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Bath Elementary

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Bath Elementary ranks 162 nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

162^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Bath Elementary is a K-8 school in Bath, NC, serving 511 students in North Carolina's historic Beaufort County, and it has become a statewide standout despite 99.4% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. In 2025–26, the school ranked in the 89th percentile statewide (162 of 1,492 schools) with 4 stars, following two consecutive 5-star years at the 93rd and 91st percentiles. That places it well above its district, Beaufort County Schools, which holds a 3-star rating.

Bath's test scores tell a remarkable story: 97.2% of 3rd graders were proficient in math in 2025–26, versus 65.2% for the district and 66.4% statewide, while 4th-grade reading reached 84.9% proficiency — about 30 points above the district. Eighth-grade science is also a strength at 85.1% proficiency. These results tower over nearby schools in the same district: John Small Elementary, about 15 miles away, ranks in the 13th–16th percentile statewide, with just 35.4% of 4th graders reading proficiently. Northeast Elementary, the closest comparable PK-8 school, sits in the 39th percentile, and Bath leads it by wide margins in nearly every grade. Only Chocowinity Primary, ranked in the 95th percentile, competes with Bath — and Bath outpaced it in most shared tested grades in 2025–26.

What makes this especially impressive is that Bath succeeds despite high poverty and lower-than-average spending. Its per-pupil spending of $9,982 is the lowest among nearby schools with data, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1% is better than the district (26.9%) and state (24.2%). Bath also earns 5-star ratings for its low-income and special education students, ranking in the 90th and 93rd percentiles respectively. The main concerns: proficiency declines by middle school — 8th-grade math sits at 59.7%, down from 97.2% in 3rd grade — and gifted students have not shown the same relative strength in available data. Even so, Bath Elementary is a clear standout for families in eastern North Carolina.

511

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

110 S King Street
Bath, NC 27808

(252) 923-3251

District: Beaufort County Schools

Students who attend Bath Elementary usually attend:

High:

Northside High

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.1%

Hispanic:

9.0%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (76% vs 59% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg59%

Elementary school

162^nd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

168^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

95^th of 246Beaufort 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	162 of 1492	89.1%	★★★★☆
2025	90.8	100 of 1490	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	131 of 1505	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	166 of 1502	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	296 of 1514	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	322 of 1489	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	481 of 1473	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.0	257 of 1434	82.1%	★★★★☆
2017	69.7	413 of 1429	71.1%	★★★★☆
2016	75.5	300 of 1425	78.9%	★★★★☆
2015	70.8	397 of 1440	72.4%	★★★★☆
2014	81.5	214 of 1390	84.6%	★★★★☆
2013	85.5	151 of 1403	89.2%	★★★★☆
2012	72.2	361 of 1388	74.0%	★★★★☆
2011	74.2	315 of 1381	77.2%	★★★★☆
2010	65.0	507 of 1363	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.8	511 of 1354	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.8	258 of 1324	80.5%	★★★★☆
2007	67.8	396 of 1293	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.8	508 of 1276	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	57.1	280 of 878	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	390 of 897	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	250 of 1447	82.7%	★★★★☆
2025	87.4	123 of 1451	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	136 of 1455	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	78.5	234 of 1459	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	371 of 1458	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	465 of 1440	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	628 of 1424	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.0	171 of 1405	87.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	58.7	308 of 582	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	456 of 500	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	413 of 494	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	602 of 612	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	63.6	18 of 69	73.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	138 of 1434	90.4%	★★★★★
2025	90.5	54 of 1437	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	75 of 1450	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	21 of 1437	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	53 of 1366	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	84.6	99 of 1329	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	61.4	461 of 1361	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.6	173 of 1332	87.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.4	111 of 1451	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	88.9	106 of 1450	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	134 of 1464	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	128 of 1461	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	81.6	206 of 1464	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	202 of 1444	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	301 of 1430	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	413 of 1413	70.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.8	58 of 815	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	73.3	110 of 821	86.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.3	284 of 1146	75.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.4	187 of 1172	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	240 of 1166	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	327 of 1183	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	429 of 1194	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.7	487 of 1172	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	642 of 1183	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.5	401 of 1178	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	168 of 778	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	80.4	135 of 773	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	126 of 793	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	181 of 784	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	195 of 786	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	170 of 741	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	177 of 737	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	88 of 691	87.3%	★★★★☆
2017	71.3	182 of 694	73.8%	★★★★☆
2016	73.6	156 of 692	77.5%	★★★★☆
2015	75.3	153 of 705	78.3%	★★★★☆
2014	79.1	119 of 627	81.0%	★★★★☆
2013	74.8	142 of 673	78.9%	★★★★☆
2012	64.6	258 of 662	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.8	193 of 648	70.2%	★★★★☆
2010	72.4	165 of 640	74.2%	★★★★☆
2009	74.4	159 of 630	74.8%	★★★★☆
2008	70.0	175 of 620	71.8%	★★★★☆
2007	78.3	88 of 606	85.5%	★★★★☆
2006	72.8	134 of 598	77.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.1	191 of 731	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	82.8	99 of 733	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	181 of 738	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	206 of 731	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	235 of 733	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.4	234 of 706	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.3	182 of 684	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	117 of 656	82.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	420 of 465	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	385 of 461	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	416 of 452	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	46.2	321 of 450	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.7	318 of 448	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	356 of 416	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	68 of 725	90.6%	★★★★★
2025	82.2	68 of 729	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	59 of 743	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	79.9	92 of 735	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	72 of 689	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	103 of 633	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	108 of 639	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	89.0	25 of 604	95.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	162 of 736	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	72.1	177 of 733	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	81 of 751	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	161 of 747	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	159 of 748	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	101 of 711	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	187 of 697	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	65 of 665	90.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	235 of 644	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.6	225 of 649	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	191 of 652	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	246 of 656	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	306 of 658	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	255 of 632	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	258 of 624	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.8	176 of 596	70.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2026)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile~ school

