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Belville Elementary

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Belville Elementary ranks 512 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

512^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Belville Elementary is a public elementary school located in Leland, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 755 students. The school is part of the Brunswick County Schools district, which is ranked 96 out of 242 districts in the state.

Belville Elementary has consistently ranked in the middle range of North Carolina elementary schools, performing better than the district and state averages in both mathematics and reading across grades 3-5. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with relatively strong results for White students but lower rankings for African American, Hispanic, and Multi-racial students, as well as English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Disabled students. Despite these disparities, Belville Elementary maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, suggesting efficient resource allocation to support student learning.

Belville Elementary faces significant challenges due to the high concentration of economic disadvantage among its student population, with over 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. This high poverty level can create additional barriers to student success, requiring the school and district to prioritize targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of its community. Continued efforts to improve outcomes for underperforming subgroups and support the school's economically disadvantaged students will be crucial for Belville Elementary's long-term success.

812

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,927

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

575 River Road
Leland, NC 28451

(910) 371-0601

District: Brunswick County Schools

Students who attend Belville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Leland Middle
High:	Brunswick County Early College
	North Brunswick High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.4%

Hispanic:

18.5%

African American:

17.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 73rd percentile in 2022 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 73rd-percentile peak (2022) to 66th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg57%

512^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Brunswick County Schools

96^th of 242Brunswick 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	63.1	512 of 1490	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	465 of 1505	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	552 of 1502	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	414 of 1514	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	429 of 1489	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	493 of 1473	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	474 of 1434	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.6	528 of 1429	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.2	655 of 1425	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.2	679 of 1440	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.1	753 of 1390	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.8	509 of 1403	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.6	518 of 1388	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.9	825 of 1381	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.8	788 of 1363	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.4	708 of 1354	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.2	707 of 1324	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.8	810 of 1293	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.7	868 of 1276	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	589 of 918	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.0	288 of 924	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.9	175 of 933	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	165 of 927	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	167 of 896	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	181 of 949	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	157 of 927	83.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	29.8	473 of 634	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	542 of 646	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	635 of 878	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.3	439 of 897	51.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	24.1	467 of 533	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	430 of 1451	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	445 of 1455	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	586 of 1459	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	594 of 1458	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	559 of 1440	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	494 of 1424	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	487 of 1405	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	399 of 710	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	504 of 669	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	68.3	45 of 582	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	69.9	67 of 500	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.4	170 of 494	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	90 of 612	85.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	597 of 961	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	414 of 951	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.4	614 of 915	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	797 of 893	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.0	260 of 843	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	367 of 865	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	396 of 851	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	608 of 1437	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	378 of 1450	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	488 of 1437	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	483 of 1366	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	378 of 1329	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	375 of 1361	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	296 of 1332	77.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	589 of 1450	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	496 of 1464	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	513 of 1461	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.8	280 of 1464	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	342 of 1444	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.7	460 of 1430	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	430 of 1413	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	94 of 175	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	96 of 159	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	114 of 154	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	71 of 103	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.5	23 of 86	73.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	429 of 821	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	390 of 801	51.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	288 of 1172	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	385 of 1166	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	539 of 1183	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	366 of 1194	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.7	406 of 1172	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	503 of 1183	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	463 of 1178	60.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)75th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)44th percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-28 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile-30 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile-47 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science71%+9 vs state

Mathematics64%+3 vs state

Reading57%+4 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
Belville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	575 River Road	Leland	28451	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 371-0601	812	54	15.1	99.6%	434 (53.4%)	141 (17.4%)	150 (18.5%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	71 (8.7%)	63.1	512^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.6%		66.4	465^th of 1505 public elementary schools	69.1%	47	62.6	65.1	63.0				54.7	57.0	59.3				71.3		$9,927	$957	$8,970
Sunset Park Elementary	Public	K-5	613 Alabama Ave	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 815-6948	450	35	12.9	99.3%	40 (8.9%)	103 (22.9%)	280 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	24.9	1190^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.1%		17.1	1324^th of 1505 public elementary schools	12.0%	134	42.5	28.4	71.2				19.2	21.6	42.4				64.4		$14,494	$2,078	$12,416
Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington	Public, Charter	K-5	507 N 6th Street	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 763-1976	140	6	23.3	85.7%	24 (17.1%)	74 (52.9%)	25 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.1%)	32.9	1038^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.3%		23.8	1216^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.2%	178	55.6	43.8	33.3				61.1	56.3	38.9				33.3
The International School at Gregory	Public, Magnet	K-8	1106 Ann St	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 251-6185	514	37	13.7	99.4%	171 (33.3%)	114 (22.2%)	198 (38.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	58.3	594^th of 1490 public elementary schools	60.1%		64.4	497^th of 1505 public elementary schools	67.0%	97	44.6	59.3	61.4	65.9	67.7	67.9	43.1	64.4	64.9	68.3	64.5	60.7	66.7	75.0	$18,192	$1,517	$16,675
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	Public	K-8	813 Nixon Street	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 251-6150	162	7	30.3	94.4%	6 (3.7%)	146 (90.1%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	1	1489^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.1%		1.1	1504^th of 1505 public elementary schools	0.1%	15	8.3	6.7						20.0	12.5	16.7	14.3	33.3		33.3
Lake Forest Academy	Public	K-8	1802 S 15th Street	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 772-2515	45	14	3.2	93.3%	14 (31.1%)	21 (46.7%)	3 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (13.3%)								(n/a)															$44,023	$483	$43,539
Cape Fear Center for Inquiry	Public, Charter	K-8	2525 Wonder Way	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	Cape Fear Center for Inquiry	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 362-0000	395	30	13.1		320 (81.0%)	29 (7.3%)	26 (6.6%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.0%)	75.8	309^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.3%		74.4	332^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	77.9%	23	81.8	66.7	62.2	63.8	68.8	67.5	70.5	71.1	60.0	70.2	70.8	67.5	66.7	72.5
A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des	Public, Magnet	K-5	2150 Chestnut Street	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 251-6175	342	27	12.7	99.1%	37 (10.8%)	216 (63.2%)	60 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)	14.6	1353^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	9.2%		14.2	1375^th of 1505 public elementary schools	8.6%	22	44.8	36.4	41.4				17.2	27.3	24.6				55.2		$15,103	$2,324	$12,779
Forest Hills Global Elementary	Public	K-5	602 Colonial Drive	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 251-6190	340	32	10.7	99.1%	43 (12.6%)	146 (42.9%)	130 (38.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	13.5	1373^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	7.9%		9.5	1432^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	4.9%	59	48.1	40.3	47.4				20.4	22.6	28.1				36.8		$14,096	$1,993	$12,103
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1664 Lincoln Road	Leland	28451	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 371-3597	738	47	15.6	99.6%	266 (36.0%)	135 (18.3%)	261 (35.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	69 (9.3%)	34.3	1014^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.9%		43.7	860^th of 1505 public elementary schools	42.9%	154	68.0	34.6	54.4				40.2	38.5	38.4				60.8		$10,302	$1,172	$9,130

Frequently Asked Questions about Belville Elementary

What schools do graduates of Belville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Belville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Leland Middle
High : Brunswick County Early College
High : North Brunswick High

What is the racial makeup of Belville Elementary?

Students at Belville Elementary are 53% White, 18% Hispanic, 17% African American, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Belville Elementary a good school?

Belville Elementary ranks 512^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Belville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 812 students attended Belville Elementary.

What district is Belville Elementary in?

Brunswick County Schools

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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