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What's the biggest difference between Queens Creek Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
706
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONSLOW COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370345002403
Queens Creek Elementary
159 Queens Creek Road, Swansboro, NC 28584 · (910) 326-5115 · Onslow County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL706 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
361 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 46 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
47%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
57.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
61.3%
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 61 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
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 Queens Creek Elementary
Queens Creek Elementary's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Creek Elementary this school | 706 | 51.1% | 59.3% |
| Wallburg Elementary Winston-Salem | 717 | 51.0% | 67.4% |
| Waxhaw Elementary Waxhaw | 615 | 48.8% | 66.5% |
| Richlands Elementary Richlands | 591 | 49.7% | 55.8% |
| Midway Elementary Lexington | 546 | 48.9% | 63.8% |
| Sherrills Ford Elementary Sherrills Ford | 633 | 42.3% | 67.9% |
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 Queens Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Onslow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #527 of 1,297 | #6 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #582 of 1,296 | #6 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #391 of 1,300 | #8 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 706 | #174 of 1,485 | #5 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #543 of 1,377 | #11 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.4% | #1,043 of 1,379 | #19 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.1% | #1,157 of 1,414 | #16 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #241 of 369 | N/A |
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
706
+152 (+27%) vs 2020
+38% since 2000-01, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 706 | 49.5 | 14.3:1 | 51% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 760 | 52.5 | 14.5:1 | 51% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 751 | 48.5 | 15.5:1 | 52% (389) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 40% (224) |
| 2017-18 | 664 | 45.5 | 14.6:1 | 46% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 743 | 44 | 16.9:1 | 45% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 655 | 41 | 16.0:1 | 49% (322) |
| 2000-01 | 511 | 33 | 15.5:1 | 51% (263) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Queens Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (664 to 706); teachers up 9% (45.5 to 49.5).
About Queens Creek Elementary
Queens Creek Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school with an address in Swansboro, North Carolina. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 706 students. That is 51% bigger than the average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Queens Creek Elementary is a school in Onslow County Schools. The district has 39 schools and 27,397 students.
The share of White students at Queens Creek Elementary is 71%, a majority. After that, the student body is 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 6% Black. Census estimates put Onslow County at about 67% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 47% means there is a 47% chance two randomly chosen students at Queens Creek Elementary are from different groups.
Queens Creek Elementary reported 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Roughly 51% of students at Queens Creek Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 51% average for public schools in Onslow County.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Queens Creek Elementary outscored 45%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Queens Creek Elementary scores 59.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 63.2%.
The school's county is Onslow County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $68,148, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Onslow County's 42 public schools enroll about 27,501 students and include Queens Creek Elementary.
Swansboro High sits about 0.2 miles from Queens Creek Elementary. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Queens Creek Elementary places 6th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Queens Creek Elementary falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 27%, from 554 to 706.
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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 Swansboro
- Swansboro HighHigh · 1,232 students
- Swansboro MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Swansboro ElementaryElementary · 592 students
Nearby schools
- Swansboro High0.2 mi · 1,232
- Swansboro Middle0.2 mi · 1,052
- Swansboro Elementary0.9 mi · 592
- Sand Ridge Elementary3.7 mi · 527
- White Oak Elementary5.4 mi · 784
- Silverdale Elementary5.9 mi · 648
Frequently asked questions
About Queens Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Queens Creek Elementary?
Queens Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 706 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Queens Creek Elementary serve?
Queens Creek Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Queens Creek Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Queens Creek Elementary is approximately 14.3:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Queens Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Queens Creek Elementary are roughly 71% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Queens Creek Elementary public or private?
Queens Creek 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.