Elementary Schools in Onslow County Schools

Summary:

The Onslow County Schools district in North Carolina is home to 22 diverse elementary schools serving students from prekindergarten through 5th grade. The schools vary significantly in terms of student population, academic performance, and socioeconomic factors, with some standout institutions leading the way and others facing challenges.

Among the top-performing elementary schools in the district are Coastal Elementary, which consistently ranks in the top 25% of North Carolina elementary schools, and Swansboro Elementary, which excels in mathematics and reading. Another high-achieving school, Sand Ridge Elementary, has shown significant improvement in recent years, moving from a 3-star to a 4-star rating.

However, the data also reveals stark performance gaps between the top-performing and lower-performing schools, particularly in mathematics and reading proficiency. The schools' free and reduced lunch rates, a proxy for socioeconomic status, appear to be strongly correlated with academic achievement, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to address educational equity concerns within the Onslow County Schools district.

District Detail

200 Broadhurst Road
Jacksonville, NC 28540-3551

(910) 455-2211

SchoolDigger Rank:
116^th of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 27,397

Primary Schools: 22
Middle Schools: 8
High Schools: 8
Alternative Schools: 1

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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
Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Burgaw Hwy	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-0900	720	51	14.1	60.4%	441 (61.3%)	80 (11.1%)	128 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (9.2%)	54.4	663^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	55.5%		54.6	671^st of 1505 public elementary schools	55.4%	8	66.1	56.2	51.9	41.7	63.6	60.4	62.3	$8,706	$779	$7,927
Bell Fork Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Bell Fork Rd	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-4459	551	38	14.5	74.0%	136 (24.7%)	219 (39.7%)	137 (24.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (9.6%)	38.1	949^th of 1490 public elementary schools	36.3%		37.9	970^th of 1505 public elementary schools	35.5%	21	54.5	58.6	44.2	40.3	62.6	41.9	43.0	$9,844	$1,331	$8,513
Blue Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	1260 Burgaw Hwy	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-1717	498	38	13.2	67.3%	235 (47.2%)	87 (17.5%)	118 (23.7%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.4%)	26	1158^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.3%		14.3	1373^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	8.8%	215	55.6	40.0	36.4	44.4	48.3	39.8	40.9	$10,673	$1,191	$9,482
Clyde Erwin Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	323 New River Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 347-1261	283	24	12.0	61.8%	72 (25.4%)	66 (23.3%)	114 (40.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (10.2%)	33.5	1029^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.9%		29.7	1103^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	26.7%	74	62.2	46.2	37.2	46.7	53.8	41.9	41.9	$10,965	$929	$10,036
Morton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	485 Old 30 Road	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 353-0930	715	46	15.6	59.9%	330 (46.2%)	137 (19.2%)	154 (21.5%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	81 (11.3%)	58.8	584^th of 1490 public elementary schools	60.8%		70.7	392^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	74.0%	192	60.7	60.4	60.6	47.7	65.3	59.6	62.4	$8,688	$926	$7,762
Northwoods Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	617 Henderson Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 347-2808	439	33	13.3	72.2%	168 (38.3%)	114 (26.0%)	84 (19.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	64 (14.6%)	37.1	960^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.6%		34.1	1024^th of 1505 public elementary schools	32.0%	64	43.9	46.8	54.5	35.4	61.3	53.0	54.5	$9,947	$1,028	$8,919
Parkwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2900 Northwoods Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-6711	457	32	14.2	52.5%	221 (48.4%)	81 (17.7%)	93 (20.4%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (11.2%)	53.8	675^th of 1490 public elementary schools	54.7%		59.3	596^th of 1505 public elementary schools	60.4%	79	50.6	48.8	71.8	47.1	53.6	62.4	68.2	$9,969	$731	$9,237
Richlands Elementary	Public	K-5	415 Cow Horn Road	Richlands	28574	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 324-4142	591	41	14.4	49.7%	376 (63.6%)	54 (9.1%)	104 (17.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.8%)	51.2	724^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.4%		42	889^th of 1505 public elementary schools	40.9%	165	66.0	63.4	57.6	42.5	55.4	57.1	51.0	$8,461	$1,005	$7,456
Silverdale Elementary	Public	K-5	841 Smith Road	Maysville	28555	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 326-5146	648	41	15.8	46.6%	343 (52.9%)	89 (13.7%)	125 (19.3%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (12.5%)	49.6	748^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.8%		34.8	1014^th of 1505 public elementary schools	32.6%	266	51.5	65.2	43.4	54.5	71.4	48.7	52.2	$10,721	$787	$9,933
