Northwest Elementary

Set in Greenville, North Carolina, Northwest Elementary is an intimate elementary-level community, overseen by Pitt County Schools. It teaches 361 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 23% leaner than typical.

Northwest Elementary is one of 40 schools operated by Pitt County Schools, a district that instructs 24,470 students overall.

On demographics, Northwest Elementary shows that the largest single group is Black, at 55% of enrollment. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

On the resource side, Northwest Elementary logs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Northwest Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.6%, the actual is 46.0%, a residual of -2.5 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Pitt County put the typical household earns roughly $58,188 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Pitt County runs 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,202 students), of which Northwest Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Falkland Elementary, roughly 4.7 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Northwest Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 44.1%.

Northwest Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 4%: 378 students in 2018 compared to 361 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 13% to 6% over that span.

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