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Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary

Q: Is Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary a good school?

Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary ranks 1010 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1010^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary serves 394 students in grades PK–6 in Hallsboro, NC, a small rural community within Columbus County Schools, a district ranked in the lower third of North Carolina school systems. The school itself holds a 2-star rating, placing it in the 32nd percentile statewide, and it serves an economically challenged population: 98–99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

A few strengths stand out. Fifth-grade science is a genuine highlight: 70.8% of students scored proficient, well above the district’s 54.6% and above the state average of 67.7%. Reading is close to or above state averages in every grade from 3rd through 6th — a noteworthy accomplishment given the poverty level — and it tops district averages in all four tested grades. Attendance is also a major asset: just 20.1% of students are chronically absent, compared with 29.3% districtwide and 24.2% statewide. The school has likewise earned 3- and 4-star ratings in recent years for the academic progress of its African American students relative to their peers across the state, and early-grade math is a relative strength — 3rd-grade proficiency has topped 60% in three of the past four years.

The biggest concern is upper-grade math. Only 35.3% of 6th graders scored proficient in the latest school year — far below the state rate of 59.2% — and that figure has declined for four straight years, signaling that students lose momentum as they advance. By comparison, nearby Old Dock Elementary, which serves a similar high-poverty population in the same district, ranks in the 94th percentile and shows what is possible in this community. Still, Hallsboro-Artesia outpaces several neighboring schools and sits above its own district’s averages. With strong attendance and proven strengths in science and reading, the school has a solid foundation to build on.

394

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1337 Giles Byrd Road
Hallsboro, NC 28442-9801

(910) 646-3510

District: Columbus County Schools

Students who attend Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary usually attend:

High:

East Columbus Junior-Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

25.9%

African American:

22.8%

American Indian:

18.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 58th percentile in 2019 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (50% vs 60% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 58th-percentile peak (2019) to 32nd (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg47%

North Carolina avg60%

1,010^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

176^th of 246Columbus 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	34.8	1010 of 1492	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.3	931 of 1490	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	963 of 1505	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	949 of 1502	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	844 of 1514	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	1085 of 1489	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.3	613 of 1473	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	785 of 1434	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.2	1167 of 1429	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	1271 of 1425	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.3	1175 of 1440	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.7	1325 of 1390	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.2	1302 of 1403	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	23.4	1175 of 1388	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.8	1229 of 1381	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.7	1172 of 1363	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.4	1019 of 1354	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.6	954 of 1324	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.1	939 of 1293	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.9	1083 of 1276	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	352 of 903	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.5	256 of 918	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	217 of 924	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	48.0	460 of 933	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	267 of 927	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	49.9	358 of 896	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.0	135 of 949	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	58.4	331 of 927	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	997 of 1447	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.9	1046 of 1451	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1066 of 1455	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	892 of 1459	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	834 of 1458	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	983 of 1440	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	703 of 1424	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.9	909 of 1405	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	66.6	246 of 951	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	41.1	551 of 915	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	98.6	1 of 865	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	64.7	241 of 851	71.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	840 of 1434	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.1	582 of 1437	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	689 of 1450	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	881 of 1437	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.5	509 of 1366	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	727 of 1329	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.0	208 of 1361	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	541 of 1332	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	964 of 1451	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.7	781 of 1450	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	815 of 1464	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	931 of 1461	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	804 of 1464	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	1070 of 1444	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.4	493 of 1430	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	644 of 1413	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	145 of 175	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	145 of 159	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	21 of 29	27.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	69.0	8 of 30	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	50.4	17 of 28	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.4	10 of 29	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	15 of 28	46.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.5	3 of 27	88.9%	★★★★★
2018	67.6	4 of 28	85.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	893 of 1146	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	900 of 1172	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	889 of 1166	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.4	720 of 1183	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	697 of 1194	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.2	276 of 1178	76.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)74th percentile+38 vs school

African American (2026)61st percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile~ school

Native American (2026)28th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)22nd percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science71%+3 vs state

