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South Greenville Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1161^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

South Greenville Elementary is a public elementary school serving 288 students in grades K-5 in Greenville, North Carolina, which is part of the Pitt County Schools district.

Despite receiving higher per-student spending and having a lower student-teacher ratio than nearby schools, South Greenville Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. In comparison, nearby schools like Wintergreen Intermediate, Ridgewood Elementary, and Winterville Charter Academy have higher rankings and ratings, placing them in the top 50% of North Carolina elementary schools.

South Greenville Elementary's proficiency rates in math, reading, and science are significantly lower than the Pitt County Schools and North Carolina state averages across all grade levels and subjects. The school also serves a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 98% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. While the higher spending and lower student-teacher ratio suggest a focus on supporting these students, the persistent low performance indicates that the school may be facing systemic challenges that require targeted interventions and resources to improve the educational experience and outcomes for its students.

251

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,110

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

811 Howell St
Greenville, NC 27834-5219

(252) 756-7004

District: Pitt County Schools

Students who attend South Greenville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	E B Aycock Middle
High:	Junius H Rose High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.7%

Two or more races:

8.4%

Hispanic:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (42% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Reading scores 26 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg57%

1,161^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Pitt County Schools

124^th of 242Pitt County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	1161 of 1490	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1096 of 1505	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1241 of 1502	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1409 of 1514	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	1466 of 1489	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	1458 of 1473	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	1416 of 1434	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	1345 of 1429	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.9	1383 of 1425	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.0	1404 of 1440	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.4	1363 of 1390	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.2	1363 of 1403	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.7	1350 of 1388	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.2	1319 of 1381	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.2	1304 of 1363	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.5	1183 of 1354	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.9	1158 of 1324	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.9	1130 of 1293	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.6	1042 of 1276	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	485 of 918	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	444 of 924	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	600 of 933	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	761 of 927	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	876 of 896	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	917 of 949	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	887 of 927	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	994 of 1451	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	976 of 1455	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	1076 of 1459	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1287 of 1458	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1358 of 1440	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	1412 of 1424	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	1381 of 1405	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	816 of 1437	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	884 of 1450	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1073 of 1437	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1180 of 1366	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	1293 of 1329	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	1347 of 1361	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	1317 of 1332	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	1245 of 1450	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	1190 of 1464	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1344 of 1461	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	1379 of 1464	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	1407 of 1444	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	1405 of 1430	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	1399 of 1413	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	57.4	243 of 801	69.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2024)70th percentile+42 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics57%-4 vs state

Science42%-20 vs state

Reading27%-26 vs state

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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 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
South Greenville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	811 Howell St	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-7004	251	26	9.7	98.8%	4 (1.6%)	205 (81.7%)	20 (8.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.4%)	25.8	1161^st of 1490 public elementary schools	22.1%		30.1	1096^th of 1505 public elementary schools	27.2%	65	75.0	42.6	52.8				22.9	27.7	30.6				41.7		$12,110	$2,467	$9,643
ECU Community School	Public	K-5	811 Howell St	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	East Carolina Community School	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 737-5600	108	9	13.0	97.2%	0 (0.0%)	104 (96.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	55.2	651^st of 1490 public elementary schools	56.3%		54.5	672^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	55.3%	21	82.4	78.3	84.2				17.6	65.2	26.3				47.4
Sadie Saulter	Public	PK, KG-8	400 Spruce St	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 758-4621	300	30	10.1	99.0%	39 (13.0%)	221 (73.7%)	27 (9.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)								(n/a)
Elmhurst Elementary	Public	K-5	1815 W Berkley Rd	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-0180	454	34	13.4	99.3%	157 (34.6%)	221 (48.7%)	35 (7.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.9%)	51.2	725^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.3%		44.9	837^th of 1505 public elementary schools	44.4%	112	63.5	52.3	55.6				44.4	58.5	51.4				66.7		$10,442	$1,421	$9,021
Wahl Coates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 E 5th St	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-2514	406	31	13.1	99.3%	37 (9.1%)	309 (76.1%)	30 (7.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.2%)	26.5	1142^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	23.4%		16.3	1338^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.1%	196	55.7	40.0	59.6				25.7	37.8	35.1				52.6		$13,427	$2,630	$10,796
Lakeforest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Briarcliff Drive	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-3941	821	53	15.4	98.1%	44 (5.4%)	663 (80.8%)	58 (7.1%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	42 (5.1%)	31.1	1071^st of 1490 public elementary schools	28.1%		21.9	1251^st of 1505 public elementary schools	16.9%	180	47.6	50.0	50.9				35.0	38.1	42.9				66.3		$10,158	$1,578	$8,580
Eastern Elementary	Public	K-5	1700 Cedar Ln	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 758-4813	833	50	16.5	99.6%	228 (27.4%)	439 (52.7%)	79 (9.5%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (8.6%)	45.8	820^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.0%		55	662^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	56.0%	158	63.8	61.8	52.1				41.9	59.3	44.5				51.7		$8,469	$1,223	$7,246
Winterville Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4160 Bayswater Road	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Winterville Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 689-6153	624	28	22.1	69.7%	123 (19.7%)	341 (54.6%)	87 (13.9%)	20 (3.2%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.4%)	51	732^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	50.9%		66.3	468^th of 1505 public elementary schools	68.9%	264	47.9	50.0	58.5	61.8	63.3	58.2	37.0	65.7	64.6	60.0	73.5	76.4	58.5	81.8
Ridgewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3601 South Bend Dr	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 355-7879	700	48	14.6	99.6%	252 (36.0%)	300 (42.9%)	64 (9.1%)	30 (4.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.1%)	82.3	211^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.8%		77.3	293^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	80.5%	82	76.9	81.1	73.0				58.7	75.5	64.0				76.2		$9,012	$1,064	$7,949
Wintergreen Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	4710 County Home Road	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 353-5270	786	53	14.8	99.6%	346 (44.0%)	237 (30.2%)	100 (12.7%)	44 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.4%)								(n/a)															$9,724	$1,030	$8,694

Frequently Asked Questions about South Greenville Elementary

What schools do graduates of South Greenville Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Greenville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : E B Aycock Middle
High : Junius H Rose High

Is South Greenville Elementary a good school?

South Greenville Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is South Greenville Elementary in?

Pitt County Schools

What is the racial makeup of South Greenville Elementary?

Students at South Greenville Elementary are 82% African American, 8% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 2% White.

How many students attend South Greenville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 251 students attended South Greenville Elementary.

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