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What tradition at Sand Ridge Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
527
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONSLOW COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370345002404
Sand Ridge Elementary
868 Sand Ridge Road, Hubert, NC 28539 · (910) 326-5199 · Onslow County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
327 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 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
57%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
61.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
67.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
65.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Sand Ridge Elementary
Sand Ridge Elementary's state test result (65.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Ridge Elementary this school | 527 | 62.0% | 65.0% |
| Meadow View Elementary Jacksonville | 520 | 61.2% | 51.9% |
| Fletcher Elementary Fletcher | 434 | 57.4% | 65.0% |
| Cornatzer Elementary Mocksville | 408 | 61.5% | 50.4% |
| Heritage Elementary School Richlands | 565 | 52.9% | 53.2% |
| Southwest Elementary Jacksonville | 720 | 60.4% | 57.4% |
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 Sand Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Onslow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #348 of 1,297 | #4 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #417 of 1,296 | #4 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #280 of 1,300 | #5 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #539 of 1,485 | #15 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #264 of 1,377 | #4 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #811 of 1,379 | #16 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #1,103 of 1,414 | #8 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #422 of 937 | #13 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
527
+45 (+9%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 510
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 527 | 40 | 13.2:1 | 62% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 41 | 13.7:1 | 60% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 38 | 15.3:1 | 58% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 45% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 38 | 16.2:1 | 43% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 31 | 15.4:1 | 46% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 46% (253) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 28 | 18.2:1 | 45% (228) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sand Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (617 to 527); teachers up 5% (38 to 40).
About Sand Ridge Elementary
Federal records list Sand Ridge Elementary as an elementary school in Hubert, North Carolina. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 527 students.
Onslow County Schools is made up of 39 schools with 27,397 students in all.
A majority of students at Sand Ridge Elementary, 62%, are White. The remaining shares are 18% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 7% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Sand Ridge Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
The count of teachers at Sand Ridge Elementary is 40 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.2:1. Among elementary schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 14.9:1. The school counts 327 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 62%. Public schools in Onslow County average 51%.
allk12 grades Sand Ridge Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Sand Ridge Elementary is 5.1 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 65.0% actual, 59.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.
Census estimates describe Onslow County this way: median household income is about $68,148, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 42 public schools in Onslow County, with a combined enrollment of about 27,501.
Swansboro High is located about 3.6 miles from Sand Ridge Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: 4. The school's 65.0% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Sand Ridge Elementary as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 9%, from 482 to 527. The school's ratio fell from 14.2:1 to 13.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
Nearby schools
- Swansboro High3.6 mi · 1,232
- Queens Creek Elementary3.7 mi · 706
- Swansboro Middle3.9 mi · 1,052
- Swansboro Elementary4.1 mi · 592
- Silverdale Elementary7.9 mi · 648
- White Oak Elementary8.3 mi · 784
Frequently asked questions
About Sand Ridge ElementaryHow many students attend Sand Ridge Elementary?
Sand Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 527 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Sand Ridge Elementary serve?
Sand Ridge Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sand Ridge Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sand Ridge Elementary is approximately 13.2:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sand Ridge Elementary?
At Sand Ridge Elementary, the student body is approximately 62% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Sand Ridge Elementary public or private?
Sand Ridge 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.