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North Duplin Elementary

Q: Is North Duplin Elementary a good school?

North Duplin Elementary ranks 808 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

808^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

North Duplin Elementary is a PK-6 school in Mount Olive, North Carolina, serving roughly 730 students, nearly all of whom come from low-income families, and it operates within Duplin County Schools, a district ranked in the bottom fifth of North Carolina districts. Against that backdrop, the school is a clear standout among its immediate Duplin County neighbors. It outranks Kenansville Elementary, B F Grady Elementary, and Warsaw Elementary by wide margins, with 4th grade math proficiency reaching about 70 percent, compared with the district’s 45 percent.

Its strongest feature may be attendance. Chronic absenteeism runs just under 14 percent, compared with 24 percent statewide and 19 percent in Duplin County Schools, while nearby Warsaw Elementary reports 24.5 percent and Kenansville Elementary 18.5 percent. Even higher-performing neighbors such as Hobbton Elementary, Grantham Elementary, and Hargrove Elementary exceed 23 percent on the same measure. North Duplin’s gifted and talented students also rank in the 75th and 74th percentile statewide in recent years. The school spends $9,167 per pupil — the lowest among peers — while producing results that exceed several schools with larger budgets.

The main academic weakness appears in the upper grades. While 3rd and 4th grade math and reading proficiency hover near or above state averages, by 5th and 6th grade scores fall below them; 6th grade math lands at about 47 percent versus 59 percent statewide. Science, however, remains a consistent strong point, with 5th grade science at 57 percent against the district’s 41 percent. North Duplin Elementary has been stable rather than exceptional over the past decade, ranking between the 39th and 57th percentiles and dipping during the pandemic. Overall, it is a mid-performing school in a low-performing district, but its low chronic absenteeism and strong gifted outcomes make it a particularly interesting option for parents. Still, there are achievement gaps between student groups inside the school, so families should ask how classroom supports and enrichment are tailored to each child.

730

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

157 North Duplin School Road
Mount Olive, NC 28365-9803

(919) 658-2931

District: Duplin County Schools

Students who attend North Duplin Elementary usually attend:

High:

North Duplin Junior Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.1%

White:

38.9%

African American:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Worth a look

!Science scores 10 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg41%

North Carolina avg60%

808^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

201^st of 246Duplin 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	45.7	808 of 1492	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.8	745 of 1490	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	799 of 1505	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	879 of 1502	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	808 of 1514	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	1011 of 1489	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	739 of 1473	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.5	619 of 1434	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.1	873 of 1429	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.9	735 of 1425	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.5	742 of 1440	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.7	722 of 1390	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.6	756 of 1403	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.5	571 of 1388	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.0	633 of 1381	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.4	656 of 1363	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.2	754 of 1354	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.9	896 of 1324	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.8	990 of 1293	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.3	952 of 1276	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	571 of 918	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	403 of 924	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	364 of 949	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	487 of 927	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	54.8	329 of 897	63.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	298 of 519	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.6	243 of 563	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	190 of 533	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	227 of 514	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	200 of 485	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.2	300 of 385	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.4	154 of 497	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	89 of 421	78.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	714 of 1447	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.8	704 of 1451	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	654 of 1455	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	813 of 1459	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	777 of 1458	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	960 of 1440	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	779 of 1424	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.4	674 of 1405	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	329 of 743	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.3	182 of 710	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	165 of 669	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	57.0	332 of 582	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	425 of 494	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	607 of 981	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.1	414 of 961	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	449 of 951	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	561 of 915	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	547 of 893	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	733 of 843	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.8	363 of 865	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	222 of 851	73.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	785 of 1434	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.1	714 of 1437	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	679 of 1450	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	872 of 1437	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	758 of 1366	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.8	1150 of 1329	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.3	485 of 1361	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	458 of 1332	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	884 of 1451	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.4	755 of 1450	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	911 of 1464	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	906 of 1461	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	785 of 1464	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	982 of 1444	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	677 of 1430	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	568 of 1413	59.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	474 of 1146	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.1	615 of 1172	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	607 of 1166	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	643 of 1183	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.6	549 of 1194	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	560 of 1172	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	541 of 1183	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	416 of 1178	64.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)63rd percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile+13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)56th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)43rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile-8 vs school

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

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics59%-3 vs state

Science57%-10 vs state

Reading53%-3 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, September 28, 2011

