Enrollment
120
Elementary
DISTRICT 130 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JONES COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370240001037
Pollocksville Elementary
300 Trent St, Pollocksville, NC 28573 · (252) 224-8071 · Jones County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL120 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% 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
16.7:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
117 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (19).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Pollocksville Elementary→Jones Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Jones County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
57.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
73.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% 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 Pollocksville Elementary
Pollocksville Elementary's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pollocksville Elementary this school | 120 | 97.5% | 60.5% |
| Maysville Elementary Maysville | 121 | 97.5% | 60.4% |
| Trenton Elementary Trenton | 153 | 98.0% | 48.4% |
| Ansonville Elementary Ansonville | 158 | 98.1% | 54.9% |
| Vaughan Elementary Macon | 158 | 98.1% | 47.2% |
| S W Snowden Elementary Aurora | 117 | 97.4% | 48.2% |
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 Pollocksville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #488 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #263 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #389 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 120 | #1,454 of 1,485 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.5% | #963 of 1,414 |
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
120
-7 (-6%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 208
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 120 | 7.2 | 16.7:1 | 98% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 117 | 10 | 11.7:1 | 96% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 119 | 9 | 13.2:1 | 97% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 127 | 9 | 14.1:1 | 96% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 139 | 12 | 11.6:1 | 98% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 189 | 12 | 15.8:1 | 98% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 163 | 13 | 12.5:1 | 75% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 193 | 18 | 10.7:1 | 83% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 208 | 11 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pollocksville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (139 to 120); teachers down 40% (12 to 7.2).
About Pollocksville Elementary
Pollocksville Elementary is a small elementary school based in Pollocksville, North Carolina. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 120 students. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students, so this school is 74% smaller than average.
Pollocksville Elementary sits within Jones County Schools, which has 5 schools and 1,016 students.
At Pollocksville Elementary, the largest share of students is White, at 43%. The school is also 37% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. That is lower than the 64% White share among all Jones County residents. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Pollocksville Elementary is 7.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.7:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. About 98% of students, or 117, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Jones County average 99%.
allk12 grades Pollocksville Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Pollocksville Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 60.5% is 11.4 points above the 49.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Within Jones County, the median household income is $59,641, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Besides Pollocksville Elementary, Jones County has 4 other public schools.
The closest public school, Jones Senior High School, is about 6.7 miles from Pollocksville Elementary. There are 7 other public schools within ten miles. By average proficiency, Pollocksville Elementary is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
NCES assigns Pollocksville Elementary the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Pollocksville Elementary's enrollment declined 6%, to 120. The number of students per teacher rose from 14.1 to 16.7 over 4 years.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jones County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,302
Census ACS
Median income
$59,641
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,016 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jones County Schools
- Jones Senior High SchoolHigh · 495 students
- Trenton ElementaryElementary · 153 students
- Comfort ElementaryElementary · 127 students
- Maysville ElementaryElementary · 121 students
Nearby schools
- Jones Senior High School6.7 mi · 495
- Trenton Elementary6.7 mi · 153
- Maysville Elementary7.0 mi · 121
- Ben D. Quinn Elementary8.1 mi · 312
- New Bern High9.1 mi · 1,637
- Craven Virtual Academy9.5 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About Pollocksville ElementaryHow many students attend Pollocksville Elementary?
Pollocksville Elementary enrolls approximately 120 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pollocksville Elementary serve?
Pollocksville Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pollocksville Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pollocksville Elementary is approximately 16.7:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pollocksville Elementary?
Student demographics at Pollocksville Elementary are roughly 43% White, 12% Hispanic, 37% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Pollocksville Elementary in?
Pollocksville Elementary is part of Jones County Schools.
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