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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIZABETH CITY-PASQUOTANK PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370354002275

P W Moore Elementary

606 Roanoke Ave, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 · (252) 338-5000 · Pasquotank County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 467
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
350 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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
Kindergarten
58
Grade 1
48
Grade 2
59
Grade 3
77
Grade 4
62
Grade 5
49
Student demographics
White
7622%
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 42%
Hispanic
3811%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 22%
Black
21260%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 25%
Two+
278%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
17449%
Female
17951%

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
32.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
46.0%
NC avg 52.2%

What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 39% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
353
-40 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.1:1
% White
22%
was 22%
% Hispanic
11%
was 8%
% Black
60%
was 64%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About P W Moore Elementary

P W Moore Elementary operates as a cozy elementary school in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, overseen by Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 353 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so P W Moore Elementary sits 24% below that benchmark.

Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 5,014 students; P W Moore Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, P W Moore Elementary lists that 60% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 22% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 35% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, P W Moore Elementary records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. 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. By comparison, Pasquotank County runs at roughly 91%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, P W Moore 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 39.0%, a residual of -9.6 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Pasquotank County put median household income runs about $66,589, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Pasquotank County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,774 students), of which P W Moore Elementary is one.

Pasquotank Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, P W Moore Elementary comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.3%.

P W Moore Elementary operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. P W Moore Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 393 (now 353). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for P W Moore Elementary typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Pasquotank County at a glance

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Population
40,834
Census ACS
Median income
$66,589
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,774 students

Quick facts

School name
P W Moore Elementary
District
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools
Address
606 Roanoke Ave, Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Phone
(252) 338-5000
County
Pasquotank County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
353
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
13.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
350 (99%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
370354002275
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About P W Moore Elementary
What is the total enrollment at P W Moore Elementary?
P W Moore Elementary enrolls approximately 353 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does P W Moore Elementary serve?
P W Moore Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at P W Moore Elementary?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at P W Moore Elementary.
How diverse is P W Moore Elementary?
P W Moore Elementary reports a student body of 22% White, 11% Hispanic, 60% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is P W Moore Elementary public or private?
P W Moore Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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