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Blue Creek Elementary

Public Grades K-5

1158^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Blue Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Jacksonville, North Carolina, serving 463 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Onslow County Schools district, which is ranked 116 out of 242 school districts in the state.

Blue Creek Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the Onslow County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in terms of proficiency rates on the End-of-Grade (EOG) tests for Mathematics, Reading, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's performance has been particularly weak in Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 36.4% to 55.6%, compared to the district's 53.4% to 63.9% and the state's 58.9% to 64.1%.

When comparing Blue Creek Elementary to nearby schools in the Onslow County Schools district, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. Schools like Carolina Forest Elementary, Parkwood Elementary, and Southwest Elementary have consistently outperformed Blue Creek Elementary on the EOG tests, with higher proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science. These nearby schools also have lower percentages of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, suggesting a more socioeconomically diverse student population.

498

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,673

Per pupil spending ?

67.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1260 Burgaw Hwy
Jacksonville, NC 28540-7909

(910) 347-1717

District: Onslow County Schools

Students who attend Blue Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southwest Middle
High:	Southwest High

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.2%

Hispanic:

23.7%

African American:

17.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (43% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg57%

1,158^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Onslow County Schools

116^th of 242Onslow 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	1158 of 1490	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	1373 of 1505	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1070 of 1502	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	974 of 1514	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.6	588 of 1489	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.4	1230 of 1473	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	1218 of 1434	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.4	1101 of 1429	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.0	1012 of 1425	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.2	872 of 1440	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.5	613 of 1390	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.8	730 of 1403	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	64.3	522 of 1388	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.1	594 of 1381	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	38.1	959 of 1363	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.7	1016 of 1354	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.2	818 of 1324	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.4	944 of 1293	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.2	862 of 1276	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	544 of 918	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.8	832 of 933	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	821 of 927	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	927 of 949	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	900 of 927	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	38.7	359 of 634	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	263 of 646	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.7	693 of 878	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	893 of 897	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	1047 of 1451	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1308 of 1455	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1067 of 1459	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	896 of 1458	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.3	519 of 1440	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.1	1150 of 1424	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1298 of 1405	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	69.8	72 of 669	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	19.4	560 of 582	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	476 of 500	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	59.9	242 of 494	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.2	594 of 612	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	751 of 961	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	577 of 951	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	366 of 915	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	355 of 893	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.5	693 of 865	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	782 of 851	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1237 of 1437	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1402 of 1450	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	895 of 1437	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	862 of 1366	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.0	219 of 1329	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	29.0	1072 of 1361	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1151 of 1332	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1214 of 1450	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1297 of 1464	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1030 of 1461	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	966 of 1464	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.1	591 of 1444	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.2	1193 of 1430	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	1099 of 1413	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	64 of 72	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	65 of 81	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	68 of 85	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.6	46 of 76	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	55 of 72	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	57 of 76	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	3.6	102 of 103	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	46.7	52 of 86	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	688 of 821	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	755 of 801	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1102 of 1172	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	1156 of 1166	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1061 of 1183	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	983 of 1194	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.7	651 of 1172	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1059 of 1183	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	1074 of 1178	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2024)89th percentile+80 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2025)11th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics44%-17 vs state

Reading44%-9 vs state

Science41%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)				EOG Reading (2025)				EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blue Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	1260 Burgaw Hwy	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-1717	498	38	13.2	67.3%	235 (47.2%)	87 (17.5%)	118 (23.7%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.4%)	26	1158^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.3%		14.3	1373^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	8.8%	215	55.6	40.0	36.4		44.4	48.3	39.8		40.9	$10,673	$1,191	$9,482
Parkwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2900 Northwoods Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-6711	457	32	14.2	52.5%	221 (48.4%)	81 (17.7%)	93 (20.4%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (11.2%)	53.8	675^th of 1490 public elementary schools	54.7%		59.3	596^th of 1505 public elementary schools	60.4%	79	50.6	48.8	71.8		47.1	53.6	62.4		68.2	$9,969	$731	$9,237
Meadow View Elementary	Public	K-5	1026 Fire Tower Rd	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 478-3522	520	38	13.8	61.2%	312 (60.0%)	59 (11.3%)	96 (18.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.0%)	41.4	893^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	40.1%		32.8	1052^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	30.1%	159	58.0	50.5	51.4		37.5	54.6	54.3		57.1	$8,585	$807	$7,778
Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Burgaw Hwy	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-0900	720	51	14.1	60.4%	441 (61.3%)	80 (11.1%)	128 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (9.2%)	54.4	663^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	55.5%		54.6	671^st of 1505 public elementary schools	55.4%	8	66.1	56.2	51.9		41.7	63.6	60.4		62.3	$8,706	$779	$7,927
Northwoods Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	617 Henderson Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 347-2808	439	33	13.3	72.2%	168 (38.3%)	114 (26.0%)	84 (19.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	64 (14.6%)	37.1	960^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.6%		34.1	1024^th of 1505 public elementary schools	32.0%	64	43.9	46.8	54.5		35.4	61.3	53.0		54.5	$9,947	$1,028	$8,919
Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology	Public, Charter	K-8	1249 Hargett Street	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 219-8603	104	6	17.8	95.2%	13 (12.5%)	61 (58.7%)	18 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (11.5%)	10.1	1420^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.7%		3.5	1491^st of 1505 public elementary schools	0.9%	71		8.3	33.3	50.0		50.0	26.7	70.0	20.0
Clyde Erwin Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	323 New River Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 347-1261	283	24	12.0	61.8%	72 (25.4%)	66 (23.3%)	114 (40.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (10.2%)	33.5	1029^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.9%		29.7	1103^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	26.7%	74	62.2	46.2	37.2		46.7	53.8	41.9		41.9	$10,965	$929	$10,036
Clear View Elementary	Public	K-5	180 Clear View School Rd	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 455-2667	535	35	15.2	52.7%	328 (61.3%)	71 (13.3%)	76 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.7%)	46.4	812^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.5%		36.1	992^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	34.1%	180	65.5	50.6	36.7		52.9	67.1	51.9		45.6
Summersill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Summersill School Road	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 455-2672	482	40	11.9	74.3%	202 (41.9%)	125 (25.9%)	88 (18.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.7%)	46.8	807^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.8%		52.6	710^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.8%	97	59.5	47.8	51.5		47.3	49.3	61.8		61.8	$10,099	$866	$9,233
Bell Fork Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Bell Fork Rd	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-4459	551	38	14.5	74.0%	136 (24.7%)	219 (39.7%)	137 (24.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (9.6%)	38.1	949^th of 1490 public elementary schools	36.3%		37.9	970^th of 1505 public elementary schools	35.5%	21	54.5	58.6	44.2		40.3	62.6	41.9		43.0	$9,844	$1,331	$8,513

Frequently Asked Questions about Blue Creek Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Blue Creek Elementary?

Students at Blue Creek Elementary are 47% White, 24% Hispanic, 17% African American, 9% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Blue Creek Elementary in?

Onslow County Schools

What schools do graduates of Blue Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blue Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southwest Middle
High : Southwest High

How many students attend Blue Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended Blue Creek Elementary.

Is Blue Creek Elementary a good school?

Blue Creek Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.3% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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