Queens Creek Elementary

As a sprawling elementary-level community in Swansboro, North Carolina, Queens Creek Elementary hosts 706 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Onslow County Schools. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 51% larger than typical.

Queens Creek Elementary is one of 39 schools operated by Onslow County Schools, a district that works with 27,397 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Queens Creek Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Black. Compared to Onslow County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 51% of students at Queens Creek Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Queens Creek Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.2%; this one delivers 59.3%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Onslow County put median household income runs about $68,148, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Queens Creek Elementary is one of 42 public schools in Onslow County (combined enrollment of about 27,501 students).

Swansboro High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Queens Creek Elementary. On composite proficiency, Queens Creek Elementary comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 62.5%.

Queens Creek Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 6%: 664 students in 2018 compared to 706 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.