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Colerain Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
975th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools
Better than 35% of North Carolina elementary schools
Summary

Colerain Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Colerain, North Carolina, with an enrollment of 155 students. The school is part of the Bertie County Schools district, which is ranked 166 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Colerain Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with proficiency rates below the state and district averages in most subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade reading proficiency rate was 25.8%, compared to the state average of 46.7%. However, the school does perform better than the state and district average for its African American student subgroup. Colerain Elementary also has a very high percentage of students (over 98%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very low-income student population, which likely contributes to the school's overall academic performance challenges.

Despite the school's low overall performance, Colerain Elementary appears to have access to more funding and teaching resources than some of the nearby schools, such as Buckland Elementary and Windsor Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates and state rankings. This raises questions about how the school is utilizing its resources and whether they are being effectively targeted to improve student outcomes.

193
Students ?
11.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,354
Per pupil spending ?
98.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 202 N Academy Street
       Colerain, NC  27924

(252) 356-4714

District: Bertie County Schools


Students who attend Colerain Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Bertie Middle
High:    Bertie Early College High
    Bertie High
Racial breakdown:

African American:
82.4%
White:
13.5%
Two or more races:
2.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015
Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (48% vs 57% meeting standards)
!Reading scores 11 pts below the North Carolina average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school48%
District avg49%
North Carolina avg57%
975th of 1,490
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Bottom 35%▲ up 18 pts since 2015
From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 3Elementary Schools in the Bertie County Schools
166th of 242Bertie County Schools among North Carolina districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202536.4975 of 149034.6%★★☆☆☆
202441.7897 of 150540.4%★★☆☆☆
202333.81023 of 150231.9%★★☆☆☆
202225.91157 of 151423.6%★☆☆☆☆
202115.51300 of 148912.7%★☆☆☆☆
201939.3934 of 147336.6%★★☆☆☆
201842.3883 of 143438.4%★★☆☆☆
201749.7751 of 142947.4%★★☆☆☆
201644.4850 of 142540.4%★★☆☆☆
201521.01199 of 144016.7%★☆☆☆☆
201415.71225 of 139011.9%★☆☆☆☆
201315.51253 of 140310.7%★☆☆☆☆
201235.31003 of 138827.7%★☆☆☆☆
201130.21067 of 138122.7%★☆☆☆☆
201035.3995 of 136327.0%★☆☆☆☆
200912.81234 of 13548.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200822.31103 of 132416.7%★☆☆☆☆
200718.51148 of 129311.2%★☆☆☆☆
200625.31056 of 127617.2%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202564.2245 of 91873.3%★★★★☆
202463.6250 of 92472.9%★★★★☆
202366.7239 of 93374.4%★★★★☆
202251.8384 of 92758.6%★★★☆☆
202134.4582 of 89635.0%★★☆☆☆
201963.6272 of 94971.3%★★★★☆
201859.6313 of 92766.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202534.21006 of 145130.7%★★☆☆☆
202424.11173 of 145519.4%★☆☆☆☆
202326.21147 of 145921.4%★☆☆☆☆
202222.71205 of 145817.4%★☆☆☆☆
202111.71336 of 14407.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201942.2869 of 142439.0%★★☆☆☆
201849.7753 of 140546.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202552.0644 of 143755.2%★★★☆☆
202453.7628 of 145056.7%★★★☆☆
202349.0738 of 143748.6%★★☆☆☆
202242.5796 of 136641.7%★★☆☆☆
202134.2882 of 132933.6%★★☆☆☆
201951.0654 of 136151.9%★★★☆☆
201857.9538 of 133259.6%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202542.7849 of 145041.4%★★☆☆☆
202465.7461 of 146468.5%★★★☆☆
202345.2833 of 146143.0%★★☆☆☆
202231.91034 of 146429.4%★☆☆☆☆
202121.11164 of 144419.4%★☆☆☆☆
201938.4950 of 143033.6%★★☆☆☆
201834.21019 of 141327.9%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
African American (2025)73rd percentile+39 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+21 vs school
Male (2025)41st percentile+7 vs school
Female (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics54%-6 vs state
Science51%-11 vs state
Reading41%-11 vs state

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Students at Colerain Elementary are 82% African American, 13% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Colerain Elementary ranks 975th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Colerain Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bertie Middle
High : Bertie Early College High
High : Bertie High

In the 2024-25 school year, 193 students attended Colerain Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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