Female (2026)83rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)75th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2019)68th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2023)47th percentile-42 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile~ school

Female (2026)74th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)10th percentile-69 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics82%+22 vs state

Science81%+13 vs state

Reading68%+12 vs state

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by a citizen
Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Has improved in recent years. Used to have drugs on campus, teachers were often rude to the students and pick and choose favorites, as it had a clique school vibe. Also there were kids who were bad off financially and wouldn't get help, but more priviliged kids would get assistance. New staff entered and from what it seems morale has improved. Close Quote

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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
Bath Elementary	Public	K-8	110 S King Street	Bath	27808	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 923-3251	511	33	15.5	99.4%	435 (85.1%)	6 (1.2%)	46 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	86.4	162^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	89.1%		90.8	100^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.3%	62	97.2	92.5	77.4	80.6	82.5	59.7	78.6	84.9	62.3	62.9	61.4	59.7	75.9	85.1	$9,982	$1,354	$8,628
Northeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	21000 US Hwy 264 East	Pinetown	27865	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 943-6545	355	26	13.8	99.2%	171 (48.2%)	91 (25.6%)	69 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.8%)	39.7	909^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.1%		43.9	850^th of 1490 public elementary schools	43.0%	59	70.4	39.1	53.6	60.5	50.0	58.3	44.4	39.1	46.4	60.5	32.1	52.8	71.4	66.7	$11,956	$1,527	$10,429
Eastern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	947 Hudnell Street	Washington	27889	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 946-1611	484	33	14.8	99.4%	117 (24.2%)	220 (45.5%)	105 (21.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.9%)								(n/a)															$11,712	$2,023	$9,688
John Small Elementary	Public	4-5	4103 North Market Street Ext	Washington	27889	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 946-3941	379	21	18.4	99.2%	102 (26.9%)	173 (45.6%)	81 (21.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.3%)	21.4	1258^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.7%		19.2	1292^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	13.3%	34		39.2	42.8					35.4	43.4				62.0		$10,309	$1,418	$8,890
John C Tayloe Elementary	Public	2-3	910 Tarboro Street	Washington	27889	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 946-3350	382	32	11.8	99.2%	101 (26.4%)	165 (43.2%)	82 (21.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)								(n/a)	37.6						39.5								$10,602	$1,879	$8,723
Chocowinity Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	606 Gray Road	Chocowinity	27817	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 946-3881	484	33	14.5	98.8%	244 (50.4%)	115 (23.8%)	72 (14.9%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (9.5%)	92.6	77^th of 1492 public elementary schools	94.8%		96.5	30^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.0%	47	88.9	84.9					78.6	78.5							$10,834	$1,481	$9,353

Frequently Asked Questions about Bath Elementary

What district is Bath Elementary in?

Beaufort County Schools

What schools do graduates of Bath Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bath Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Northside High

What is the racial makeup of Bath Elementary?

Students at Bath Elementary are 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Bath Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 511 students attended Bath Elementary.

Is Bath Elementary a good school?

Bath Elementary ranks 162^nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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