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Tiller School

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Tiller School ranks 340 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

340^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Tiller School is a small K–5 elementary school in Beaufort, NC, serving 206 students and operating as its own single-school district, the Tiller School district, which ranks 27th out of 246 North Carolina districts (89th percentile, 4 stars). The school itself is currently ranked 340th out of 1,492 elementary schools statewide (77th percentile, 4 stars). Tiller was historically a top-tier performer, placing in the top 50–70 schools statewide in the mid-to-late 2010s, and while it dipped to the 62nd percentile in 2022–2023, it has since recovered to the upper-middle tier of the state — though it has not yet returned to its former 5-star, top-100 level.

Reading is Tiller’s clearest academic strength. In 2025–2026, reading proficiency was well above the state average at every grade level: 73.3% of both 4th and 5th graders were proficient, compared with state rates near 56–58%. This is especially notable compared with Beaufort Elementary, the closest comparator at just 0.82 miles away, where 4th grade reading proficiency was 25.7 percentage points lower. Math is strong overall but uneven: 3rd grade (78.1%) and 5th grade (83.3%) are well above state averages, while 4th grade math (56.7%) fell below the state and below several nearby schools. Science has been inconsistent, with 5th grade proficiency at 70.0% — only slightly above the state and trailing strong neighbors like Bogue Sound Elementary (84.6%) and Atlantic Elementary (90.0%).

Tiller also stands out for its low 11.4-to-1 student-teacher ratio, better than most nearby schools, and its chronic absenteeism rate has improved dramatically from 28.9% in 2022–2023 to 15.0% in 2024–2025 — well below the state rate of 24.2%. The school has also posted notably strong recent outcomes for economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 82nd–91st percentile for that subgroup over the past two years. However, because Tiller is small, grade-level scores and subgroup rankings can swing considerably from year to year; a single cohort of 30–40 students can shift results by 10 points or more. Overall, Tiller remains a high-quality option in the Beaufort area, clearly ahead of most of its closest geographic peers, though Bogue Sound Elementary and Morehead Elementary at Camp Glenn currently post slightly stronger statewide rankings.

206

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

27%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1950 Live Oak Street
Beaufort, NC 28516

(252) 728-1995

District: Tiller School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.2%

Hispanic:

9.7%

Two or more races:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 62nd percentile in 2023 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (71% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 77th (2026) from a 62nd-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

North Carolina avg61%

340^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 2% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 246Tiller School 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
2026	74.0	340 of 1492	77.2%	★★★★☆
2025	77.2	290 of 1490	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	348 of 1505	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	576 of 1502	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.3	175 of 1514	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	94.6	59 of 1489	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	156 of 1473	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	92.0	69 of 1434	95.2%	★★★★★
2017	93.1	48 of 1429	96.6%	★★★★★
2016	94.0	31 of 1425	97.8%	★★★★★
2015	93.0	48 of 1440	96.7%	★★★★★
2014	97.1	12 of 1390	99.1%	★★★★★
2013	94.7	49 of 1403	96.5%	★★★★★
2012	83.3	135 of 1388	90.3%	★★★★★
2011	83.9	139 of 1381	89.9%	★★★★★
2010	82.0	160 of 1363	88.3%	★★★★☆
2009	81.7	172 of 1354	87.3%	★★★★☆
2008	61.8	516 of 1324	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.6	887 of 1293	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.5	724 of 1276	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	341 of 1447	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	67.7	402 of 1451	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	529 of 1455	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	584 of 1459	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	87.4	123 of 1458	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	82 of 1440	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	76.4	270 of 1424	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	258 of 1405	81.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	256 of 1434	82.1%	★★★★☆
2025	81.9	130 of 1437	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	32.8	1023 of 1437	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.8	433 of 1361	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	370 of 1451	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	81.5	212 of 1450	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	187 of 1464	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	539 of 1461	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.0	244 of 1464	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	93.0	70 of 1444	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	108 of 1430	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	19 of 1413	98.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	723 of 1146	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.6	530 of 1172	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	536 of 1166	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	714 of 1183	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.8	380 of 1194	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.4	185 of 1172	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	286 of 1183	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	195 of 1178	83.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile~ school

