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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Northeast Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LENOIR COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370261003143
Northeast Elementary
1002 E Highland Ave, Kinston, NC 28501 · (252) 527-4166 · Lenoir County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
17.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
462 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
34.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
33.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 Northeast Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Elementary this school | 465 | 99.4% | 38.5% |
| KIPP Halifax College Preparatory Halifax | 528 | 99.2% | N/A |
| Next Generation Academy Greensboro | 487 | 95.9% | N/A |
| North Drive Elementary Goldsboro | 498 | 99.4% | N/A |
| Carver Heights Elementary Goldsboro | 407 | 99.3% | 27.5% |
| Movement Charter School Charlotte | 625 | 99.5% | N/A |
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 Northeast Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Lenoir County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #1,131 of 1,297 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,228 of 1,296 | #9 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #1,101 of 1,300 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #709 of 1,485 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #1,236 of 1,377 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.1% | #1,349 of 1,379 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #332 of 1,414 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #869 of 937 | #6 of 6 |
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
465
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 465 | 27 | 17.2:1 | 99% (462) |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 31 | 14.0:1 | 99% (430) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 31.9 | 13.9:1 | 98% (433) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 34 | 13.9:1 | 99% (471) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 31 | 15.4:1 | 99% (474) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 99% (551) |
| 2010-11 | 527 | 31 | 17.0:1 | 98% (516) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northeast Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (477 to 465); teachers down 13% (31 to 27).
About Northeast Elementary
Northeast Elementary is a public medium-sized elementary school in Kinston, North Carolina. The school enrolls 465 students, from pre-K through 5.
Lenoir County Public Schools counts 8,331 students in its 17 schools, and Northeast Elementary is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show Northeast Elementary is 89% Black. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% White. The county population is about 39% Black. Northeast Elementary's diversity index is 21%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 27 full-time equivalents, or about 17.2 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina have 14.9:1, compared with 17.2:1 here. About 99% of students, or 462, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 99% average for public schools in Lenoir County.
allk12 grades Northeast Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Northeast Elementary is 10.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (38.5% versus 48.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in North Carolina.
Within Lenoir County, the median household income is $45,143, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Besides Northeast Elementary, Lenoir County has 17 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Children's Village Academy, is about 1.0 miles away. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Northeast Elementary is 6th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment at Northeast Elementary was 474 in 2020-21 and 465 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.2:1) than in 2020-21 (13.9:1).
Community posts for Northeast Elementary can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lenoir County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,919
Census ACS
Median income
$45,143
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
8,480 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lenoir County Public Schools
- North Lenoir HighHigh · 957 students
- Contentnea-Savannah SchoolElementary · 789 students
- South Lenoir HighHigh · 721 students
- Kinston HighHigh · 659 students
- Woodington MiddleMiddle · 584 students
- La Grange ElementaryElementary · 547 students
Other schools in Kinston
- Contentnea-Savannah SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Kinston HighHigh · 659 students
- Woodington MiddleMiddle · 584 students
- Rochelle MiddleMiddle · 517 students
- Northwest ElementaryElementary · 504 students
- Banks ElementaryElementary · 436 students
Other Northeast Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 17 states are named Northeast Elementary. Northeast Elementary is the 11th largest of the 25.
- Northeast ElementaryPikeville, NC · 497 students
- Northeast ElementaryPinetown, NC · 355 students
- NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBRENTWOOD, NY · 937 students
- Northeast Elementary SchoolMeridian, MS · 730 students
- Northeast ElementaryClarksville, TN · 722 students
Nearby schools
- Children's Village Academy1.0 mi · 149
- Rochelle Middle1.3 mi · 517
- Kinston High1.3 mi · 659
- Southeast Elementary1.7 mi · 326
- Northwest Elementary2.4 mi · 504
- Lenoir County Early College High3.2 mi · 246
Frequently asked questions
About Northeast ElementaryHow many students attend Northeast Elementary?
Northeast Elementary enrolls approximately 465 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Northeast Elementary serve?
Northeast Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Northeast Elementary?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Northeast Elementary.
How diverse is Northeast Elementary?
Northeast Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 5% Hispanic, 89% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Northeast Elementary?
Northeast Elementary is overseen by Lenoir County Public Schools in Lenoir County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.