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Chinquapin Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1121st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools
Better than 25% of North Carolina elementary schools
Summary

Chinquapin Elementary serves 537 students in grades PK-8 in rural Chinquapin, North Carolina, and is part of Duplin County Schools. The school currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks 1,121 out of 1,492 elementary schools statewide, placing it in the 25th percentile. That marks a steep decline from previous years, when the school typically ranked in the 46th–62nd percentile range as recently as 2023-24. Chinquapin operates in a deeply high-poverty context: roughly 99.4% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate nearly identical to other Duplin County elementary schools.

Chinquapin's greatest academic strength lies in the middle grades. In 6th grade math, 67.9% of students scored proficient — far above the district's 42.3% and above the state's 59.2%. Eighth grade science results are similarly striking, with 75.4% proficiency compared to 52.2% for the district and 68.6% statewide. These are regional outliers. The early grades are more fragile, however: only 35.9% of 5th graders were proficient in math and reading, trailing state averages by roughly 20–27 percentage points. The clearest red flag involves special education students: Chinquapin ranks in the 2nd percentile statewide for this group, a 0-star result well below every other student subgroup at the school.

Attendance is a genuine asset. Chinquapin's chronic absenteeism rate dropped to 15.4% in 2024-25, down from about 24% in each of the prior two years and well below the district rate of 18.9% and the state's 24.2%. Several neighboring schools fare far worse, including Beulaville Elementary and Penderlea Elementary, both near 29%. Chinquapin also spends $14,420 per pupil, the highest of any nearby school and roughly 60–70% more than Wallace Elementary or Rose Hill-Magnolia Elementary. Within Duplin County, only Kenansville Elementary ranks higher. The biggest opportunity lies in understanding what is working in the middle grades and applying those strategies to the earlier grades and students currently being left behind.

