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Enrollment
413
Elementary
DISTRICT 583 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRUNSWICK COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370042000129
Southport Elementary
701 West 9th Street, Southport, NC 28461 · (910) 457-6036 · Brunswick County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% 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.
- A-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
14.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
410 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
55.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
63.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 Southport Elementary
Southport Elementary's state test result (59.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southport Elementary this school | 413 | 99.3% | 59.4% |
| Lower Creek Elementary Lenoir | 396 | 99.2% | 60.8% |
| Tyro Elementary Lexington | 393 | 99.2% | 49.2% |
| Gamewell Elementary Lenoir | 459 | 99.3% | 41.3% |
| Cherryville Elementary Cherryville | 378 | 99.2% | 54.0% |
| Rutherfordton Elementary School Rutherfordton | 397 | 95.2% | 68.2% |
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 Southport Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Brunswick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #518 of 1,297 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #537 of 1,296 | #5 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #434 of 1,300 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #855 of 1,485 | #11 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #679 of 1,377 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #1,087 of 1,379 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #424 of 1,414 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.6% | #88 of 937 | #1 of 6 |
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
413
-31 (-7%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 848
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 413 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 99% (410) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 27.7 | 15.2:1 | 99% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 28.6 | 14.1:1 | 99% (400) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 29 | 15.3:1 | 99% (441) |
| 2017-18 | 595 | 36 | 16.5:1 | 49% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 34 | 17.3:1 | 50% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 721 | 39 | 18.5:1 | 55% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 639 | 50 | 12.8:1 | 42% (269) |
| 1990-91 | 848 | 39 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southport Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (595 to 413); teachers down 22% (36 to 28).
About Southport Elementary
Southport Elementary is a public elementary school in Southport, North Carolina. The school has 413 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5.
Brunswick County Schools (20 schools, 13,561 students) runs Southport Elementary.
The student body at Southport Elementary is 72% White. It is also 10% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Brunswick County's residents are about 82% White, 9 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 45, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 28 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Of all students at Southport Elementary, 99% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Brunswick County average a similar 99%.
On the allk12 Grade, Southport Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 66% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The model predicts 48.5% for a school in North Carolina with Southport Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Southport Elementary posts 59.4%.
The school's county is Brunswick County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $77,024 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Southport Elementary shares Brunswick County with 21 other public schools.
The closest school to Southport Elementary is South Brunswick Middle, located about 5.8 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within ten miles of Southport Elementary. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Southport Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Locale: Town: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 413 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 444.
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Brunswick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
152,568
Census ACS
Median income
$77,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
15,069 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brunswick County Schools
- North Brunswick HighHigh · 1,620 students
- West Brunswick HighHigh · 1,466 students
- South Brunswick HighHigh · 1,154 students
- Belville ElementaryElementary · 812 students
- Leland MiddleMiddle · 806 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 738 students
Other schools in Southport
- South Brunswick HighHigh · 1,154 students
- South Brunswick MiddleMiddle · 585 students
Other Southport Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Southport Elementary. Southport Elementary is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Southport ElementaryWest Sacramento, CA · 785 students
- SOUTHPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSOUTHPORT, FL · 531 students
- Southport Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 450 students
- Southport ElementaryKenosha, WI · 438 students
Nearby schools
- South Brunswick Middle5.8 mi · 585
- South Brunswick High6.0 mi · 1,154
- Classical Charter Schools of Southport10.1 mi · 573
- Carolina Beach Elementary10.5 mi · 383
- Bolivia Elementary11.9 mi · 514
- Virginia Williamson Elem12.7 mi · 610
Frequently asked questions
About Southport ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Southport Elementary?
Southport Elementary enrolls approximately 413 students in grades KG-05.
Is Southport Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southport Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Southport Elementary have?
Southport Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southport Elementary?
At Southport Elementary, the student body is approximately 72% White, 9% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Southport Elementary in?
Southport Elementary is part of Brunswick County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.