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Hunters Creek Elementary

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Hunters Creek Elementary ranks 954 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

954^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hunters Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Jacksonville, North Carolina, serving 627 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Onslow County Schools district, which is ranked 116 out of 242 districts in the state.

Academically, Hunters Creek Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with proficiency rates below the district and state averages in Math and Reading. The school's performance for African American students is relatively strong, ranking in the top 35% of the state, but its Hispanic, White, and English Language Learner students perform significantly lower, with rankings in the bottom half or bottom third. The school's Gifted and Talented program has also shown inconsistent results, ranging from the top 3% to the bottom 5% of the state.

Compared to nearby schools in the Onslow County district, Hunters Creek Elementary's performance is generally lower, with the exception of Jacksonville Commons Elementary. Schools like Carolina Forest Elementary and Parkwood Elementary consistently outperform Hunters Creek on state assessments and have higher rankings within the state. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds at Hunters Creek Elementary may be a significant factor contributing to the school's academic challenges, and targeted interventions and support for underperforming student subgroups could help to improve student outcomes.

585

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,669

Per pupil spending ?

71.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3450 Hunters Trail
Jacksonville, NC 28546

(910) 353-4443

District: Onslow County Schools

Students who attend Hunters Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hunters Creek Middle
High:	White Oak High

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.3%

Hispanic:

30.1%

African American:

22.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 22nd percentile in 2019 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 36th (2025) from a 22nd-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (50% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg57%

954^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	37.7	954 of 1490	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	990 of 1505	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1094 of 1502	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1109 of 1514	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.7	875 of 1489	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1148 of 1473	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	986 of 1434	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.6	791 of 1429	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.1	731 of 1425	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.9	575 of 1440	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.1	521 of 1390	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.9	679 of 1403	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.1	673 of 1388	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.1	849 of 1381	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.8	652 of 1363	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.2	625 of 1354	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.1	562 of 1324	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.2	831 of 1293	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.7	792 of 1276	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	325 of 918	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	357 of 924	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	339 of 933	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	360 of 927	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	290 of 896	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	572 of 949	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	613 of 927	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	39.3	349 of 634	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	287 of 646	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.8	662 of 878	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.6	394 of 897	56.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	510 of 563	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	418 of 533	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	492 of 514	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	794 of 1451	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	954 of 1455	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1184 of 1459	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	1052 of 1458	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	902 of 1440	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1159 of 1424	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	962 of 1405	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	53.4	412 of 669	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.2	14 of 500	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	27.3	586 of 612	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	642 of 961	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	775 of 951	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	737 of 915	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	677 of 893	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	482 of 843	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	620 of 865	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.9	472 of 851	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	775 of 1437	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	841 of 1450	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	896 of 1437	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	936 of 1366	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.6	573 of 1329	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	905 of 1361	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	731 of 1332	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	1037 of 1450	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	990 of 1464	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	947 of 1461	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1091 of 1464	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.4	798 of 1444	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1100 of 1430	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	998 of 1413	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	30 of 72	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	39 of 75	48.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.8	67 of 81	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	67 of 85	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	53 of 76	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.9	70 of 72	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	71 of 76	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	120 of 175	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	102 of 154	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.3	123 of 133	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	52.0	38 of 97	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	63 of 86	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	621 of 821	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	559 of 801	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	805 of 1172	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	823 of 1166	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1010 of 1183	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1031 of 1194	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	891 of 1172	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1057 of 1183	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.1	771 of 1178	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)65th percentile+29 vs school

Military Connected (2025)58th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile+18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)38th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science55%-7 vs state

Reading50%-3 vs state

Mathematics48%-12 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
Hunters Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3450 Hunters Trail	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 353-4443	585	45	13.0	71.8%	189 (32.3%)	130 (22.2%)	176 (30.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	86 (14.7%)	37.7	954^th of 1490 public elementary schools	36.0%		36.2	990^th of 1505 public elementary schools	34.2%	36	48.0	44.7	53.6		37.8	52.9	62.3		55.1	$9,669	$1,315	$8,354
Morton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	485 Old 30 Road	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 353-0930	715	46	15.6	59.9%	330 (46.2%)	137 (19.2%)	154 (21.5%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	81 (11.3%)	58.8	584^th of 1490 public elementary schools	60.8%		70.7	392^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	74.0%	192	60.7	60.4	60.6		47.7	65.3	59.6		62.4	$8,688	$926	$7,762
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
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
Jacksonville Commons Elementary	Public	K-5	1121 Commons Drive North	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-1056	506	37	13.6	69.8%	165 (32.6%)	140 (27.7%)	103 (20.4%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	83 (16.4%)	30.7	1078^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.7%		19.6	1292^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	14.2%	214	65.1	52.6	34.3		41.9	51.3	41.4		34.4	$10,168	$1,161	$9,007
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
Carolina Forest Elementary	Public	K-5	141 Carolina Forest Boulevard	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 346-1778	570	39	14.6	47.9%	207 (36.3%)	140 (24.6%)	118 (20.7%)	32 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	66 (11.6%)	73	344^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.9%		70.1	397^th of 1505 public elementary schools	73.6%	53	71.6	69.0	64.8		58.9	67.8	70.3		63.7	$8,201	$658	$7,543
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hunters Creek Elementary

How many students attend Hunters Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Hunters Creek Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hunters Creek Elementary?

Students at Hunters Creek Elementary are 32% White, 30% Hispanic, 22% African American, 15% Two or more races.

What district is Hunters Creek Elementary in?

Onslow County Schools

Is Hunters Creek Elementary a good school?

Hunters Creek Elementary ranks 954^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Hunters Creek Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Hunters Creek Middle
High : White Oak High

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