Best Public Schools in Shawboro, NC

Summary:

Shawboro, North Carolina is home to a single standout elementary school, Shawboro Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 629 students. The school is part of the Currituck County Schools district, which is ranked 40 out of 242 school districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Shawboro Elementary School consistently outperforms the Currituck County and North Carolina averages on state standardized tests in mathematics, reading, and science. In the 2024-2025 school year, Shawboro's 3rd-grade students scored 75.8% proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 70% for the Currituck County district and 64.1% for the state. Additionally, Shawboro's 5th-grade students scored 67% proficient or better in science, compared to 74.7% for the district and 62% for the state. The school's relatively low free and reduced-price lunch rate of 32.27% in the 2023-2024 school year suggests its student population may come from more affluent families, which could contribute to its academic success.

Shawboro Elementary School's strong performance and positive trends in the SchoolDigger statewide ranking, where it ranked 420 out of 1,490 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, make it a standout institution in the Currituck County district and the state of North Carolina. The school's per-student spending of $9,905 in the 2018-2019 school year and student-teacher ratio of 14.8 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year are both within the typical range for North Carolina elementary schools, indicating that the school is efficiently utilizing its resources to support student learning.

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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
Shawboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	370 Shawboro Road	Shawboro	27973	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 232-2237	625	39	16.0	35.7%	484 (77.4%)	36 (5.8%)	47 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (8.5%)	68.4	420^th of 1490 public elementary schools	71.8%		62.5	533^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	64.6%	113	75.8	62.3	67.8	51.7	67.0	56.5	67.0	$9,905	$834	$9,070

Cities Near Shawboro

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Barco	4.32 mi	3	213^th
Camden	5.07 mi	5	94^th
Currituck	6.13 mi	1	30^th
Elizabeth City	8.34 mi	13	292^nd
Moyock	9.51 mi	3	68^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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