North Duplin Elementry needs a special needs pre-k. My son is special needs, and has to go to Warsaw Elementry. My daughter goes to Noth Duplin Elementry. Both of our children have to be at school at The same time. The School buses come at the same time, and at different locations. My wife has to be at work at 7:00am. We have only 1 vehicle. We cannot afford a second vehicle. We are classified as a low income family. My wife and I cannot be working at the same time, due to the fact we have no one to care for the children after school, nor pick them up if they get sick (which they will do). We also cannot afford after school care for either of them. So in the mornings I have to take my wife to work, then take my daughter to school, waiting in the parking lot for 20 minutes, because there are no techers or staff members helping, and waiting with the children outside. Then I have to go to Warsaw Elementry to drop my son off. After that I will return to Faison , to my home. My sons school has it where the Teachers, Office Staff, Janitors, and the Principal outside helping the children get out of there cars. Also what happens if a single parent who works has no other choice but to drop there children off at school, then rush to there work afterwords because of THE RULES that YOU made up for OUR children. Why not consult the parents before making up rules of droping off and picking up OUR children. 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
North Duplin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	157 North Duplin School Road	Mount Olive	28365	Wayne 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%)	45.7	808^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.8%		49.8	745^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.0%	63	68.4	69.5	52.8	46.7			51.0	61.1	52.8	47.7			57.3		$9,167	$1,669	$7,498
Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	400 Old Seven Springs Rd	Mount Olive	28365	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 658-7330	495	35	13.9	99.4%	85 (17.2%)	206 (41.6%)	181 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (4.0%)	70	417^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.1%		53.9	672^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	54.9%	255	78.3	70.9					59.1	62.0							$10,340	$1,446	$8,895
Hargrove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7725 Faison Hwy	Faison	28341	Duplin County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 533-3444	361	24	14.7	99.2%	89 (24.7%)	40 (11.1%)	211 (58.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.7%)	50.2	725^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.4%		65.3	480^th of 1490 public elementary schools	67.8%	245	75.8	62.2	63.2				51.5	60.0	48.7				57.9		$11,435	$2,015	$9,421
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%)	11.6	1399^th of 1492 public elementary schools	6.2%		18.6	1307^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.3%	92	51.9	36.0	15.4	28.6	37.0	31.7	38.0	44.9	24.4	30.0	38.3	30.5	46.2	45.1	$10,886	$1,586	$9,300
Brogden Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	2253 Old Mt Olive Hwy	Dudley	28333	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 705-6020	689	44	15.8	99.6%	53 (7.7%)	193 (28.0%)	414 (60.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)	39.3	917^th of 1492 public elementary schools	38.5%		20.8	1266^th of 1490 public elementary schools	15.0%	349	71.1	52.9					51.9	37.2							$9,765	$1,599	$8,166
Grantham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	174 Grantham School Rd	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 689-5000	442	25	17.3	99.3%	217 (49.1%)	57 (12.9%)	152 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	67.6	461^st of 1492 public elementary schools	69.1%		73.2	343^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	77.0%	118	67.5	73.3					57.5	66.7							$10,962	$1,388	$9,573
Hobbton Elementary	Public	K-5	12361 Hobbton Hwy	Newton Grove	28366	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 594-0392	453	28	16.1	95.6%	154 (34.0%)	48 (10.6%)	229 (50.6%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	72.9	361^st of 1492 public elementary schools	75.8%		68.1	425^th of 1490 public elementary schools	71.5%	64	82.7	87.3	79.3				66.7	50.6	60.3				70.7		$10,154	$1,621	$8,533
Kenansville Elementary	Public	K-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%)	33.5	1037^th of 1492 public elementary schools	30.5%		39.6	924^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.0%	113	61.7	59.4	50.9	43.2	37.7	34.8	46.8	52.2	42.1	48.6	56.5	32.6	50.9	43.5	$10,620	$1,785	$8,835
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%)	24.9	1192^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	20.1%		26.1	1153^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	22.6%	39	61.2	53.3	41.0	44.4	44.1	30.4	35.3	38.0	44.6	30.6	33.1	34.2	65.1	41.8	$10,266	$1,280	$8,986
Spring Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1050 St John Church Rd	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 751-7155	804	53	15.1	99.3%	180 (22.4%)	82 (10.2%)	505 (62.8%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.2%)	63.9	521^st of 1492 public elementary schools	65.1%		53.1	688^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.8%	167	74.5	63.5					55.4	65.0							$9,907	$1,430	$8,478

Frequently Asked Questions about North Duplin Elementary

How many students attend North Duplin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 730 students attended North Duplin Elementary.

What district is North Duplin Elementary in?

Duplin County Schools

Is North Duplin Elementary a good school?

North Duplin Elementary ranks 808^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of North Duplin Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Duplin Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : North Duplin Junior Senior High

What is the racial makeup of North Duplin Elementary?

Students at North Duplin Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 39% White, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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