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If you could change one rule at Parkwood Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONSLOW COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370345001427
Parkwood Elementary
2900 Northwoods Dr, Jacksonville, NC 28540 · (910) 347-6711 · Onslow County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest 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
14.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
240 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
54.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
57.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Parkwood Elementary
Parkwood Elementary's state test result (58.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkwood Elementary this school | 457 | 52.5% | 58.2% |
| Park View Elementary Mooresville | 421 | 55.8% | N/A |
| Rand Road Elementary Garner | 394 | 52.5% | 63.6% |
| Brooks Elementary Raleigh | 471 | 47.1% | 55.5% |
| Shiloh Valley Elementary Monroe | 574 | 51.2% | 61.0% |
| Shiloh Valley Primary School Monroe | 563 | 55.2% | N/A |
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 Parkwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Onslow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #561 of 1,297 | #8 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #696 of 1,296 | #12 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #475 of 1,300 | #12 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #732 of 1,485 | #20 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #548 of 1,377 | #12 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #309 of 1,379 | #10 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.5% | #1,151 of 1,414 | #15 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #401 of 937 | #12 of 16 |
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
457
+45 (+11%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 618
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 457 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 53% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 52% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 503 | 35 | 14.4:1 | 51% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 30 | 13.7:1 | 38% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 539 | 33 | 16.3:1 | 42% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 33 | 16.7:1 | 41% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 29% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 34 | 13.9:1 | 31% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 618 | 33 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (539 to 457); teachers down 3% (33 to 32).
About Parkwood Elementary
Parkwood Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in Jacksonville, North Carolina. It educates 457 students in kindergarten through 5.
Parkwood Elementary is part of a district of 39 schools: Onslow County Schools, with 27,397 students.
Parkwood Elementary has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 48%. The remaining students are 20% Hispanic, 18% Black, and 11% multiracial. Among people living in Onslow County, the White share is about 67%. Parkwood Elementary's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
Parkwood Elementary's 32 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 53%. That tracks the 51% average for public schools in Onslow County.
allk12 grades Parkwood Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.8% for Parkwood Elementary. The school posts 58.2%, 4.6 points below the prediction.
Among Onslow County residents, the median household income is $68,148, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Besides Parkwood Elementary, Onslow County has 41 other public schools.
Northwoods Park Middle is located about 0.6 miles from Parkwood Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Parkwood Elementary is 2nd of 7 on proficiency.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal data show an 11% enrollment increase, from 412 in 2020-21 to 457 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Parkwood Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Onslow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,906
Census ACS
Median income
$68,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
27,501 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Onslow County Schools
- Jacksonville HighHigh · 1,441 students
- White Oak HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Swansboro HighHigh · 1,232 students
- Dixon HighHigh · 1,085 students
- Northside HighHigh · 1,067 students
- Swansboro MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
Other schools in Jacksonville
- Jacksonville HighHigh · 1,441 students
- White Oak HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Northside HighHigh · 1,067 students
- Jacksonville Commons MiddleMiddle · 918 students
- Hunters Creek MiddleMiddle · 856 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 803 students
Other Parkwood Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Parkwood Elementary. Parkwood Elementary is the 7th largest of the 10.
- Parkwood ElementaryDurham, NC · 491 students
- Parkwood Elementary SchoolWarner Robins, GA · 683 students
- Parkwood ElementaryMadera, CA · 635 students
- Parkwood Elementary SchoolPASADENA, TX · 619 students
- Parkwood Elementary SchoolClarksville, IN · 561 students
Nearby schools
- Northwoods Park Middle0.6 mi · 633
- Jacksonville High0.8 mi · 1,441
- Northwoods Elementary0.9 mi · 439
- New Bridge Middle2.2 mi · 482
- Clyde Erwin Elementary2.3 mi · 283
- Onslow Virtual School2.3 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About Parkwood ElementaryHow large is Parkwood Elementary?
Parkwood Elementary enrolls approximately 457 students in grades KG-05.
Is Parkwood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Parkwood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Parkwood Elementary have?
Parkwood Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Parkwood Elementary?
Student demographics at Parkwood Elementary are roughly 48% White, 20% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Parkwood Elementary public or private?
Parkwood Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Onslow County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.