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Best Elementary Schools in Poplar Branch, NC

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258

Students

Top rankedW T Griggs Elementary311^th of 1,490 North Carolina elementary schools

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W T Griggs Elementary up 101 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Poplar Branch, North Carolina is home to a single elementary school, W.T. Griggs Elementary, which serves students from grades K-5. Despite serving a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, the school consistently outperforms the Currituck County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in key academic areas.

W.T. Griggs Elementary stands out for its exceptional mathematics proficiency, with 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students scoring well above district and state averages. The school also exceeds district and state reading proficiency rates in grades 4 and 5, though 3rd grade reading lags slightly behind. In 5th grade science, W.T. Griggs Elementary's proficiency rate is higher than both the district and the state.

While the school faces socioeconomic challenges, with a free and reduced-price lunch rate of nearly 59%, it has made steady improvements in its statewide ranking, moving from 490th out of 1,502 North Carolina elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 311th out of 1,490 in 2024-2025, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. This suggests the school is effectively supporting student learning and achievement, particularly in the areas of mathematics and science.

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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
W T Griggs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	261 Poplar Branch Road	Poplar Branch	27965	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 453-2700	258	19	13.6	58.1%	167 (64.7%)	1 (0.4%)	61 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.2%)	75.5	311^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.1%		69.7	412^th of 1505 public elementary schools	72.6%	101	89.2	73.5	60.6	62.2	65.3	57.6	69.7	$10,878	$606	$10,272

Cities Near Poplar Branch

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jarvisburg	4.54 mi	1	60^th
Corolla	8.47 mi	1
Barco	8.8 mi	3	213^th
Kitty Hawk	14.18 mi	1	29^th
Currituck	14.49 mi	1	30^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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