Elementary Schools in Dare County Schools

Summary:

The Dare County Schools district in North Carolina is home to 5 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. These schools, located in the coastal region, provide educational opportunities to the diverse communities of Dare County.

Based on the data, Kitty Hawk Elementary School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, consistently ranking among the top 25% of elementary schools in North Carolina and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Kitty Hawk's students demonstrate significantly higher proficiency rates in math and other subjects compared to the district and state averages. Nags Head Elementary School also performs well, ranking in the top 45% of North Carolina elementary schools and earning 3 stars from SchoolDigger, with particularly strong math proficiency rates.

In contrast, First Flight Elementary School and Cape Hatteras Elementary School appear to be the lower-performing schools in the district, ranking in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools and having lower proficiency rates than the district and state, especially in reading. The data also suggests a potential correlation between socioeconomic status, as measured by free and reduced lunch rates, and academic performance, with the schools serving higher-need communities tending to have lower test scores.

District Detail

3020 S. Wrightsville Ave
Nags Head, NC 27959

(252) 480-8888

SchoolDigger Rank:
83^rd of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 4,968

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Kitty Hawk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16 Dogwood Trail	Kitty Hawk	27949	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 261-2313	487	35	13.7	23.2%	423 (86.9%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	83.3	198^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.7%		78.9	258^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.9%	60	69.8	67.9	82.2	65.1	69.0	72.2	88.9	$11,885	$396	$11,489
Manteo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 N Hwy 64/264	Manteo	27954	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 473-2742	636	47	13.4	51.6%	391 (61.5%)	20 (3.1%)	175 (27.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.4%)	35.6	988^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.7%		34	1030^th of 1505 public elementary schools	31.6%	42	48.0	49.0	49.5	41.2	43.9	49.5	60.6	$11,908	$794	$11,114
Cape Hatteras Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	47500 Middle Ridge	Buxton	27920	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 995-6196	284	25	11.5	96.1%	201 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (25.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	47.6	787^th of 1490 public elementary schools	47.2%		48.6	770^th of 1505 public elementary schools	48.8%	17	40.4	65.8	64.8	29.8	60.5	51.9	64.8	$12,716	$703	$12,013
First Flight Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	107 Veterans Drive	Kill Devil Hills	27948	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 441-1111	285	28	10.0	43.2%	194 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (21.8%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	45	832^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	44.2%		37.7	974^th of 1505 public elementary schools	35.3%	142	65.9	45.2	46.8	48.8	61.9	50.0	56.5	$14,298	$1,105	$13,194
Nags Head Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 S Wrightsville Avenue	Nags Head	27959	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 480-8880	484	36	13.3	45.2%	296 (61.2%)	5 (1.0%)	137 (28.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.9%)	62	532^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	64.3%		54.2	679^th of 1505 public elementary schools	54.9%	147	66.7	71.3	69.0	41.0	60.5	57.7	63.4	$11,095	$568	$10,527

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank	Rank (0-5)
Hyde County Schools	26.37 mi	3	151^st

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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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Elementary Schools in Dare County Schools

District Detail

Kitty Hawk Elementary School

Nags Head Elementary School

Cape Hatteras Elementary School

First Flight Elementary School

Manteo Elementary School

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