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Enrollment
437
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LENOIR COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370261001092
Pink Hill Elementary
2666 HC Turner Road, Pink Hill, NC 28572 · (252) 568-4176 · Lenoir County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% 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.
- B+Beats 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
14.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
434 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
59%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
54.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
61.9%
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 62 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 Pink Hill Elementary
Pink Hill Elementary's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Hill Elementary this school | 437 | 99.3% | 59.0% |
| Randleman Elementary School Randleman | 487 | 99.4% | 38.7% |
| Bruce H. Tharrington Primary Mount Airy | 432 | 99.3% | N/A |
| Hillandale Elementary East Flat Rock | 483 | 99.4% | 46.0% |
| Micro Elementary Micro | 404 | 99.3% | 59.5% |
| Grantham Elementary Goldsboro | 442 | 99.3% | 65.4% |
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 Pink Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Lenoir County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #535 of 1,297 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #565 of 1,296 | #3 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #484 of 1,300 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #791 of 1,485 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #579 of 1,377 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #720 of 1,379 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #385 of 1,414 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #514 of 937 | #5 of 6 |
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
437
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 353
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 437 | 30.3 | 14.4:1 | 99% (434) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 30.8 | 14.3:1 | 99% (436) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 31.7 | 14.5:1 | 99% (455) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 99% (448) |
| 2017-18 | 496 | 30.5 | 16.3:1 | 98% (488) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 99% (469) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 69% (312) |
| 2000-01 | 505 | 27 | 18.7:1 | 51% (258) |
| 1990-91 | 353 | 20 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pink Hill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (496 to 437); teachers unchanged (30.5 to 30.3).
About Pink Hill Elementary
Pink Hill Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in Pink Hill, North Carolina. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 437 students.
Pink Hill Elementary is one school in Lenoir County Public Schools, a system of 17 schools with 8,331 students.
At Pink Hill Elementary, 50% of students are White. Other students are 38% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Lenoir County at about 50% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 59%.
Based on 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Pink Hill Elementary has a ratio of 14.4:1. That is in line with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 99%. The figure for public schools in Lenoir County is close, at 99%.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Pink Hill Elementary outscored 64%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Pink Hill Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in North Carolina is predicted to score 48.5%. Pink Hill Elementary scores 59.0%, 10.5 points above that line.
The school's county is Lenoir County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $45,143, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lenoir County's 18 public schools enroll about 8,480 students and include Pink Hill Elementary.
Measured in a straight line, South Lenoir High is about 5.0 miles from Pink Hill Elementary. The ten-mile area around Pink Hill Elementary holds 5 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 48.3% proficiency; Pink Hill Elementary posts 59.0%.
For locale, NCES codes Pink Hill Elementary as Rural: Distant.
A 3% decline took enrollment from 451 in 2020-21 to 437 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Pink Hill Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lenoir County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,919
Census ACS
Median income
$45,143
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
8,480 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lenoir County Public Schools
- North Lenoir HighHigh · 957 students
- Contentnea-Savannah SchoolElementary · 789 students
- South Lenoir HighHigh · 721 students
- Kinston HighHigh · 659 students
- Woodington MiddleMiddle · 584 students
- La Grange ElementaryElementary · 547 students
Nearby schools
- South Lenoir High5.0 mi · 721
- B F Grady Elementary5.4 mi · 865
- Woodington Middle8.1 mi · 584
- Moss Hill Elementary8.1 mi · 371
- East Duplin High9.9 mi · 864
- Beulaville Elementary11.1 mi · 877
Frequently asked questions
About Pink Hill ElementaryHow many students attend Pink Hill Elementary?
Pink Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 437 students in grades PK-05.
Is Pink Hill Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pink Hill Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Pink Hill Elementary?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Pink Hill Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Pink Hill Elementary?
Student demographics at Pink Hill Elementary are roughly 50% White, 38% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Pink Hill Elementary in?
Pink Hill Elementary is part of Lenoir County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.