Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001202604
Northwest Elementary
1471 Holland Road, Greenville, NC 27834 · (252) 752-6329 · Pitt County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest 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
13.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
358 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
60%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
35.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
54.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 36 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 Northwest Elementary
Northwest Elementary's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Elementary this school | 361 | 99.2% | 46.0% |
| Bolton Elementary Winston Salem | 380 | 99.2% | 46.7% |
| W H Knuckles Lumberton | 382 | 99.2% | 36.8% |
| W G Pearson Elementary Durham | 319 | 97.2% | 48.7% |
| Southeast Raleigh Elementary Raleigh | 378 | 99.2% | 34.5% |
| Margaret Hearne Elementary Wilson | 423 | 99.3% | 42.1% |
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 Northwest Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Pitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #933 of 1,297 | #12 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #762 of 1,296 | #11 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #1,076 of 1,300 | #17 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #1,017 of 1,485 | #18 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #240 of 1,377 | #7 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #714 of 1,379 | #15 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #530 of 1,414 | #14 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #806 of 937 | #11 of 14 |
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
361
-15 (-4%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 361 | 27.6 | 13.1:1 | 99% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 26.9 | 14.0:1 | 99% (373) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 28.8 | 12.7:1 | 99% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 28 | 13.4:1 | 99% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 27.2 | 13.9:1 | 99% (375) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 26 | 16.2:1 | 99% (417) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 86% (394) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwest Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (378 to 361); teachers up 2% (27.2 to 27.6).
About Northwest Elementary
As a small elementary school, Northwest Elementary serves students in Greenville, North Carolina. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 361 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll about 467 students on average.
Pitt County Schools includes 40 schools. Together they enroll 24,470 students.
Black students are 55% of those enrolled at Northwest Elementary. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 6% White. In Pitt County overall, about 35% of residents are Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.1:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina, 14.9:1, is higher. Of all students at Northwest Elementary, 99% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Northwest Elementary lands at C, ahead of 29% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
A school with Northwest Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in North Carolina is predicted to score 48.6%. Northwest Elementary scores 46.0%, 2.5 points below that line.
The school is in Pitt County, where the median household earns about $58,188 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Across Pitt County, 43 public schools serve about 25,202 students.
Among nearby public schools, Falkland Elementary is closest at about 4.7 miles. Northwest Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Northwest Elementary comes in 3rd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Northwest Elementary is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 361 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 376.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Northwest Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Pitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
177,193
Census ACS
Median income
$58,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
25,202 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pitt County Schools
- D H Conley HighHigh · 1,757 students
- South CentralHigh · 1,738 students
- Junius H Rose HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Hope MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- ChicodElementary · 902 students
- North Pitt HighHigh · 854 students
Other schools in Greenville
- D H Conley HighHigh · 1,757 students
- Junius H Rose HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Hope MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- ChicodElementary · 902 students
- Eastern ElementaryElementary · 833 students
- Lakeforest ElementaryElementary · 821 students
Other Northwest Elementary schools
28 other US public schools in 18 states are named Northwest Elementary. Northwest Elementary is the 26th largest of the 29.
- Northwest ElementaryLexington, NC · 625 students
- Northwest ElementaryPikeville, NC · 559 students
- Northwest ElementaryKinston, NC · 504 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 959 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolJACKSON, MI · 758 students
Nearby schools
- Falkland Elementary4.7 mi · 271
- Belvoir Elementary5.9 mi · 405
- North Pitt High6.5 mi · 854
- Bethel Elementary7.6 mi · 232
- Wellcome Middle8.1 mi · 391
- G W Carver Elementary9.3 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About Northwest ElementaryHow many students attend Northwest Elementary?
Northwest Elementary enrolls approximately 361 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Northwest Elementary serve?
Northwest Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwest Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northwest Elementary is approximately 13.1:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Northwest Elementary?
Northwest Elementary reports a student body of 6% White, 30% Hispanic, 55% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Northwest Elementary in?
Northwest Elementary is part of Pitt County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.