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Alumni: what's one memory from North Topsail Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 559 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENDER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370357002346
North Topsail Elementary
1310 Sloop Point Loop Road, Hampstead, NC 28443 · (910) 270-0694 · Pender County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
15.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
524 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
67.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
84.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 North Topsail Elementary
North Topsail Elementary's state test result (75.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Topsail Elementary this school | 529 | 99.1% | 75.9% |
| Rockwell Elementary Rockwell | 502 | 99.4% | 55.4% |
| Bath Elementary Bath | 511 | 99.4% | 74.4% |
| Bethel Elementary Canton | 537 | 98.7% | 71.3% |
| Clyde Elementary Clyde | 523 | 99.4% | 50.0% |
| Robbinsville Elementary Robbinsville | 521 | 99.4% | 41.4% |
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 North Topsail Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Pender County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #126 of 1,297 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #68 of 1,296 | #1 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #176 of 1,300 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #531 of 1,485 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #989 of 1,377 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.8% | #1,316 of 1,379 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #621 of 1,414 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.9% | #87 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
529
+67 (+15%) vs 2020
-1% since 2000-01, when it was 536
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 529 | 33.3 | 15.9:1 | 99% (524) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 35.5 | 15.9:1 | 24% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 608 | 39 | 15.6:1 | 26% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 33 | 14.0:1 | 22% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 766 | 45 | 17.0:1 | 28% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 662 | 39 | 17.0:1 | 37% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 503 | 31 | 16.2:1 | 47% (237) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 39% (208) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Topsail Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (766 to 529); teachers down 26% (45 to 33.3).
About North Topsail Elementary
Families in Hampstead, North Carolina, are served by North Topsail Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 529 students enrolled.
Within Pender County Schools, North Topsail Elementary is one of 19 schools. The district enrolls 11,073 students.
The share of students at North Topsail Elementary who are White is 85%. The remaining students are 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among people living in Pender County, the White share is about 75%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 27, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Topsail Elementary is 15.9:1, based on 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina, 14.9:1, is lower. North Topsail Elementary counts 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Pender County is 70%.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, North Topsail Elementary outscored 97%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
North Topsail Elementary is in the top 10% of North Carolina schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.6%. The school's actual rate is 75.9%, 27.3 points higher.
For Pender County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $80,396, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 19 public schools in the county, enrolling about 11,073, North Topsail Elementary among them.
About 2.3 miles separate North Topsail Elementary from the closest public school, Topsail Middle. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. North Topsail Elementary's average proficiency of 75.9% compares with 70.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
A 15% rise took enrollment from 462 in 2020-21 to 529 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.0:1 to 15.9:1.
The discussion board for North Topsail Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Pender County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,550
Census ACS
Median income
$80,396
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
11,073 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pender County Schools
- Topsail HighHigh · 1,945 students
- Surf City ElementaryElementary · 857 students
- Topsail MiddleMiddle · 837 students
- Surf City MiddleMiddle · 752 students
- Heide Trask HighHigh · 732 students
- Pender HighHigh · 648 students
Other schools in Hampstead
- Topsail HighHigh · 1,945 students
- Surf City ElementaryElementary · 857 students
- Topsail MiddleMiddle · 837 students
- Surf City MiddleMiddle · 752 students
- South Topsail ElementaryElementary · 618 students
- Topsail Annandale Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
Nearby schools
- Topsail Middle2.3 mi · 837
- Topsail Annandale Elementary School2.4 mi · 580
- Topsail High2.6 mi · 1,945
- South Topsail Elementary4.5 mi · 618
- Surf City Elementary5.6 mi · 857
- Surf City Middle5.6 mi · 752
Frequently asked questions
About North Topsail ElementaryHow large is North Topsail Elementary?
North Topsail Elementary enrolls approximately 529 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does North Topsail Elementary serve?
North Topsail Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at North Topsail Elementary?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at North Topsail Elementary.
How diverse is North Topsail Elementary?
North Topsail Elementary reports a student body of 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees North Topsail Elementary?
North Topsail Elementary is overseen by Pender County Schools in Pender County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.