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Kenansville Elementary

Q: Is Kenansville Elementary a good school?

Kenansville Elementary ranks 924 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

924^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Kenansville Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades K-8 in Kenansville, North Carolina. With 573 students, the school is part of the Duplin County Schools district, which is ranked 196 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Kenansville Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, receiving a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kenansville Elementary generally performs below the state and district averages in both math and reading proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency was 63.6% compared to the state average of 64.1% and the district average of 56.4%. Similarly, the school's 3rd grade reading proficiency was 45.5% compared to the state average of 46.7% and the district average of 35.7%. However, the school's African American and Hispanic students tend to perform better than their peers at the district and state levels. Kenansville Elementary also has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, consistently over 99% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and national averages.

When comparing Kenansville Elementary to other nearby schools in the Duplin County district, it generally performs better than the lowest-performing schools, such as Wallace Elementary and Rose Hill-Magnolia Elementary, but lags behind the higher-performing schools like North Duplin Elementary and Beulaville Elementary. The school's consistently low performance, particularly in math and reading, suggests that Kenansville Elementary could benefit from a closer examination of its instructional practices, curriculum, and support systems for struggling students.

599

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,620

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

328 Limestone Rd
Kenansville, NC 28349

(910) 296-1647

District: Duplin County Schools

Students who attend Kenansville Elementary usually attend:

High:

James Kenan High

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.7%

Hispanic:

31.2%

African American:

28.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 14 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg39%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

924^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

567^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 10 pts since 2019

From bottom 37% (2019) to bottom 27% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Elementary Schools in the Duplin County Schools

196^th of 242Duplin 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
2025	39.6	924 of 1490	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	927 of 1505	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	849 of 1502	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	803 of 1514	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	1095 of 1489	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	960 of 1473	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	730 of 1434	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.5	796 of 1429	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.3	935 of 1425	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.6	806 of 1440	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.3	994 of 1390	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.9	812 of 1403	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.6	877 of 1388	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.5	1031 of 1381	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.4	1005 of 1363	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.7	1060 of 1354	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.3	1047 of 1324	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	57.5	598 of 1293	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.3	712 of 1276	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	490 of 918	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	475 of 924	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	409 of 933	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	547 of 927	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.5	804 of 896	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	562 of 949	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.9	300 of 927	67.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	65.6	105 of 497	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	44.5	208 of 421	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	868 of 1451	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	943 of 1455	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	830 of 1459	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.0	713 of 1458	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.3	1035 of 1440	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	920 of 1424	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	798 of 1405	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	501 of 710	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.2	482 of 669	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.6	373 of 612	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	474 of 961	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	433 of 951	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	436 of 915	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	342 of 893	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	507 of 843	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.6	380 of 865	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	215 of 851	74.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	738 of 1437	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	699 of 1450	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	689 of 1437	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	641 of 1366	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.8	800 of 1329	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	773 of 1361	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.0	536 of 1332	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	926 of 1450	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	861 of 1464	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	815 of 1461	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	837 of 1464	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	1088 of 1444	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	976 of 1430	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	653 of 1413	53.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	794 of 1172	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	718 of 1166	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	675 of 1183	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.8	453 of 1194	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.2	871 of 1172	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	702 of 1183	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	719 of 1178	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	567 of 773	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	669 of 793	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	577 of 784	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	568 of 786	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	516 of 741	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	467 of 737	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	336 of 546	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	479 of 560	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	448 of 559	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	440 of 550	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	399 of 533	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.9	208 of 519	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	292 of 494	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	536 of 733	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	618 of 738	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	467 of 731	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	465 of 733	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	516 of 706	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	535 of 684	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	455 of 656	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	207 of 458	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.5	378 of 461	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.5	276 of 452	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	344 of 450	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.0	242 of 416	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	364 of 562	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	404 of 564	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	359 of 553	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	297 of 541	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	275 of 522	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	192 of 493	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	264 of 472	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	580 of 729	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	584 of 743	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	454 of 735	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	491 of 689	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.9	361 of 633	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	230 of 639	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	247 of 604	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	548 of 733	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	657 of 751	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	603 of 747	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	603 of 748	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	473 of 711	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	366 of 697	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	431 of 665	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	514 of 649	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	486 of 652	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	463 of 656	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	458 of 658	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	437 of 632	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	477 of 624	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	443 of 596	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2019)79th percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

White (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)29th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Gifted and Talented (2025)55th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

White (2025)21st percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics48%-9 vs state

