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Enrollment
648
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONSLOW COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370345001430
Silverdale Elementary
841 Smith Road, Maysville, NC 28555 · (910) 326-5146 · Onslow County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL648 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% 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.
- DBeats 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
15.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
302 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 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
65%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
57.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
53.4%
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 53 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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Silverdale Elementary
Silverdale Elementary's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silverdale Elementary this school | 648 | 46.6% | 55.0% |
| Stateside Elementary Jacksonville | 579 | 47.8% | 56.2% |
| Bethel Elementary Midland | 611 | 43.4% | 72.2% |
| Northwest Harnett Elementary Fuquay-Varina | 645 | 42.5% | 69.4% |
| Indian Trail Elementary Indian Trail | 633 | 50.6% | 61.6% |
| East Mooresville Intermediate Mooresville | 612 | 49.8% | 64.0% |
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 Silverdale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Onslow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #663 of 1,297 | #12 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #808 of 1,296 | #13 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #382 of 1,300 | #6 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 648 | #264 of 1,485 | #6 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #963 of 1,377 | #21 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #484 of 1,379 | #12 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.6% | #1,181 of 1,414 | #20 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +44.6% | #37 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
648
+237 (+58%) vs 2020
+59% since 1990-91, when it was 407
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 648 | 41 | 15.8:1 | 47% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 632 | 41 | 15.4:1 | 50% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 611 | 39.6 | 15.4:1 | 50% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 28 | 14.7:1 | 39% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 27.5 | 16.3:1 | 47% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 47% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 51% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 26 | 15.3:1 | 53% (209) |
| 1990-91 | 407 | 27 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silverdale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 45% (448 to 648); teachers up 49% (27.5 to 41).
About Silverdale Elementary
Silverdale Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Maysville, North Carolina. It reports enrollment of 648 students in kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll around 467, and this school is 39% above that mark.
Across its 39 schools, Onslow County Schools enrolls 27,397 students. Silverdale Elementary is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at Silverdale Elementary is White: 53%. Other groups make up 19% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 13% multiracial. Onslow County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
Its staff includes 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.8 students per teacher. The gap from the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 0.9 students per teacher. Roughly 47% of students at Silverdale Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Silverdale Elementary lands at C, ahead of 33% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Silverdale Elementary is 64.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.0%.
For the population of Onslow County, median household income comes to about $68,148, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Onslow County's 42 public schools enroll about 27,501 students and include Silverdale Elementary.
Swansboro Middle is about 5.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Silverdale Elementary places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put Silverdale Elementary in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Federal data put enrollment at 411 in 2020-21 and 648 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.7:1 to 15.8:1.
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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 Maysville
- Maysville ElementaryElementary · 121 students
- Woodland Elementary SchoolElementary
Other Silverdale Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Silverdale Elementary. Silverdale Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Silverdale ElementarySILVERDALE, WA · 413 students
Nearby schools
- Swansboro Middle5.8 mi · 1,052
- Queens Creek Elementary5.9 mi · 706
- Morton Elementary6.1 mi · 715
- Swansboro High6.1 mi · 1,232
- Swansboro Elementary6.7 mi · 592
- Sand Ridge Elementary7.9 mi · 527
Frequently asked questions
About Silverdale ElementaryHow large is Silverdale Elementary?
Silverdale Elementary enrolls approximately 648 students in grades KG-05.
Is Silverdale Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Silverdale Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Silverdale Elementary have?
Silverdale Elementary employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
How diverse is Silverdale Elementary?
Silverdale Elementary reports a student body of 53% White, 19% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Silverdale Elementary public or private?
Silverdale 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.