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Chocowinity Primary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

77^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Chocowinity Primary is a public elementary school in Chocowinity, NC, serving about 484 students in grades PK-4 as part of Beaufort County Schools. Nearly all of its students (98.76%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, yet the school earns a 5-star rating and ranks 77th out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools, landing in the 95th percentile for 2025-2026. It has spent five straight years in the state's top 10 percent, reaching #9 in 2023-24.

What makes Chocowinity Primary stand out is how much its students achieve compared with nearby schools facing similar challenges. Proficiency rates run roughly 20-28 percentage points above district and state averages in every grade and subject tested. For example, 88.9% of 3rd graders scored proficient in math, versus 37.6% at John C Tayloe Elementary, and 78.5% of 4th graders scored proficient in reading, versus 35.4% at John Small Elementary. Those schools serve essentially the same high-poverty population, making the wide gap especially noteworthy.

The school's excellence is consistent across student groups. Economically disadvantaged students ranked #2 in North Carolina in 2024-25, and African American, Hispanic, and special education students all scored in the 92nd-98th percentiles statewide in 2025-26. Math is particularly exceptional, with 4th grade math reaching 97.3% proficiency in 2023-24. The main area for improvement is chronic absenteeism: at 22.4%, it is the lowest among the school's district peers but still above high-performing Chicod (10.7%) and Wintergreen Intermediate (8.8%). Even so, Chocowinity Primary consistently outperforms those schools academically, making it one of the strongest elementary schools in eastern North Carolina.

484

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

606 Gray Road
Chocowinity, NC 27817

(252) 946-3881

District: Beaufort County Schools

Students who attend Chocowinity Primary usually attend:

Middle:	Chocowinity Middle
High:	Southside High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.4%

African American:

23.8%

Hispanic:

14.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (83% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 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 school83%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg60%

77^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 5% (2026)

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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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	92.6	77 of 1492	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	96.5	30 of 1490	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	9 of 1505	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	14 of 1502	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	118 of 1514	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	148 of 1489	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	74.3	319 of 1473	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	169 of 1434	88.2%	★★★★☆
2017	79.6	235 of 1429	83.6%	★★★★☆
2016	84.7	162 of 1425	88.6%	★★★★☆
2015	91.4	78 of 1440	94.6%	★★★★★
2014	88.6	118 of 1390	91.5%	★★★★★
2013	92.7	76 of 1403	94.6%	★★★★★
2012	85.2	107 of 1388	92.3%	★★★★★
2011	86.8	95 of 1381	93.1%	★★★★★
2010	80.2	193 of 1363	85.8%	★★★★☆
2009	80.0	205 of 1354	84.9%	★★★★☆
2008	70.8	334 of 1324	74.8%	★★★★☆
2007	73.6	285 of 1293	78.0%	★★★★☆
2006	71.2	321 of 1276	74.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	92.8	29 of 903	96.8%	★★★★★
2025	97.7	6 of 918	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	8 of 924	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	2 of 933	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	13 of 927	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	22 of 896	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	59.4	317 of 949	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	91.2	31 of 927	96.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	47.1	268 of 634	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	157 of 646	75.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	90.8	86 of 1447	94.1%	★★★★★
2025	94.2	44 of 1451	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	47 of 1455	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	21 of 1459	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	96 of 1458	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	87.1	133 of 1440	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	74.4	310 of 1424	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	209 of 1405	85.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	95.2	23 of 981	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	39 of 893	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.6	65 of 843	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	83.0	81 of 865	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	54 of 851	93.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	97.6	11 of 1434	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	99.1	2 of 1437	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	1 of 1450	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	1 of 1437	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	15 of 1366	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	19 of 1329	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	82.5	132 of 1361	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	42 of 1332	96.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.9	68 of 1451	95.3%	★★★★★
2025	96.8	15 of 1450	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	3 of 1464	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	18 of 1461	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	165 of 1464	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	86.3	155 of 1444	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	330 of 1430	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	154 of 1413	89.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	86.2	43 of 815	94.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	86.7	89 of 1146	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	92.8	19 of 1172	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	8 of 1166	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	25 of 1183	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	71.6	304 of 1194	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.3	132 of 1172	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	273 of 1183	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	231 of 1178	80.4%	★★★★☆

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)99th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)98th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)58th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics87%+23 vs state

Reading79%+22 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
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
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
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
G R Whitfield	Public	PK, KG-8	4839 School Rd	Grimesland	27837	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-6614	560	37	15.3	99.5%	292 (52.1%)	107 (19.1%)	124 (22.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.1%)	75.6	310^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.2%		83.1	201^st of 1490 public elementary schools	86.5%	109	73.7	75.0	73.4	85.4	97.0	78.2	56.1	70.8	59.4	73.2	76.9	70.9	76.6	80.0	$10,605	$1,481	$9,124
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
Chicod	Public	PK, KG-8	3833 Stokestown-St. John Road	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 746-6742	902	60	15.1	99.7%	653 (72.4%)	71 (7.9%)	132 (14.6%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.3%)	88.4	142^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	90.5%		88.7	126^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.5%	16	82.1	85.3	82.6	84.3	78.6	83.8	71.4	74.3	68.5	74.1	78.6	72.1	84.8	87.7	$8,818	$645	$8,174
Pactolus	Public	PK, KG-8	3405 Yankee Hall Rd	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-6941	657	39	16.7	99.5%	56 (8.5%)	326 (49.6%)	224 (34.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.6%)	11.4	1403^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	6.0%		25.6	1167^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.7%	236	41.8	42.5	38.1	39.0	55.2	52.6	26.3	34.2	31.0	30.9	45.6	35.5	51.8	59.2	$10,450	$1,636	$8,814
Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Farm Life Avenue	Vanceboro	28586	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 244-3215	494	31	15.6	98.2%	227 (46.0%)	164 (33.2%)	54 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (9.1%)	21.2	1262^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	15.4%		21.2	1257^th of 1490 public elementary schools	15.6%	5	63.0	37.9	40.0				43.8	43.1	35.0				51.3		$10,168	$1,737	$8,430
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%)	83.4	200^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.6%		87.3	144^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.3%	56	79.0	80.9	79.3				66.9	71.9	71.5				79.6		$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

Frequently Asked Questions about Chocowinity Primary

How many students attend Chocowinity Primary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 484 students attended Chocowinity Primary.

What district is Chocowinity Primary in?

Beaufort County Schools

Is Chocowinity Primary a good school?

Yes. Chocowinity Primary ranks in the top 5.2% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Chocowinity Primary?

Students at Chocowinity Primary are 50% White, 24% African American, 15% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Chocowinity Primary attend?

Students who attend Chocowinity Primary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chocowinity Middle
High : Southside High

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