Northeast Elementary

Set in Pikeville, North Carolina, Northeast Elementary is a medium-sized elementary campus, one of the schools within Wayne County Public Schools. It teaches 497 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Wayne County Public Schools runs 33 schools in total, collectively educating 17,150 students. Northeast Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Northeast Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 24% Black, 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. Compared to Wayne County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Northeast Elementary has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Northeast Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Northeast Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.5%, the actual is 55.8%, a residual of +7.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Wayne County shows median household income runs about $59,733, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Wayne County runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,481 students), of which Northeast Elementary is one.

Norwayne Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Northeast Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 58.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northeast Elementary has ticked down 30%, going from 713 students in 2018 to 497 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 58% to 50%.

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