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Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONSLOW COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370345001432
Summersill Elementary
250 Summersill School Road, Jacksonville, NC 28540 · (910) 455-2672 · Onslow County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
358 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 | 67 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 13% |
Student demographics
71%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
52.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
52.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 52 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
Where Summersill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Onslow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #687 of 1,297 | #13 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #820 of 1,296 | #15 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #535 of 1,300 | #13 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #673 of 1,485 | #19 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #84 of 1,377 | #1 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #159 of 1,379 | #7 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.3% | #1,084 of 1,414 | #2 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.2% | #141 of 937 | #6 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
482
+72 (+18%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 854
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 482 | 40.4 | 11.9:1 | 74% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 39.5 | 13.2:1 | 64% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 42.9 | 12.3:1 | 69% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 54% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 653 | 44 | 14.8:1 | 56% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 655 | 43 | 15.2:1 | 58% (382) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | 39 | 15.4:1 | 50% (299) |
| 2000-01 | 663 | 42 | 15.8:1 | 47% (311) |
| 1990-91 | 854 | 41 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Summersill Elementary.
About Summersill Elementary
Summersill Elementary is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 482 students.
Onslow County Schools is made up of 39 schools with 27,397 students in all.
White students are the largest group at Summersill Elementary, with 42% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 26% Black, 18% Hispanic, and 13% multiracial. Onslow County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school's share is lower. By the diversity index, Summersill Elementary comes in at 71%.
Summersill Elementary's 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 74%. That is higher than the 51% average for public schools in Onslow County.
Summersill Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.5%, compared with a predicted 56.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Onslow County this way: median household income is about $68,148, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Onslow County number 42 and enroll about 27,501.
The next-closest public school is Parkwood Elementary, about 2.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Summersill Elementary's average proficiency of 54.5% compares with 54.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Mid-size, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Summersill Elementary had 410 students in 2020-21 and 482 in 2024-25, an 18% gain.
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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 Jacksonville
- Jacksonville HighHigh · 1,441 students
- White Oak HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Northside HighHigh · 1,067 students
- Jacksonville Commons MiddleMiddle · 918 students
- Hunters Creek MiddleMiddle · 856 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 803 students
Nearby schools
- Parkwood Elementary2.7 mi · 457
- Clear View Elementary2.8 mi · 535
- Jacksonville High3.0 mi · 1,441
- Stateside Elementary3.1 mi · 579
- Northwoods Park Middle3.2 mi · 633
- Carolina Forest Elementary3.2 mi · 570
Frequently asked questions
About Summersill ElementaryHow many students attend Summersill Elementary?
Summersill Elementary enrolls approximately 482 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Summersill Elementary serve?
Summersill Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Summersill Elementary have?
Summersill Elementary employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Summersill Elementary?
Student demographics at Summersill Elementary are roughly 42% White, 18% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Summersill Elementary?
Summersill Elementary is overseen by Onslow County Schools in Onslow County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.