537
Students ?
15.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
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 — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (51% vs 59% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school51%
District avg42%
North Carolina avg59%
Elementary school
1,121st of 1,492
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Bottom 25%▼ down 28 pts since 2016
From top 47% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
332nd of 778
North Carolina public middle schools ?
Top 43%▲ up 17 pts since 2016
From bottom 40% (2016) to top 43% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
201st 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202628.71121 of 149224.9%★☆☆☆☆
202545.2826 of 149044.6%★★☆☆☆
202446.2816 of 150545.8%★★☆☆☆
202360.7566 of 150262.3%★★★☆☆
202251.1720 of 151452.4%★★★☆☆
202145.5777 of 148947.8%★★☆☆☆
201958.1615 of 147358.2%★★★☆☆
201855.5656 of 143454.3%★★★☆☆
201751.5724 of 142949.3%★★☆☆☆
201653.6666 of 142553.3%★★★☆☆
201556.7632 of 144056.1%★★★☆☆
201445.5771 of 139044.5%★★☆☆☆
201343.0787 of 140343.9%★★☆☆☆
201246.3818 of 138841.1%★★☆☆☆
201147.8827 of 138140.1%★★☆☆☆
201057.9650 of 136352.3%★★★☆☆
200951.5749 of 135444.7%★★☆☆☆
200842.1840 of 132436.6%★★☆☆☆
200739.9895 of 129330.8%★★☆☆☆
200642.6831 of 127634.9%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
201948.2471 of 94950.4%★★★☆☆
201865.7245 of 92773.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202631.41059 of 144726.8%★☆☆☆☆
202544.7820 of 145143.5%★★☆☆☆
202445.9790 of 145545.7%★★☆☆☆
202366.4446 of 145969.4%★★★☆☆
202255.3643 of 145855.9%★★★☆☆
202152.4648 of 144055.0%★★★☆☆
201959.5571 of 142459.9%★★★☆☆
201851.8711 of 140549.4%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202547.9524 of 71026.2%★☆☆☆☆
202459.6321 of 66952.0%★★★☆☆
202373.21 of 58299.8%★★★★★
201969.25 of 61299.2%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202634.2699 of 98128.7%★☆☆☆☆
202551.5458 of 96152.3%★★★☆☆
202355.9348 of 91562.0%★★★☆☆
201962.2282 of 86567.4%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
201975.46 of 3080.0%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202635.01025 of 143428.5%★☆☆☆☆
202549.5702 of 143751.1%★★★☆☆
202441.3905 of 145037.6%★★☆☆☆
202358.3522 of 143763.7%★★★☆☆
202227.61088 of 136620.4%★☆☆☆☆
202141.0758 of 132943.0%★★☆☆☆
201962.5435 of 136168.0%★★★☆☆
201845.4741 of 133244.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202627.91102 of 145124.1%★☆☆☆☆
202545.4805 of 145044.5%★★☆☆☆
202445.6812 of 146444.5%★★☆☆☆
202353.2686 of 146153.0%★★★☆☆
202245.4795 of 146445.7%★★☆☆☆
202135.9906 of 144437.3%★★☆☆☆
201953.6680 of 143052.4%★★★☆☆
201858.9581 of 141358.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202614.4796 of 8152.3%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202618.91017 of 114611.3%★☆☆☆☆
202531.7874 of 117225.4%★☆☆☆☆
202438.9768 of 116634.1%★★☆☆☆
202350.9600 of 118349.3%★★☆☆☆
202247.2648 of 119445.7%★★☆☆☆
202131.6846 of 117227.8%★☆☆☆☆
201951.3591 of 118350.0%★★★☆☆
201837.7817 of 117830.6%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202656.8332 of 77857.3%★★★☆☆
202547.3413 of 77346.6%★★☆☆☆
202454.0349 of 79356.0%★★★☆☆
202359.2296 of 78462.2%★★★☆☆
202263.7257 of 78667.3%★★★☆☆
202157.3283 of 74161.8%★★★☆☆
201964.7251 of 73765.9%★★★☆☆
201871.7175 of 69174.7%★★★★☆
201761.0266 of 69461.7%★★★☆☆
201642.3416 of 69239.9%★★☆☆☆
201557.7294 of 70558.3%★★★☆☆
201445.9327 of 62747.8%★★☆☆☆
201350.0329 of 67351.1%★★★☆☆
201255.1360 of 66245.6%★★☆☆☆
201165.4243 of 64862.5%★★★☆☆
201070.3185 of 64071.1%★★★★☆
200959.8300 of 63052.4%★★★☆☆
200859.6274 of 62055.8%★★★☆☆
200770.5163 of 60673.1%★★★★☆
200671.2149 of 59875.1%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202431.9400 of 56028.6%★☆☆☆☆
201971.295 of 51981.7%★★★★☆
201881.752 of 49489.5%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202275.943 of 44990.4%★★★★★
202168.465 of 47886.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202653.9332 of 73154.6%★★★☆☆
202541.2445 of 73339.3%★★☆☆☆
202454.2315 of 73857.3%★★★☆☆
202361.4257 of 73164.8%★★★☆☆
202271.8181 of 73375.3%★★★★☆
202150.7331 of 70653.1%★★★☆☆
201956.8297 of 68456.6%★★★☆☆
201872.9161 of 65675.5%★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202635.0403 of 46513.3%★☆☆☆☆
202554.7267 of 45841.7%★★☆☆☆
202453.2275 of 46140.3%★★☆☆☆
202376.918 of 45296.0%★★★★★
202163.4177 of 44860.5%★★★☆☆
201976.43 of 41699.3%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202638.6348 of 56638.5%★★☆☆☆
202538.2366 of 56234.9%★★☆☆☆
202374.886 of 55384.4%★★★★☆
202281.253 of 54190.2%★★★★★
202180.555 of 52289.5%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
201982.08 of 7188.7%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202653.9303 of 72558.2%★★★☆☆
202543.0407 of 72944.2%★★☆☆☆
202456.1293 of 74360.6%★★★☆☆
202359.6250 of 73566.0%★★★☆☆
202247.4329 of 68952.2%★★★☆☆
202149.8277 of 63356.2%★★★☆☆
201971.2127 of 63980.1%★★★★☆
201857.3235 of 60461.1%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202656.7314 of 73657.3%★★★☆☆
202552.3338 of 73353.9%★★★☆☆
202451.5351 of 75153.3%★★★☆☆
202351.2337 of 74754.9%★★★☆☆
202250.4358 of 74852.1%★★★☆☆
202162.2237 of 71166.7%★★★☆☆
201966.6218 of 69768.7%★★★☆☆
201867.1212 of 66568.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202653.4300 of 64453.4%★★★☆☆
202544.6362 of 64944.2%★★☆☆☆
202451.0314 of 65251.8%★★★☆☆
202348.2325 of 65650.5%★★★☆☆
202264.3216 of 65867.2%★★★☆☆
202138.0391 of 63238.1%★★☆☆☆
201949.9317 of 62449.2%★★☆☆☆
201865.7199 of 59666.6%★★★☆☆
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
African American (2019)50th percentile-8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)29th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)27th percentile~ school
Gifted and Talented (2025)26th percentile-18 vs school
Male (2026)24th percentile~ school
White (2026)11th percentile-14 vs school
Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-23 vs school
Middle school
Disabled (2022)90th percentile+23 vs school
Homeless (2019)89th percentile+23 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile~ school
Male (2026)57th percentile~ school
Female (2026)55th percentile-3 vs school
White (2026)53rd percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2026)39th percentile-19 vs school
African American (2024)29th percentile-27 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)13th percentile-44 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?
Science60%-8 vs state
Mathematics50%-10 vs state
Reading49%-7 vs state

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

Students who attend Chinquapin Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : East Duplin High

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

Chinquapin Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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