Best Public Schools in Knotts Island, NC

Summary:

Knotts Island, North Carolina is home to a single elementary school, Knotts Island Elementary, which serves grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 90 students. The school is part of the Currituck County Schools district, which is ranked 40 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Knotts Island Elementary appears to be a standout school in the area, consistently ranking in the top 25% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past three school years, with a ranking of 173 out of 1,490 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing well above average. Its students have significantly higher proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science compared to the Currituck County Schools district and the state of North Carolina averages, with particularly impressive results in 5th-grade science and 4th and 5th-grade reading.

The school's low student-teacher ratio of 10:1 and relatively low free and reduced lunch rate of 32.22% in the 2023-2024 school year suggest a supportive learning environment that may contribute to the students' academic success. Additionally, the school's high level of per-student spending, at $18,970 for the 2018-2019 school year, indicates that it is well-resourced and able to provide a high-quality educational experience for its students. The success of Knotts Island Elementary could serve as a model for other schools in the Currituck County Schools district or even across North Carolina.

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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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Knotts Island Elementary	Public	K-5	413 Woodleigh Road	Knotts Island	27950	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 722-0770	91	7	13.0	44.0%	78 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.8%)	85	173^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	88.4%		82.9	207^th of 1505 public elementary schools	86.2%	34	72.2	76.9	82.4	50.0	84.6	82.4	94.1	$18,970	$771	$18,200

Cities Near Knotts Island

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Moyock	5.34 mi	3	68^th
Currituck	6.58 mi	1	30^th
Shawboro	7.53 mi	1	99^th
Barco	10.39 mi	3	213^th
Camden	14.35 mi	5	94^th

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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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