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Chinquapin Elementary

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Chinquapin Elementary ranks 826 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

826^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Chinquapin Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chinquapin, North Carolina, with an enrollment of 511 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.

Chinquapin Elementary has consistently ranked in the middle to lower third of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years, with its performance on state standardized tests generally below the Duplin County and North Carolina averages across grade levels and subject areas. However, the school performs relatively better in science, with 5th and 8th grade science proficiency rates exceeding the district and state averages in recent years. Despite spending significantly more per student ($14,420 in 2018-2019) and having a lower student-teacher ratio than nearby schools, Chinquapin Elementary's academic performance remains below the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the school's Hispanic and African American student subgroups have outperformed the White student subgroup on state tests in recent years, indicating potential areas of strength that the school could leverage to drive overall improvement. Nearby schools in the Onslow County and Pender County school districts generally outperform Chinquapin Elementary on state tests, despite serving student populations with varying socioeconomic backgrounds. Understanding the factors contributing to the success of these schools could provide valuable insights for Chinquapin Elementary as it works to address its persistent academic challenges.

537

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,420

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3894 NC 50 South
Chinquapin, NC 28521

(910) 285-3476

District: Duplin County Schools

Students who attend Chinquapin Elementary usually attend:

High:

East Duplin High

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.3%

Hispanic:

14.5%

African American:

12.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Duplin County Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg39%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

826^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

413^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	45.2	826 of 1490	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	816 of 1505	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.7	566 of 1502	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	720 of 1514	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	777 of 1489	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	615 of 1473	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	656 of 1434	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.5	724 of 1429	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.6	666 of 1425	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.7	632 of 1440	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	45.5	771 of 1390	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.0	787 of 1403	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.3	818 of 1388	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.8	827 of 1381	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.9	650 of 1363	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.5	749 of 1354	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.1	840 of 1324	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.9	895 of 1293	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.6	831 of 1276	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	48.2	471 of 949	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	245 of 927	73.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	820 of 1451	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	790 of 1455	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.4	446 of 1459	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	643 of 1458	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	648 of 1440	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	571 of 1424	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	711 of 1405	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	524 of 710	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	59.6	321 of 669	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.2	1 of 582	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	69.2	5 of 612	99.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	458 of 961	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	348 of 915	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	282 of 865	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	75.4	6 of 30	80.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	702 of 1437	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	905 of 1450	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.3	522 of 1437	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.6	1088 of 1366	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.0	758 of 1329	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	435 of 1361	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	741 of 1332	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	805 of 1450	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	812 of 1464	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	686 of 1461	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	795 of 1464	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	906 of 1444	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.6	680 of 1430	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	581 of 1413	58.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	874 of 1172	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	768 of 1166	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	600 of 1183	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	648 of 1194	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	846 of 1172	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.3	591 of 1183	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.7	817 of 1178	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	413 of 773	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	349 of 793	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	296 of 784	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	257 of 786	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	283 of 741	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	251 of 737	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.7	175 of 691	74.7%	★★★★☆
2017	61.0	266 of 694	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.3	416 of 692	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.7	294 of 705	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	45.9	327 of 627	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.0	329 of 673	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.1	360 of 662	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.4	243 of 648	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.3	185 of 640	71.1%	★★★★☆
2009	59.8	300 of 630	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.6	274 of 620	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.5	163 of 606	73.1%	★★★★☆
2006	71.2	149 of 598	75.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	31.9	400 of 560	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.2	95 of 519	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	52 of 494	89.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	75.9	43 of 449	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	68.4	65 of 478	86.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	445 of 733	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	315 of 738	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	257 of 731	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.8	181 of 733	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	50.7	331 of 706	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	297 of 684	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	161 of 656	75.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	267 of 458	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	275 of 461	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	76.9	18 of 452	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	63.4	177 of 448	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.4	3 of 416	99.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	366 of 562	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	74.8	86 of 553	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	53 of 541	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	80.5	55 of 522	89.5%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	82.0	8 of 71	88.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	407 of 729	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.1	293 of 743	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	250 of 735	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	329 of 689	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	277 of 633	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	127 of 639	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	57.3	235 of 604	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	338 of 733	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	351 of 751	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	337 of 747	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	358 of 748	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	237 of 711	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	218 of 697	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	212 of 665	68.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	362 of 649	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	314 of 652	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	325 of 656	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	216 of 658	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.0	391 of 632	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	317 of 624	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.7	199 of 596	66.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Homeless (2019)80th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+7 vs school

African American (2019)50th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)26th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2022)90th percentile+23 vs school

Homeless (2019)89th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)42nd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2024)29th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science56%-5 vs state

Mathematics50%-7 vs state

Reading50%-3 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	7444 Richlands Highway	Richlands	28574	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 324-3139	565	40	14.1	52.9%	367 (65.0%)	47 (8.3%)	103 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (7.8%)	46.5	810^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.6%		45.7	824^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.2%	14	77.5	47.8	45.5				52.0	53.3	47.7				50.6		$9,000	$730	$8,269
Penderlea Elementary	Public	K-8	11 Garden Road	Willard	28478	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 285-2761	468	33	14.1	99.4%	235 (50.2%)	83 (17.7%)	108 (23.1%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.3%)	36.6	971^st of 1490 public elementary schools	34.8%		34.2	1022^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	32.1%	51	55.6	65.1	56.5	47.5	51.4	50.0	27.8	44.2	42.0	47.5	42.9	40.4	55.1	38.5	$9,390	$895	$8,495
Meadow View Elementary	Public	K-5	1026 Fire Tower Rd	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 478-3522	520	38	13.8	61.2%	312 (60.0%)	59 (11.3%)	96 (18.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.0%)	41.4	893^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	40.1%		32.8	1052^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	30.1%	159	58.0	50.5	51.4				37.5	54.6	54.3				57.1		$8,585	$807	$7,778

Frequently Asked Questions about Chinquapin Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Chinquapin Elementary?

Students at Chinquapin Elementary are 68% White, 15% Hispanic, 13% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Chinquapin Elementary in?

Duplin County Schools

What schools do graduates of Chinquapin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chinquapin Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : East Duplin High

How many students attend Chinquapin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 537 students attended Chinquapin Elementary.

Is Chinquapin Elementary a good school?

Chinquapin Elementary ranks 826^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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