Science47%-14 vs state

Reading44%-8 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
Kenansville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	328 Limestone Rd	Kenansville	28349	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 296-1647	599	39	15.5	99.5%	214 (35.7%)	171 (28.5%)	187 (31.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.3%)	39.6	924^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.0%		40.3	927^th of 1505 public elementary schools	38.4%	3	63.6	42.9	57.1	40.3	42.9	37.1	45.5	30.4	54.3	46.3	44.9	42.9	60.0	34.3	$10,620	$1,785	$8,835
Warsaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	158 Lanefield Road	Warsaw	28398	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 293-3121	808	58	14.0	99.6%	51 (6.3%)	361 (44.7%)	352 (43.6%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.6%)	18.6	1307^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.3%		13.2	1389^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.7%	82	53.7	29.1	20.5	48.1	15.9	25.9	40.2	38.0	20.5	40.7	20.5	28.4	34.2	25.9	$10,886	$1,586	$9,300
Rose Hill-Magnolia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1329 Brooks Quinn Road	Rose Hill	28458	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 289-3667	1,118	63	17.7	99.7%	99 (8.9%)	225 (20.1%)	765 (68.4%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.2%)	11.6	1398^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.2%		4	1485^th of 1505 public elementary schools	1.3%	87	53.7	23.9	23.9	45.6	21.8	23.9	23.9	27.4	21.2	32.0	21.8	32.7	22.1	40.7	$8,559	$1,446	$7,114
B F Grady Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2627 N Nc 11 & 903	Albertson	28508	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 568-3487	865	54	16.0	99.7%	184 (21.3%)	56 (6.5%)	600 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.8%)	26.1	1153^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	22.6%		13.7	1383^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	8.1%	230	72.5	43.0	47.6	48.2	42.7	31.3	36.3	41.3	30.1	30.4	28.0	33.3	37.9	52.1	$10,266	$1,280	$8,986
Beulaville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	138 Lyman Road	Beulaville	28518	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 298-3171	877	54	16.3	99.5%	527 (60.1%)	129 (14.7%)	179 (20.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.2%)	19.9	1282^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	14.0%		16	1346^th of 1505 public elementary schools	10.6%	64	49.5	52.8	28.4	37.5	46.7	41.7	34.7	42.7	33.0	41.3	31.8	42.7	28.4	46.9	$11,549	$1,108	$10,441
Chinquapin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3894 NC 50 South	Chinquapin	28521	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 285-3476	537	35	15.3	99.4%	367 (68.3%)	68 (12.7%)	78 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	45.2	826^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.6%		46.2	816^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.8%	10	51.9	31.7	70.6	60.0	60.0	34.9	42.6	45.0	52.9	56.4	50.0	50.8	64.7	49.2	$14,420	$1,253	$13,167
Southwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1245 Hwy 58 South	Kinston	28504	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-9081	218	19	11.4	98.6%	140 (64.2%)	34 (15.6%)	32 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	50.7	739^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.4%		29.6	1108^th of 1505 public elementary schools	26.4%	369	61.1	58.1	53.3				44.4	58.1	53.3				63.3		$10,722	$2,082	$8,640
North Duplin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	157 North Duplin School Road	Mount Olive	28365	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 658-2931	730	47	15.5	99.6%	284 (38.9%)	50 (6.8%)	366 (50.1%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	49.8	745^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.0%		47	799^th of 1505 public elementary schools	46.9%	54	74.7	56.6	46.1	59.1			54.7	54.2	46.1	56.4			46.1		$9,167	$1,669	$7,498
Pink Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2666 HC Turner Road	Pink Hill	28572	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 568-4176	437	30	14.4	99.3%	220 (50.3%)	35 (8.0%)	166 (38.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	54.1	669^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.1%		68.2	441^st of 1505 public elementary schools	70.7%	228	87.5	48.8	52.2				48.4	58.5	53.6				60.9		$10,287	$1,414	$8,873
Wallace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4266 Nc 11 S	Wallace	28466	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 285-7183	1,120	67	16.8	99.7%	207 (18.5%)	289 (25.8%)	572 (51.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.1%)	6.6	1455^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.3%		6.8	1462^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	2.9%	7	38.5	32.6	22.8	23.9	22.9	14.0	23.0	34.8	27.6	24.6	22.9	31.8	23.6	45.0	$8,509	$1,271	$7,238

Frequently Asked Questions about Kenansville Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Kenansville Elementary?

Students at Kenansville Elementary are 36% White, 31% Hispanic, 29% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Kenansville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 599 students attended Kenansville Elementary.

Is Kenansville Elementary a good school?

Kenansville Elementary ranks 924^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Kenansville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kenansville Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : James Kenan High

What district is Kenansville Elementary in?

Duplin County Schools

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