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Alumni: what's one memory from Northwest Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
559
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370488002320
Northwest Elementary
1769 Pikeville/Princeton Hwy, Pikeville, NC 27863 · (919) 242-3419 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL559 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% 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.
- ABeats 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
17.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
548 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 9 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (116).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
59.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
70.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
65.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% 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 (65.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Elementary this school | 559 | 98.0% | 65.1% |
| Cash Elementary Kernersville | 520 | 99.4% | 64.2% |
| Celeste Henkel Elementary Statesville | 558 | 98.9% | 58.1% |
| Coopers Elementary Elm City | 591 | 99.5% | 69.0% |
| Pittsboro Elementary Pittsboro | 503 | 99.4% | 66.0% |
| Ida Rankin Elementary School Mount Holly | 533 | 97.6% | 61.6% |
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 Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #346 of 1,297 | #2 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #323 of 1,296 | #2 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #348 of 1,300 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 559 | #438 of 1,485 | #6 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,256 of 1,377 | #12 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #625 of 1,379 | #9 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.0% | #899 of 1,414 | #12 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.5% | #122 of 937 | #2 of 12 |
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
559
-188 (-25%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 657
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 559 | 32 | 17.5:1 | 98% (548) |
| 2023-24 | 727 | 46.4 | 15.7:1 | 100% (724) |
| 2022-23 | 709 | 46.4 | 15.3:1 | 100% (706) |
| 2020-21 | 747 | 44 | 17.0:1 | 100% (744) |
| 2017-18 | 771 | 45.7 | 16.9:1 | 47% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 745 | 45 | 16.6:1 | 52% (387) |
| 2010-11 | 926 | 52 | 17.8:1 | 42% (387) |
| 2000-01 | 657 | 35 | 18.8:1 | 31% (205) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwest Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (771 to 559); teachers down 30% (45.7 to 32).
About Northwest Elementary
Northwest Elementary sits in Pikeville, North Carolina, and is classified as an elementary school. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 559 students on the rolls.
The district for Northwest Elementary is Wayne County Public Schools, with 33 schools and 17,150 students.
The share of White students at Northwest Elementary is 56%, a majority. Other students are 17% Black, 16% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
For every teacher at Northwest Elementary, there are about 17.5 students; the school has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 98%. The figure for public schools in Wayne County is close, at 98%.
Northwest Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 81% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Northwest Elementary would be expected to post about 48.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 65.1%.
In Wayne County, home to about 118,652 people, median household income comes to about $59,733, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 36 public schools in the county, enrolling about 18,481, Northwest Elementary among them.
Northwest Elementary is about 3.1 miles from Charles B Aycock High, its nearest public school. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Northwest Elementary ranks 1st of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 65.1% against a local average of 55.0%.
Northwest Elementary is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 25%, from 747 to 559.
The discussion board for Northwest Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
118,652
Census ACS
Median income
$59,733
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
18,481 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wayne County Public Schools
- Charles B Aycock HighHigh · 1,138 students
- Southern Wayne HighHigh · 1,007 students
- Norwayne MiddleMiddle · 848 students
- Spring Creek ElementaryElementary · 804 students
- Eastern Wayne HighHigh · 781 students
- Spring Creek HighHigh · 732 students
Other schools in Pikeville
- Charles B Aycock HighHigh · 1,138 students
- Northeast ElementaryElementary · 497 students
Other Northwest Elementary schools
28 other US public schools in 18 states are named Northwest Elementary. Northwest Elementary is the 7th largest of the 29.
- Northwest ElementaryLexington, NC · 625 students
- Northwest ElementaryKinston, NC · 504 students
- Northwest ElementaryGreenville, NC · 361 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 959 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolJACKSON, MI · 758 students
Nearby schools
- Charles B Aycock High3.1 mi · 1,138
- Fremont STARS Elementary4.5 mi · 535
- Norwayne Middle4.6 mi · 848
- Rosewood High6.0 mi · 460
- Rosewood Middle6.0 mi · 302
- Rosewood Elementary6.4 mi · 650
Frequently asked questions
About Northwest ElementaryHow large is Northwest Elementary?
Northwest Elementary enrolls approximately 559 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Northwest Elementary serve?
Northwest Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Northwest Elementary?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Northwest Elementary.
How diverse is Northwest Elementary?
Northwest Elementary reports a student body of 56% White, 16% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Northwest Elementary?
Northwest Elementary is overseen by Wayne County Public Schools in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.