
The school is in Currituck County, where the median household earns about $93,511 a year, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Moyock Elementary shares Currituck County with 11 other public schools.
Moyock Middle is the nearest public school to Moyock Elementary, about 1.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within ten miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Moyock Elementary is 7th of 9 on proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 146 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 17.5 to 20.7 over 4 years.
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Currituck County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,601
Census ACS
Median income
$93,511
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,651 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Currituck County Schools
- Currituck County HighHigh · 1,061 students
- Moyock MiddleMiddle · 635 students
- Shawboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Currituck County MiddleMiddle · 435 students
- The JP Knapp ECH (i)SchoolHigh · 274 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 264 students
Other schools in Moyock
- Moyock MiddleMiddle · 635 students
- Tulls Creek Elementary SchoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Moyock Middle1.9 mi · 635
- Hickory Elementary7.6 mi · 695
- Shawboro Elementary School7.8 mi · 625
- Hickory High8.8 mi · 1,600
- Hickory Middle9.1 mi · 1,285
- Southeastern Elementary9.5 mi · 828
Frequently asked questions
About Moyock ElementaryHow large is Moyock Elementary?
Moyock Elementary enrolls approximately 740 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Moyock Elementary serve?
Moyock Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Moyock Elementary?
Approximately 20.7:1 students per teacher at Moyock Elementary.
How diverse is Moyock Elementary?
Moyock Elementary reports a student body of 74% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Moyock Elementary in?
Moyock Elementary is part of Currituck County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.