Summersill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Summersill School Road	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 455-2672	482	40	11.9	74.3%	202 (41.9%)	125 (25.9%)	88 (18.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.7%)	46.8	807^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.8%		52.6	710^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.8%	97	59.5	47.8	51.5	47.3	49.3	61.8	61.8	$10,099	$866	$9,233
Swansboro Elementary	Public	K-5	118 School Rd	Swansboro	28584	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 326-1501	592	41	14.6	38.2%	444 (75.0%)	17 (2.9%)	66 (11.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	55 (9.3%)	78.2	276^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.5%		76	309^th of 1505 public elementary schools	79.5%	33	62.2	79.2	84.3	47.7	78.1	69.6	78.3	$9,199	$686	$8,514
Jacksonville Commons Elementary	Public	K-5	1121 Commons Drive North	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-1056	506	37	13.6	69.8%	165 (32.6%)	140 (27.7%)	103 (20.4%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	83 (16.4%)	30.7	1078^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.7%		19.6	1292^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	14.2%	214	65.1	52.6	34.3	41.9	51.3	41.4	34.4	$10,168	$1,161	$9,007
Dixon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	130 Betty Dixon Rd	Holly Ridge	28445	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 327-2104	760	47	16.1	33.4%	576 (75.8%)	21 (2.8%)	86 (11.3%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (9.1%)	66.9	448^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.9%		74.4	331^st of 1505 public elementary schools	78.0%	117	70.2	46.1	60.2	56.5	71.6	68.3	69.9	$8,351	$596	$7,756
Hunters Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3450 Hunters Trail	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 353-4443	585	45	13.0	71.8%	189 (32.3%)	130 (22.2%)	176 (30.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	86 (14.7%)	37.7	954^th of 1490 public elementary schools	36.0%		36.2	990^th of 1505 public elementary schools	34.2%	36	48.0	44.7	53.6	37.8	52.9	62.3	55.1	$9,669	$1,315	$8,354
Queens Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	159 Queens Creek Road	Swansboro	28584	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 326-5115	706	50	14.2	51.1%	498 (70.5%)	41 (5.8%)	84 (11.9%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (10.2%)	59.3	579^th of 1490 public elementary schools	61.1%		54.8	667^th of 1505 public elementary schools	55.7%	88	75.2	52.0	56.0	52.0	64.3	58.6	58.6	$10,129	$815	$9,314
Sand Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	868 Sand Ridge Road	Hubert	28539	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 326-5199	527	40	13.1	62.0%	325 (61.7%)	35 (6.6%)	94 (17.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	66 (12.5%)	70.6	379^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.6%		58.3	612^th of 1505 public elementary schools	59.3%	233	72.5	72.8	58.6	58.2	65.2	62.1	66.7	$9,194	$773	$8,421
Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	7444 Richlands Highway	Richlands	28574	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 324-3139	565	40	14.1	52.9%	367 (65.0%)	47 (8.3%)	103 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (7.8%)	46.5	810^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.6%		45.7	824^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.2%	14	77.5	47.8	45.5	52.0	53.3	47.7	50.6	$9,000	$730	$8,269
Carolina Forest Elementary	Public	K-5	141 Carolina Forest Boulevard	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 346-1778	570	39	14.6	47.9%	207 (36.3%)	140 (24.6%)	118 (20.7%)	32 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	66 (11.6%)	73	344^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.9%		70.1	397^th of 1505 public elementary schools	73.6%	53	71.6	69.0	64.8	58.9	67.8	70.3	63.7	$8,201	$658	$7,543
Meadow View Elementary	Public	K-5	1026 Fire Tower Rd	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 478-3522	520	38	13.8	61.2%	312 (60.0%)	59 (11.3%)	96 (18.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.0%)	41.4	893^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	40.1%		32.8	1052^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	30.1%	159	58.0	50.5	51.4	37.5	54.6	54.3	57.1	$8,585	$807	$7,778
Stateside Elementary	Public	K-5	132 Stateside Blvd	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 478-3460	579	38	15.1	47.8%	299 (51.6%)	98 (16.9%)	123 (21.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.3%)	53.8	677^th of 1490 public elementary schools	54.6%		36.3	988^th of 1505 public elementary schools	34.4%	311	72.0	66.3	44.1	59.1	70.7	48.6	45.9	$9,013	$862	$8,151
Coastal Elementary	Public	K-5	370 Folkstone Rd	Holly Ridge	28445	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 455-2448	833	58	14.4	33.1%	612 (73.5%)	18 (2.2%)	123 (14.8%)	6 (0.7%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	65 (7.8%)	82.1	215^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.6%		82.5	210^th of 1505 public elementary schools	86.0%	5	79.4	76.8	66.0	61.0	79.7	69.9	68.9
Clear View Elementary	Public	K-5	180 Clear View School Rd	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 455-2667	535	35	15.2	52.7%	328 (61.3%)	71 (13.3%)	76 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.7%)	46.4	812^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.5%		36.1	992^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	34.1%	180	65.5	50.6	36.7	52.9	67.1	51.9	45.6

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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.