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Creekside Elementary

Q: Is Creekside Elementary a good school?

Creekside Elementary ranks 611 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

611^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Creekside Elementary is a public elementary school in Winterville, North Carolina, serving 638 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Pitt County Schools district, which is ranked 124 out of 242 districts in the state.

Creekside Elementary has shown a mixed academic performance compared to state and district averages. In recent years, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and Reading have been generally higher than the state and district, particularly in 4th and 5th grade Mathematics. However, in earlier years, the school's performance was lower than the state and district in several grade levels and subject areas. The school's performance on the 5th grade Science EOG has been consistently strong, with proficiency rates exceeding the state and district averages. Creekside Elementary also has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 99% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools, Creekside Elementary's academic performance is generally stronger than South Greenville Elementary, but lags behind the higher-performing Wintergreen Intermediate and Ridgewood Elementary. The nearby Winterville Charter Academy also outperforms Creekside Elementary in several subject areas and grade levels. By addressing the unique needs of its high-poverty student population and learning from the successes of nearby higher-performing schools, Creekside Elementary has the potential to improve its academic outcomes and provide a quality education for its students.

622

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,268

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

431 Forlines Road
Winterville, NC 28590

(252) 353-5253

District: Pitt County Schools

Students who attend Creekside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	A G Cox Middle
High:	South Central

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.2%

White:

18.3%

Hispanic:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the North Carolina median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg57%

611^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	56.9	611 of 1490	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	749 of 1505	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	876 of 1502	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.3	683 of 1514	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	724 of 1489	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.4	995 of 1473	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1128 of 1434	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.9	1188 of 1429	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.4	996 of 1425	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.6	1027 of 1440	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.1	798 of 1390	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.5	916 of 1403	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.8	694 of 1388	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	28.5	1092 of 1381	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.1	1108 of 1363	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.1	1066 of 1354	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.5	795 of 1324	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.7	749 of 1293	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.9	826 of 1276	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	178 of 918	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	269 of 924	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	299 of 933	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	233 of 927	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	59.1	255 of 896	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	40.6	586 of 949	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	759 of 927	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	41.5	329 of 634	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	220 of 646	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	492 of 878	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	616 of 897	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	453 of 1451	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	715 of 1455	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	835 of 1459	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	691 of 1458	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	792 of 1440	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	994 of 1424	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1137 of 1405	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	258 of 710	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	285 of 669	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	337 of 582	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.2	14 of 500	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	65.3	118 of 612	80.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	507 of 1437	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	616 of 1450	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	801 of 1437	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.8	586 of 1366	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	709 of 1329	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1022 of 1361	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1142 of 1332	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	778 of 1450	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	763 of 1464	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	862 of 1461	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	655 of 1464	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	630 of 1444	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	914 of 1430	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1092 of 1413	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	49.6	89 of 159	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	126 of 154	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	601 of 821	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	412 of 801	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	510 of 1172	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	439 of 1166	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	549 of 1183	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.3	266 of 1194	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	325 of 1172	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.6	475 of 1183	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	750 of 1178	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)81st percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)64th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)44th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics66%+5 vs state

Science61%~ state avg

Reading52%~ state avg

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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
Creekside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	431 Forlines Road	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 353-5253	622	43	14.6	99.5%	114 (18.3%)	412 (66.2%)	45 (7.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (7.2%)	56.9	611^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.0%		49.9	749^th of 1505 public elementary schools	50.2%	138	63.5	67.3	66.0				49.4	53.3	51.5				61.2		$10,268	$1,329	$8,939
W H Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2439 Railroad Street	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-3707	692	44	15.6	99.6%	169 (24.4%)	417 (60.3%)	46 (6.6%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.6%)	57	607^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.3%		61.3	557^th of 1505 public elementary schools	63.0%	50	61.0	66.0	70.4				48.0	54.6	48.7				64.3		$9,355	$1,178	$8,177
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
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
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
Wintergreen Intermediate	Public	3-5	4720 County Home Rd	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 355-2411	821	50	16.4	99.6%	416 (50.7%)	219 (26.7%)	82 (10.0%)	53 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.1%)	87.3	144^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.3%		86.4	159^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.4%	15	80.2	79.1	85.8				60.9	70.1	71.9				83.3		$8,418	$893	$7,525
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
Ayden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	187 Third Street	Ayden	28513	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 746-2121	656	44	15.0	98.5%	230 (35.1%)	294 (44.8%)	76 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.2%)	66.6	455^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.5%		47.6	787^th of 1505 public elementary schools	47.7%	332	78.2	74.2	66.3				49.2	59.8	45.9				72.4		$9,475	$1,346	$8,129
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Creekside Elementary

How many students attend Creekside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 622 students attended Creekside Elementary.

Is Creekside Elementary a good school?

Creekside Elementary ranks 611^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Creekside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Creekside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : A G Cox Middle
High : South Central

What is the racial makeup of Creekside Elementary?

Students at Creekside Elementary are 66% African American, 18% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Creekside Elementary in?

Pitt County Schools

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