Male (2026)75th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)37th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics73%+9 vs state

Science70%~ state avg

Reading70%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	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
Tiller School	Public, Charter	K-5	1950 Live Oak Street	Beaufort	28516	Carteret County	Tiller School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 728-1995	206	18	11.4		159 (77.2%)	6 (2.9%)	20 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.7%)	74	340^th of 1492 public elementary schools	77.2%		77.2	290^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.5%	50	78.1	56.7	83.3				62.5	73.3	73.3				70.0
Beaufort Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Carraway Dr	Beaufort	28516	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 728-3316	346	27	12.7	99.1%	236 (68.2%)	41 (11.8%)	27 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.8%)	56.8	629^th of 1492 public elementary schools	57.8%		77.1	293^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	80.3%	336	59.3	61.9	74.1				54.2	47.6	65.5				70.7		$11,123	$1,431	$9,692
Harkers Island Elementary	Public	K-5	1163 Island Rd	Harkers Island	28531	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 728-3755	95	7	13.1	96.8%	89 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	66.7	473^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	68.3%		73.7	335^th of 1490 public elementary schools	77.5%	138	72.2	68.8	55.6				61.1	81.3	55.6				77.8		$13,268	$1,408	$11,860
Down East Middle and Smyrna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	174 Marshallberg Rd	Smyrna	28579	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 729-2301	262	22	11.9	98.9%	247 (94.3%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	63.6	525^th of 1492 public elementary schools	64.8%		71.2	371^st of 1490 public elementary schools	75.1%	154	87.5	83.3	73.7	51.0	51.8	67.3	56.3	66.7	68.4	57.1	62.5	73.5	73.7	73.5	$11,100	$1,229	$9,871
Morehead Elementary at Camp Glenn	Public	4-5	3316 Arendell St	Morehead City	28557	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 726-1131	253	19	13.6	97.6%	168 (66.4%)	15 (5.9%)	44 (17.4%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.9%)	75.2	316^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.8%		61	548^th of 1490 public elementary schools	63.2%	232		70.4	72.0					69.6	66.9				73.7		$10,861	$1,127	$9,734
Morehead City Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	4409 Country Club Rd	Morehead City	28557	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 247-2448	502	42	11.9	98.4%	341 (67.9%)	30 (6.0%)	79 (15.7%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.4%)								(n/a)	69.7						68.0								$10,820	$1,016	$9,804
Newport Elementary	Public	K-5	219 Chatham St	Newport	28570	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 223-4201	621	49	12.7	99.5%	437 (70.4%)	39 (6.3%)	68 (11.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	67 (10.8%)	62.4	543^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	63.6%		62.2	529^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.5%	14	62.5	66.4	64.3				60.2	59.1	59.8				77.7		$10,259	$1,539	$8,720
Roger Bell New Technical Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	804 Fontana Boulevard	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 444-5133	408	24	16.8	97.8%	186 (45.6%)	101 (24.8%)	45 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (17.9%)	42.5	869^th of 1492 public elementary schools	41.8%		58.5	591^st of 1490 public elementary schools	60.3%	278	76.4	54.3	49.2				38.2	45.7	52.5				74.6		$11,854	$1,590	$10,264
Bogue Sound Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3323 Hwy 24	Newport	28570	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 393-1279	416	31	13.3	99.3%	319 (76.7%)	6 (1.4%)	61 (14.7%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	80.5	238^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.0%		86.3	154^th of 1490 public elementary schools	89.7%	84	75.7	76.2	83.3				57.1	68.3	74.4				84.6		$11,438	$1,048	$10,390
Havelock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Cunningham Boulevard	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 444-5106	248	20	12.6	93.5%	100 (40.3%)	58 (23.4%)	33 (13.3%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (20.2%)	12.9	1388^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.0%		41.3	894^th of 1490 public elementary schools	40.0%	494	51.3	40.6	27.9				35.9	43.8	30.2				46.5		$12,745	$1,955	$10,790

Frequently Asked Questions about Tiller School

What is the racial makeup of Tiller School?

Students at Tiller School are 77% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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Is Tiller School a good school?

Tiller School ranks 340^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Tiller School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 206 students attended Tiller School.

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