Reading50%-6 vs state

Mathematics46%-17 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
Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1337 Giles Byrd Road	Hallsboro	28442	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 646-3510	394	23	17.0	98.2%	102 (25.9%)	90 (22.8%)	60 (15.2%)	1 (0.3%)	73 (18.5%)	1 (0.3%)	67 (17.0%)	34.8	1010^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.3%		39.3	931^st of 1490 public elementary schools	37.5%	79	61.4	42.6	45.8	35.3			52.3	48.9	52.1	47.1			70.8		$10,419	$1,866	$8,554
Edgewood Elementary	Public	3-5	317 E Calhoun Street	Whiteville	28472	Columbus County	Whiteville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 642-3121	450	27	16.6	99.3%	183 (40.7%)	167 (37.1%)	59 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.4%)	48.5	759^th of 1492 public elementary schools	49.1%		43.9	848^th of 1490 public elementary schools	43.1%	89	77.8	45.0	63.2				61.5	48.8	43.8				74.3		$10,409	$1,863	$8,546
Whiteville Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	805 Barbcrest Avenue	Whiteville	28472	Columbus County	Whiteville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 642-4119	486	28	17.4	99.0%	187 (38.5%)	198 (40.7%)	65 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)								(n/a)															$11,650	$2,013	$9,637
Old Dock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	12489 New Britton Hwy	Whiteville	28472	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 642-2084	265	20	13.3	98.9%	161 (60.8%)	19 (7.2%)	63 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.0%)	91.7	90^th of 1492 public elementary schools	94.0%		73.4	339^th of 1490 public elementary schools	77.2%	249	89.4	81.5					83.0	75.9							$10,629	$1,731	$8,898
Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville	Public, Charter	K-8	35 Bacon's Way	Whiteville	28472	Columbus County	Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 641-4042	842	19	44.6	90.4%	299 (35.5%)	222 (26.4%)	142 (16.9%)	6 (0.7%)	86 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (10.3%)	19.9	1279^th of 1492 public elementary schools	14.3%		29.3	1099^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.2%	180	46.2	33.3	46.1	26.9	30.4	32.4	40.9	47.6	39.5	54.8	48.1	64.7	39.5	55.9
Williams Township	Public	PK, KG-8	10400 James B White Hwy	Whiteville	28472	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 653-3791	659	44	15.0	99.5%	546 (82.9%)	62 (9.4%)	32 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	49.3	741^st of 1492 public elementary schools	50.3%		46.8	806^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.9%	65	68.8	45.7	60.3	61.1	55.8	34.2	63.5	47.1	54.0	53.7	42.9	46.6	68.3	53.4	$9,580	$1,302	$8,278
Chadbourn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	409 E Third Avenue	Chadbourn	28431	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 654-3825	233	18	13.0	98.7%	55 (23.6%)	127 (54.5%)	26 (11.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.6%)	34.5	1019^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.7%		39.3	932^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	37.4%	87	75.0	41.5	64.3				41.7	24.4	53.6				64.3		$12,202	$2,284	$9,918
East Arcadia Elementary	Public	K-5	21451 NC Hwy 87 East	Riegelwood	28456	Columbus County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 247-4609	68	8	8.6	95.6%	6 (8.8%)	34 (50.0%)	18 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.9%)	1 (1.5%)	5 (7.4%)	19.9	1277^th of 1492 public elementary schools	14.4%		11.5	1401^st of 1490 public elementary schools	6.0%	124		27.3	53.8					9.1	46.2				53.8		$21,299	$3,259	$18,039
Waccamaw	Public	K-8	5901 Waccamaw School Road NW	Ash	28420	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5560	415	30	13.6	99.3%	235 (56.6%)	49 (11.8%)	109 (26.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.3%)	65	507^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.0%		65.6	472^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	68.3%	35	86.1	75.0	62.2	85.0	75.0	77.3	55.6	56.3	53.3	60.0	69.2	68.2	66.7	86.4	$10,391	$955	$9,435
Acme Delco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	16337 Old Lake Road	Riegelwood	28456	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 655-2957	349	22	16.2	99.1%	130 (37.2%)	96 (27.5%)	82 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	5 (1.4%)	21 (6.0%)	23.6	1212^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.8%		27.2	1131^st of 1490 public elementary schools	24.1%	81	41.9	45.9	40.0	58.1			32.6	45.9	40.0	46.5			55.0		$10,358	$1,643	$8,715

Frequently Asked Questions about Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary?

Students at Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary are 26% White, 23% African American, 19% American Indian, 17% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic.

Is Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary a good school?

Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary ranks 1010^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : East Columbus Junior-Senior High

What district is Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary in?

Columbus County Schools

How many students attend Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary.

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