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Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Q: Is Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy a good school?

Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy ranks 1015 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1015^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy is a public elementary school in Enfield, North Carolina, serving 230 students in grades PK-5. Despite being part of the Halifax County Schools district, which is ranked 223 out of 242 districts in the state, Inborden Elementary consistently outperforms the district and the state of North Carolina in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels.

For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Inborden's 3rd-grade students scored 67.7% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 46.2% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school's African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds also perform significantly better than their counterparts in the district and state. Inborden Elementary spends $14,009 per student, which is higher than the spending at nearby schools in the Halifax County Schools district, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio ranging from 13.4 to 14.7 over the past few years.

While Inborden Elementary's overall statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, the school has shown a consistent improvement, moving from a 0-star rating in 2020-2021 to a 2-star rating in 2024-2025. The school significantly outperforms the nearby Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy, Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Academy, and Pittman Elementary Leadership Academy across various academic metrics. With continued investment and support, Inborden Elementary could potentially improve its overall statewide ranking and become a beacon of educational excellence.

225

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,009

Per pupil spending ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13587 Hwy 481
Enfield, NC 27823-1761

(252) 445-3525

District: Halifax County Schools

Students who attend Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy
High:	Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.4%

White:

4.4%

Hispanic:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (48% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Science scores 23 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg36%

North Carolina avg57%

1,015^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Halifax County Schools

223^rd of 242Halifax 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
2025	34.3	1015 of 1490	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1311 of 1505	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1347 of 1502	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	1359 of 1514	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	1400 of 1489	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1098 of 1473	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1132 of 1434	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	1151 of 1429	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.8	1089 of 1425	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	7.6	1369 of 1440	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.3	1377 of 1390	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.4	1396 of 1403	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.1	1386 of 1388	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.0	1380 of 1381	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.3	1358 of 1363	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.6	1350 of 1354	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.2	1263 of 1324	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	43.4	839 of 1293	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.6	673 of 1276	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	242 of 918	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	35.5	642 of 924	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	639 of 933	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	593 of 927	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	714 of 896	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.6	391 of 949	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	502 of 927	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	73.5	123 of 897	86.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	842 of 1451	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	1005 of 1455	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1137 of 1459	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1260 of 1458	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	1430 of 1440	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1213 of 1424	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1073 of 1405	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	733 of 1437	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1171 of 1450	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1271 of 1437	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1218 of 1366	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1210 of 1329	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	736 of 1361	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	946 of 1332	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	1133 of 1450	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	1400 of 1464	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1393 of 1461	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1347 of 1464	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1284 of 1444	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	970 of 1430	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1138 of 1413	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)86th percentile+65 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics54%-7 vs state

Reading45%-8 vs state

Science39%-23 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
Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	13587 Hwy 481	Enfield	27823	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-3525	225	18	12.5	98.7%	10 (4.4%)	190 (84.4%)	10 (4.4%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.1%)	34.3	1015^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.9%		17.9	1311^th of 1505 public elementary schools	12.9%	296	67.7	54.1	43.9				45.2	45.9	43.9				39.0		$14,009	$3,951	$10,058
Pittman Elementary Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	25041 Hwy 561	Enfield	27823	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-5268	147	11	13.8	98.0%	2 (1.4%)	137 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	12.5	1385^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.0%		12.5	1396^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.2%	11	57.1	20.8	26.3				35.7	41.7	26.3				15.8		$18,006	$3,302	$14,705
M B Hubbard Elementary	Public	K-5	7921 Red Oak Battleboro Road	Battleboro	27809	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-8515	412	23	17.9	99.0%	42 (10.2%)	253 (61.4%)	80 (19.4%)	12 (2.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	39.1	937^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.1%		33.4	1039^th of 1505 public elementary schools	31.0%	102	57.1	67.9	71.4				27.4	52.8	41.6				41.6		$9,744	$1,291	$8,454
KIPP Halifax College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	9986 Hwy 903	Halifax	27839	Halifax County	KIPP Halifax College Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 410-0277	528	34	15.5	99.2%	21 (4.0%)	450 (85.2%)	23 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.1%)	5.2	1470^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.3%		1.3	1502^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	0.2%	32	37.5	14.5	12.1	15.5	13.4	20.5	32.1	36.4	15.5	15.5	28.4	25.6	15.5	33.3
Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea	Public	PK, KG-5	10536 Hwy 48	Littleton	27850	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 586-4944	140	13	10.7	97.9%	17 (12.1%)	109 (77.9%)	7 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	5 (3.6%)	37	961^st of 1490 public elementary schools	35.5%		39.2	947^th of 1505 public elementary schools	37.1%	14	52.0	42.9	68.4				24.0	57.1	52.6				52.6		$15,972	$2,777	$13,194
Coker-Wimberly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1619 NC 97 West	Battleboro	27809	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 823-4446	236	13	17.5	96.6%	16 (6.8%)	151 (64.0%)	53 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.9%)	8.4	1440^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.4%		16.7	1330^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.6%	110	48.6	23.3	31.6				22.9	27.9	31.6				26.3		$11,823	$2,540	$9,284
Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	37432 Hwy 561	Hollister	27844	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 586-4344	173	13	13.8	98.3%	2 (1.2%)	83 (48.0%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	63 (36.4%)	1 (0.6%)	20 (11.6%)	4.6	1473^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	1.1%		5.6	1478^th of 1505 public elementary schools	1.8%	5	32.0	20.0	16.0				16.0	26.7	20.0				40.0		$14,038	$2,260	$11,778
Red Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5603 Red Oak Road	Red Oak	27868	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2496	696	39	18.0	99.6%	287 (41.2%)	269 (38.6%)	66 (9.5%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.5%)	55.8	639^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.1%		56.4	641^st of 1505 public elementary schools	57.4%	2	66.7	62.6	62.9				46.0	57.0	49.5				62.9		$11,073	$1,057	$10,016
Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Junior High School Road	Scotland Neck	27874	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 826-4413	140	10	14.0	97.9%	4 (2.9%)	111 (79.3%)	17 (12.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.3%)	19.8	1285^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.8%		12.6	1393^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	7.4%	108	52.6	33.3	35.7				26.3	33.3	28.6				64.3		$13,990	$3,067	$10,923
Benvenue Elementary	Public	K-5	2700 Nicodemus Mile Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2835	562	30	18.7	99.5%	43 (7.7%)	408 (72.6%)	48 (8.5%)	15 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.2%)	32.1	1058^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.0%		31.4	1075^th of 1505 public elementary schools	28.6%	17	57.1	56.8	49.4				32.7	48.1	43.0				45.3		$9,425	$1,241	$8,184

Frequently Asked Questions about Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy

How many students attend Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 225 students attended Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy?

Students at Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy are 84% African American, 4% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy a good school?

Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy ranks 1015^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy attend?

Students who attend Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy
High : Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy

What district is Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy in?

Halifax County Schools

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