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Beaufort County Schools

At a glance

95^thof 246 North Carolina districts▲ 10

Better than 61% of North Carolina districts

Elementary 6 Middle 2 High 4Grades PK, KG-12

321 Smaw Road
Washington, NC 27889-3937·(252) 946-6593·All North Carolina district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 61.4% of districts

Schools

5,484

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedBeaufort County Early College High35^th of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

John Small Elementary up 34 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

John C Tayloe Elementary 11.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Beaufort County Schools in North Carolina serves roughly 5,484 students across 12 schools — 6 elementary, 2 middle, and 4 high schools — in a high-poverty, mostly rural district where about 99% of students at every school qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Even the strongest schools serve almost entirely economically disadvantaged children. The district earns a 3-star rating and ranks 95th of 246 North Carolina districts, but outcomes vary widely from building to building.

The district's standout is Beaufort County Early College High, ranked 35th of 662 high schools (95th percentile) with an extraordinary EOC proficiency above 92% in every subject and the district's lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 9.2%. Northside High is the strongest traditional high school — ranked 280th of 662 — beating state averages in several subjects and graduating 90.8% of its students. At the elementary level, Chocowinity Primary (5 stars, 77th of 1,492) and Bath Elementary (162nd of 1,492) outperform nearly all peers, with Bath exceeding both district and state averages in every tested grade and subject. Among middle schools, Chocowinity Middle (309th of 778) far outpaces P S Jones Middle (547th of 778); in 6th grade math, Chocowinity Middle posts 82.4% proficiency versus just 38.2% at P S Jones.

At the other end, Washington High ranks 573rd of 662 high schools (13th percentile), with 1 star, just 23.2% proficiency in Math I, and chronic absenteeism near 34%. John Small Elementary (16th percentile) and John C Tayloe Elementary also struggle — John C Tayloe scores about 38% in 3rd grade math and reading, 20–25 points below district averages. Southside High has the district's lowest graduation rate at 81.2% and weak biology scores. Chronic absenteeism is highest at the low-performing schools, but it is not the whole story: John Small's attendance resembles high-performing Bath's, yet its achievement lags far behind. Nothing about this district's demographics requires these outcomes; school-level differences in instruction, transitions between grade-span campuses, and math pathways deserve parents' closest attention.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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/reduced lunch	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bath Elementary	Public	K-8	110 S King Street	Bath	27808	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 923-3251	511	33	15.5		435 (85.1%)	6 (1.2%)	46 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	86.4	162^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	89.1%		90.8	100^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.3%	62					97.2	92.5	77.4	80.6	82.5	59.7	78.6	84.9	62.3	62.9	61.4	59.7	75.9	85.1	$9,982	$1,354	$8,628
Eastern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	947 Hudnell Street	Washington	27889	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 946-1611	484	33	14.8		117 (24.2%)	220 (45.5%)	105 (21.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.9%)								(n/a)																			$11,712	$2,023	$9,688
John C Tayloe Elementary	Public	2-3	910 Tarboro Street	Washington	27889	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 946-3350	382	32	11.8		101 (26.4%)	165 (43.2%)	82 (21.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)								(n/a)					37.6						39.5								$10,602	$1,879	$8,723
John Small Elementary	Public	4-5	4103 North Market Street Ext	Washington	27889	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 946-3941	379	21	18.4		102 (26.9%)	173 (45.6%)	81 (21.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.3%)	21.4	1258^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.7%		19.2	1292^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	13.3%	34						39.2	42.8					35.4	43.4				62.0		$10,309	$1,418	$8,890
P S Jones Middle	Public	6-8	4105 N Market Street Ext	Washington	27889	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 946-0874	659	41	16.0		190 (28.8%)	266 (40.4%)	167 (25.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.9%)	30.9	547^th of 778 public middle schools	29.7%		30.3	545^th of 773 public middle schools	29.5%	2								38.2	55.2	46.8				39.8	44.3	50.0		54.1	$8,983	$991	$7,991
Washington High	Public	9-12	400 Slatestone Road	Washington	27889	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 946-0858	794	36	22.0		262 (33.0%)	332 (41.8%)	161 (20.3%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.8%)	16.4	573^rd of 662 public high schools	13.4%		18.2	535^th of 641 public high schools	16.5%	38	45.3	40.8	23.2	34.3															$10,213	$765	$9,447
Chocowinity Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	606 Gray Road	Chocowinity	27817	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 946-3881	484	33	14.5		244 (50.4%)	115 (23.8%)	72 (14.9%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (9.5%)	92.6	77^th of 1492 public elementary schools	94.8%		96.5	30^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.0%	47					88.9	84.9					78.6	78.5							$10,834	$1,481	$9,353
Northside High	Public	9-12	7868 Free Union Church Road	Pinetown	27865	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 943-6341	380	22	17.6		269 (70.8%)	50 (13.2%)	45 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	56	280^th of 662 public high schools	57.7%		51.4	284^th of 641 public high schools	55.7%	4	62.8	61.5	50.0	80.7															$12,647	$840	$11,807
Chocowinity Middle	Public	5-8	3831 Us Hwy 17 S	Chocowinity	27817	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 946-6191	366	22	16.3		182 (49.7%)	91 (24.9%)	50 (13.7%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (9.3%)	59.3	309^th of 778 public middle schools	60.3%		55	326^th of 773 public middle schools	57.8%	17							62.8	82.4	69.9	59.4			48.9	63.5	54.4	48.5	64.9	56.0	$9,367	$1,161	$8,206
Southside High	Public	9-12	5700 Hwy 33 East	Chocowinity	27817	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 940-1881	410	23	17.4		171 (41.7%)	142 (34.6%)	73 (17.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	36.7	427^th of 662 public high schools	35.5%		31.2	436^th of 641 public high schools	32.0%	9	30.9	57.8	42.2	75.0															$12,556	$899	$11,657
Northeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	21000 US Hwy 264 East	Pinetown	27865	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 943-6545	355	26	13.8		171 (48.2%)	91 (25.6%)	69 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.8%)	39.7	909^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.1%		43.9	850^th of 1490 public elementary schools	43.0%	59					70.4	39.1	53.6	60.5	50.0	58.3	44.4	39.1	46.4	60.5	32.1	52.8	71.4	66.7	$11,956	$1,527	$10,429
Beaufort County Early College High	Public	9-12	5337 Hwy 264 East	Washington	27889	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 940-6227	280	6	44.5		115 (41.1%)	44 (15.7%)	105 (37.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	92.9	35^th of 662 public high schools	94.7%		92.9	51^st of 641 public high schools	92.0%	16	95.3	97.1	92.6	98.7															$6,887	$372	$6,515

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Washington Montessori	10.49 mi	1
Pitt County Schools	21.75 mi	40	112^th
Craven County Board of Education	22.22 mi	26	142^nd
Pamlico County Schools	23.09 mi	4	132^nd
NERSBA Early College	23.63 mi	1	66^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.