Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370033002568
Northeast Elementary
21000 US Hwy 264 East, Pinetown, NC 27865 · (252) 943-6545 · Beaufort County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
352 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 34 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 37% smaller than its 8th grade class (51).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
50.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
55.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% 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
Northeast Elementary's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Elementary this school | 355 | 99.2% | 54.4% |
| Douglass Elementary Eden | 349 | 96.6% | 56.8% |
| Wilton Elementary Franklinton | 350 | 99.1% | 57.5% |
| Leaksville-Spray Elementary Eden | 400 | 96.3% | 52.8% |
| Tar River Elementary Franklinton | 370 | 99.2% | 51.2% |
| Old Richmond Elementary Tobaccoville | 408 | 99.3% | 69.2% |
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 Beaufort County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #688 of 1,297 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #743 of 1,296 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #607 of 1,300 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #1,031 of 1,485 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #420 of 1,377 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #422 of 1,379 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #541 of 1,414 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.0% | #185 of 937 | #3 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
355
-54 (-13%) vs 2020
-39% since 2010-11, when it was 585
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 355 | 25.7 | 13.8:1 | 99% (352) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 30.2 | 12.6:1 | 99% (376) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 32.6 | 11.9:1 | 99% (385) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 99% (406) |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 36.9 | 12.7:1 | 99% (464) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 74% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 68% (399) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northeast Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (467 to 355); teachers down 30% (36.9 to 25.7).
About Northeast Elementary
Federal records list Northeast Elementary as an elementary school in Pinetown, North Carolina. The grade span is pre-K through 8, and enrollment is 355 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467, so this school runs 24% smaller than that.
Beaufort County Schools is the local district for Northeast Elementary. It runs 13 schools with 5,601 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Northeast Elementary, at 48%. Other reported shares: 26% Black, 19% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Beaufort County's residents are about 68% White, 20 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 25.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.8:1. That is lower than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 99%. For comparison, public schools in Beaufort County average 99%.
allk12 grades Northeast Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In North Carolina, Northeast Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 54.4% actual against a predicted 48.6%.
Across Beaufort County, the median household income is $58,357, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Beaufort County is home to 15 public schools and about 6,030 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Northside High, is about 1.2 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside ten miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Northeast Elementary is 3rd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment at Northeast Elementary dropped 13% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 409 to 355 students.
Discussions about Northeast Elementary may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Beaufort County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,499
Census ACS
Median income
$58,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,030 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beaufort County Schools
- Washington HighHigh · 794 students
- P S Jones MiddleMiddle · 659 students
- Bath ElementaryElementary · 511 students
- Chocowinity PrimaryElementary · 484 students
- Eastern ElementaryElementary · 484 students
- Southside HighHigh · 410 students
Other Northeast Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 17 states are named Northeast Elementary. Northeast Elementary is the 17th largest of the 25.
- Northeast ElementaryPikeville, NC · 497 students
- Northeast ElementaryKinston, NC · 465 students
- NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBRENTWOOD, NY · 937 students
- Northeast Elementary SchoolMeridian, MS · 730 students
- Northeast ElementaryClarksville, TN · 722 students
Nearby schools
- Northside High1.2 mi · 380
- Bath Elementary7.2 mi · 511
- Beaufort Co Early College High14.4 mi · 280
- Washington Montessori15.2 mi · 429
- S W Snowden Elementary16.7 mi · 117
- Washington High17.1 mi · 794
Frequently asked questions
About Northeast ElementaryHow large is Northeast Elementary?
Northeast Elementary enrolls approximately 355 students in grades PK-08.
Is Northeast Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northeast Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northeast Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northeast Elementary is approximately 13.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Northeast Elementary?
Student demographics at Northeast Elementary are roughly 48% White, 19% Hispanic, 26% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Northeast Elementary in?
Northeast Elementary is part of Beaufort County Schools.
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